Author Topic: SquareD Part 5: The build continues and gets more aggressive (Read 422269 times)

Flyin6 · « **Reply #500 on:** December 19, 2014, 05:41:33 PM »

Then the passenger (Heavy) side

Flyin6 · « **Reply #501 on:** December 19, 2014, 05:42:45 PM »

Then things started going fast.

Next I bolted the crossover steering arm up permanently:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #502 on:** December 19, 2014, 05:43:27 PM »

Then the tie-rods

Flyin6 · « **Reply #503 on:** December 19, 2014, 05:44:50 PM »

Then the seal surfaces and splines get a coat of the dry film lube

Flyin6 · « **Reply #504 on:** December 19, 2014, 05:46:21 PM »

And both axles were slid into the housing. They slid right home with no fuss

Flyin6 · « **Reply #505 on:** December 19, 2014, 05:48:48 PM »

Randy's RIng and Pinion provided the new axle/hub seals.

This was a cool accordion type seal that had a metal collar which one taps onto the shaft. The flange rides onto the back side of the stubby shaft housing

Flyin6 · « **Reply #506 on:** December 19, 2014, 05:50:20 PM »

That slides on here:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #507 on:** December 19, 2014, 05:53:31 PM »

That was followed by a normal reassembly on both sides up to this point.

My hardware build up is steadily improving. I had those nylon locking 1/2" fine thread nuts in a drawer just waiting for this moment

Flyin6 · « **Reply #508 on:** December 19, 2014, 05:55:58 PM »

And with that completed, it was a good point to conclude operations for the evening, the end of build day 201

ce_tx · « **Reply #509 on:** December 19, 2014, 07:22:08 PM »

Looking really good and top notch work as always.

KensAuto · « **Reply #510 on:** December 19, 2014, 09:56:31 PM »

Very Nice !

Jungle · « **Reply #511 on:** December 20, 2014, 05:55:03 AM »

Hi Don
Everything is looking great & I'm glad your Knee is getting better!!!!

Here is a pic of that 1410 CV/1410 shaft

Jim

Jungle · « **Reply #512 on:** December 20, 2014, 05:55:46 AM »

Quote from: ce_tx on December 19, 2014, 07:22:08 PM

Looking really good and top notch work as always.

Hi Eric
Do you have a build thread going on over here?
Jim

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #513 on:** December 20, 2014, 09:06:29 AM »

Looking good Don- bet you already checked to assure you got those caliper mounts on the correct sides didn't you! :o

Welcome Jungle- serious looking CV joint there!

KensAuto · « **Reply #514 on:** December 20, 2014, 10:53:51 AM »

That think could turn a prop on a cargo container vessel!

Nate · « **Reply #515 on:** December 20, 2014, 11:04:21 AM »

Nice progress.

I am with ken, that is a HUGE drive shaft!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #516 on:** December 20, 2014, 11:24:41 AM »

Jungle,

Because of you and that driveshaft you suggested a few days ago to me in private, I procured a drive flange for the D60 which I will be mounting, and am looking for one for the 205 output. Yup, I'll have to add in one of those myself...more bucks!

Everyone: Jungle here is the guy who built all that trick suspension stuff. The spring hangers, shackles, HD bushing mounts, and the cool steering box reinforce. He is an innovator and exactly the kind of guy we want here in droves. I just ordered his rear spring hangars for some 64" Chevy springs that are going in back there along with a shackle flip. He just started making steel cutouts to box in parts of the frame. I ordered them and they show a delivery date of Monday. My plan is to get them then get right on it, welding them in so the engine can be reinstalled on Tuesday.

We need to entice him to getting one of those old Suburban's and start making trick stuff for it as well as these cool dodges.

ce_tx · « **Reply #517 on:** December 20, 2014, 01:45:58 PM »

Quote from: Jungle on December 20, 2014, 05:55:46 AM

Quote from: ce_tx on December 19, 2014, 07:22:08 PM
Looking really good and top notch work as always.

Hi Eric
Do you have a build thread going on over here?
Jim

Hey Jim!

Welcome to the site.

No I do not yet, I told Don once I start making some noteable progress I would start one over here.

You need to start one on the gold ramcharger your building.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #518 on:** December 20, 2014, 02:17:55 PM »

Quote from: ce_tx on December 20, 2014, 01:45:58 PM

Quote from: Jungle on December 20, 2014, 05:55:46 AM
Quote from: ce_tx on December 19, 2014, 07:22:08 PM
Looking really good and top notch work as always.

Hi Eric
Do you have a build thread going on over here?
Jim

Hey Jim!

Welcome to the site.

No I do not yet, I told Don once I start making some noteable progress I would start one over here.

You need to start one on the gold ramcharger your building.

Holding you to that Bruiser!

But while we're talking, what about it Jim...A teaser on the gold RC perhaps?

JR · « **Reply #519 on:** December 20, 2014, 03:30:25 PM »

Looking good as always Don.

Jungle, your just the man I need feedback on for my suspension for the Burb. I think I have a good idea, but tweeks are always nice and that burb frame will need help.

Dustoff35 · « **Reply #520 on:** December 20, 2014, 03:32:46 PM »

Nice progress. A lot has been accomplished since we picked up the axle on Thursday.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #521 on:** December 21, 2014, 07:12:02 PM »

Well, I had a goal of having the thing sitting on all 4 wheels again, and I suppose I could have gotten there, but I ran into an issue which took so much time that I finally just gave up.

I have a email out to Tate to get an answer on it, but nothing of the front locking hubs is fitting. When he/we figure that out, I'll install those hubs or get new ones and mount the wheels.

That almost makes the truck ready for the motor which I have a goal of installing this Tuesday, but first I want to weld in Jungle's frame boxing plates he just came out with. He now has a kit to completely box in the front frame which I want to do, but those parts are due to arrive tomorrow. So the plan was to weld all that in tomorrow evening, then get to the motor install sometime on Tuesday.

I don't see working on the truck Christmas eve or Christmas day, and I get my knee replaced on Friday, so now is the time to get this done or it will be a month plus before I can likely get back to doing heavier work...

Anyway, the hubs and brakes are reinstalled and not backwards this time!

Pics with my next post/build date

ce_tx · « **Reply #522 on:** December 21, 2014, 09:01:26 PM »

I've been thinking about doing Jungle's new frame plates as well. I will see how you like yours before I get in touch with him. Only bad part on my end is my frame has already been powder coated, I guess I will just have to touch it up with some gloss black enamel paint if I go with them.

Good luck on your knee surgery Don wish the best for you.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #523 on:** December 21, 2014, 09:35:33 PM »

Quote from: ce_tx on December 21, 2014, 09:01:26 PM

I've been thinking about doing Jungle's new frame plates as well. I will see how you like yours before I get in touch with him. Only bad part on my end is my frame has already been powder coated, I guess I will just have to touch it up with some gloss black enamel paint if I go with them.

Good luck on your knee surgery Don wish the best for you.

Thanks for the well wishes!

I finished my frame with several layers, a steel conditioner, or rust converter...but I applied that over a clean frame. Next was the epoxy primer, then the top coat of either paint with hardener or a quality undercoating.

I found using that process makes for easy modifications as all I have to do is to grind away a small area, then weld whatever, then re-topcoat.

With that beautiful frame on your truck, I'd be stressed about getting into that coating at all.

But you will get a chance to see and evaluate Jim's plates in a couple days.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #524 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:08:47 PM »

Well this has been an interesting day to say the least
My wife took our young son to the hospital this morning as he was having a breathing problem last night.
Then right in front of the hospital, she hits or is hit by a speeding taxi and that accident totals our 2012 Cadillac SRX. It also further bangs up our son and my wife as well.
I am fat dumb and happy all the while, getting ready for pre-op appointment at another hospital. So the medics at the scene take the boy to the Childrens hospital and my wife to another hospital with a head injury and a banged up leg.

I find out about all of this all at once and that was more excitement than I needed...But everyone got out of their perspective exams with only swollen bumps on the forehead, bruised up arms and legs and the little guy got a breathing treatment.

She can't walk, but her brain is not swelling, so that's all good. Got them home and in bed, wrote off the car, had dreams of really big insurance payments and got to sitting around thinking too much.

So with everything stabilized, I went out in the garage and did some bolting, cutting and welding.

I did manage to get a little done so getting the motor in is still a possibility.

I took this pic of the spring pack separating big time due to droop out weight, so I took a shot and made a mental note to get a military clamp and bolt that onto that spring pack

Flyin6 · « **Reply #525 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:10:10 PM »

I got the hub/brake assemblies built up yesterday

Flyin6 · « **Reply #526 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:11:49 PM »

I wanted to bolt on the new Yukon hubs but I only really got started before I started identifying problems

These are very high quality parts

Flyin6 · « **Reply #527 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:12:47 PM »

I started by slipping on a spacer and sliding on the spring

Flyin6 · « **Reply #528 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:16:28 PM »

And that is as far as I could get.

Something is wrong. The part numbers are correct, however the gear/disconnect mechanism is too thick to fit this setup.

Even when I remove the spacer completely, the gear thing sticks out of the housing, and the spring sort of comes undone when you are shoving the coupler into the splines, and the end of the spring gets lodged into the old groove I the hub. That prevents you from going any further. I did everything I could think of to get it to fit to include the plastic and brass mallets. Nothing worked, so I gave up and sent Tate an email. I'm still waiting for his reply to try and figure out what isn't working.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #529 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:18:04 PM »

The frame boxing plates did show up as promised, so I decided to get them welded into the frame today so I could install the engine.

Here's the parts Jungle sends. He makes some well thought out and engineered parts

Flyin6 · « **Reply #530 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:19:42 PM »

The first plate needed a little trim to tuck in the frame

Flyin6 · « **Reply #531 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:21:50 PM »

A second plate overlaps a bit and fills in the frame aft nearly to the transmission mount

Flyin6 · « **Reply #532 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:23:01 PM »

hose two plates were welded in completing the right side frame

Flyin6 · « **Reply #533 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:24:16 PM »

Then the left side forward plate was trimmed in to fit and welded in

Sammconn · « **Reply #534 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:24:36 PM »

Wow. You had an interesting day. Hope all is well with HH6 and the pre ranger. That makes for a bit of excitement for all.
Good to hear they're all home and 'well' as they can be given their day.

Jungle makes some good looking parts, and good work as always.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #535 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:26:37 PM »

The aft plate cannot be just welded in with all the do-dads bolted to the frame here, so I decided to section the plate and see what I could get to fit

After cutting this out, I could see the thing wasn't going to fit like that, so I modified it again

Flyin6 · « **Reply #536 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:28:45 PM »

So I cut it down to this part, which will fit nicely and box in the area around the spring bushing mount

You can see from the pic, I'd have to relocate too many things, so I'll take what I can get here

Flyin6 · « **Reply #537 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:30:20 PM »

I was feeling uncomfortable with being out in the garage but I was going to throw on the wheels and tires, but I opted to go in and cook them all a nice meal, which I did, so I'll see if I can get to this tomorrow

Flyin6 · « **Reply #538 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:31:50 PM »

And that's as far as this guy could get on this particular day

Thanks Father God for protecting my family! To heck with all this kar stuff, they are what is important!

Build day 202 in the bag...

Flyin6 · « **Reply #539 on:** December 22, 2014, 08:48:19 PM »

Quote from: Sammconn on December 22, 2014, 08:24:36 PM

Wow. You had an interesting day. Hope all is well with HH6 and the pre ranger. That makes for a bit of excitement for all.
Good to hear they're all home and 'well' as they can be given their day.

Jungle makes some good looking parts, and good work as always.

Little Ranger just stuffed down 1.5 Dads burgers as they call them, he's on target
She is asleep, but all banged up. Bruised and swollen forehead and ankle.

I was very lucky today!

KensAuto · « **Reply #540 on:** December 22, 2014, 09:01:32 PM »

Wow, rough day! Good to hear about the SRX, just too bad your family was inside at the time (I despise those cars). Hope everyone heals ok , including you with the upcoming op.

ce_tx · « **Reply #541 on:** December 22, 2014, 09:09:47 PM »

Dang Don sorry to hear about your family, but good to hear that they are doing much better now.

So on the driver side what all prevented you from using the plates Jungle sent?

JR · « **Reply #542 on:** December 23, 2014, 12:39:02 AM »

Wow, what a day of posting and happenings. Figured you were close to getting the knee done but read about your wife and son, man did I feel for you. The biggest thing is everyone is OK.
Isn't it funny how working on things can clear your head.

So does Jungle have a web site or does he just do this? I am really following the D60 as I have mine to attend to.

When talking about the frame vs you and Bruiser the powder coating made me remember that some don't recommend it as it can hide cracking vs paint. Plus like you say paint touches up so good. What about paint on the inside of the frame, that has me concerned some (I remember the bed stuff you did). My sub frame i wide open all the way from the tranny Xmem to the rear end, probably a good 6 ft that needs boxing.

Again, that God that all none were really hurt!!!!!!!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #543 on:** December 23, 2014, 09:17:09 AM »

Thanks for all the well wishes

We are fine. Wife looks like she was beaten by some thug

Little guy has a big bruise but is getting along just fine.

The taxi driver was hauled off as well, but I don't know how he is, trying to find out.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #544 on:** December 23, 2014, 09:23:42 AM »

Quote from: ce_tx on December 22, 2014, 09:09:47 PM

Dang Don sorry to hear about your family, but good to hear that they are doing much better now.

So on the driver side what all prevented you from using the plates Jungle sent?

The drivers side has that proportioning valve inside the frame, then just aft of that, the transmission shift linkage along with the brake lines and the fuel return line.

I think that relocating all of that would create some problems, particularly the shift linkage crossover. That is a specific width and would need a precisely drilled hole along with shortening and possible relocation of the arms to fit in the reduced space. I see that as a big problem

Flyin6 · « **Reply #545 on:** December 23, 2014, 09:29:01 AM »

Jungle's plates fit very well going down the frame, requiring no trimming at all. The plates close in to the engine cradle do require a bit of custom fitting, but I attribute this to slight differences in frames that have seen hundreds of thousands of miles of usage.

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #546 on:** December 23, 2014, 10:05:40 AM »

Thank God your family is safe and able to be at home! May everyone heal quickly and without any lasting effects.

God Bless you all-

Flyin6 · « **Reply #547 on:** December 23, 2014, 10:12:15 AM »

Quote from: cudakidd53 on December 23, 2014, 10:05:40 AM

Thank God your family is safe and able to be at home! May everyone heal quickly and without any lasting effects.

God Bless you all-

Thanks!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #548 on:** December 23, 2014, 10:47:12 AM »

Quote from: KensAuto on December 22, 2014, 09:01:32 PM

Wow, rough day! Good to hear about the SRX, just too bad your family was inside at the time (I despise those cars). Hope everyone heals ok , including you with the upcoming op.

Ken what do you think about the Honda SUV's?
We'll be needing something else me thinks
Not going with caddy again, just too much cost and Wife beats things to death...accident every 4-6 months...yea...
I was thinking of putting her in an ex police crown Vicky with a rail road tie as the front bumper...some chicken wire welded in here and there to fend off the Hyundais and kias...

cudakidd53 · « **Reply #549 on:** December 23, 2014, 10:53:29 AM »

Acura MDX is what I've got my Mrs. in - big, good mileage for size and truly SAFE from crash standpoint. No more pricey SERVICE wise and they last mechanically. Luxury version of Honda Pilot too.