Sunday, November 22, 2009

Rear sway bar and shock relocation brackets

The past couple weekends I have been working on installing a new rear
sway bar and some shock relocation brackets. The brackets correct the
shock angle on lowered trucks. I also installed some new U-bolts on
the axle. One of the old U-bolts was worn almost half way through.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Mounting the new fuel tank

Today I worked on mounting the new fuel tank. It's a 16 gallon "pro
street" foam filled tank. I fabricated a few brackets and welded them
in place.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Test fitting the truck bed

Today I dropped the bed on the truck to check for clearance with the
tires and suspension. I also checked the clearance for the new gas
tank. Of course one of the bed supports lines up right over the filler
cap. I think I have a plan to fabricate a new support with an opening
for the filler.

To lift the bed I used some 4x4 posts, an engine hoist and a load
leveler.