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Prepped For Bumpstop Installation
i chopped the stock bump stop mount and grinded it all down nice and clean, then i prepped the strike pad for the curvature of the axle and clearanced it to go around the axle sway bar mount
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ps46799f76.jpg
so after finishing work early today i finished up my bump stop mounts. i took plenty of time to get the geometry right before i started welding. found placement and tacked them into place
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...psf9f03f06.jpg
cut out some gussets from 1/4" plate (way overkill but it was scrap pieces i had in the garage)
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ps4df38950.jpg
i liked the way it turned out buuuuut i then realized i didnt account for the sway bar! it would barely graze on its upstroke but i wanted to do it right the first time, so i chopped the rear gusset and boxed it in to clear the sway bar with plenty of room
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...psa72810b3.jpg
im very happy with the end product, it came out very clean and very strong and everything lines up great!
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ps6dff8cfb.jpg
i also decided that orange was quite working out for the coils because they would catch alot of dirt during driving so i painted them with VHT Chassis Black. i highly recomend this paint to anyone painting frame parts and what not. it can be found at kragen/o reilly/ checkers for about $7.99 a can
http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/wcs...1_pri_larg.jpg
i also painted the axle again with the Vht
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...psa318e42b.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ps253346a9.jpg
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...ps2c4b630c.jpg
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8/7/13
today I finished up the supports under the bumpstop strike pads
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j1...psd7a2330c.jpg
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Very impressive Josh. Everything looks top notch and thought out. Sucks getting banged up but it looks like the settlement made things a little better.
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awesome build Josh! can't wait to check it out in person and drool :)
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Thanks guys I appreciate it! Yeah we made out quite well, my truck essentially got about $10k in goodies plus a nice settlement offer for our injuries
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