My 6.0 build

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Dec 1, 2015

Extended Power said:
How are you checking your driveshaft angle alignment after dropping your truck down? (Screw up the traction bar alignment at all?)

I can still drop another 2" in the back, and pull the air bags out of the front of mine...

Just kinda worried about the angle of the dangle....don't wanna put a 4" hole through the box from the driveshaft doing a poll-vault during a wot run.

Honestly I never checked it. There aren't any hard angles at any of the joints. It's been at this height for 3 years and the traction bars were installed at this height. When I had it lifted 4.5" I had a carrier bearing drop and I just adjusted the traction bars out a few turns.

bigrpowr · Dec 1, 2015

wow , smart move. that rust crap is brutal !

njjeep · Dec 1, 2015

Yeah rust is the worst. I live in NJ and watched my 7.3 rust out. I'm down in Florida for work and all I see are rust free trucks. It's amazing lol

And Josh I don't need a bed my my buddy does. PM me if he still has it.

Thanks, Bobby

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Josh@DirtyDiesels · Dec 1, 2015

bigrpowr said:
wow , smart move. that rust crap is brutal !

As miserable as this job is it'll be worth it next week... Sucks having a great running truck rotting away.

njjeep said:
Yeah rust is the worst. I live in NJ and watched my 7.3 rust out. I'm down in Florida for work and all I see are rust free trucks. It's amazing lol

And Josh I don't need a bed my my buddy does. PM me if he still has it.

Thanks, Bobby

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I'll ask him if he has another. Short bed im guessing you need?

TyCorr · Dec 1, 2015

Rust sucks....

njjeep · Dec 1, 2015

Yeah short bed

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swinky · Dec 2, 2015

Extended Power said:
How are you checking your driveshaft angle alignment after dropping your truck down? (Screw up the traction bar alignment at all?)

I can still drop another 2" in the back, and pull the air bags out of the front of mine...
Just kinda worried about the angle of the dangle....don't wanna put a 4" hole through the box from the driveshaft doing a poll-vault during a wot run.

My truck is stock height in the front, no block and 2 leaf springs ( 1 spring 1 overload ) removed in the rear.

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Josh@DirtyDiesels · Dec 2, 2015

I really don't see driveshaft angle being an issue but who knows maybe I am wrong. I do know that mine has been at this height for over 3 years and has made over 700hp and had the piss beat out of it many times with no issues. I've never had to replace a driveshaft u joint or carrier bearing either FWIW.

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Dec 2, 2015

Acid etched and cleaned the frame now onto the rust encapsulator

Mudstomper99 · Dec 2, 2015

Well that went from screw but I don't care mood to I'm gonna re build her in no time mood fast! And I would paint it

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Dec 2, 2015

Mudstomper99 said:
Well that went from screw but I don't care mood to I'm gonna re build her in no time mood fast! And I would paint it

LOL I know right... these things happen. Seeing yours didn't help the cause. It made me angry looking at this thing all rusty.

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Dec 2, 2015

Frame is all done. Was going to topcoat with a gloss black but I think I'm going to leave the flat black. Used the Eastwood rust encapsulator and did two coats. They say it doesn't need a top coat so we will see how it holds up. Can always top coat most spots later down the road if need be...

Now time to start chipping rust off and wire wheeling the bottom of the cab. Fun. And cab corners came today so hoping to do them next week when I have time....

Six_Sloww · Dec 2, 2015

The glossy stuff gets dull fast anyway.

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Dec 2, 2015

Six_Sloww said:
The glossy stuff gets dull fast anyway.

Kind of my thought too. Can always topcoat this with glossy spray cans if I want it too look like that.

Extended Power · Dec 2, 2015

After seeing all this work, I'm glad I don't drive mine in the winter months anymore.
Still has over 250,000kms on it.
Paint would still look new if it weren't for the truck being stolen and used as a ****in party wagon, steal everything in site, mobile.

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Dec 2, 2015

Extended Power said:
After seeing all this work, I'm glad I don't drive mine in the winter months anymore.
Still has over 250,000kms on it.
Paint would still look new if it weren't for the truck being stolen and used as a ****in party wagon, steal everything in site, mobile.

yeah it's depressing looking at how bad mine got. And I will NEVER do this job again. Such a nightmare

Six_Sloww · Dec 2, 2015

At least you have the cab off... I did that **** laying on my back, *** that.

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Dec 2, 2015

Six_Sloww said:
At least you have the cab off... I did that **** laying on my back, *** that.

Not gonna lie that was the plan. As soon as I started working on the frame under the cab I was like *** this ****. Pulled the cab the next morning LOL

RedRice589 · Dec 3, 2015

So how about those traction bars. . . . .

Josh@DirtyDiesels · Dec 3, 2015

RedRice589 said:
So how about those traction bars. . . . .

Pulled them off last night. They are covered in overspray and paint drips. I hated the color anyways since it never matched right. Going to get them sand blasted and paint them to match the truck most likely. BTW whats this I hear you're back in town?