Project "Swollen Goat" gets under way

[GOAT]

*UPDATE*

I was able to crawl back under the jeep and get things back on the right track today. After a little work, I got everything addressed from last weekend and didn't flip out to boot The chassis/suspension are square and plum bobbed to 112.5" wb on the dot with +/- 2" of adjustability.

cut the truss of and shortened it 1.75". It also gave me an excuse to do away with my hobart 180 cold welds

Got it mocked up. Much better angles on the upper arms and still have 9.25" of separation.

Still have another hole of adjustability left in the upper arms, but I have to cut the tub in order to do so. That will come once it is sitting on its wheels.

I'm liking the looks of this

Sorry, had to

 

[Kiel]

Your track width sucks and your tire is mounted on the bottom of the rim

 

[waynehartwig]

Your track width sucks and your tire is mounted on the bottom of the rim

but other than that, it looks good!

 

[STAG]

your tire is mounted on the bottom of the rim

Thats the new upside down portal axle for when you don't have enough clearance between your axle and your frame.

 

[Tacoma]

Bitchin' new idea, Marcus. Thinking outside the box is what progress is made of.


hah If I can visualize that, it's going to look pretty bitchin w/properly mounted rims. Sexy so far. I'm a big fan of that blue too.

 

[mierdota]

*Update*

I finally ordered my Fox 2.5 airsocks from mike @ summit. They are in the 14" & 16" flavor

"With the momentum behind me, i headed to the garage this weekend determined to cut the "misplaced" lower brakets off and get the rear welded in. What instead ended up happening was a complete exercise in futility that would have certainly resulted in me pushing the jeep outside and lighting it on fire had i not been too tired. Ever had one of those days?" Goat

i had lots of those days with my jeep i finished it last monday and right as i was going to bleed the breaks i realized where the break line hooked into the rear wheel cylinder was stripped so i had to pull the whole axle apart and go grab a new one to put in, i was so mad i almost blew it up right then and there.

 

[GOAT]

Your track width sucks and your tire is mounted on the bottom of the rim

but other than that, it looks good!

Thats the new upside down portal axle for when you don't have enough clearance between your axle and your frame.

Bitchin' new idea, Marcus. Thinking outside the box is what progress is made of.


hah If I can visualize that, it's going to look pretty bitchin w/properly mounted rims. Sexy so far. I'm a big fan of that blue too.

yeah yeah yeah i know, but i had to

*Update*


i had lots of those days with my jeep i finished it last monday and right as i was going to bleed the breaks i realized where the break line hooked into the rear wheel cylinder was stripped so i had to pull the whole axle apart and go grab a new one to put in, i was so mad i almost blew it up right then and there.

ha ha, glad im not alone. things are starting to look up now that the sun is coming out. during the summer i can work in the garage all day long. in the winter, forget it!

Once jenn is finished with school, we're out..........

 

[GOAT]

Cut out some 3/8 plate to use as inserts for the barnes truss before i send it off to be finish welded. I'll post up some pics of the rear axle once I get it back.

 

[GOAT]

Got most of the 70 welded up today.

Don't think I'll be spinning tubes with all this all 3/8 I will add a nice little tab for a center strap to fill in the gap between the plates.

 

[Shawn]

yummy looking welds...

 

[Herzog]

Nice! Are those your welds Shawn?

 

[Kiel]

Nice! Are those your welds Shawn?

yeah right!! Marcus has fancy cool welding neighbor friend

 

[GOAT]

yeah right!! Marcus has fancy cool welding neighbor friend

Rob did a great job for someone who hardly ever welds anything thicker than 1/8". My hobart 180 sucks it and its time for an upgrade.........

some of his stuff
http://metalmorphic.net/portfolio.cfm

 

[redbulltj]

YIKES! I hope you never need to take all that metal off the axle.....it will take you DAYS! Looks wicked strong!

 

[redbulltj]

Holy crap! I seriously dig this guys work!! METALMORPHIC!

 

[waynehartwig]

Rob did a great job for someone who hardly ever welds anything thicker than 1/8". My hobart 180 sucks it and its time for an upgrade.........

some of his stuff
http://metalmorphic.net/portfolio.cfm

VERY nice!!

 

[GOAT]

Finished welding up the housing today. I'm getting sick of screwing with the 70

 

[LT.]

Looks good. Keep up the good work.

LT.

 

[redbulltj]

Very nice work Marcus!

 

[GOAT]

*update*

Finished welding up the rear links today. I decided to use my mig, then sand out the welds as I was too impatient to have Rob tig them. I will probably powdercoat them along with the axles when its ready.