the Garbage Barge

[thesk8nmidget]

great work with the cage and i cant wait to see how the frame turns out

[birddog59]

Looks Great John! Still miss the Willy's!



Can't wait to get you back out there on the trail friend!

[rockzuk]

I like it! Good lookin execution!


rockzuk

[Clemsonkrawler]

Get back to work!!!

[zukiscoot]

how far apart are your frame rails gonna be?

[jr4x]

Originally Posted by Clemsonkrawler

Get back to work!!!

Ok, I did. cleaned the garage out toninght so I can get going again. Made a date with Clint and the fab table to do some fancy stuff with the frame.

Originally Posted by zukiscoot

how far apart are your frame rails gonna be?

30 inches inside to inside to make plenty of room for the exhaust and the links. Good or bad the frame will be straight, no more A shape to it in the middle.

[jr4x]

Got a little progress made. Feels like one step forward 5 steps back by cutting the trans tunnel out and a lot of the floor and firewall. Dragged it down to battlement fabrications shop and threw it up on the fab table. Either the rig is tiny or the table is gigantic or maybe both.

[Zuk Rider]

looking good! i thought you were going with a 3.8 v6?

[cobronco69]

The frame rails and tub are now together, he will be taking it home tomorrow to start suspension work

Thanks for letting me be involved John!!!!!

[jr4x]

Originally Posted by Zuk Rider

looking good! i thought you were going with a 3.8 v6?

What is it you think you see sitting there instead? Thats the same S/C 3.8 from page one sitting on the table.

Originally Posted by cobronco69

The frame rails and tub are now together, he will be taking it home tomorrow to start suspension work

Thanks for letting me be involved John!!!!!

Thanks a ton for the help and space, your shop is amazing!

[BUILTnotBOT]

awesome build! Keep her going!!!

[Fracture]

Awesome! I want to do something similar. Thanks for sharing!

[danny Israel]

its looking fucking bad ass.

[cobronco69]

Any progress on this John?

[johnnyboy110]

This is a pretty cool build so far. Can't wait to see it done

[jr4x]

Originally Posted by cobronco69

Any progress on this John?

Ugh, nah mate. And lost the update pics that I had from when we had it down at your shop. Hoping to get back at it here soon though.

[quarterpastgone]

Dude, its going to be crazy loud with the tb on the inside of the firewall. Just going by the way mine sounds now that it is running when you open her up. Your build looks sweet and awsome work to. i you have any questions on the wiring and stuff let me know. I got mine wired up and should have the tuner here to get the codes out of it next week. If you plan on street driving it i came up with a lockup setup that is cheap. The trans bulders want 100 bucks for the kit and you can build if for under 40 bucks. Keep up the good work.

[Speed_Racer442]

Sick build. I wish I could just ditch the samurai frame. That is beefy. An idea for your throttle body / intake piping, on my build I am actually planning on piping the intake tube through the firewall on the passenger side, then straight up through the cowl. Pretty much in the same location as a humvee. Then I can put a taller snorkel on it for deep water.

[jr4x]

Originally Posted by quarterpastgone

Dude, its going to be crazy loud with the tb on the inside of the firewall. Just going by the way mine sounds now that it is running when you open her up.

Originally Posted by Speed_Racer442

Sick build. I wish I could just ditch the samurai frame. That is beefy. Any idea for your throttle body / intake piping, on my build I am actually planning on piping the intake tube through the firewall on the passenger side, then straight up through the cowl. Pretty much in the same location as a humvee. Then I can put a taller snorkel on it for deep water.

I co-dawg'd KOH in a rig with this engine in it, and the intake inside the cab. It was unbearable with the helmets off. So my plan is to sheet over it and insulate the noise out. The combination of blower whine and vacuum whistle is like nails on a chalk board. I am definately interested in the home made lockup mechanism. Was planning on just buying the kit.

[quarterpastgone]

I will have mine on the road this weekend if everything goes as planed. I will give you a update on the lock up setup works.

[thesk8nmidget]

cant wait for more pictures of this!

[quarterpastgone]

Sorry it toke so long to get back with you. The first set up did not work properly. The current setup works flawlessly. Use a 5 prong relay that gives power to the tcc all the time, when you hit the brakes it opens the circuit and unlocks as a safety feature, you have to make sure that your valve body has a factory pressure switch in the fourth circuit, I had to swap my valve body to do this. Run the ground thought the switch and you get lock up in fourth. Also make sure you get a heavy duty torq converter. A std rwd converter is a paper clutch material where the hd is a composite type.

[jr4x]

Man its been a while since I posted. I have a little to update but not much, had some real heavy stuff goin on with life here the past few months thats been keeping me from working on it. Thanks quarterpastgone. I will cross that bridge when I get there I guess.

Where did you find a 10 inch HD TQ?

[quarterpastgone]

I got it from a place here local, from what i can remember they said use a newer on for a v6 trans, i believe mineis a dayco. Stall is 1875. Just hit me up and i will et a wiring diagrapm for you on how i did mine if you want.

[jr4x]

Got a few new pics but missing a batch. Loaned my camera to the wife and she formatted my card.

I cut the whole floor out and will go back in with aluminum when the engine trans and t-caseare where they are supposed to be. Might as well do the firewall to but whats left is still there so I can reference where I want the engine.

Got the floor cage tie ins done. They are both tied into the rocker and the main frame. The rockers are also attached to the frame now. There will be a few more bars each and will be skinned as boat sides later.