GHOST SHIP: Custom Chingaderas

That reminds me. I may need to hire you for some welding.

 

Holla atcha boy.

 

Yooooooo

 

LSK coil bucket/UCA gussets installed today on @08BajaBoy ’s second gen. It’s a little refreshing to see a purpose built truck come in for the heavy duty work. Combined with LSKs upper and lowers, it’s a beefy setup. I had previously installed MarlinCralwer LCA gussets and performed a CMC on this same truck about a year ago.

 

BTW, if you guys think getting the UCA bolt out is a bitch, wait until you have to do it multiple times on a truck with UCA gussets welded in place. The wider footprint created by the gussets requires a lot more room for the bolt to be backed out to the point that you’re interfering with the core support.

 

Damn, that UCA gusset looks beef

 

Bolt on sliders for @ahom Now if I can just get around to designing and building a front bumper, he’d have protection on all 4 sides built by me.

 

Then he'll truly have a...Ghost Ship

 

The bolt on sliders are here

 

I finally got my jig worked out for DCSBs. Now I just need a long bed for mock up and I’d be all set.

 

You can mock mine, for fun... I mean I already have sliders but an excuse to chill...

 

@GHOST SHIP thanks for the shout out. Now I just need to save up from my shock purchase to get those @ARCHIVE rear shock relocation brackets burned in. Also, I have been thinking about how we can incorporate the shock tower brace into the tire carrier...

For anyone out there thinking about getting some work done by Sergio, his workmanship is second only to his customer service. Quality dude.

 

BAMF shock relocation today on @Dr3w ’s ginormous truck. That 6” lift just looks so proper though. 7100s setup to have 1/2-3/4” of shaft showing at full bump.

 

I’m sure you can bust out some killer hybrid front bumpers!

 

High Clearance or Regular? Also for you or somebody else?
Looks awesome so far!

 

here’s the recovery points as they pass through the bumper.



There’s a lot “hidden” welds that I still need to burn. In that pic I welded the lower portion of the backside where the bumper mounting plates meet the outer skin of the bumper but not the rest. The only reason I welded the bottom was because I knew it’d be harder to get to once the shell of the bumper was added. I keep adding beads as I add more plate to places that I know I’ll be covering access to.

 

As I start to smooth out my welds I see a bunch of these little guys.


Divots where I didn’t build up the weld puddle enough. My personal standards won’t let that fly, so I go back in and fill those spots:




A little more time with a flap disc and sander and I get the smooth finish I’m after:


The extra time here is purely cosmetic but will be an eyesore to me once the bumper is completed and coated. I fell like the attention to detail is what separates a good home built bumper from a “I can tell you built that” bumper.