1976 BOSS 302, Restomod build..

[luckieschmuck]

Do you want to trade? ;D

Nope!! Lol

 

[JSmall]

Nope!! Lol

I figured that might be the case ;D

 

[RPM289]

That tailgate mod is awesome but more work than I want to jump into now. Maybe one day!!!!

 

[luckieschmuck]

Trying to work as quick as possible without fucking up is hard.. Sorry for the French, but shit is getting down to the wire for this year and I'm on my own..

I was able to correct the crossbar for the xmember Artec 4 link bracket, which was ground off and re-tacked. Now it sits as it should and proper. All lengths are measured out to the decimal, I can sleep better at night

Going forward, "thought" I did a pretty awesome job getting the mid skid plate all mandrel bent, cut and tacked...
Here are some pics of me failing..

After talking with Scott @sunfireoffroad he helped me see clearly though the "just wanted it to be done" , fighting for ground clearance is more important than ever.. Thinking that I could live with that as is, I couldn't.. So.. Dissatisfied, I scratched it all and started it again, man I was down.. For 2 days.. Just plain pissed off..But, it was for the better. After some more time I came up with a better solution..

I took a break from trying to perfect the mid skid, so I went back to remembering I still needed to cycle the rear axle. Here are some fun pics of success!

More to come!!

 

[bsquared]

Jeez....subscribed!!! As many have said, Just ran across your build this morning and haven't left the page yet! Man are you ever making negotiations with the wife for Bronco $$'s easier for me!

Crazy nice build, lucky. That is going to be one crazy nice machine....keep it up!

Cheers, B2

 

[luckieschmuck]

Jeez....subscribed!!! As many have said, Just ran across your build this morning and haven't left the page yet! Man are you ever making negotiations with the wife for Bronco $$'s easier for me!

Crazy nice build, lucky. That is going to be one crazy nice machine....keep it up!

Cheers, B2

Thanks bsquared, I'm lucky my wife is cool as hell. She understands what this means for me thanks for the support and make sure you get the wife something too, happy wife = happy life. I hate when those type of sayings are true..

 

[luckieschmuck]

Good news, my Mid skid plate is done, I finished welding it with both tig and mig. Crossbar and xmember are both fully welded in. All that's left is the upper and lower brackets for the axle and upper frame brackets. Then it's on to the cage and rear shock mounts.

 

[JSmall]

Looks good as always. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the rear strut mounts.

 

[luckieschmuck]

Looks good as always. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the rear strut mounts.

Thanks J, I'm excited for that too.. I'm lucky I have good people on my side to help point me in the right direction!

 

[luckieschmuck]

Couple of shots playing with the tig welder yesterday. Working on my tig skills.. Need More practice!!

 

[luckieschmuck]

Got some more work done today:

The rear crossbar holding the Artec xmember definitely needed support. So I cut up some more tubing and braced that sucker up. I also was able to mount the atlas support ring from TMR too, now on to the cage for real this time..

 

[Apogee]

Cool build David...subscribed. Gonna love seeing where this goes.

 

[luckieschmuck]

Cool build David...subscribed. Gonna love seeing where this goes.

It was great talking to you on the phone today Tobin! Thanks again for everything!!

Can't wait to show the next update date!

 

[Lon L]

Man I wish I was your BFF , I couldn't afford someone with those skills any other way. Seriously nice welds..

 

[luckieschmuck]

Man I wish I was your BFF , I couldn't afford someone with those skills any other way. Seriously nice welds..

Thanks Lon, consider it done! You're gonna laugh, but a crap load of YouTube, weld monger and SA books. And of course lots of practice and mistakes a long the way. Tig is definitely an art, like playing the drums. Mig, is more fun and easier.

 

[ajonesny]

You were going so strong. Any updates?

 

[luckieschmuck]

You were going so strong. Any updates?

Yes, I will take some pics when done. At the moment I just finished tacking up the custom frame sliders/skid bar protecting the rockers. I also finished bolting down the roll cage through the tub and into the new metal support braces I made for the body. I still have to bend and weld on support gussets from the frame to the body and roll cage. I'll post pics when done.. But also we have some engineering going on with the brakes atm too. Can't wait to show the progress!

 

[JSmall]

Yes, I will take some pics when done. At the moment I just finished tacking up the custom frame sliders/skid bar protecting the rockers. I also finished bolting down the roll cage through the tub and into the new metal support braces I made for the body. I still have to bend and weld on support gussets from the frame to the body and roll cage. I'll post pics when done.. But also we have some engineering going on with the brakes atm too. Can't wait to show the progress!

I haven't heard from you in awhile. Nice to see an update

 

[luckieschmuck]

I haven't heard from you in awhile. Nice to see an update

There's really nothing to show until it's finished, plus I spent a solid week doing RND figuring out whether or not my brake kit will work, "still figuring it out".. Fingers crossed..

 

[Lon L]

Hey ... Quit picking on my BFF

Hahah just kidding. I miss the updates too.