willys pickup

[79chevy39.5's]

thanks for the tip will definatly do that i sent a message to a guy on pirate runnin a dual shackle setup and he said that he has wrap issues so ive decided to get away from that

ill probly end up having to make a set of traction bars anyways since my springs are down to a 3 leaf pack ive also tossed around the idea of inboarding the springs but i say it wont be worth the trouble since its real nice on side hills at the moment

but if i end up makin enough money this summer ill try to get a link setup in there but thats all hopes and dreams

[White trash]

Your building a chevy..... 52" rears up front with a couple extra's cut down if you start with a small half ton pack. Or if it's 3/4-1 ton pull the overload and toss them in. Put 63's in the rear with a single shackle and your budget suspension is done and it will work waaaaay better than you could ever hope for on that rig.

[79chevy39.5's]

52's are up front got the 56's in the back as i got them in on my parts truck 63's are just so damn long and id like to keep the rear overhang as small as possible. ill be flipping the 56's around so that teh shorter sections in the back

[White trash]

With flipped 56's you will definitely need a traction bar... They will work just fine but wrap pretty badly with the long end forward. I REALLY like my inboarded 52's in the back of my rig.... With 42's I have a nearly 90* departure angle and they don't get unstable offcamber. Not to mention the lack of axle wrap.

[79chevy39.5's]

how far apart is your toys frame?

[White trash]

43" center to center so that puts the frame about 40" inside to inside. I welded ranger rear front mounts inside the frame and the spring centers are 30 1/2". It's rather narrow but that adds leverage on the stiff packs to make them flex without them being so soft I have wrap issues.

[79chevy39.5's]

hmm forget at the moment but i think my chevy frame is a narrower and runs about 28" inside to inside in the back and only like 32" inside spring perches so im still leanin on keepin springs outside. ill have to toss my tires back on to see what my overhang looks like might keep it like it is if its not too bad and realisticaly id like to get all my tube on, driveline mods, full gas tank and tools aboard to see how much squat ive got goin on

[White trash]

I don't remember chevy frames being THAT narrow.... But if you don't want to go full on inboarded why not put them under the frame? Gain a bit of height to avoid blocks etc.

[79chevy39.5's]

yea it doesnt sound right to me either. i do however refuse to run blocks, i have seen what the do so springs because of the un adresses wrap and i think of them as a band aid so if i have to do inboarding to get way from blocks then i will do so with no hesitation..........now that i think about it with my front stayin the same inboarded rears wouldnt cause to much body roll because id leave the fronts where they are

[79chevy39.5's]

oh and the back of a chevy frame is 35" outside to outside just remembered because my bed is 49" and i welded 6" strips to my sheet thats 1" wider than the frame on both sides

[White trash]

My fronts are 29" centers and the rear is 30 1/2" centers and I don't have any body roll issues at all. Although my body is likely a lot lower than what yours will be with the kaiser cab on there. Your front is 31 1/2" centers on the springs but for the life of me I can't remember what the rear spacing is...

[79chevy39.5's]

yea the body sits up there a good bit more than the chevy cab was but the good thing is all the weight (motor ect is stayin the same as where it was before and this cabs a good couple hundred pounds lighter than the chevy was

[79chevy39.5's]

well i got the motor wired up to run now im workin on gettin some pedals so i can get the truck on the road...oh and get a ferd radiator since itll have the inlet/outlet onn the right side

[79chevy39.5's]

got a set of pedals made up have the clutch and gas pedal workin now need to get the brakes put together as it will be the most complicated

i have my crossover on in a temp fasion

things that still need to be takin care of still
brake pedal
plumb in a gas tank
radiator/fan/and piping to the back
mount my second seat
finish bed
start on my cage
order and wire in gauges(plan on autometer old tyme)
shorten my wheelbase

[79chevy39.5's]

this is what im plannin on for the cage work but i need to get my buddys bender or take the truck to his place to do it but theres other things that need to be done first




pretty sure ill put a bar from along the fender to the downbar infront of the door

there will also be an engine cage and rear cage that i will set up to run airshocks/coilovers later

[79chevy39.5's]

i put my iroks back on and started layin out some tube. gotta wait for a while for when i have more time to borrow my buddys bender since i head to school in a couple days you can also see how far back i moved my winch


this is the reason i have to put my radiator in the back when i build my frame im gunna push my front axle forward and put the radiator back in front i couldnt put the cab forward anymore with my axle where it is

[79chevy39.5's]

i also plan on pullin off the headers that are on the truck and puttin either a set of ram horns on it or just a set of manifoolds of a motor i have layin around

[mr. jones]

so jealous looks good from what i can see. hopefully see it in the mountains soon

[79chevy39.5's]

its takin along time and too much money to get it to this point for what it is
and to acount for i cant leave anything alone long enough i went ahead and whacked 15" out of my wheelbase tonight. i put the factory front hangers 15" forward of their previous location and then i have a peice of 2x4 1/4 wall goin across the back and will use a couple peices of 1/4 wall to fab up shackle hangers and will need more plate to make a set shackles

[79chevy39.5's]

heres the new stance and you can see the difference

[sams88]

Looking really good!

[79chevy39.5's]

[QUOTE=79chevy39.5's;9615062]well since this was kind of a big issue I went ahead and moved the motor back 5"s(ill get some pics of how it turned out tomarrow)

mounted up on of my original tanks to the back and mounted my tool box at the very back to get some extra weight back there
my list of things to do by the time I get my lisence back is:
1. lengthen and shorten my driveshafts
2. bore out my draglink and order a heim for it
3. get some shackle hangers (want the creaper joint ones)
4.mount my passenger seat
5. mount/get a radiator (looking for a 57 chevy v8 rad) or an alum one if i get some $$
6.build engine crossmember
7.mount brake master
8. final check and fill up and rock!![/QUOTE]

[79chevy39.5's]

i recently picked up another sm465 with plans to make a dual trans set up
i will be modeling it after a build on pirate that has had good results
http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.p ... highlight=

[79chevy39.5's]

well Ive been able to do some work to the truck Ive mounted the rad just need to get a taurus fan. ive got one of my rockslide partway welded on need to get more wire picked up a hydra boost booster today will get it mocked up so i can start makin the pedal for that goin to pick up a xj front shaft since it has the right length tube got the rear end set up as far as shackels and everything
pics

[79chevy39.5's]

picked up some silver paint from TSC for $35 with thinner its sprayable and brushable but ill spray the body other things will probly be brushed with it though

some more pics
paint, thinner and my first peice of 4 link gathering

is it possible to have too many boxes?

i kinda like it been toyin with the idea both open with enough room and i have this area to shove things as well as on top of the tank will get a shelf for storage

sliders painted

interior shot

hydraboost mounted

and the strap for just incase