All narrowed up!! pix included

Posted By: Moparnut426

All narrowed up!! pix included - 02/16/14 03:07 AM

Was a success!! Got it all cut down, tacked up, mocked in the car, checked tire clearance, that was a go, so I welded it up full. I welded it in quadrants. I checked to make sure the shaft spun after every weld. Spun fine, Had a little resistance, but it stayed even and OI let it col completely and its cooling in my shop on the jig.

im planing on stock ride height and planning on buying a better shock than the ranchos. does anyone here know the shock part number for a QA1 adjustable shock with stock rde height?

Thanks

Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 01:37 AM

here are a few pixs of the rearend both on the the jog and in the car as a mock up.

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Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 01:39 AM

Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 01:40 AM

Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 01:42 AM

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you can see how far off the housing was its about 1/8" off set

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Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 01:43 AM

jog is really adjustable so i can do danas to its plenty far above the table.

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Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 01:46 AM

a lot better tire clearance to!!

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Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 01:49 AM

welds turned out ok, I just turned up the ol miller and burned it in hot.

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Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 01:52 AM

all blasted up, just have to tap a hole for a drain and its done, except for the obvious welding and wrapping the perches.

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Posted By: 1967dartgt

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 01:52 AM

Looks good!

Posted By: mopar65

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 02:35 AM

looking good. might have to send you my dana 60 to get shorend etc.great job. mopar65

Posted By: 1967dartgt

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 02:51 AM

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a lot better tire clearance to!!

What tire size is that?

Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 03:01 AM

295-55-15

Posted By: 66littlebigmopar

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 03:14 AM

Looks good, I just did my housing made the pucks at work and got the bar. Its amazing how easy it was, all ways seemed like a black science to me should have done them long ago myself live and learn.

Posted By: Polarapete

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 04:06 AM

Those are some very good looking welds

I have a Miller 211 and I need some more practice before mine look that good

Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/17/14 04:11 AM

thank you for that. ive been around a welder a time or two.

Posted By: hotairballoonpilot

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/18/14 03:50 AM

Looks good Kasey!

Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/18/14 05:49 AM

thanks Corey.

Posted By: qwkmopardan

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/18/14 05:52 AM

Quote:

3

you can see how far off the housing was its about 1/8" off set

Looks like the housing was bent fairly bad. Anymore you would have had to straighten so you would have something to weld to. Get one out of a truck and you will have to straighten it first.

Also you should recheck for straightness after you weld on the perches. I usually weld the perches on before the new ends are finish welded. Rearend and jig looks good. Nice work

Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/18/14 06:09 AM

thank you.

Posted By: cudasteve68

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/18/14 06:52 PM

Quote:

welds turned out ok, I just turned up the ol miller and burned it in hot.

Settings & welds look pretty good. No fear in them breaking off.
(FYI small amount of undercut on the ends but nothing to worry about)
Welds look better then some of the guys on the floor here at work that put food on the table welding!

Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/18/14 07:37 PM

Ive been welding since I was 9, Dad tought me everything I know, then went to college for the paperwork.

Yeah, a lil cut, but thats nothing too worry about. I built John Deere tool bars, and planter parts for a few years.

Got hurt at a steel mill and went to mechanics which Ive also been doing since I could cry, Dad also to blame for that LOL!!

Miss him every day

Posted By: Thumperdart

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/18/14 07:40 PM

It`s cool you were brought up in the auto/welding field and it looks like it paid off. Cudos............

Posted By: MadMopars

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/18/14 07:56 PM

Where did you come up with the axle tube flanges? Brand? Cost? On a Dana they would not slip over but be a butt weld instead is that correct? I thought the Dana's or a least some had a larger tube diameter.

Very nice work by the way.

You should post up a complete picture of your car sometime, can't recall ever seeing one.

Posted By: Moparnut426

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/18/14 08:57 PM

No housing end is a slip over, I thought that to, but if ya think about it if theres any differance in the true center of the diffy compared to the housing there wold be no adjustment. The butt fit is adjustable which is why you see an offset compared to the flange to housing.

Posted By: MadMopars

Re: All narrowed up!! - 02/18/14 09:41 PM

I see it now, on my phone it looked like a slip fit. That would answer 75% of my original question. I thought you stumbled onto some fancy housing end I had never come across. Stupid SmartPhone...