liltoy Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Bumper looks sweet Just wait till we add the big honkin stinger, you'll love it. Jus kidin. No Stinger but seriously considering a bush bar to protect the lights and grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 So glad the front bumper is done, for a simple bumper it took a whole lot of thinkin. Pics show it tacked together, Guy finish welded the main structure tonight for me. He's a much better welder and used Andrew's 220 mig which is far superior than my mig pak 10. Thanks again. I forgot to get pics though. pics 1&2 bumper tacked up, not pretty but should be sturdy. pic 3, ever have a hard time getting your nuts to stay in place? Foam ear plugs work great. pic 4&5, Body lift out. Think 4 out of 6 were made out of.............can you believe........exhaust tubing?! Got booted out of the garage so why not try a bigger bank now that there is a few. Definitly need to make up some bump stops, though may add a leaf or two to compensate for the bumper. Have to do something about the full flex frame flex :bravo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Nose up? sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastcam Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Nice lookin bumper. So when do you see an official trail trial run with ol' Simple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90bronco Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Looking pretty flexible for a fullsize truck and that bumper looks very cool . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 No target date set, planned or worried about. Got a decent list of mods and repairs to make yet. Then I can start on the mechanical check list, fluids, tune up, vacum lines etc. A couple things will be put off as the whole idea of simple Simple was startin to get strayed from, have to keep rein myself in and saying "think simple stupid". Things like the rear winch will be put off for now, mostly because the winch isn't ready to bolt in and it's something I can do after truck is up and running. Alot of the mods could but some I will never do if I don't do em now. Glad ya's like the bumper, hurt my brain making it. Yeah decent flex was a part of the plan, not going for RTI scores or rock crawlin (yet- "think simple stupid") but want a good trail truck that that'll climb over some crap. Things should pick up in pace now that there is alot less thinking and math to be done. Though none of the up comming things will be as big of changes as those gone by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDNECK Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 LOOKS A LOT BETTER THAN WHEN YOU PICKED IT UP . NICE BUMPER . NICE MODS ALL AROUND :bravo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Thanks. That was the plan before I even went to look at, changes must be made if I buy this thing. Luckily they must not have done the BS work too too long ago because 98% of the bolts are breakin loose easily. Hell even the spring bushing bolts pushed right out by hand. :bravo: I think she want's to be fixed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Not an overly productive trip out this week, was too freakiin cold -14 and stuff on tues. Add in I was working on a slab of ice. But got the fenders trimmed up, still have to finish the ends but was waiting on bumpers and rockers to be installed and flex test for rubbage. Bumper not bolted so sitting crooked. Then at 8 last night I broke out the big gurl shoes for her, been dieing to put them on since I bought the truck. Yup I know two are backwards :cool-photos: all a part of the plan. May have to get some wheel spacers(or diff offset) as the drivers front rubs the drag link when turning right and the rears will rub inner fender when tucked in. Today's weather sucked for out door working so what to do!? Well flex it out a bit and terrorize the neighbor hood. Definitly going to have to stiffen it up fame and body flex wise. If Flexed with door closed, you weren't opening it I might just trim the fenders for now teehee Will have to do a final tune on the suspension after all is said and done. Front bumper dropped the front an inch, rear is going up close to an inch for pinion angle adjustment. The raise in the front will help a lil with my right turn rubbage as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Poor front never makes in the first post. Dad thought it'd be good if he got in pic for scale. Last night after lunch/supper (8:30) I went out to the garage to putter on the ramsey winch. Lukcily someone never ceased the bolts and it came apart easily. One of the terminals on the motor broke off (the last one of course) but that's ok I'm taking the motor over to the boys at Rand to give it and the selenoids a once over. The box they had it in won't be used by me, it was full of dirt and junk, thats on a street/plow truck. Imagine the crap I'd have jammed in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Sooo if you see anything you think is a safety violation for inspection let me know. There's a few here whith licence's who'll know and I don't want to find out later rather than sooner. Yes yes just changes, I know about the holes not passing :) lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guymacdonald Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 :) that thing (SIMPLE) has come a long way since we picked her up. IMPRESSIVE :D .you're doin a GREAT job on it man. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 You trying to make me blush? it worked :) Trying man I'm trying. Still learning as I go. Picked up some tricks, do's and don'ts with the last one (first build) and finding a few new ones this time around. Of course I picked up a few more from you and Clare over the years. Definitly a few no no's and safety violations. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90bronco Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I think the whole truck is a safety issue , you should give it to me so you don't get hurt heheheh looking very good Tim . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Now me giving you the truck isn't safe for either of us. I can hear the lil lady "You put all that money and work in to Simple to end up giving it away?!" You're used to (F) Old Retired Dodge parts, could ya handle an assembled not yet retired one? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guymacdonald Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Now me giving you the truck isn't safe for either of us. I can hear the lil lady "You put all that money and work in to Simple to end up giving it away?!" You're used to (F) Old Retired Dodge parts, could ya handle an assembled not yet retired one? lol :blink: NOW THATS A DIG IF I'VE EVER READ ONE!!!!!! :bravo: :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90bronco Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Ohhh i can handle it just like this one or this one maby this one or what ever one this goes into .... No worries Tim , i can handle it because i help make those f'n old recondition Dodge parts....... into For off road driving parts . :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Ohhh i can handle it just like this one No worries Tim , i can handle it because i help make those f'n old recondition Dodge parts....... into For off road driving parts . :blink: Think your south shore learning got your readin all mixed up. The box said Fu<ked Off Road Driving parts. :lol: That power wagon is a niceclean/straight truck, be a sin if I got my hands on it. :bravo: NOW THATS A DIG IF I'VE EVER READ ONE!!!!!! :D B) What you own again? OH right the f word to. You know they found the problem with them? they circled it on the grill. For those who don't know I am not brand loyal whatever is for the right price when I'm looking. Just havin fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90bronco Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 your 100% right ,as long as you have fun it doesn't matter . And i like poking fun too heheh http://s137.photobucket.com/albums/q238/90...nt=MVI_0039.mp4 Poke ...poke .... :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Alright enough jokin, time for me to actually start doing some work again. Went out to the shop a few days this week (would think be all week as I'm not working) to get some stuff done. Got slowed down by plowing snow for dad and the freezing cold didn't help. SO; p1 the start of a simple bumper. p2 startin to think less simple. Wanted something different.... think simple stupid came to mind. p3 tapered to simple standards. p4 adding some not so simple pieces p5 final fitment after adding an inch to the orig plan, Some dummy measured off the bottom of the body forgeting he was cuttin the body higher. Bad for that stupidity. p6 If were to re-do it I would move the corner to match the body. I'm not so, it is what it is. Bumper still needs some bracing to tie sides in better, have d rings to go on, and need to make mounting points. Then I can worry about makin a hole for the winch cable. I decided to do a lil lookie loo in my rocker before packin it in for the day....ewwwww And why not show the work location, no heat, one plug to use (grind, unplug, plug in welder, weld, unplug, plug in chop saw, cut ......) but it's out of the wind for the most part and not snowing on my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearjammer Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 :cool-photos: looking good there tim can't wait to see it on the trail :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geezer Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Good to see you on the board again andrew,you gonna be able to hit the trail soon?Tim ,truck's looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guymacdonald Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I was wondering if you've been workin' on "simple" lately. :welcome2: not working anymore???.dare I ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liltoy Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Yeah haven't been workin on it much in the past two weeks. Back at it again tomorrow me thinks. Work? Well they pushed one too many butons in too short of time. :welcome2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearjammer Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 glad to be back on the site agian been a ruff few months with any luck here in a week or so the old girl is going in the shop for that new door and a paint job then she should be ready for the trail so hopefully soon back on the trail got check the front end out i think i broke something or at least losened something up on that run where i did the body work to the door so have to check that all stuff but as long as it is nothing major the rest is pretty simple i hope LOL and the truck looks like it is coming along good there tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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