Recent content by DesertGoat

lower radiator mount work in progress AC compressor mount - was originally a Kwik performance mount provided by vintage air. I needed more clearance to the bypass on the passenger side so I had china make me a bracket that scooched the compressor more inboard. I have a scary tight clearace to...

ya know... if you call her Baja Betty - you're gonna have to actually take her to Baja. progress looks good!

@ tommy - that's definitely cool. i'm definitely not doing any of that shit at home. @cbrewer - cool idea, but the tires would make those compartments very small. small enough that i'm not convinced the extra work is worth it.

boy you're really going to hate when I paint them hahaha

perfect read for a monday morning. hahaha

hood hinges, fit in basically the stock location but had to cut them a custom window for the lever thing.

holy crap that's from a powdercoat oven? that's only like ~300 deg aint it?

that's right booboo, you keep delaying that and letting me catch up. You're doing great.

yeah man. size doesn't seem to matter either. i've been waiting a month for an ignition coil wire from Davis Unified Ignition that was supposed to be in stock.

man, the unfortunate trend in the automotive aftermarket is companies not giving a rats ass about reputation or quality. Really bums me out, for real. I've bought a bunch of parts lately that show up and just straight up don't fit or work like they've claimed. Best thing to do has been to buy...

did you leave enough space for a crash-pad on the axle for the bump stop? otherwise you're not gonna cycle as high as you thought you were by the time you add the steel...

that's a neat idea! i'll look for an opportunity to do that next time

rattles can go eff themselves. I think i'm also gonna get some u-trim rubber & line the edge of the panel where it hits the main cage tube.

Some of the homies pointed out that making this structure removable would be a really good idea... they were for sure right, so a couple extra steps. Here's what I came up with & bonus, finally had a reason to use cleco's. i'm a fan. Also I wasn't super thrilled that I had forgotten to bead roll...

at first glance your process for drawing the arcs makes sense to me. i think you're just realizing why beam trucks handle the way they do. just set yourelf a success criteria for allowable bumpsteer that is >0 and iterate until you hit that then party on. this maybe is why some guys tried those...