tonkadoctor
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Thank you Freightrain.
Whasamater Scott...... Sceered to let me near your Petercar with a grinder and a box of cutoff wheels now.
Making progress. Got the last 2 crossmembers bolted in, installed and greased the new driveshaft and installed the new rear shocks. All hardware is grade 8 with real locknuts (not that nylock stuff) or locktite
Driveshaft was a bit of a pain as I had to modify 2 of the carrier bearing hangers because one shaft I needed was a longer than the longest tube they could get for a driveshaft and they had to make up the difference in the shafts at each end of the longest shaft. Not really a big deal as I knew this before they made the driveshaft but it was very time consuming.
Frame stretch is just about done. Still have to extend the brake lines, bleed the brakes, weld in the frame splice reinforcements, weld up the drop frame and run wiring and lights to the back and it's drivable.
Shaft held in place for measuring carrier bearing hanger modifications
Look Ma... New invention.... flexible vibration dampening carrier bearing hangers
Midship hanger... Modified with a 7" section of left over frame rail.
Front Hanger.....Modified using a section of a leftover crossmember and some 1/4" flat bar for gussets.
Shocks in
Gotta watch clearances. This was the brake line before I moved it. It now has 1/2" of clearance from the shock.
Whasamater Scott...... Sceered to let me near your Petercar with a grinder and a box of cutoff wheels now.
Making progress. Got the last 2 crossmembers bolted in, installed and greased the new driveshaft and installed the new rear shocks. All hardware is grade 8 with real locknuts (not that nylock stuff) or locktite
Driveshaft was a bit of a pain as I had to modify 2 of the carrier bearing hangers because one shaft I needed was a longer than the longest tube they could get for a driveshaft and they had to make up the difference in the shafts at each end of the longest shaft. Not really a big deal as I knew this before they made the driveshaft but it was very time consuming.
Frame stretch is just about done. Still have to extend the brake lines, bleed the brakes, weld in the frame splice reinforcements, weld up the drop frame and run wiring and lights to the back and it's drivable.
Shaft held in place for measuring carrier bearing hanger modifications
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Look Ma... New invention.... flexible vibration dampening carrier bearing hangers
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Midship hanger... Modified with a 7" section of left over frame rail.
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Front Hanger.....Modified using a section of a leftover crossmember and some 1/4" flat bar for gussets.
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Shocks in
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Gotta watch clearances. This was the brake line before I moved it. It now has 1/2" of clearance from the shock.
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