Sinking Creek 4WD Association

Leach wrote:and the credit for the build name happens when....

when you blow me

jonesy wrote:


when you blow me

TerryD wrote:

jac6695 wrote:

Leach wrote:and the credit for the build name happens when....

now it makes sense to me........

I thought it was because James could smell it from his shop...

Well, I get a horrible burning smell in my nose and lungs whenever I am around Jeeps in general, but seems to lessen with the amount of GM parts involved in said Jeep. Lucky for me, most "built" Jeeps have many GM parts involved, so it makes it easier to tolerate.

jac6695 wrote:

TerryD wrote:

jac6695 wrote: now it makes sense to me........

I thought it was because James could smell it from his shop...

Well, I get a horrible burning smell in my nose and lungs whenever I am around Jeeps in general, but seems to lessen with the amount of GM parts involved in said Jeep. Lucky for me, most "built" Jeeps have many GM parts involved, so it makes it easier to tolerate.

well, in general, the only "jeep" parts on a jeep have always been the motors. On my XJ, the only thing "jeep" is the 4.0. The tranny is Asian (same as toyota), t-case is New Process (same as just about every 4wd in America), front axle is Dana, rear is Chrysler. Jeep's start with other peoples parts!

so the FedEx man was kind of good to me today ... he brought me a box from Ballistic Fab (but dropped it off at the wrong damn house regardless of it my address on it).

Lets open it!!!!

what is this?? A box you say?!?!?



Let us open it!!



Aww Fawk ... its empty!!!



But not really. 8 new Forged 4140 Joints, 4 billet tube caps (which will me machined and milled to make door hinges for my tube doors), and a free sticker.



size reference with my beverage of choice



What is this? This is 2.00" x 0.500" wall DOM ... drilled and tapped for 1.25 x 12TPI threads ... i wonders what will fit in here?!?!



Well slap my ass and call me Ginger ... those joints fit perfectly (and not loose in the threads like the "competitors" (who we will call Johnny) Joints did...



All of my rear links are Finito!! Assuming a 1" Jam nut (which is actually slightly smaller than what i will be using ... im going for a 1.0625" jam nuts) i get right at a 42" link eye to eye ... and the bitches are heavy too ... 8.01lbs / ft x 3.0ft = 24 lbs of link + (3.5lbs (weight of 1 BF joint) x 2) = 31lbs each ...



and then some tube caps for my hinges ..



profile of the tube caps.

so it seems as if im actually going to have to start working on this hunk of shit ... we will see what the next week has in store for it ....

maybe a flat skid plate ... maybe a fully trussed rear 14B with link mounts and shock mounts ... or maybe nothing at all ...

number B) nothing at all.









what do i win? stickers?

yotacowboy wrote:number B) nothing at all.









what do i win? stickers?

nothing .... i actually cut all the templates for the rear truss ...

so i did get something done ... just not as much as i wanted to ... hahaha.

so it seems like somebody in the Leach-Trigg-Botton household might have a wheeling rig one day. who will be first?

leach has a wheeling rig thats ready to go, he just wont wheel it

BlueDodgeRam wrote:leach has a wheeling rig thats ready to go, he just wont wheel it

negative ... ball joints, steering, and track bar.

not wheel-able.

but leach will be the first.

i owe him like $300 and im holding it hostage allowing him to only use it for parts for the TJ :o

jonesy wrote:but leach will be the first.

i will beleive it when i see it.

If I recall, Leach still owes me a rollover in a parking lot for going to retreive some Heep.

Updates?

bullydog wrote:Updates?

i built a tube door.

i work quite slowly.

Excuse my ignorance Mr. cody.

The tubing that is drilled and tapped for the end links. Did you drill and tap them or did you buy it like that?

I need to build some traction bars for my truck. This is why I ask.