noooo.... not that rearend.... this one



it's all nice and shiny and almost ready to mount to the frame

problems...

frame is sitting on 4 high jackstands

working alone

only have two arms attached to bad shoulders
and a floor jack

need to lift rearend and attach ladder bars and shocks
then bolt it all to the frame... where I need the two hands for bolting

it weighs about a ga-zillion pounds (ga-zillion = political term for next bailout)


what does an old man do in this situation

well , you find some scrap pipe and flat bar and make this



it mounts to the floor jack where the lift plate inserts... keeps everything shiny and unscratched and my body parts attached and not dislocated and an extra bonus.. I don't get pinned to the floor with the rearend holding me down while I scream like a little girl for help.



assembly continues... slowly but surely

later
j

 

And you even painted it!! cool jig!!

 

you just have too much scrap around! that is WAY cool..

I am fighting a similar problem just during fitup.. now you make ME wish I had a load of scrap around.. but I wouldn't have thought of that solution.. some things u can visualize, others not..

ps.. if you keep building TOOLS, you'll NEVER get done with the actual assembly..

Sam

 

Thats a handy piece for sure! Any particular reason you didn't leave the 3rd member out of the housing until it was in the chassis? It would seem much easier to get the hosuing bolted up. I'm guessing you wanted it all painted together? Wish you were closer, I'd borrow that, -4speed

 

Nice work!

 

Thats really nice! also what MR4SPEED said, send that thing my way when your done with it!

 

Brilliant! This could come in very very handy for me. Thanks for posting it!

 

Great idea and very nicely done

Thanks for the idea

Bobby

 

Nice work, good ingenuity, and best of all you got to keep $ in YOUR pocket.

 

Hey John, I think you should get a patent on that, could help with the cost of your build. I could see the tool being offered in some up coming tool catalogs shortly so don't delay. Very nice job and thanks for sharing. Always enjoy your ingenuity.

 

If I had just waited for there to be one more post I wouldn't have had to look up how to spell ingenuity,lol

 

Nice work, John! I like it. It'll come in handy when you tear it back apart next month to install a Jag IRS.

 

John I was in the garage looking for that today could you please send it back to me!

 

Hey John - make a longer front insert to hold the enclosed driveshaft when you get around to a pre-48 setup with buggy springs.

 

4SPEED... actually it was painted in pieces but you're probably right... it would have been easier, but then I'd have to stand in there with that heavy 3rd member and try to line it up with the studs... hmmm 6 of one 3+3 of the other I guess... plus I got to fab up this cool thing... Orig plan was to have it complete with axles/brakes/ etc but weather hasn't let me paint the caliper brackets already on the axles (another part I forgot to paint)

B.O.R. aren't you just the cleverist thing

Sam, you know me... I can't go just flying *****-nilly into something fast and furious... I have to have my procrastinating time in there too...

Penn Dick... take your meds... you forgot them again...

4speed and those others requesting it... it will be hanging in the shed when I'm through with it... come on by

later
j