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Pirate4x4.Com > General Tech > General 4x4 Discussion > some progress shots of my sorta sami PDA : some progress shots of my sorta sami Pook 05-23-2002, 09:28 PM I posted these in the suzi section but anyhow here some pics springs mounts front are temp and same with rear uper link mounts and quite abit of other stuff so ... and lot more tube, gas tank ect going in the back which will have a small tub area to cary my dogs and :beer: http://www.allterrainers.com/YaBBAttachments/P0002132.JPG http://www.allterrainers.com/YaBBAttachments/P0002136.JPG http://www.allterrainers.com/YaBBAttachments/P0002135.JPG http://www.allterrainers.com/YaBBAttachments/P0002134.JPG Weezer 05-23-2002, 09:31 PM Looks like some nice work to me RockRover 05-23-2002, 09:34 PM Lookin' good man! You're gettin' there! BTW, what radius die are you using? --D Pook 05-23-2002, 09:35 PM going to be cutting the edges of the rockers on a 45 deg and plating them in so they don't catch ect... Heres the stats Front coils with a sorts wristed ford radius arm set up rear 1/4 eliptical 1.6 efi 92 sidekick motor auto tranny with lowered stall converter and selectable lock up mated to sidekick tcase OTT adapted to a toy case. Toy diffs shaved and locked 5.29 gears ect... 36" sx's getting beadlocked real sooon... 23" to totaly flat belly pan rancho 9000's going on sooon and full hydraulic steering... want to have it all the weight on it before I build the rear shackles,upper link mount and front spring mounts .... ect ect :beer: bgreen 05-23-2002, 09:57 PM Pied Piper! yurtle 05-23-2002, 10:20 PM Looks like fun so far. What are you using for a joint on the radius arms at the frame end? IS that some sort of teflon/poly disc I see? Pook 05-23-2002, 10:25 PM Moog new style radius arm bushings don't know what there actually off of though. Flex like mad and no clunking. M/C MAN 05-24-2002, 08:25 AM Nice job, looks like you don't have too much money into it and should work killer.:D bigdude 05-24-2002, 08:46 AM Those bushings are the sh!t good idea and nice work:beer: How will you be attaching the rear springs to the axle:question: Pook 05-24-2002, 11:46 AM at the diff ends I used a ford leaf spring bushing to mount the links hade some schedule 80 2.5" pipe (yes i said pipe it fit the best) open up just a hair on the lathe and the bushings pushed right in. This is what I'm using for the spring mounts in the rear sorta a swivel shackle mount. I used the same bushings for the tranny mounts motor mounts ect so there's only to types of bushings on the whole truck:)