Dirtleg
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Well today, after too long of a break (mostly due to weather) some progress was made.
I decided, due to the convenience of having a 25' gooseneck, I will do the initial build on the trailer. Once the axles are in place I will move it to the ground.
This will keep me out of the mud, which we seem to have much of ATM.
So I got the frame back up on the trailer and trailer parked near the carport so I can step from the carport directly to the deck. I put the frame up on tall jack stands and leveled the trailer front to back.
I also put some new clean gravel down where I plan to disassemble the truck, and moved the truck into it's spot for disassembly.
Then I cleaned the power steering cooler and steering gear and bolted them to the frame. Also installed the motor mount plates. Didn't get pictures of that.
The last thing I did was cut off the existing rear monstrosity that had been added to the frame. I cut it back to the original frame point. It's a rough cut and needs to be cleaned up but I did not cut away any of the original metal.
That was quite a chunk of metal. The Milwaukee smaller metal saw did awesome. Except I had to remove the clear plastic chip guard because it almost caught on fire due to all the metal chips melting into it. Literally smelled like burning plastic. Once that was gone, no more issues.
So that's it for today. Next will be brake lines and fuel tanks.
I decided, due to the convenience of having a 25' gooseneck, I will do the initial build on the trailer. Once the axles are in place I will move it to the ground.
This will keep me out of the mud, which we seem to have much of ATM.
So I got the frame back up on the trailer and trailer parked near the carport so I can step from the carport directly to the deck. I put the frame up on tall jack stands and leveled the trailer front to back.
I also put some new clean gravel down where I plan to disassemble the truck, and moved the truck into it's spot for disassembly.
Then I cleaned the power steering cooler and steering gear and bolted them to the frame. Also installed the motor mount plates. Didn't get pictures of that.
The last thing I did was cut off the existing rear monstrosity that had been added to the frame. I cut it back to the original frame point. It's a rough cut and needs to be cleaned up but I did not cut away any of the original metal.
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That was quite a chunk of metal. The Milwaukee smaller metal saw did awesome. Except I had to remove the clear plastic chip guard because it almost caught on fire due to all the metal chips melting into it. Literally smelled like burning plastic. Once that was gone, no more issues.
So that's it for today. Next will be brake lines and fuel tanks.
