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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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quadzjr's build thread!!!

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!

 

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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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welded spring buckets to frame...



spring bucket


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


 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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added some triangulation to subframe and removed front gas tank...









ill be adding more when i get some more pics...
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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Good build. That looks good. I wish I had the fab skills to attack something like that. I would love to run rocks.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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sweet man! glad to see some pics!

yea i am diggin the blocks

-cutts-
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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Looking good!

Looks familiar.... Don't know why, but all the cender blocks, pieces of wood, and jackstands everywhere just reminds me of something.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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what lift/tires was on the truck befor ethe build started?
 
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 11:03 PM
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looks like it will be nasty. but in a good ,nasty, 4x4 way. What kinda hp are you aiming for in the 460?
 
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Old Dec 8, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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Glad you put up the pics over here. NOW, more pics
 
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Old Dec 8, 2007 | 08:34 AM
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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!
 
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Old Dec 8, 2007 | 09:16 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...
 
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Old Dec 8, 2007 | 09:18 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.....
 
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Old Dec 8, 2007 | 09:19 AM
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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....
 
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Old Dec 8, 2007 | 09:20 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....
 
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Old Dec 8, 2007 | 09:59 AM
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February! That's a short dead line. How much do you have done with the breaking system?
 
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