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Post by Slacker on May 4, 2008 19:37:30 GMT -8
just the angle .. it's not even close .
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Post by Slacker on May 5, 2008 15:43:11 GMT -8
not much to add but it's progress .. i'm waiting for the bearings I ordered , and the discs to be turned ... but I did get the backing plates finally pressed off . so started with the backing plates , and started to strip off the brakes , and un-necessary stuff for the swap . knocked out the studs that hold in the bearing retainer .. and knocked off the backing plate .. and got them all cleaned up ready for the POR treatment . .
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Post by Slacker on May 7, 2008 15:32:32 GMT -8
so tacke'd up my hoops today .. plumb bobbed , and leveled also put the steering box in place .. to check clearances .. connected up the drag link , and got it adjusted ..
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Post by Slacker on May 8, 2008 15:41:02 GMT -8
so I decided to brace the front hoops .. I have heard in some situations , they will tear right off the frame .. and I didnt want that .. so .. thats about it . .
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Post by Slacker on May 12, 2008 16:20:21 GMT -8
so finally got my rotors back .. just for referance , rotors are for the /80's chev 6bolt light duty 1" thick .. (the heavy duty 1.3" thick wont work with the calipers ). center hole has to be "bored" out to fit the toyota axle .. so with that the new bearings are "poped" into the bearing retainers outer seal installed and then pressed on to the axle . axles are stuffed in , and rotors are installed .. calipers , and test fit of the pads . and done .. and back under the truck . now to figure the emerg. cables .. .
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Post by b4runner on May 12, 2008 17:24:52 GMT -8
soon to be rolling on all 4's? Considering how much you have going on with a Toyota Oriented business I admire how fast you get all of this done. Very cool progress...
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Post by Slacker on May 12, 2008 17:40:08 GMT -8
thanks bro !! .. but as of late .. doing RV pieces , and some "select" helicopter custom pieces .. I gotta be crazy
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Post by Slacker on May 14, 2008 15:37:35 GMT -8
not much to add today .. just got the new front pads and stuffed them into the calipers .. also , flipped the emerg. leaver over .. to make a straighter line for the cable .. now there wont be any interferance with the u-bolts . .
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Post by Slacker on May 17, 2008 15:30:02 GMT -8
so " buttened " up some loos ends today .. cut 4 gussets for the front hoops , here's 1 and welded also , wanted to finish up the new crossmember .. so I cut some pieces , and got er' all finished up .. I just need to do a center suport now . also .. brake lines .. got the new steel lines on , and stainless lines in place , and just tacked the line supports .. .
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Post by msrwerks on May 19, 2008 2:58:34 GMT -8
hi corey... can you take a picture of your steering dampener mounting points. i want to put my truck back to the factory mounting points, but i have no idea where they started from. thanks! michael
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Post by Slacker on May 19, 2008 13:33:38 GMT -8
Michael , you can see it in this pic one end is in the tierod end , and the other is on a bracket on the front diff .
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Post by msrwerks on May 20, 2008 2:49:12 GMT -8
thanks corey... that bracket on the front differential is what i seem to be missing. that is why i couldnt figure out where yours was mounting to. is that where all of them mounted from the factory?
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Post by Slacker on May 20, 2008 6:23:49 GMT -8
yes .
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Post by Slacker on May 22, 2008 16:22:25 GMT -8
so trying to figure out the emergency cable and brake lines .. first working on the emerg. cable . My final outcome .. is to have the stock cable hook up to a short extension .. heres the direction i'm going ... I first found some 3/16 cable .. and fittings and such with an idea in mind , I found a bolt to cut for cable retainers . I drilled out the center of the bolt , and then cut it in to pieces ... then " V " grooved to top , an slid the cable up threw the center .. and welded and "loosly" hooked up ! I checked with the GM dealer today also on the price of the return springs $50 bone each , and the secondary spring leavers .. only avaliable with the calipers .. yeah right so I decided to make my own .. made a template for the bracket , and started cutting and drilling .... and finally an install pic .. loose and clamped so far so good ..
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Post by Slacker on May 23, 2008 6:02:37 GMT -8
well never even thought about it untill this morning... no way a wheel is going to fit over the spring bracket .. man .. what a waist of 2 bucks .. .. I have to re-think this .
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