Murphy, the one ton B2 build

[Kyle M.]

Right now, no, I'd rather use a nice coil spring.

 

[Kyle M.]

Got the front stripped, axle positioned

Built the start of my 3 link, transmission crossmember, the center is removable for the trans

Set the wheel base at 100", pushed the front to the limits I think with the factory steering box.

Shot of the tire in the wheel well

Once I get the body lift out I think it will be a nice height too.

 

[bobbywalter]

i would leave the body lift or split it in half if its a 3 in..


think i am going back home mon....want me to pick up some springs?

 

[Kyle M.]

Thanks for the offer, but I think I'm gonna try to use a set of eb super flex coils I have first.

 

[Kyle M.]

While setting up the axle yesterday I set the driverside to negative 5* caster and noticed the passenger side didn't match. Look like it is twisted forward almost 10*

You can see it looking at how the tierod mounts line up

Debating on how to fix it. My first thought is wondering how it twisted, thinking at the pig, so I was thinking I should try and twist it back and then truss it. Second thought is to just truss it, build it, mount it up, then cut the welds at the c and twist that back and weld it back up.

Thoughts?

 

[RangerSVT]

Along the lines of the second idea, but I would weld the tubes to the center section on both sides, set your pinion angle, and then look at the caster and see which one is closer, and cut/reweld the other C to match, then truss. IMO, truss should be done after all other mods, so the truss ain't in the way, and avoiding the possibility of having to remove the truss...

SVT

 

[4x4mike2004]

Not sure bout a fix for the bad castor in the front, but got some background on" Murphy" you might like.

Ever hear of "Murphy's law"? Pretty much means any thing that can go wrong will in fact go wrong.

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[CheapThrillB2]

My wife and her sister have a word for ugly, fat nasty people that my niece came up with years ago, its Murphy. When we saw this b2, all we could think was how ugly it was right now so that's what we named it lol

Hey now.....oh hell who am i kidding it was always ugly as hell :icon_rofl:, but it served me well for many years of fun and abuse.

I'll be watching this one.

Need any ideas on the color?
I'm liking the flat green on the new Mustangs...

:icon_rofl: He was given a great idea, this comes to mind :icon_surprised:

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Back in the day, about 3 servers ago here at TRS, their once was a build thread for this thing circa 2005ish lol.

 

[Kyle M.]

Lol, its not the best looking b2 around for sure, but I like it. It's lived a long hard life of a wheeler. I hope I can do it justice.

 

[n_bannerman]

Yet another sweet build Kyle! Where do you usually measure off of to get pinion and caster angle and what is a good angle to aim for?

 

[Kyle M.]

I measure at the ball joint for caster and usually shoot for 5*-7*

 

[n_bannerman]

Thanks.

 

[Kyle M.]

Axle stripped and ready to be twisted back

As i was stripping it I noticed the twisted area, the housing next to the tube you can see the tube twisted

Gonna replace balljoints, u joints and a wheel bearing while its apart.

 

[Kyle M.]

Got the axle twisted back, then I cleaned it up, pre heated it and welded the tubes to the housing. I left it at work under a welding blanket to cool.

Time to get materials to build a truss.

The cut lines are marks I put in it before I twisted it back...moved a long way

 

[Kyle M.]

Had a good morning, got the rear shackle area built. The angle is a little steeper than I wanted, but I think it will be fine. Used a set of bushings, some dom and boxed in the rear frame section.

Then I got a good start on the truss, I think I like the way this is going

 

[RangerSVT]

Figured out what your doing for suspension up front (coils, airshocks, etc)?

SVT

 

[Kyle M.]

Coils

 

[Kyle M.]

Got a little more work done on the truss

Added a couple gussets on the inside

Then started plating the top

It's all made of 3/16. Think I am going to add a couple drains in the back. Think I should hole saw a few holes in it, maybe sleeve them for strength?

 

[RangerSVT]

It's a little late, but putting a few dimple dies in the front, back and top plates as well as the gussets would have both greatly strengthened the truss as well as lighten the weight...looks good though. At this point, like you said, drill a few holes for sleeves...

SVT