And so it begins....

[nctom]

Looking for a podium finish out of you at DPG! Wear that thing out testing between now and then!

 

[cburgin]

Looks awesome guys. Cant wait to see this thing run.

 

[paradisePWoffrd]

glad to see everything seemed to work well at the race. I know it feels good to get back behind the wheel.

I didnt catch them anywhere, but do you have the specs on how the jeep ended up? (wb, belly, etc.)

Some pics of it after its first beating would be nice too

 

[snappy]

Wb ended up at 115"
Belly? ??

 

[nctom]

Wb ended up at 115"
Belly? ??
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Epic air, Dude!

 

[snappy]

That was nothing, we kept bottoming out the rear shocks so i had to brake check at the top of each hill....

 

[spraypaintman]

Very nice build man! Nice work from all that contributed too!

 

[nctom]

That was nothing, we kept bottoming out the rear shocks so i had to brake check at the top of each hill....

i was being slightly sarcastic!

 

[snappy]

Per sponsors request... ironman4x4fab blue tierod.... 1.5" coldrolled solid

 

[Mulishajoe]

You shouldn't bend that one easily. Good looking piece, Andy knows how to do it right.

 

[snappy]

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[cgm147]

So did u get a motor back in yet?

sent from deep space via galaxy S 2

 

[snappy]

So did u get a motor back in yet?

sent from deep space via galaxy S 2

I pick a series 3 up on sat and have a few goodies for it that will be here next week, like...
new manifold
1.9 to 1 rockers
New gasket kit...

Few upgrades

 

[trailhugger]

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Good Lord, that's pretty work.

 

[MarsFab]

Thank you!

 

[CTRaceWorx]

Looking good, its nice to see joints getting side loaded the proper way.

 

[snappy]

Motor fair came today.....

 

[MarsFab]

Is that idler pulley I made to get more wrap on the charger gonna bolt to this motor or will I need to make a new one?

 

[snappy]

From reading yes it should work, same head castings

 

[MarsFab]

Good good good

 

[Oliver's]

You da man Marshall!

 

[MarsFab]

Looking good, its nice to see joints getting side loaded the proper way.

Thanks man. I figured we'd try it out since we're using 1.25 heims on this one. Johnny joints just don't quite have the misalignment in a std. bracket to do it this way.

You da man Marshall!

Thankya Thankya.

 

[Barnes 4wd]

its nice to see joints getting side loaded the proper way.

Care to expound on this?

 

[CTRaceWorx]

Sure, I can call and explain it in full if you'd like but I don't want Snappy's thread to get derailed.
On a go fast vehicle, mounting the joints like that will help control the lateral load better and allow the joints to live longer. While the load is handled mostly by a push/pull on the joints there is pressure from side to side. I've seen Johnny joints blow snap rings out cause they cant handle the side load going fast, and I've had to replace Ballistic joints with Rod ends due to it flaring the forging and spanner nut out slightly. I've been down this road with a couple go fast vehicles and I feel this mounting tends to work the best if the joint can handle the misalignment.....my opinion based off my experience. That's the short and simple explanation, there is more behind it.

 

[Barnes 4wd]

Do you run the upper control arm bolts this way at the frame as well?

PS. I am not saying one is better than the other just asking our your opinion