Brandon's Fantasy Factory 1980 Build
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sixstringsteve
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gotcha
front hanger welded on ended up puting it 44.75in from Frame eye to hanger eye..
Cleaned and painted a lot today
didnt get close to what I wanted to get done but progress is progress still looking to get done by Sept 11 but school starts monday which will slow me down
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good work. Bummer how that stuff always takes twice as long as expected. I think you'll like that hanger placement. I'm starting to wish I had gone an extra .25 to .5" forward. If I cut down my shackle I'll be fine.
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so got some stuff done last night... got knuckle bearings in, steering arms on,chromo axles in, I need to go buy packing grease, any sugestions?
all gaskets on kinda... I had a bolt break off on me on the felt gasket... Had to pull out some skills I drilled it out the center hammered in a small screw driver and backed it out... sounds fast but it took me like an hour, but threads are all good and nut bolt store will hook me up.
sixstringsteve
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Lookin good. When does the axle go back on the truck? I'm guessing soon since you're so close. I want to see where it sits in relation to the fender.
Use hi-quality moly-reinforced grease for the knuckles. Use hi-temp wheel/bearing grease for the hubs. I have a huge tub of it I'd let you use, but you're super far away.
Which cro-mo axles are you running? I thought you had sold those.
Use hi-quality moly-reinforced grease for the knuckles. Use hi-temp wheel/bearing grease for the hubs. I have a huge tub of it I'd let you use, but you're super far away.
Which cro-mo axles are you running? I thought you had sold those.
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I have sold them like 3 times but no one has ever showed.. so I have never sold them. I have done some research on them and I decided I will just run them and still save for 30 splines and have my stocks as spares.. becuase the price of spares is more then I have into to those...
sixstringsteve
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yeah, that's a great idea. With 35s I doubt you'll break them, unless you really beat on it.
axle back on...
ride height is perfected I was a little worried that the front was going to be higher than rear but it leveled out great...
axle pushed forward at least 2 inches I need a new drive line now going to build a square one like this
sixstringsteve
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Way to go, looks great. You got a ton done. Looks like you'll definitely be finished before me.
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Yeah but I am going camping tonight and I am in lake Powell next weekend so I am screwed... but I will figure something out
sixstringsteve
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looks perfect. Well done.
sixstringsteve
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Brandon, did you drop your gas tank? I can't for the life of me figure out how the front of the tank mounts. I think it mounts straight to the horsecollar, but none of the holes are lining up. Do you have any pictures of the gas tank mounted?
sixstringsteve
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Looks great. You work fast. Did you plumb your PS hoses yet?
Thanks man I wait for Steve to do it and figure it out
sixstringsteve
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You're in trouble then, cuz I don't know what I'm doing.