45acp’s DIVORCED build!

Hobart 210MVP, running on 115v

 

I tried finding a pic . I didn't think of Back to the future though haha. I just ended up with pics of a horse being drug by a truck .

 

Thanks! I'm enjoying your build. Looks frigg'in stout.

 

That X in the B-pillar might be coming out once you start figuring out where your seats are going to go

 

Hell, I started figuring out where I wanted the seats as soon as the first one arrived.

I spend at least 80% of my time on this build staring/checking/measuring/changing my mind/staring some more. About 15% undoing stuff I already did, and like 5% actually accomplishing something /fabrication.

I intentionally set the B pillar back a bit for seat fitment. There may also be more footroom up front once I get the firewall area squared away, but I'm not certain yet. Plus I'm a short bastard @ 5'8" Monte and Silas are freaking giants in comparison.

 

in other words..make the passenger seat with more leg room haha

 

Not sure what the leg room is for OEM (help me out here) but from the small of the back in the Corbeau seat (as set up in the pic) to what was the OEM body mount is 36". I'm shooting for ~44-46" (max distance) to the firewall. Any chance you could measure the distance from the OEM body mount to the firewall behind the pedals for me, pretty please dear?

 

ohhhhh alright..lemme find a tape measure..

 

I just brought the cab back into the garage. For shits and grins I took the bathroom scale to weigh the cab. 124lbs. Had to take a pic, otherwise Monte wouldn't believe me.

 

wrong, make the drivers seat adjustable too so me and you can drive it

 

I suppose so if you cut out about 75% of the sheet metal

 

HA!!! i have no idea how you took that pic..not sure i want too..haha

good point Mark...

have to wait till morning Jon..measuring tape is upstairs and everyone is in bed..

 

Not a problem bud, keep me posted. And yeah, that is a good point in regards to making only the driver's side adjustable. I was gonna go for these, but for two seats it seemed kind of expensive so I was back to thinking I'd simply just bolt the seats down.

http://www.chassisunlimited.com/product/billet-seat-sliders/billet-aluminum-seat-loc-polished-raw.html

 

Why cut corners now? Get the set-loc's. Wherever you end up putting the seat, you're gonna decide later on you would like it a little closer or a tad further back, and this way you wont have to redo anything.

 

Spends upwards of $20K on sick rig...

...won't spend $300 on comfort for the part he's always sitting on.

I <3 you, man.

 

What length are your lower links, Jon? Eye to eye.

 

F^@%... you're right.

Tentatively they are set at 47", give or take once everything is in and clears the full suspension cycle.

 

Bought a 60" Hi-lift now rather than later, hoping I can somehow incorporate it into the bed design before I completely finish it.



Also bought some more brackets and tabs. For the shocks... aaaand because I decided I hated the motor/tranny mounts so much (mostly because of the shitty welding) I'm cutting them all off and starting over.