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General Discussion => Meet and Greet => Topic started by: Yummi on February 23, 2018, 10:32:54 AM
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Hi Stickflipper,
Tell us a bit about yourself?
Any cool projects on tap? Prior experience?
Do you have the winning lotto numbers?
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Yup! Welcome! Now about those winning lotto numbers. You can just pm them to me.......................
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yes welcome to the forum stinkfinger. i mean stick flipper...sorry was looking at the stink finger fabr's avatar was signaling with. rofl
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Welcome to the madness!
I always look at the screen name and try to fig out where that come from? LOL
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Here is the ride, I have been digging around looking for an a-arm "kit", cause I don't want to spend the time figuring out front suspension and steering 5:
One thing led me to another, then to here. ;D
(https://s10.postimg.org/6srvcivlh/IMG_0335.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6srvcivlh/)
Rick
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Welcome to the madness!
I always look at the screen name and try to fig out where that come from? LOL
A few years back, I posted a pic of an elk I had harvested with my bow. My brother shared it with his friends, one of those friends came back with, "at least someone in the family is still flipping sticks".
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bow hunter.....makes sense! but you have to admit sink finger is just plain funny rofl
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nice to have you on board. now there is a an a-arm post going on right now. do you have a pic, from the side, with the side panel off?
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ds is the man for conversion front kits that work as they should!
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Here is the ride, I have been digging around looking for an a-arm "kit", cause I don't want to spend the time figuring out front suspension and steering 5:
One thing led me to another, then to here. ;D
(https://s10.postimg.org/6srvcivlh/IMG_0335.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6srvcivlh/)
Rick
I can't believe I am saying this but that is a damn nice looking beam car!!!!!!!
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Hi Stickflipper,
Tell us a bit about yourself?
Any cool projects on tap? Prior experience?
Do you have the winning lotto numbers?
Kinda doing the replies all backwards, but it's me...
Started with a bare frame and ended up the little buggy pictured above.
six rib bus and 2.5 NA Soobie, it does pretty good.
But doesn't turn all that well, I think the beam needs to be stood up more.
if I am going to start that type of project, it's getting a-arms and STU 8.5 dragons.
The other project is a 91 Comanche, soon the bed is going to come off and be replaced with a bunch of tubes that connect to another bunch of tubes that run over the cab. It gets into situations... might be needed sooner or later. Dana 30 & 44 both locked, OR241 transfer case. On 33s, I built the bumpers, sliders and tire gate. Its a fun little toy.
(https://s10.postimg.org/6juamlb39/image.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6juamlb39/)
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nice to have you on board. now there is a an a-arm post going on right now. do you have a pic, from the side, with the side panel off?
how about just the frame ;D
(https://s14.postimg.org/4c51giul9/frame.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4c51giul9/)
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Here is the ride, I have been digging around looking for an a-arm "kit", cause I don't want to spend the time figuring out front suspension and steering 5:
One thing led me to another, then to here. ;D
(https://s10.postimg.org/6srvcivlh/IMG_0335.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6srvcivlh/)
Rick
I can't believe I am saying this but that is a damn nice looking beam car!!!!!!!
it is a glamor shot :D
funky look to the sky is due to the early stages of the solar eclipse
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nice to have you on board. now there is a an a-arm post going on right now. do you have a pic, from the side, with the side panel off?
how about just the frame ;D
(https://s14.postimg.org/4c51giul9/frame.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4c51giul9/)
nice work!
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Here is the ride, I have been digging around looking for an a-arm "kit", cause I don't want to spend the time figuring out front suspension and steering 5:
One thing led me to another, then to here. ;D
(https://s10.postimg.org/6srvcivlh/IMG_0335.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6srvcivlh/)
Rick
I can't believe I am saying this but that is a damn nice looking beam car!!!!!!!
i am surprised you said it too but i agree that is a sharp looking buggy.
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nice to have you on board. now there is a an a-arm post going on right now. do you have a pic, from the side, with the side panel off?
how about just the frame ;D
(https://s14.postimg.org/4c51giul9/frame.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4c51giul9/)
nice work!
ok that pic is great , everyone loves naked shot ;) :m but at the front....there is a diaganol brace tube coming off of the beam then up to frame and one from that point back down. what is the maeasurement from the top to bottom tube at that point. i ask because it looks like where the cross tube is on the lower frame that the beam is braced off.
(https://s18.postimg.org/cngrlfvbp/001.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/cngrlfvbp/)
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it is a glamor shot :D
funky look to the sky is due to the early stages of the solar eclipse
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Welcome stinky finger. rofl Good looking buggy; looks like Idaho during the eclipse. The 8.50 front tires really do help with the turning.
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that looks like a well thought out chassis stickflipper
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nice to have you on board. now there is a an a-arm post going on right now. do you have a pic, from the side, with the side panel off?
how about just the frame ;D
(https://s14.postimg.org/4c51giul9/frame.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4c51giul9/)
nice work!
ok that pic is great , everyone loves naked shot ;) :m but at the front....there is a diaganol brace tube coming off of the beam then up to frame and one from that point back down. what is the maeasurement from the top to bottom tube at that point. i ask because it looks like where the cross tube is on the lower frame that the beam is braced off.
(https://s18.postimg.org/cngrlfvbp/001.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/cngrlfvbp/)
14 3/8"
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soooo just to give you an idea.....my chassis (inside of the tube) measurement there is 14.5". i use 24" wheel travel with my cradle welded on at a 5* rake ( up angle) and have plenty of clearance between the upper a arm and frame. i say all this as in your case, with plenty of clearance i would go with a 5* rake as it is helpful. the a arm front end kit pictured in the other post can be ordered set up for a 5* rake install. you shouldn't have to completely change/re design the upper frame . with trailing arms i bet your at best achieving 14 to 16" wheel travel so 16" to 18" front would be all your going to use anyway so plenty of clearance, as 24" travel doesn't require too much more clearance. again just my opinion of course.
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posted some pics in 78 crew's thread DS a-arm kit information needed
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here's a good side shot of my old v6 rail. of course it runs the same front end i sell less lower shock mounts. it has the same spread between upper and lower frames sections and has 24" of true wheel travel. ground clearance on that rail at full droop in the front was 28". the lower shock mounts were two pieces of .25" thick by 2" wide flat plate with a piece of 7/8" od x 1/2" id tube welded through for a shock mount on an 1800 lb rail. has held nicely for going on 8 years now.
(https://s9.postimg.org/b95bg5ivf/DSCN2914.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/b95bg5ivf/)
(https://s9.postimg.org/kgxjwv5d7/DSCN2932.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/kgxjwv5d7/)
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soooo just to give you an idea.....my chassis (inside of the tube) measurement there is 14.5". i use 24" wheel travel with my cradle welded on at a 5* rake ( up angle) and have plenty of clearance between the upper a arm and frame. i say all this as in your case, with plenty of clearance i would go with a 5* rake as it is helpful. the a arm front end kit pictured in the other post can be ordered set up for a 5* rake install. you shouldn't have to completely change/re design the upper frame . with trailing arms i bet your at best achieving 14 to 16" wheel travel so 16" to 18" front would be all your going to use anyway so plenty of clearance, as 24" travel doesn't require too much more clearance. again just my opinion of course.
Tried to order it, Web site issues.... 5:
Message sent to them.
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pm sent