I feel like I'm never at my home computer anymore....with very good reason. The tuck is taking up 75% of my time and the girlfriend gets the other 25%.

I'll let the photos do the talking. an out of space on my primary Gmail, so had to create a second one.

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I had a set of factory 6x4.5" hubs converted to 5x4.5" ford pattern hubs.

Went to King Of The Open Road (KOTOR) event and proceed to make the 200-odd mile cruise without issue, including a nice long legal burnout. They had a whole city square closed off for us.

Got back to the track, had issues with fuel leaks from both the fuel pump itself, and the fuel filler neck, on my first pass. Turned in a 'meh' pass.

Spent most of the evening thrashing on the the fuel leaks, band-aiding them with tighter hose clamps and gorilla tape.

I was the very last pass down the track to close the night in Q2, and things came apart even worse - Converting the gearset from 41 and 10 teeth to about 10 and 10-ish teeth. It locked up to the point that we couldn't get it off the track with the ATV. I'm good friends with the track staff, so they decided to stick around and help me get it loaded up right there around 200 feet downtrack.

Getting it off the tailer at home was even more fun than loading it at the track. Long story short, I had to drive the trailer out from under the truck because the truck couldn't roll backwards.

Ironically, I knew this was coming, and had a brand new Ford 9-inch full float "all the bells and whistles" sitting on the pallet on home.

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By the end of the following weekend, I had that factory chrysler 8.25 out of the truck and the 9" in.

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Spent the two holiday Monday's banging out some good progress.

Last Monday was getting everything tacked in place

Today was pressure washing the back section of frame (the method of movement probably isn't OSHA certified), then washing it with acetone, then sanding any rust spots, and priming all the bare spots.



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Less productive today, little slowe pace. But still finished out everything I wanted to get done last night and tonight.

All the chassis welding is done for the time being (finished out the anti-roll bar tabs, brake line tab, and stitched the 2-piece frame together). I need to get a few things arranged, then I'll build out some tabs to move one of the transmission coolers, then the other.

I also picked back up on the flatbed trailer project. I bought the 16ft trailer for dirt cheap, knowing it needed a deck, paint, and a coupler replacement (I'm not sure what kind of coupler it has, but i feel like it's gonna come off the ball at any time).

When I looked at it, there were more welds holding the coupler to the tongue, than there were holding the tongue to the frame. I also didn't like the 36" short tongue. As such, I set out to build it out with a more standard 60" tongue. The "factory" 2" x 6" x .120 wall C-channel is being taken out, in favor of 2" x 4" x .250 wall rectangle tube. The factory tongue is also only tied into the first and second crossmembers - I've now notched the second crossmember, and this tongue goes through it and all the way to the outside of the frame.

Each tube was $200 and the coupler and jack were $100. Re-decking it with nine 16ft 2x12's will be about $325, plus another $100 worth of decking stain. (Seven boards for the deck, and two for the tire rows to bring the truck high enough that the door clears the fender). While the decking is off, I'll paint the whole thing and brace the fenders so they can be used as steps (driver one is cracked and that may not be fixable)

Goal is to flip it for at least a small profit, to put towards a 22 or 24ft trailer.

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I'm not a great MIG welder on thin stuff, but thick stuff I can do decently if I slow myself down enough. Not all of them came out this pretty, but by the time everything gets put in place, welded as a unit, then braced, the tongue might be stronger than the rest of the trailer.

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Trailer re-tongue is almost done; Axle is painted. Hoping to stab the housing under the truck tomorrow night and get the truck back to holding itself up. Friday will be cleanup, Saturday will be hauling off alot of recycling sitting on the back of the trailer. Saturday night will be move the bed off the trailer and onto a painting/cleaning rack. In a perfect world, the bed might go on the truck Tuesday or Wednesday night. Depends on what I have to make work in regards to re-running all of the electrical and plumbing.

For the price, this BullDog trailer jack is awesome. Effortless spinning, and a 15" stroke plus the 8" extension. Picks the front axle off the ground and almost puts the back of the frame on the ground.

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liked the pics
very good times !

 

Been working on alot of scatter-brained projects, plus the whole Arizona/California trip. My brain/thought bubbles resemble scrambled eggs at times.

I was able to fix the fueling issue by using a 92-00 C2500/C3500 fuel neck. It's 5" shorter than the stock one. I got a molded 60 degree 2" hose that I cut way down to fit on it, a 2" to 1.5" reducer, then the 1.5" hose with the anti-splash valve in it. Now the fuel filler runs downhill as it properly should.

Parts list:
Spectra Premium FN724 Fuel Tank Filler Neck

https://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/p...rod/prd840.htm
2" ID x 60 Degree Fuel Filler Hose

https://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/p...rod/prd848.htm
1-1/2" to 2" OD Hose Reducer Coupler

Spectra Premium FNH167 Fuel Filler Hose

https://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/p...rod/prd887.htm
Fuel Filler Neck Inlet Check Valve - 1-1/2" Hose

I also found a nifty double battery box for the trailer - that way I can fit a decent size battery, plus the winch controller and solenoid inside.
Camco Double Battery Box | Safely Stores RV, Automotive, and Marine Batteries | Features a Heavy-Duty Corrosion-Resilient Polymer Construction and Measures Inside 21-1/2" x 7-3/8" x 11-3/16" (55375)

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