front frame clip update

well i figured that there was lots of measureing and designing so there would be numbers to crunch. lol.

Holy $%&#...the old Sub frame up front takes some balls to cut it off, and then make a new one and weld it back on....Wow... I'd be slightly nervous. Just randomly cutting the front of the frame off for something to do, and make a new one... sounds like fun.

by the way, it turned out great!

lookin killer man, very clean work.

sick work man im impressed

Sweet. That clip looks awesome.

did a little more work today, till i had to leave. got my steering column finished, with a 2nd mounting bracket welded on (not shown)

, got the axle centerline set for sure and tacked the crossmember into place and had to call it a day. wish i got a pic with my a arms mocked up. looks pretty bitchin if i do say so myself. i'm excited! it will lay out on up to a 26" tall tire and gets damn close to ten inches of lift. oh i can't wait till its done. oh, and i'm rebuilding my motor too. all new seals, gaskets, bearings, crankshaft, oilpump, water pump timing belt... and painting as i go.

it's almost done too so it's close to rolling, just gotta find some 5 on 4 1/2 wheels to roll on now!!!

did u bore the motor any?

ha ha that was no problem, but i was really nervous to chop my steering column up and weld it back together for some reason. it was weird.

no the motor's all stock. i wanted to, but my wife gave me a $500 limit to either bore my motor and get a gnarly cam and do that shit, or build my front end, so of course being a suspension guy i chose the latter. i ended up spending 500 at the machine shop just getting new parts and gaskets, getting my rod ends recontition and getting the block hot tanked and power honed. jeez. shoulda just done that, so now i'm in the hole a little more than a little bit.

yea the part from the dealer is like $800