Project "Swollen Goat" gets under way

[GOAT]

A buddy called me yesterday giving me sh*t about my build taking so long, and bragging that he was going to KOH. Here is what followed......not much, but some progress

Starting off, my lamp exploded for no particular reason

undeterred, I cut off my old lower link brackets and cleaned up some of the welds.

Cut the old coilbuckets off

Started my lower crossmember.

Which is more of a PITA than it looks.

dust

getting closer.........

 

[Herzog]

Hell yeah...

 

[waynehartwig]

So it's not going to KOH? You going?

 

[Bart]

Keep up the progress, it's looking good.

 

[GOAT]

So it's not going to KOH? You going?

Wish I were going, but no, not rigless. I'm going to try and goad Bart and Kill to make a trip with me this fall, if bart still has a rig by then

Keep up the progress, it's looking good.

thanks buddy, dont read above

 

[GOAT]

*update-ish*

Found a pre-fab truss from barnes4wd, and ordered it and the rest of the parts to install the 70. Everything should be here in a week or so.

Lastly. Almost died when I got a quote on ORI struts..............

 

[Bart]

Wish I were going, but no, not rigless. I'm going to try and goad Bart and Kill to make a trip with me this fall, if bart still has a rig by then

Hahahaha, that could be a possibility, and I think you have a very valid point. You never know and I'll be the first to admit that if this doesn't work out like I hope it will (read decent daily driver), it will be on the market. I finally got to drive it on the road yesterday and plan to license it this week. Only time will tell.

 

[N8RB8R]

Is your rig sitting at ride height on the front, and if so how is all your steering clearance and do you have any pics. I am relocating the steering box on mine and still maybe only have 4.5" up travel clearance.

 

[GOAT]

Is your rig sitting at ride height on the front, and if so how is all your steering clearance and do you have any pics. I am relocating the steering box on mine and still maybe only have 4.5" up travel clearance.

It is currently sitting on 4" front coils, and the steering clearance is enough to lower it another 1" which is the plan with airshocks. There are a couple of pics of the steering a few pages back. Right now, I will have about 4"-5" of uptravel, but I'm trying to use airbumps and LT airshocks to compensate.

If you a need a measurement or pic in particular, let me know.

 

[GOAT]

*parts update*

Received my D70 specific truss from barnes 4wd, and the rest of my tabs/brackets from ballistic today. I can now install the rear axle and get some measurements to know what length airshock to run

Oh, on a side note, I was strongly considering buying ORI struts for the rear but there is a 12-14 week minimum wait to ship. That's a long time to wait after spending that much coin

 

[GOAT]

Got the rest of my parts to install my rear suspension yesterday and will try to get the axle tacked in place this weekend. I am coming down from 12 rounds with acute bronchitis (kiel's exhaust) and may not last long. I'll post up the results.


Random inspiration. Rokmen LJ on 42" MTRS w. 3" springs

 

[Herzog]

Those tires are HUGE. Can't wait to see some more progress... I hope we motivated you enough last weekend.

 

[GOAT]

Those tires are HUGE. I hope we motivated you enough last weekend.

Your buggy worked EXTREMELY well, and was a good example of what a well thought-out, and executed build should look and perform like. I'm glad that I have been working to keep my A/S and A/D numbers under control, and also adjustable so that I can tune the suspension to the airshocks.

I definitely got to see what worked and what didn't, making the trip money well spent

 

[bryson]

That Romken rig is cool! I LOVE the huge tires/tiny lift combo - It works so well!

 

[redbulltj]

I can't wait to see your Jeep finished. I took mine out the other day and sheered my passenger arm off the knuckle.....I am going to order new knuckles from Wayne.

 

[GOAT]

I can't wait to see your Jeep finished. I took mine out the other day and sheered my passenger arm off the knuckle.....I am going to order new knuckles from Wayne.

Funny, Kiel and I were just mentioning that you were long overdue for that to happen

 

[redbulltj]

Funny, Kiel and I were just mentioning that you were long overdue for that to happen

I have been pretty much "break free" for about 4 years, I was loooonnnggg over due.

 

[GOAT]

Hoping mine will stay together a little while since I'm still running a box/assist.

 

[GOAT]

Was able to weld up my cross-member before I had to come inside.

A buddy of mine suggested instead of flush mounting and beveling the welded edges, try gapping the butt-welds at a little less than 1/8 of an inch to achieve greater penetration. I tested the welds beveled while still flush mounted, gapped at .035, and just under an 1/8. The wider gap had the best penetration and consistently took the most hits from the hammer to fail. Nice call Ben

Here's what little I accomplished.

Tomorrow I'll mount this P.O.S up and and tack the arms in.

 

[GOAT]

I have been pretty much "break free" for about 4 years, I was loooonnnggg over due.

what are the specs on the wheels you are currently running (BS,width, and total track)? I am looking at a set of 17x9.5 wheel with 4"of BS, but want to make sure it will fit in the garage.