Topic: 31 4 door (Read 73984 times)

djordan · « **Reply #25 on:** March 12, 2014, 07:52:02 PM »

got started on installing air bags ,got drivers side tacked up. not enough time to finish the other side, had to go to work

hotwheels · « **Reply #26 on:** March 13, 2014, 04:39:45 AM »

hell yea, that looks great........

djordan · « **Reply #27 on:** March 29, 2014, 08:27:46 PM »

got the rear air bags tacked up & made a little progress on bott. 4 link

lowboy · « **Reply #28 on:** March 29, 2014, 08:33:50 PM »

looks good

bags gonna let it set on the frame?

djordan · « **Reply #29 on:** March 29, 2014, 08:41:02 PM »

it wont sit on the frame ,will have around 2" between frame & rear end. Frame cant go down but 4" ,itll be on the ground then

miraclepieco · « **Reply #30 on:** March 30, 2014, 01:09:30 AM »

That's really a unique setup.

hotwheels · « **Reply #31 on:** March 30, 2014, 04:15:41 PM »

Hell yea, that is looking good.

djordan · « **Reply #32 on:** March 30, 2014, 07:37:23 PM »

would that be a good unique or bad unique ? , criticism welcome

miraclepieco · « **Reply #33 on:** March 30, 2014, 09:04:01 PM »

Quote from: djordan on March 30, 2014, 07:37:23 PM

would that be a good unique or bad unique ? , criticism welcome

Ha ha, I should have specified: that's a good unique. I never criticize anyone's design; Firstly, they just might be smarter than me! And secondly, I'm not like those HAMB "Build Police." How someone builds their car is their business, not mine.

Your setup appears immensely strong, the geometry looks good and I like the way you made the lower 4-link brackets do double duty as bottom bag mounts. The swept upper bag mount braces are nicely artistic. Will the outer brackets on the axle be your shock mounts? Triangulated 4-links are always difficult for mounting accessories because the upper bars angle through the middle of everything. You solved that problem by mounting them well behind the rear end. But where will your gas tank be: in the stock location in the cowl?

djordan · « **Reply #34 on:** March 31, 2014, 06:23:34 AM »

Thanks, I'm trying to save as much room as I can .I want to be able to have more than 1 passenger . The gas tank will be in the back,there's 2 places ,above or to the back of the rear end .Gonna get the body on then check it out.The outer brkts are the old 4-link mounts & emergency brake , havnt decided what im going to do w/ them.The shocks will go in front of the rear end in line w/ the rear air bags (I hope) Going to find some shocks w 8" of travel so the frame can go up & down 4" each way

djordan · « **Reply #35 on:** April 10, 2014, 08:36:37 PM »

finally got the 4link finished

Rubberhead · « **Reply #36 on:** April 11, 2014, 04:11:39 AM »

Very nicely done. What's the rear end out of?

Dogfather · « **Reply #37 on:** April 11, 2014, 09:18:30 AM »

Hey Jordon that is some awesome work but do you mind if I step in yer business for a minute and ask some questions?

Now mind you where I'm coming from.
I have never built a frame!
I have only built 4x4's Suspension motors transfer cases ect.
I bagged 2 mini trucks if that counts for anything.

How many 4 links have you built before?
did someone tell you how to measure what to make the Geometry right? I mention Geometry like talking about a Bologna sandwich I don't know anything about it just that I like it.

I'll just take that away it's stupid of me to ask such questions...

Please don't take offence by my stupid questions, How better to learn then to ask...

hotwheels · « **Reply #38 on:** April 11, 2014, 10:19:16 AM »

Nicely done. Damn sure a work of art......

djordan · « **Reply #39 on:** April 13, 2014, 12:01:40 PM »

This one plus one more will make 2. Everything I have come up with has come from researching it. Everyone has a opinion and I welcome all. This is my 1st build, but my background for 30 years is industrial construction(welding , rigging ,ironwork etc.)The geometry of the 4link is just something I come up with after researching it .Hopefully by fall , ill be able to test it out. The rear end is out of a 77 lincoln

Dogfather · « **Reply #40 on:** April 13, 2014, 12:08:43 PM »

Thanks for your reply man I only ask because it's such a great looking design.
with the square tube off the rear of the axle tubes making for the short top bars and creating the shift in for bottom bar mounts...

Cool.

djordan · « **Reply #41 on:** April 13, 2014, 03:42:02 PM »

ask all the questions you want ,don't mind at all.

buttoncl · « **Reply #42 on:** April 13, 2014, 06:35:55 PM »

Quote from: djordan on February 10, 2014, 06:06:39 PM

few more pics to add to the collection

Sweet Ride!! What kind of spoked wheels are those? they are SHARP looking. My 60 lincoln needs some new wheels... these might be a canidate!

Welcome to the Nation

djordan · « **Reply #43 on:** April 15, 2014, 07:57:48 AM »

Thanks, I got lucky on the wheels, a good friend told me he had some wheels he wanted to give me . Couple of months later I went to his house to visit, i had forgot about the wheels , he reminded me he still had them , so we went and looked at them (you would have to know my friend, he don't ever give anything away) and I couldn't get them in the truck fast enough. I don't know what kind they are ,except for them being 15x7

hotwheels · « **Reply #44 on:** April 17, 2014, 07:25:46 AM »

That's awesome. Free or donated rims is a helluva deal.

djordan · « **Reply #45 on:** April 27, 2014, 06:31:58 AM »

Another day gone, every little job always takes all day, no matter how small or big it is,Got air going to my bags

Dogfather · « **Reply #46 on:** April 27, 2014, 12:55:59 PM »

Dude that so Rocks, No tank to worry about.

miraclepieco · « **Reply #47 on:** April 27, 2014, 01:34:45 PM »

Dang, I love it - top quality design and workmanship. I wish I'd done mine that way, but I doubt my welds would be air tight

hotwheels · « **Reply #48 on:** April 28, 2014, 09:15:05 AM »

amazing work.......wow

djordan · « **Reply #49 on:** July 29, 2014, 06:16:08 PM »

been out for a few months ,thanks for the reply's/compliments .FAMILY ,boat ,yard & work has taken up all my time ,gotta get back on the 31 ,with a little luck I'll have the body on it in a week or so

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