Project: Rusty Red just needed a new bed.

[Pizza pig]

schwing

 

[cfdeng7]

Hvac box fell off today lol

 

[4.0l sahara]

 

[Stroked777]

Maybe put a stiffer sway bar in to counter act the rotational force from the torque of the engine, I know my truck has the driver side come up a little in my truck when pulling, I'm gunna guess that takes weight off the wheel and this reducing traction, just my two cents, I'm not an expert in pulling, just a weekend puller guy

 

[4.0l sahara]

The wheel would want to pull higher with a stiffer bar no? With out the bar in my feeling is it will allow the axle to follow the ground better . For now it will be coming off. can always try it with it on.

 

[4.0l sahara]

Also now that the rules were updated recently we can now ditch the leaf springs and traction bars all together.

 

[4.0l sahara]

spent a while taping this thing off

and painted

 

[4.0l sahara]

I don't think it was posted but the motor consist of
-r&r rods/rcd rods
-rcd ported heads/larger valves I believe
-cut and valve relieved pistons.
-stage 2 cam
-350/150's they will be staying for now.
-going to have a elite twin hpop with a adrenalin out front
-going from the s475 that was on it to a s480
-air to water
-and all the other stuff that goes along with that stuff.

 

[4.0l sahara]

Change of plans leafs and bars are gone and we will be building a new ladder bar/truss on the outside of the frame.

 

[4.0l sahara]

brackets made and tacked on.

 

[4.0l sahara]

 

[4.0l sahara]

 

[ford rules]

Looks good!!!

 

[7.3 rocket]

^ This is why we didn't cut the 3x off closer to the frame at the start. Never know what can happen over the course of a project.

 

[4.0l sahara]

ready to be flipped and finish welding tomorrow.Then pull the inner truss out.

 

[4.0l sahara]

Doing some welding

 

[TheReelMuhcoy]

Are you willing to share the length and gauge/size of your ladder bars? I intend to make that one of my very next "mods". Looking good so far, going to be sled pulling and snow pushing???? hehe a bit ambidextrous huh?

 

[cfdeng7]

Are you willing to share the length and gauge/size of your ladder bars? I intend to make that one of my very next "mods". Looking good so far, going to be sled pulling and snow pushing???? hehe a bit ambidextrous huh?

Those measurements won't do you much good for a street truck. This has no suspension and the bars are welded directly to the frame. And her snow plowing days are over now lol

 

[TheReelMuhcoy]

That welded/bolted in square tube makes sense now....... :fustrate:

 

[4.0l sahara]

She will ride like a caddy go for it lol.