1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Bitch you're only here by association

 

Nice wheels.

 

Yeah, so, there are some drawbacks to the way I did it, but it will all get sorted out.

I angled up about 10* at the motor mounts the fishplated. However, it still was not as rigid, so more cross-bracing is needed. I tubed out inner fenders, tied those into the shock hoops, and tied that into the sliders and front frame. Still tweaked coming out on cadillac by about 1/8"

So now I'm doing exo over the cab. it's a bitch to make it rigid without a lot of rosettes, plating and other bracing.

 

needs more triangulation

 

Yes, RCVs are the answer

 

No signs of packing yet. I'm scared to ask what his plan is

I'm sure he will be (shocked Pikachu.jpeg) when I call the sheriff department on the 1st when he does not leave the house at the given time. YoU cAnT dO tHaT tO mE

 

Rectangulation worked for half the poo pipe buggy builds. Imma make 37 rectangles and send it.

Also, I should mention the reason why it tweaked was hucking it on the roots about 4 foot off the ground.

 

So he can break everything else but the CV axles lol

I'd rather bust a CV axle than break apart the axle tube or blow up the diff

Plus those RCV CVs are $2k per set, holy hell no

 

That would do it.

My buddy builds biggies and suggested I cut the frame at a 45 and cap it with plate. Then make the front frame out of two stacked tube hoops tied into the plate

 

Why do you think I'm looking at tons? I could drop $1100 on RCVs for the rear that are warrantied to 40s but then I'm gonna send my diff to Valhalla.

 

$2500 buys me a set of geared and locked big boy axles

 

If you do the gearing yourself, you can find a SD60/14B for about 200 a pop, 700 in gears finding deals and coupon codes, and be at the exact price of a set of RCVs. Plus, running 1/2 ton axles sucks because of the shame. I don't want little kids throwing shit at me and calling me a pussy as I drive by.

 

Did a Bridge and Pickup upgrade on this Fender Mustang yesterday.

 

@eon_blue should Photoshop that meme with an axle in the background

 

,my dumbass gave my buddy a builder SD60 front just to get it out of my garage because I was sure I wouldn't want to swap it in...

I can deal with that, I'm used to people asking if I'm "compensating for something" by driving a truck. Short answer? yes

 

I drive my truck around to compensate for all the money I've sunk into it

 

@cruiserguy @Kwikvette my new neighbor was revving the camaro in the garage at 930 when I came home last night.

he is 27 y/o. His parents bought the house (which backs up to open space), roofed it, and renovated the interior for him to live in. Axle roommate 2.0 neighbor

 

bonus: his dad seems to mow the lawn for him

 

Sounds like a roommate that will understand axle boi's struggles
Match made in heaven