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Old 08-10-2012, 04:15 PM   #26 (permalink)
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Looking great- you guys are hauling ass! When you are done you can head down to my place and finish mine up
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Old 08-10-2012, 05:40 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Actually, Mark just left recently. Really really good guy though...
Bummer, he really knew his stuff
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Old 08-13-2012, 10:59 AM   #28 (permalink)
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You need to put a 1/4" barb under his seat so he can wear a catheter pre-running and just plug it in to keep the carpet dry. That would be awesome!
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Old 08-13-2012, 11:33 AM   #29 (permalink)
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You need to put a 1/4" barb under his seat so he can wear a catheter pre-running and just plug it in to keep the carpet dry. That would be awesome!
That would be awesome!
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Old 08-24-2012, 04:06 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Still smokin ass hot here...
Upholstry guy showed up with the back seat last night. Materials matched the front PRP's perfectly.
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Old 08-24-2012, 04:08 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Progress has been a tad slow due to the weather being pretty gnar...

Ryan and I were bench racing about putting a TTB suspension under a Cherokee the other night and before we knew it the plan was changed. No more solid axle for this one..

We got the front axle and suspension pulled out (FYI, all front susp, Axle and shocks are for sale)
Ryan pulled all the front sheet metal parts off as well as the radiator and related cross members.



Since theres no need to stick to 1700 rules anymore, theres no need for inner wheel wells up front, so we got to cutting....





All cleaned up and waiting for parts now...
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Old 08-24-2012, 04:27 PM   #32 (permalink)
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Uh oh, I see a lot more 30 packs being consumed.
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Are we racing trophy truck or sportsman now?
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Very nice!!

Need to turn you guys lose on the wife's 96 XJ.
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Which TTB are you using? D35, 44 or 50?
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Old 08-24-2012, 07:43 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Still gonna be the coolest guys on the short bus. But good effort.

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Old 08-25-2012, 08:13 AM   #37 (permalink)
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No reason to start in the back if we dont have to. We can just Zaidenburg our way around the course and probably get a top 20 in TT...

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Which TTB are you using? D35, 44 or 50?
We kicked around the aluminum 35 for weight but decided on a 44 in the end.

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Old 08-26-2012, 03:42 PM   #38 (permalink)
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you know ford already built one of these right??

consider a d35 ttb with d44 spindles. less weight, correct width for a cherokee, but with better snout design
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you know ford already built one of these right??
yeah, but it's attached to an explorer
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Really looking forward to seeing this one! You're going to give that torchmate a real workout now. Any plans to run 3700 with it?
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Old 08-27-2012, 12:08 PM   #42 (permalink)
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Do D50 TTB.
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yeah, but it's attached to an explorer
atleast they got a frame.

interested to see how he attaches the beams to the galvanized beer can.
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You noticed what they use to make templates didn't you? If anyone knows beer cans, it the Filarski's!
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I don't think those guys could work on something that wasn't beer can based.
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Thats an on-going joke in the garage right now...
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We were able to line up a hub to hub (and then some) TTB set up from a 91 Bronco.


We got everything disassembled and stuck all the parts we’ll be using in solvent washer. Solvent tank stripped them down to bare metal and readied for trussing later.


Temporarily mocked up.
We ordered steel yesterday so we can build a temporary frame on the floor for cycling the suspension and help us get a vision of the new cross member.
Should have a plan together after the weekend.
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OMG! Those shocks came with it? Lucky!
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Complete with life time warranty even...
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