mini beast Project: Stock To Beast!!!

[MiNi Beast]

LOL were not that wide open.

 

oh. :rotfl2:

[MiNi Beast]

Well picked up some more parts, a lot of the little stuff here and there, then painted up the frame plates for the steering box, then once i ream the pitman arm I will install the box. I made a inside plate as well for the passenger side frame, why not right. Got 4x8 sheet of 16ga for the floors so will be working on that in the next week or so. Got everything for the inside to the knuckles for the 44, so that should be put together here over the next couple weeks,(sending it out to be done. Got me a welder finally now, so look out, my welds may not hold up but we'll see how the floors do. :eek:

 

Steering braces

 

My first welding try out, not bad I think for a 110 flux core, be good for me as a beginner.

 

 

metal for floors

 

 

Chevy spindles turned down for Ford bearings and hubs, also high steer arm.

 

 

Bearings and ball joints to finish up the 44. Did not go Moogs right at the moment, as will deal with that later, just trying to work with what I got.

 

[CWLONGSHOT]

The welds appear to me to have too much wire speed and or to lo power. I do not see much for adjustments on that unit. You will be able to tune it some with your own hand speed, but not much. On thicker metals, if small, you can also heat the pieces up with a propane/map gas torch to help with penetration. You can also "push" the bead (Instead of "pulling" it) to get a bit more heat into the piece for better penetration.

 

Keep welding on scrap, you will get it. It's pretty good for your first welds thou!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJrBxABswjs

 

http://www.millerwelds.com/swf/flv/flas ... &h=240&v=8

 

CW

[MiNi Beast]

thanks for those links CW, that'll help when I go pricticing on the floors. I got rivets for back up though. :yes:

 

Got my Yukon 35 Spline Spool for the 60 today.

 

[MiNi Beast]

Well floors are in in the seating area. Self tappers I used then going around and doing some stitch welding to tie in all together.

 

[MiNi Beast]

Found a few things at the junk yard today...

 

new bumpstops for the coil set up, from 96-99 jimmy blazers

 

New power steering cooler and 10" fan

[MiNi Beast]

Getting a D60 for the front to go with the 60 rear. :yes:

[MiNi Beast]

picked up a few things today and did some more welding on the floors and installed bushwackers.

 

my full size spare

 

my new filler neck thingy for the new location on the gas tank

 

my rear lift springs 3" TJ lift springs, be around 7'' on the rear of the XJ

 

messing around with the bump stop set up

 

my new D60 for the front

(picking up on Sat.)

 

my new flares

[MiNi Beast]

ok so got a 14 bolt for the rear now.

[freakjeep93]

how many axels do you have lying around now?!

your starting to sound like me lol

[MiNi Beast]

how many axels do you have lying around now?!

your starting to sound like me lol

 

 

will have the ffsterling and the semi-float 60 sitting around, the 44 will be finished up and sold soon as done.

[freakjeep93]

kool this tyhings gunna be awsome when its done.

[MiNi Beast]

kool this tyhings gunna be awsome when its done.

 

Damn right it will be. When it's done :yes:

 

Do it all now and be done with it, figure run 38's for now then 40's a year later. :shake:

[freakjeep93]

its a jeep it will never be done.

[MiNi Beast]

its a jeep it will never be done.

 

yeah but figure get it mostly done now with the axles.

[freakjeep93]

good point . but you know that evoulution will lead to rockwells , or portals or something. its just will

[MiNi Beast]

good point . but you know that evoulution will lead to rockwells , or portals or something. its just will

nope, never will, never really liked those, be happy with just the 60 and 14

[freakjeep93]

yea so would i . but there are people who like them

[MancheKid86]

kool this tyhings gunna be awsome when its done.

its a jeep it will never be done.

 

 

you made me lol,

 

lookin good beast,

make sure to rotate that spare in,

or else it will just be for show

[freakjeep93]

kool this tyhings gunna be awsome when its done.

its a jeep it will never be done.

 

 

you made me lol,

 

lookin good beast,

make sure to rotate that spare in,

or else it will just be for show

i know that was gunna happen

[MiNi Beast]

Got some pics, got hubs off and shafts out. very impressed with the condtion of the axle, brand new rotors and pads on it, freshly packed hub bearings. ghetto fab sold these to me and they are in better condition then I was expecting.

 

D60 shafts to a D44 shafts..... yeah happy to have 60 now. thanks Creeping Death :shake:

[MancheKid86]

nice!

 

how are you going to clean it up?

have you thought about electroplating it?

easiest way and comes out with clean metal, removes all rust without any work :D

[MiNi Beast]

I was just going to poor Coke-cola all over it and rinse it off :rotfl2:

[500 MJ]

Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Hydrochloric Acid. Take it into town to the self serve pressure wash and set it on the ground, let it soak for 30 min, scrub it off and then blast it off. Does a pretty good job!

[500 MJ]

I'd take those calipers and soak them in the Industrial TB cleaner for a day. Go get 10 bottles of it and pour 'em in a 5 gal pail. Then douse those suckers. They will come out looking great. Its amazing stuff, I cleaned both of the knuckles up on my project Dana 30 this way, they came out looking like they were just cast.

 

You gotta oil them up or paint them right away though or else they will start to rust again.