BajaF250

[ChaseTruck754]

Being upside down on the other side of the earth is making your brains mushy Rod.

You're thinking James with the raptor. I was talking Andy = SilverSLK or Slvrslk or however he spells it and Will = Becks_Bronco (now Heep).

[AussieRod]

Whatever

[Becks_Bronco]

As did Andy.

Will is the one that went backwards!

Well, he does have a Raptor, so we could excuse him a tiny bit (after he gets a Jethro Gibbs headslap)

Gosh, i wish i had a Raptor! hahaha. That would make my life.

[BajaF250]

Btw beautiful work on the spindles! And when you guys say keeping then warm, what is warm? Oven at 350 for an hour warm or get the torch out and keep them at a constant red?

Hey Chris,
First, thanks... second, the process I used to weld the cast material was to heavily tack the parts in place, then preheat the knuckles with an rosebud to about 500°F making sure it was evenly heated throughout the entire piece. You also have to ensure you are working in a draft free environment to avoid any differential cooling. I then completed welded the knuckle... the welding process kept the part in the 400°-450°F range. I then let the piece cool naturally which took about 4-hours. The results were pretty good... no cracks and good, clean welds.

[BajaF250]

Everytime i check this build i just sit here, mouth open and shake my head.. WELL DONE, SIR! Hopefully you make it out to Barstow next weekend, i cant wait to see it in action.

Hey Ryan,
Thanks... unfortunatly, it's not looking good for next weekend. It looks like I'm going to be out of town and will be unavailable.

[BajaF250]

Whatever

[BDKW1]

So will any place that does anodizing do "hard anodizing?" Anyone know?

Not necessarily, A couple of the shops we use only do regular (type 2). For hard ano I would recommend Symcoat.

http://www.symcoat.net/

They may not be the cheapest, but they won't fuck up your parts...........

[Silverslk]

I know we used a certain place when I worked at All American Racers. I'll find out if you want. I'm guessing if it's good enough for them.......it should be fine for us.

[BajaF250]

So will any place that does anodizing do "hard anodizing?" Anyone know?

Not necessarily, A couple of the shops we use only do regular (type 2). For hard ano I would recommend Symcoat.

http://www.symcoat.net/

They may not be the cheapest, but they won't fuck up your parts...........

Hey Brian,
Thanks for the link, I'll check 'em out.

[BajaF250]

I spent the most greater part of the day in the shop and I got my new brakes installed. And the best part... they work GREAT! I'm not happy with the brake lines so I'm going to reroute them tomorrow.

[tcm glx]

Can't wait to hear the details tomorrow.

[Travisfab]

My vote is for minty green powder coat!

Love the truck by the way, saw you cruising down Magnolia the other day.

[BajaF250]

My vote is for minty green powder coat!

Love the truck by the way, saw you cruising down Magnolia the other day.

Ah oh, was I doing something bad??

[tcm glx]

Saw the beast this morning, brakes are sexy, and the dual rear 3.0s are.......HUGE!

[ChaseTruck754]

Love the minty green "patina" on the hubs!

[Agui-E7TE]

Its almost like a cool shade of oxidized copper like the Statue of Liberty.

[ChaseTruck754]

Yeah - it looks cool & "vintage"

[Becks_Bronco]

Yeah - it looks cool & "vintage"

I was thinking the same thing, as much as this truck is art in metal, it's 100% function.

[vred]

100% function and engineering. Tom sets the bar when he does something to his truck.

[Travisfab]

My vote is for minty green powder coat!

Love the truck by the way, saw you cruising down Magnolia the other day.

Ah oh, was I doing something bad??

Chirping it into second gear and 3 wheeling around a corner