project ratstro

[peter]

Which is why he's been driving that primered eyesore of his for years now.
Yeah, picky. That's exactly the term I'd use

[nitropyro]

k120189-i dont have alot of money but living at home helps out and i dont pay anyone todo crap for me, lol except pizza and beer! thats how i keep my cosy down. im gonna build the watts link by the way not pay the 600 dolars for them. by the way "slam specialites RE 7's" bags
socali-i fully agree!
peter-im glad im posting over here to hear comments like that again!!!!
anyways had a change of mind im gonna donk the van out now!

HAHA GOT YOU this is with the rear end all together slammed up

other side 4 link in

fram cut out for the 4 link bars to fit

this is what im gonna fill the frame in with

more room made for the wheels

here the bridge kit set in place

theres the mount for the bags

more tomorrow
Danny

[mdmead]

Wow!!

I hadn't looked at this thread and am sorry now I waited so long!

Great job! You make the fab work look easy.

Thanks for posting it over here on THE Astro/Safari van site. (Yeah, I'm one who holds a grudge.... )

[nitropyro]

mdmead- hahaha its okay. thanks for checking out the progress.
hoping to have this thing on the bags tonight.
Danny

[k120189]

lookin good..did u get all your stuff from suicidedoors.com? that is where im getting all my stuff. and im gonna run the same bags too lol..this thread should really be in the slammed section...that place needs some traffic.....so how u gonna get the front to lay out..theres a white van here with cups and bags in front and it wont lay....

[SoCalli V8]

Something to think about, because you may wanna try it.

Before I Gullwinged my sliding door, I welded in a piece of thin steel to make that ugly 1/2 inch slot smaller.








I am really enjoying seeing your great technical pictures, you are inspiring other members here to pick up a mig welder and modify their van to how they want it to look. Great Job!

[nitropyro]

mdmead-yes thats where ive gotten every thing i have cups and bags and that puts the crossmember on the ground up front.
if a mod will move this to the slammed section thats fine with me.
socali- i also already shaved that body line like you did. next will be the gas door and i will be stealing your idea of the fill neck in the b-pillar. more pics later tonight
Danny

[nitropyro]

hey there didnt get where i wanted to i was having bad a.d.d and didnt get that much done but oh well. here are the pics i have though.
have the bridge kit tached in place


heres the bag in

heres the brackets im making to hold them on to the axle

Danny

[Rebel]

Great looking work Danny. As Darren said, it's good to see a member jumping in there and doing such a good job.

I also stole Darren's gas filler idea but instead of the gullwing slider I filled mine. Here's a shot of the track after doing exactly the same as Darren, tacking in a piece of sheetmetal but filling, and the other shot is the top of slider after tacking in a piece of 1/4" rod stock which fills the gap perfectly around door.




Magnets in lower right were used to hold 1/4 rod stock in place while tacking. Cooled with damp cloth after every weld.

[nitropyro]

nice work rebel. i like that idea, and thanks for the compliments
Danny

[andyfanshawe]

Hi Danny.
Fantastic work. Wish I was there to help out!!
Once my front end is finished up, I'm going to attempt a similar thing for the back.

Can you take a pic of how you have mounted the front of the 4 link bars?

What are you going to use for air supply and management? I plan to use a nitogen cylinder and tank/compressor back up with 3/8" line and auto pilot air management. Any thoughts?

I always take comfort in how much money I am saving doing it all myself Can't imagine how much it would cost to have a pro shop do it, and still not get it exactly how you want it.

Look forward to coming somewhere near your standards

Andy.

[crash]

man.. you guys make it look sooooo easy.. wish i knew how to weld and do body work..

[Rebel]

man.. you guys make it look sooooo easy.. wish i knew how to weld and do body work..

You can do it. Start hitting garage sales & fleamarkets for a 110V wire welder. Do some reading on body and sheetmetal work then head to the JY for some scrap sheetmetal and practice. The body work using filler takes some time to get what you want where and before it starts curing and not applying to much. The latter being my biggest mistake usually and wind up cheese grating off a handfull before the sanding process.
Anyway, if you really want to get in there,,go for it but be prepared for a good cry first time out.

[nitropyro]

man.. you guys make it look sooooo easy.. wish i knew how to weld and do body work..

You can do it. Start hitting garage sales & fleamarkets for a 110V wire welder. Do some reading on body and sheetmetal work then head to the JY for some scrap sheetmetal and practice. The body work using filler takes some time to get what you want where and before it starts curing and not applying to much. The latter being my biggest mistake usually and wind up cheese grating off a handfull before the sanding process.
Anyway, if you really want to get in there,,go for it but be prepared for a good cry first time out.

well siad thats how ive learned
Danny

[andyfanshawe]

And me!!

Andy.