Project: SAS the FM

[Clinton Thomas [Veteran Member]]

This work didnt happen if you dont have pics.............................take some pics of your build and post up for those of us that are jealous. Wish i were home to play with my toys, so enjoy that dirt under those fingernails!

[balage [Veteran Member]]

This work didnt happen if you dont have pics.............................take some pics of your build and post up for those of us that are jealous. Wish i were home to play with my toys, so enjoy that dirt under those fingernails!

Agreed! Here is some guy who hasn't got good english, and like the pics.
..plus here I am!
lol

[Clinton Thomas [Veteran Member]]

Whats wrong with my english? You dont speak redneck??

[mdawg4x4 [Veteran Member]]

You may have mentioned this among the previous 7 pages, but I haven't read every post. So, You gona use the Calmini hardware kit to mound your axle, or fab your own?
http://www.purenissan.com/solid_axle_swap.htm

[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

You may have mentioned this among the previous 7 pages, but I haven't read every post. So, You gona use the Calmini hardware kit to mound your axle, or fab your own?
http://www.purenissan.com/solid_axle_swap.htm

Fab my own. I'm using coils and radius arms.

[mdawg4x4 [Veteran Member]]

Knowing you, you will probable be using modified and strengthened bicycle forks for the radius arms!

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Or maybe a couple old tractor 3-point hitch center links. They are adjustable for camber angle tuning!

[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

I DO plan to set up a wristed radius arm. I may eventually build my own arms. Who knows?

[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

Thursday (Thanksgiving) I did some preliminary work including griding off the weld on the long side so I can remove the end casting and shorten that end.

Friday I bought a new handle for my sledge and replaced that. Now I have a hammer capable of driving that casting off the tube. It rained all day Friday.

Today (Saturday) I got industrious with the BiggerFH. It was pretty exciting to see that casting budge. After about 30 minutes it had moved 1/4". Diligence and a strong desire won the day when that puppy dropped off like a fat tick.

I did all of the narrowing on one side so that I would only need one custom length inner. I took exactly 5" off the long side. I matched the overall width of the waggy axle exactly so that I could at least use the waggy's drag link.
Although the waggy axle is the same width as my now-modified housing, the 5 inche difference in the waggy is evenly split across both sides. In other words, the waggy inners are 2 1/2" different than my inners because my chunk has a dofferent offset. It will still use the stock ford inner on the short side. Clear as mud?

Here is my custom casting driver setup. Spiffy, eh?




Some progress




Apart



Going back together




Final assembly after alignment, prior to welding.



First weld pass



Final weld. (I don't have a single clear shot)



Tomorrow I plan to tear down the waggy axle for its parts. I hope to have the axle built enough to start planning the swap.

[redneck23ms [Veteran Member]]

lookin good. however i would have waited to weld it up until you get it under the truck. that way you could adjust the caster/pinion angle as needed. are you planning on running the stock style frame side radius arm bushings? are you going to get a chromo axle for the long side shaft or get a stocker cut and resplined?

[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

I no nothing about the bushings at this point. Feel free to school me.

I plan to get a stock shaft sortened and resplined. This truck does not make much torque.