Swagger Build thread

[rat49f6]

frame rails on the shop floor

thats a 2 lt dew bottle ... think i went big enough??

driver's side rail mocked up

 

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back half of the frame minus notch spreaders

side view of frame

 

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back half just about finished ... still needs some finish welding and plates yet

from the rear:

from the back window:

side view:

angle shots:

 

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cut the turbo in the truck and all trimmed up around it

from inside the cab:

front the front of the truck:

 

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Jason and I got 2 dashboards out of Internatinal Loadstar trucks yesterday
the Loadstar trucks have a dash that is about 10" narrower than the Super duty so i bout two so i can section and stretch

dash cut into sections

second dash being used to mock up

sorry i had moved the pics without realizing it

 

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dash welded together on the bench

from the back window

with steering wheel installed

with steering wheel up close

 

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ittle present from a friend

slightly used valair ceramc/ceramic good for 550 hp

 

[SIX_OHH]

Dude this is awesome!

 

[rat49f6]

mock up 08-10 wheels

 

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Suicide doors 1 1/8" link ends with weld in bungs for 2" x 2" 1/4 wall

And a set of head studs from Clay

 

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got the passengers side of the dash welded up to meet the door panel

modded the factory under hood fuse panel bracket to fit in the glove box

both fuse panels installed in the dash

close ups of under hood panel

 

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the open void on the passenger's side

same void with door hung and panels on

driver's side tacked in

welds all ground smooth

 

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Jason and i got the accessories off the front of the engine and got it pulled
only 6 bolts remain untouched on the truck (other than drive train internals)

 

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front drivers side

the bar going across will be turned into a crossmember with driveshaft hoop

one side will be adjustable the other will be solid

any opinions on the set up
should i make the link bars the same length or have the lower bar longer ive heard both
minitrucker friend told me equal and a friend with a home built full 4 linked and bagged f250 (10" lift) said the one bar should be shorter to keep it from squatting

 

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mocked up the 6 link but i think the dog bone is too long so ill have to lengthen the lift bar and shorten the dogbone

also note nothing is welded in so it looks very crooked

pics of the trans tunnel finished and the firewall rebuild to make room for the turbo

 

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as of Sat night we got everything tacked into place and all bars are tacked up

we would have finished the passengers side but i misplaced a axle tab

so today we went into clean up mode

alot more parts on the ground then it looks but that is a f250 in pieces on the ground in front of my shop (minus what is upstairs)

good news is we found the tab

 

[rat49f6]

Dude this is awesome!

thanks im glad i finally had some time to put it up here

 

[SEABEE08FX4]

Keep it going, you have a lot of skill and imagination. Very neat project.

 

[Cobra 19 & 54]

You could have body dropped the cab at the same time and not done much extra. The floor could have been left whole (more or less) without all the trans cutting. But the idea of your project is bitchin!!!

 

[rat49f6]

You could have body dropped the cab at the same time and not done much extra. The floor could have been left whole (more or less) without all the trans cutting. But the idea of your project is bitchin!!!

u mean stock floor body dropped???
because the truck is traditional bodydropped from the factory