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| | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 | Hi All I have posted some pictures of my progress todate. The first are pictures of the process of working out 8 lug disk brakes for my truck, the last one is of the frame after having some rusty sections cut out and new metal welded in. Progress is slow but now that the frame is patched up, I can begin putting things back together soon! http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e187/Sawmill/?albumview=slideshow | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 | Very nice work. A couple of questions: What rotor-caliper combo did you use and how did you align your frame for welding as I don't see any supports in your pic?
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 | Hi Drew, I went back to my old notes and I found the number YH141818 for the rotor and 154199 and 154300 for the calipers. These numbers can be found by searching the Parts America site. I believe the calipers are for a 1984 chevy truck and the rotors are gm from around the same era. The bearings are not a match for the 3600 spindle. I had to machine the spindle down some and I had to select bearings that would work for the spindle and the rotor. If you are ever serious about this let me know and I will take a rotor off and get the bearing numbers and the spindle measurements.
I clamped the pieces together using c clamps and angle iron inside the frame pieces. I started with leveling the frame on jackstands using a builders level. I had to use some washers, and the like, on some of the jack stands to get it level. I squared the rails by cross measuring. I then laid a piece of "I" beam on top of the rails and c clamped my new pieces to the "I" beam. The beam held everything straight while I tacked the replacement parts in. Everything came out straight and square.
As a side note, I got a chuckle out of the Assembly Manual for the truck. It gives the frame measurements to .001" !! The frame will shrink and stretch due to temperature change many many times that over the length of the frame. I figure if bolt holes line up, that is close as it gets in the real world.
Rick | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,082 | wow rick,
very nice fabrication work.
looks great.
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