PorterW1111's "Burro" build up

[The Car Stereo Company]

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i still have a gamecube

 

[PorterW1111]

i still have a gamecube

slight revision.

 

[PorterW1111]

Upper link mount parts came in today from laser. I’ve been using the crap out of sendcutsend and if anyone wants help with that process I’m happy to assist.

I’ll have to adjust the bottom curve to perfectly match the housing shaping but not bad to start out.

 

[PorterW1111]

Messed with the doubler plates a little. Figured hit them while they are flat vs after on the axle. Got a little off but I’m blame that on the late night cocktails….

 

[PorterW1111]

Alright so cutting off the old upper link mounts was a pain in the butt. Kudos to ID designs that was one beefy mount.

Then spent as much time as I could welding on the bench, got it to here last night.

I have to trim the outer sections to match where the inner ended up landing but should be able to tac mount and cycle here this weekend.

Crazy process of fully welding certain parts before added the support plates. Not just tac the whole thing up set it on top and rip around the outside. So many different contact points getting fully welded.

Also still working on those welds, luckily by the time I get to the visible ones I should have it down haha

 

[PorterW1111]

All that’s left is the inner parts.

 

[PorterW1111]

Pulled the front shocks today to get them up for sale. In case anyone doesn’t quite understand how big a 4.5 shock is….this is a 2.5x10 2 tube bypass next to the 4.5x14 5 tube that will take its place.

 

[PorterW1111]

Have been spending a good amount of time cutting and sanding off the old tube. Then moving things around multiply times mocking everything up.


Couple things that have ended up working out, the fuel cell pushed the sway bar forward and means it now has to mount off the links and it’s travel path would have hit the bypass resi but since the bypasses are clocked then the sway bar is free.



Bumps will clear on the inside of the sway bar arms though I might end up needing an inch or two longer overal sway bar length but time will tell.

Tube layout looks good and so I drew up a cleaner outline of what’s to come. Overall happy with how things are going together. One thing that. Lows my mind is how big all these parts are and yet how neatly they all pack in together.

 

[dillard09]

That thing is fire!!! Can't wait to see this done!!

 

[tabvette]

I am way late to the party on this project. Man that is sweet. You are an artist.