Project Drag Star

looking good as usual man

The owner came up this weekend, and while here he mentioned something about wanting to swap to 5 lug bolt pattern later on for a wider selection of wheels. So I mentioned that I happened to have a Toyota axle and front suspension in my shed. So now its a 5-lug truck.


And I made a crossmember to go behind the cab. Its 1/8" plate, dimpled 1" and 1.5" holes, with 1/4" top and bottom, internally and externally welded.

I have a lot of crap to do in about 3 weeks. Lol.


Carrier Bearing crossmember.


It will sit .125" off the ground laid out, so bolt heads on the bottom = no bueno.

And heres whats going on under the truck.


I finished installing the 2x3 rails today, and everything is tacked in. Its still rough, but that will change. Tomorrow = lots of grinding and welding. And I still have to box the transition at the front, which is why its open still.

Back half is on. Just need to cut and weld in the rearmost cross member.

looking good hope you make the deadline!

Those gussets look awesome, and the stars are a nice touch!

Keep up the good work!



Dev

the stars are kewl!
the to do list is awesome!
lovin the duct take

The gussets are awesome.

Sweet work TM.

Thanks.

Started to lay out some tubing.



Had a custom drive shaft made, that goes from Nissan flange, to Spicer clip yoke, to Toyota flange.

These look a little phallic at the moment, but it will make sense soon.

I am borrowing a tube notcher tomorrow, since mine has not showed up, so that I can build the 4-link, and get it TIG welded.

Very impressive.

Now those phallic shapes should make some sense.



Thats some stout tube.

Should have fun trying to bend that stuff..LOL
Great work so far!
So I see the plasma is still working out .Man that was a come up.
I really dig the ends ,glad to see someone using there head and going out of the box full speed.
Cant wait till i get some cstms that want anything but the "Cheapest way possible" bag job .2 thumbs up

Ps.I know you aint bending it Im just being a smart butt.

I have bent that stuff, but it takes some tons. Lol. But it won't bend in a link application. The highest stress point will be the threads on the heim from side to side movement. And they can hold almost 18,000 lbs of pressure.

And I am grateful for the bigger budget jobs. Its nice once in a while. But I'd rather do it full time.

nice looking work. Keep the pics coming.

Twisted Minis wrote:

I have bent that stuff, but it takes some tons. Lol.
And I am grateful for the bigger budget jobs. Its nice once in a while. But I'd rather do it full time.

Wow your a freakin ape!
Yea i hear what your saying about doing it full time.
Hopefully this town picks up a little this winter and I can make some cash to promote a lil more.But Hear say is always the best any who.

Great job on this ,but I still think Frank is mucho better,the simplicity ,the way it you didnt add anything that didnt need to be there is more my style.

I'd like to think nothing on this is there that doesn't need to be. Personally, I'm jealous of the backhalf, but not the tilt bed and the paint colors. Lol.

I about went nuts trying to get this tank to sit square in the frame rails, until I stuck a fast 90 against a corner. Then checked all the corners to find its far from square...



I'm also really not digging the star. I don't think it looks good in there, but he wouldn't let me talk him out of it.

Got the axle and 4-link back from powder coat and started putting it all together. Went black with a rainbow flake over it. I like it. Its subtle in some light, and bling bling the rest of the time. So many colors in it. In the pictures it reminds me of oil and water.


Limiting straps for the "chain bridge" with quick release pins.



Articulation. The axle drops 10" on one side.




This is how the chain bridge works. When you apply pressure to one side it uses the limiting strap as a pivot and pulls the other side of the axle up towards the frame.

2 words?
FAWKING AWWWWSOME!!!!
I usally see chain setups on lo-lo's but , now i am amazed with the use of the limit straps..

I don't like the whole chain idea. I think they are ugly, noisy, bulky and again ugly. Limit straps just look so much more professional and planned out.

Looks awesome. Wish I had the money to cut into my dime, but unfortunately I don't. Keep posting up the pics, really enjoying them.

Nigel

so...the straps just limit the maximum lift the frame can get? Are their any other things they help the system do?

Sorry for the n00bish question, but I've never seen them before.

cyclitis wrote:

so...the straps just limit the maximum lift the frame can get? Are their any other things they help the system do?

Sorry for the n00bish question, but I've never seen them before.

Go back and read the post. I explained what they do, with a picture too.

LMAO ^^^^ sorry but that was funny.
They will let you bust a mad 3 also!