2014 Sema project

packin45 · Oct 11, 2014

jordan572 said:
Been getting wned: this week, we've been working late and coming in extra early like its the week before we leave (pretty much is). I got it going late last night so I will make sure to catch everyone up in the thread later this weekend for those who care. Thanks

Wow I can't imagine what it must feel like to finally get to turn the key after all that work. Congrats man!!!

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under construction · Oct 11, 2014

Oh we care!! This thread makes my day when it has new pictures. LOL Awsome build guys!!

jordan572 · Oct 11, 2014

:drool::drool::drool:,

jordan572 · Oct 11, 2014

I stressed like no other when we dropped the motor in, way too high off the ground, and way too close to sema for a catastrophe here. We fabricated a redesigned bracket to attach to the body mounts so we could literally just drop the motor right in. Not one scratch went into the engine cross member, nice!

We got to work right away installing the coolers, brake hard lines, main wire harness and the majority of the other stuff. Realize many of the lines ran are just temporary, we will clean all of this up but you have to start somewhere. Still a ton of electrical, air and fuel lines to run.

That fuel cooler looking awesome,

Steering gear re worked from PSC and tapped to run the hydraulic assist ram,

jordan572 · Oct 11, 2014

Time to paint all the link arms so we can get the axles under this thing,

We taped off the arms and painted the inside of the arms black,

After that all the tape came off and we sanded off the tape line/overspray the black left. Then I taped all the windows off to spray the outside of the arm red. Taping a prep time was insane on these but they look pretty cool red and black,

Painted fuel cooler lines :wtf:,

jordan572 · Oct 11, 2014

Yes we did decide to paint some parts black, the red was becoming a little much but when you crawl underneath and look at it against the all black cab floor it looks awesome,

jordan572 · Oct 11, 2014

Time to get busy and get all the arms installed, Trevor nailed the length on every link arm. Heims are threaded in just right and the pinions are already sitting very close to where they need to be,

Little high steer knuckle action from Reid Racing, beware this knuckle is only for a 2005-2012 not a 2005-present like advertised. I've spent quite some time figuring out our caliper mounting issues because of this.