quadzjr's build thread!!!

quadzjr · #1 (**permalink**) 12-07-2007, 08:23 PM

Here ya' go fella's....yall have seen some of these....theres alot of pics i havn't taken but oh well....

my rearend all painted up....

the ugly 460 that will replace the i6....

my shop.....or lack of thee.... aka- the garage...

brackets and welds....

this b*tch is going to be big!!!

might as well show what im going from: cool pic, coated it in 2wd for the first time, with no reverse roost in about 3 min of bogging w/o letting off....that was fun!

quadzjr · #2 (**permalink**) 12-07-2007, 08:24 PM

welded spring buckets to frame...

spring bucket

the setup....and yes i know the concrete blocks are bad

quadzjr · #3 (**permalink**) 12-07-2007, 08:33 PM

added some triangulation to subframe and removed front gas tank...

ill be adding more when i get some more pics...

rbloodhound · #4 (**permalink**) 12-07-2007, 09:31 PM

Good build. That looks good. I wish I had the fab skills to attack something like that. I would love to run rocks.

fishmanndotcom · #5 (**permalink**) 12-07-2007, 10:31 PM

sweet man! glad to see some pics!

yea i am diggin the blocks

-cutts-

MBBFord · #6 (**permalink**) 12-07-2007, 11:05 PM

Looking good!

Looks familiar.... Don't know why, but all the cender blocks, pieces of wood, and jackstands everywhere just reminds me of something.

godblessmud · #7 (**permalink**) 12-07-2007, 11:07 PM

what lift/tires was on the truck befor ethe build started?

DesertStorm · #8 (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 12:03 AM

looks like it will be nasty. but in a good ,nasty, 4x4 way. What kinda hp are you aiming for in the 460?

teds74ford · #9 (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 09:28 AM

Glad you put up the pics over here. NOW, more pics

88FordF-150 · #10 (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 09:34 AM

Maybe i missed it but how high is it going to be after this build? Looks like itl be pretty high lol might have to pay more attention to the clearance marks on highways and overpasses haha... looks good though!

quadzjr · #11 (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by rbloodhound

Good build. That looks good. I wish I had the fab skills to attack something like that. I would love to run rocks.

i never had any real fab skills before this....i knew how to weld that it....you kinda gotta just jump right in and learn on the way...

quadzjr · #12 (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by godblessmud

what lift/tires was on the truck befor ethe build started?

right b4 the build were 38 swampers.....now im stepping up to 53" michelin xl's on 20x14 stazworks DB's.....

quadzjr · #13 (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DesertStorm

looks like it will be nasty. but in a good ,nasty, 4x4 way. What kinda hp are you aiming for in the 460?

for now.....just to keep the G/F to stop bitchen about $$$, it will be mild....cam, intake, carb, headers....

quadzjr · #14 (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by 88FordF-150

Maybe i missed it but how high is it going to be after this build? Looks like itl be pretty high lol might have to pay more attention to the clearance marks on highways and overpasses haha... looks good though!

its going to be big.....thats for sure, its gonna clear 53's pretty good...

and thanks for everyones comments.....i should be getting some pics soon enough.....i only got till beggining of feb. to get this truck done....

MBBFord · #15 (**permalink**) 12-08-2007, 10:59 AM

February! That's a short dead line. How much do you have done with the breaking system?