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Slodgetto's Green Dragon 4x4 Conversion Build

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  1. Nov 30, 2012 at 12:21 AM
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    It's hard to see, but I used angle stock about 1" wide at each steering rack bolt. then just drilled holes for the bolts. I'll try to get a better picture of them... They were probably the trickiest part of the whole skid though...
    haha Thanks, bro.
    :(
     
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  2. Nov 30, 2012 at 12:22 AM
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    :eek::eek::eek::eek:


    UUUUUHHHHH mazing!
     
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  3. Nov 30, 2012 at 12:25 AM
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    I WAS THERE FOR YOU. I was gonna pull you over but I was busy providing light for the area and giving jess a place to sit haha.
    MASSIVE STINGER! Monte's solution right there.
     
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  4. Nov 30, 2012 at 12:26 AM
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    As for welding on the axle... I just kinda went for it. lol :notsure: :eek: wasn't any different that I noticed...
     
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  5. Nov 30, 2012 at 12:27 AM
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    Haha I know man haha you were takin care of Jess haha

    No stinger!! No my thing..haha
     
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  6. Nov 30, 2012 at 12:28 AM
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    I wonder how think it is..I just sorta figured you wouldn't want to burn though it of course ha
     
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  7. Nov 30, 2012 at 12:30 AM
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    lol yeah!! haha I just have a little Lincoln 125 ... I wasn't too worried about burning through. I don't know exactly how thick the axle housing is, but I welded it as if I was welding 1/8th plate... and of course the mounts are 1/4".
     
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  8. Nov 30, 2012 at 12:31 AM
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    Good to know then. Ill just weld it like normal
     
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  9. Nov 30, 2012 at 12:33 AM
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    :thumbsup:
     
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  10. Nov 30, 2012 at 12:33 AM
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    oh that would suck ass to blow a hole through the axle!
     
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  11. Nov 30, 2012 at 12:37 AM
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    NOPE
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  12. Nov 30, 2012 at 1:12 AM
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    lol yeah!!
    AAaaahahahahahhahahaha! Complete with king triple bypass shocks! I think he should run KM2s instead of the Kevlars though... He might pucture it on a lightpole. :p
     
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    I worked that mt/r troll into it for a reason :anonymous:

    with the bypass, he can totez roll with no worries. Shit, with kings on both sides he can roll down the dunes with travel to spare

    sorry to pollute your amazing build thread :anonymous:
     
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  14. Nov 30, 2012 at 6:17 AM
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    Looks damned good. Have you driven around with it yet? How's it feel compared to the old setup? Especially with the /\ shocks?
     
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  15. Nov 30, 2012 at 6:47 AM
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    hahaha I know. :p
    Yeah, and it feels great compared to the old set-up, considering my old-setup was way-to-stiff expos and blown shocks! :p Any little bump shocked my spine!!! I'm sure triangulating the shocks are hurting the potetial comfort I could get out of the springs, but they still work better than the blown ones. :D And the chevies are very soft, which I'm loving!
     
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    If you had known the chevy springs are an inch longer, would you have moved the hangers farther or lengthened the shackles to get a better angle?
     
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  17. Nov 30, 2012 at 9:26 AM
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    Skid looks great! Looks really close to mine (which isn't a bad thing since I think mine has worked out awesome). Good job.
     
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  18. Nov 30, 2012 at 9:31 AM
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    Monte, I'm not sure my mounting brackets for my skidplate are exactly the same as Silas' but the same idea I think where they attach to the steering rack. Here's mine.

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  19. Nov 30, 2012 at 11:00 AM
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    Thanks Adam!
     
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  20. Nov 30, 2012 at 11:32 AM
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    Bad ass Silas!! That's a lot of droop! How are you going to change a tire now? haha. Can you lift off of the sliders and get the tires safely off of the ground?
     
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