my TT build thread........

[bob1961]

well might as well start one....here is my 1/2" square tube bent into frame shape....

got it drilled out for mounting tubes to be brazed in for the leaf spring mounts, then brazed....

went to home depot and found some 3" x 1/16" thick metal cutoff wheels....chucked it up in my drill press and cut frame down the middle....

leaf spring mounts so i don't need spacers....

so far that is where i'm at folks........bob

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[TANK]

great start. I love the home made parts. None of that cookie cutter stuff "thumbsup"

 

[bob1961]

here is the leaf spring hardware, shackles, stationary mounts, nylon bushings that are like poly bushings on a 1:1 truck from 3/16" dia vacum hose and spring steel i need to make into leaf's yet....

tommorrow if weather likes me and lets me get out to my shed/workshop i'll do up the leaf's.........bob

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[0lllllll0]

Wow, awesome work. This thing is gonna be cool! "thumbsup"

 

[version_three]

Off to an impressive start! I'll be watching this one for sure.

 

[bob1961]

Off to an impressive start! I'll be watching this one for sure.

i think it will get even more impressive "thumbsup" , if anybody seen my tigress build threads all 3 of them....so stay tuned folks.......bob

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[bob1961]

made the rear cross member to mount shocks to the frame....started with 1/2" square tube and drilled adjustable mounting holes....

did the drill press dance with the 3" cut off wheel to cut it in half and notched it to fit the frame rail....

laying in the frame bout where it will be brazed in....

not sure if i'm gonna do the front the same or do shock hoops....still debating on long travel shocks or not.........bob

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[STANG KILLA SS]

killer DIY project. looking forward to more fabing!

 

[bob1961]

wait till ya see my clod body fab job "thumbsup" .........bob

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[adamargue]

Sweet man looks great. Miss builds like these "thumbsup"

 

[STANG KILLA SS]

wait till ya see my clod body fab job "thumbsup" .........bob

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its a old school chevy too?:shock:
this thread just got even better"thumbsup"

 

[bob1961]

yup, it's gonna have a drop bed ;-) .......bob

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[cmyers1]

Very creative and very nice fab work!!!!"thumbsup" What did you use for your leafs? I have seen some guys have use the spring inside a chain saw pull start:mrgreen:

 

[adamargue]

Very creative and very nice fab work!!!!"thumbsup" What did you use for your leafs? I have seen some guys have use the spring inside a chain saw pull start:mrgreen:

I have used spring from a lawn mower pull start but I was ripping some seats out of my old car and took the springs out of the seat belt retractor and that's my fav nice a soft.

 

[bob1961]

i'm using an old lawn rake fingers "thumbsup" .........bob

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[bob1961]

well got my transfer case done, nothing special just a set of 23t/13t gears inside....just need to shorten the shafts to length and make alum threaded pipe spacers to 3mm....

i'm using mod .8 which equal 32p gears pretty darn close....i'm using a mix of 32p 1/8" bore and mod .8 5mm bore gears in my gear driven servo winch "thumbsup" ....my transmission will be the same as this unit, but it will be incorporated into the motor plate to save a bit of weight and an extra 1/8" alum plate part.........bob

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[bob1961]

made my leaf springs today and cut nylon bushings for them....

just waiting on some sickass axles housing to be made so i can figure out my leaf spring mounts for them, stay tuned.........bob


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[adamargue]

Looking sweet do u plan putting holes in the leaves to mount them. I cant figure out how to drill the holes in them cause of the spring metal being hard.

 

[bob1961]

i'm going to make axle blocks, U-bolts and plates and clamp them to the axle housing "thumbsup" ....i'm making as much on this build as i can.......bob

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[adamargue]

Yah that's what I ended up doin on my widely king. Lookin good like seeing some people are still building from scratch. That's how I do it or just from whatever I got. Keep up the great work"thumbsup"