Recent content by Hambone

I think I finally finished capping all the sections in the frame. Added some fish plating to the inside of the frame by the engine. Bump broke some pieces of 3/16 to finish the front of the frame. Ordered a second small griffin fluid cooler to use as an engine oil cooler and got that mounted.

Spare tire mount

Engine oil skid plate tubes got quick disconnects. The bar between front link mounts got a quick disconnect to service the trans and maybe snake it out. Gussets behind the lower link mounts. Intrusion bars. Spare tire mount

Spent Sunday welding out the entire chassis. There still a bunch of tabs and small things that need added but I need to start putting everything back together and want to paint it before I do that. I’ll grind whatever paint I need and then touch it up as I go. Hopefully get it disassembled and...

Just lots of welding and little tabs here and there. Made some aluminum spacers for the fuel cell and added a top brace. Made the battery tray removable incase I change batteries. And motor came out no issue. I’ll weld a bunch more tomorrow. Plan is to start painting the hard to reach...

Went down to nationals at Laughlin. Looked at a lot of cars and watched Saturday. Was a good time. Worked on the rear sway bar today. Made the end links out of aluminum on the lathe and drilled and tapped for left and right hand 1/2-20 heims. Few more gussets on the tube and I’ll work on the...

Took forever to make an atlas support/mount that I liked/worked and would allow the atlas to go in and out. It can now go out the top if the cab is apart or through thr bottom. It’s 1” sleeved with 3/4 and a 1/2 bolt. Atlas hangs down to just above the bottom of the tube. Probably either cut the...

Found a good deal on tires on tire rack since the date codes are 2 years old. We will see how they do. Picked up 10

Spent a few days at trail hero. Not many pictures but wheeled some good trails. Got the exhaust welded out minus the end dumps. Debating if a second pass is needed for strength. And my dad started on fiberglassing the dash back together.

Only a half ish day before my dad left. He got the motor put together and I got most the passenger side exhaust figured out. Just need to add another v band, grind the one joint and figure out the dump. He took a bunch of the panels to paint and clean up along with the dash to fiberglass it all...

Doors bars and dash work today. The car is small. Barely have enough room to mount all the stuff.

Got the car turned around and body off. My dad’s been working on the floor pans under the seats while I worked on the exhaust. Redid the passenger motor mount for the 2nd time and made it straight again to clear the header. Not bad for my first time doing stainless. Super happy with the tube...

More stuff. Limit strap tabs welded. Used the rear third to test fit the axle shafts and welded the cs on. Finished the wing/upper radiator mount. Put some tube connectors on the lower radiator tube to be able to get the fuel cell out. Front bumper is welded and done. And made the upper links.

McNeil finished my dash so ran down to socal Wednesday night and came back Thursday. Stopped at prp on the way back and grabbed a y strap for the spare and limit straps and then stopped at kartek. Never been to kartek and that place has everything. Picked up a bunch of parts from them as well to...

Worked on the fuel cell some. Upgraded to a -16 breather/rollover and new -6 bulkheads for the feed and return. 2.5” od clear hose for the fill. First time ever tig welding aluminum and not upset with the results. It’s fat and ugly but I don’t think it’s going anywhere.