Calling it done......
ForMud
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Well almost done....Still needs a tune up and the front struts need a couple more pounds of nitrogen to raise it up a couple of inches.
Should of been done a couple months ago, but figuring out the brake system was a royal pain....But it stops now.
One month short of a year since I started the upgrades. My longest build yet....If everything works the way it's supposed to, I'm done building any more big upgrades....I'm to old for this.
Just figured it out....23 years I've had/working/driving on this truck.
The only thing left is to take it out and see if the front suspension actually works the way I want it to and see what I can break.
Can't fit much else under the hood.....
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Man, I thought this was going to be a flame out post, the likes we hadn't seen since Michael Walker! Glad it isn't brother, lol. Nice toy! Looks freaking awesome!
I was thinking the same thing. Congrats @ForMud on nearing completion on you build.
Runs on propane?
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@ForMud - Julian did you utilize the original frame rails on the truck and relocate / custom fabricate suspension mounts or is the frame custom front to back?
Every time I see the fab work on this ride I’m blown away!!
Sure wish I had picked up welding skills early on in my career.
If you want to bomb me send it to Tony @0patience
If you are a newbie I got Dem nachos....
Ready for Uwharrie. Looks great
I only have about four feet of the original frame (The only thing from the original truck left on it) Both the front and the rear suspension links mounts to it. It's been boxed in places and the upper cage, side rock sliders and skid plate are solid welded to it. The transfer cases are hung from the cage work above....In fact they have to pulled out from the top to be removed.
From the firewall forward and from behind the seats, the frame is all tube.
I hindsight, I should have just made the whole frame out of tube.....But doing this way helped me do upgrades in stages as time and money permitted.
Taught myself to weld over the years.....And it shows.
I did struggle with the math when it came to figuring out the suspension geometry and the brake system....Should have paid more attention in school.
Sorry.....Can't get rid of me that easy.
Yes it does....Poor mans fuel injection.
The advantages is it can run at any angle even upside down (I know for a fact) No moving parts or electric power needed to run.
I can run about five to eight hours per tank (8-1/2 gals) depending on how I drive.
The only disadvantage is I don't know when how much fuel is left in the tank until it shuts off, hence needing to run two tanks.
Been a long time since I've been down there. Not much down there would be much of a challenge anymore.....Maybe that one rock on Daniel trail would be fun.
Nice project Julian
Does colder weather affect the propane system much?
Has to get super cold before propane won't vaporize
We get a “winter mix” once the temperature drops below a certain degree. The Zambonies don’t preform as well in the spring on those tanks. Marty @jlmarta told me it takes -50 to freeze propane and he was on a job site where people with flame throwers were thawing storage tanks. I’m sure he can tell it better.
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I worked on a construction project (a tunnel) at about 9000’ elevation on the west side of the continental divide in Colorado back in the 70’s.
The coldest night we had up there it went to -56 degrees. We learned then that propane vaporizes at around -40 and reverts to a sort of gel - it won’t burn and it won’t run through the pipes. The project manager had to station laborers with backpack flamethrowers at each tank to warm up the propane in the tank to above -40 before we could light up all the heaters….
I watched the action from my office window and prayed for no leaks…
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Thanks Marty!
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Maybe that explains why it's hard to fart when my house dips below 60*.
You fart propane???? You a strange dude, y’all…. 🤣🤣
Is it a gel fart Peter?
Edit: asking for a friend.