Here's some progress report photo's for your amuzment. The axles are almost hanging. The Sway-A-Ways need to be mounted but it's starting to look like something big is happening. :D

Bob has brought up some help (Dale) and they are kicking some you know what.

http://www.mjw.com/amigo/sas/images/day-5-01.jpg

http://www.mjw.com/amigo/sas/images/day-5-05.jpg

http://www.mjw.com/amigo/sas/images/day-5-06.jpg

http://www.mjw.com/amigo/sas/images/day-5-07.jpg

http://www.mjw.com/amigo/sas/images/day-5-08.jpg

http://www.mjw.com/amigo/sas/images/day-5-10.jpg

http://www.mjw.com/amigo/sas/images/day-5-11.jpg

:smokin: :beer: :beer: :beer:

Those rear springs look a little stiff :flipoff2: Looking good though. Can't remember, what are you using for front springs?

You running dual toy cases in that?? Looks like it's coming along awesome.

Lookin sweet :D

The rear springs are definately stiff. :D It's the new design, total articulation-less to make it drive like a hummer. :) Hell if it would work I could be a trend setter.

Sway-A-Ways front(16") and rear(12").

Yep Dual cases behind an R150 that uses an stock Isuzu bellhousing WITHOUT modification to bolt a Toy tranny to a Isuzu motor. No AA for me! :D

I can't wait to give it a whirl.

Suckers gonna be wide :D

I had a couple of comments from another bbs regarding the heim bracket on the differential and how they thought with all the substaintal building that has been done that the bracket was lightweight. Could someone answer that comment for me.

Thanks

Originally posted by Belly Dragger
I had a couple of comments from another bbs regarding the heim bracket on the differential and how they thought with all the substaintal building that has been done that the bracket was lightweight. Could someone answer that comment for me.

Thanks

I think Bob knows what he's doing. ;)

Originally posted by Lance


I think Bob knows what he's doing. ;)

I agree. I saw some of his creations at Cal Rocs :eek: Awesome shiat!!

Originally posted by Lance
I think Bob knows what he's doing. ;) Absolutley. I agree 100%. But is what is the explanation, other than Bob knows what he's doing.

I think Bob is doing an EXCELLENT job and I would be hard pressed to find his skill anywhere else. So no my intent wasn't to question the work but to tell someone else as to why it is sufficent. :)

My thoughts are that the forces on this location are mostly in tension and little if any in shear or severe torsional forces. Am I getting close?

thats some really nice work!

Looks good Mike. I went by there at lunch today and they were working on it. They sold the bender though. I was going to write him a check today. Now I need to find another one. Damn!

Going forward the brackets are in tension and I am sure wuold be fine. Backing up they are in compression and might be a little sketchy. I am sure that Bob is planning to gusset them Never seen anything he built that I would consider even border line underbuilt. I think you can even see some grinder marks on the housing where it looks like maybe some vertical plates are planned to go.

What size thread and thru bolt is that top rear heim?
It looks strong enough in that picture, maybe not overbuilt, but oughta hold. Who knows, I'm no expert :jeep2:

That is kickass setup.
I love the rear wishbone.
-Don

not to rain on your parade but you are going to have rear stear.

Nice work though

looks nice, keep us posted

Originally posted by TRD
not to rain on your parade but you are going to have rear stear.

Nice work though

Oh, hell no! You cannot expect to make a post like that with out explaining why he will have rear "stear" !! :flipoff2:

Is it better to have a stear in the rear, than a goat in the rear?


:cow: vs :bender: controversy?

Perhaps Fatkid could clear this up for us?

Andy

Originally posted by TRD
not to rain on your parade but you are going to have rear stear.

Nice work though

Oh hell might as well throw everything in the trash then, everyone knows that rear steer means it will be a useless setup... Oh wait never mind hundreds of people run similer setups and ther trucks work perfectly well :flipoff2:

Looks awsome! A lot wider then I would prefer though, but I guess I like to chose my lines and not have my width determain them.

I believe i was the one that made the comment askin about that top bracket. From the pic the metal looks pretty thin, and i was wondering if that was just an illusion of the picture and what the actual thickness is. I know Bob is a pro and knows what hes doing and i'm certainly not questioning his skill and knowledge since i dont have much. I was just asking if that piece was bigger than it looked, wasn't finished, or just didn't experience a ton of load. I'm sure it will be bad ass when its finished, and hell yeah i'm jealous, my amigo may be running the same meats and be about the same height, but the difference is night and day when talkin about how sweet this setup is compared to my homebrew built on the street in front of the house setup.

Dallas

i'm thinkin hes running a 4 popper and 38s or smaller, that bracket should be fine. he'll probably be boxing it in.:p