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#1 geauxturbo

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Posted 09 January 2006 - 07:49 AM

It was a beautiful day yesterday so I got out the grinder and got to work. Its ready for the cut on the driver side. Just gotta get some 3" tube (which I found a source...just gotta check on one small detail).

What I started with.
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Posted 26 January 2006 - 05:51 PM

After some reading, I wanted the cut near the end of the axle. I also wanted 2" of tube on each side of the cut...so, I cut 5" from the flange on the explorer axle due to the neck down on the axle (neck down is about 3" long). Cut the f150 axle 12" from the collar. Cut my 3" tube 5" long for good measure. Hammered the sleve in with a sledge then used the angle finder to make sure the flange was at the same angle. Meaured the vertical of the flange and used a straight edge and got it to hit 90* and 0* and 17" long from the collar to the flange. So far, so good.

Now, gotta weld it

And drill the axle to 5 on 4.5

oh yeah, pics.....

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The tape is there to keep the rust from building up on the bare spot where I made the cut. Covered it for painting then made some adjustments and taped it up again. Its about a 1/4" gap with the tube sleeve under it. Just used a good ole fashioned sawzall to make the cuts.

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Posted 26 January 2006 - 07:01 PM

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Posted 26 January 2006 - 07:18 PM

Ok so what the headlights for???????

looks great.....

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Posted 26 January 2006 - 07:34 PM

So... where are my 3.55s?!

(Take your time.)

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Posted 26 January 2006 - 09:27 PM

QUOTE(Freshmeat @ Jan 26 2006, 08:34 PM)

So... where are my 3.55s?!

(Take your time.)

The pinion is still in there...

I need air to get the ring gear off.... I may hit man toi's place a steal his air and welder.

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Posted 26 January 2006 - 09:45 PM

Lance, I spoke to a guy last night, and I may be starting the 8.8 exploder/150 hybrid axle swap sooner than I thought-he has both in his shop taking up space may be a freebie

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Posted 26 January 2006 - 09:46 PM

mind helping set 'em up when you're done yours? It will probably be June before I get around to it.

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Posted 26 January 2006 - 09:54 PM

QUOTE(maglite121 @ Jan 26 2006, 10:46 PM)

mind helping set 'em up when you're done yours? It will probably be June before I get around to it.

Depends on when and where.... no idea what I'll be doing in June....much less this weekend

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Posted 26 January 2006 - 10:12 PM

Looking good.
It is only time and money.............. time and money.

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Posted 26 January 2006 - 10:23 PM

QUOTE(maglite121 @ Jan 26 2006, 09:45 PM)

may be a freebie

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I want the gears if they're 3.55 or higher and any good.
They sell like hotcakes on Panther forums (especially when they're free- ha!)
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Posted 27 January 2006 - 12:46 AM

I thought about doing something like this with a sploder axle.. Adding to the short side and using 2 long side axle shafts.. That would make the alxe wider and centered...

Looks good ... Keep up the good work...

Oh and ..You are setting up the gears???

Am I the only person that doesnt know how to do that??

I gotta spend less time with my sawzall and more time with my dial caliper..

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#14 geauxturbo

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Posted 27 January 2006 - 07:41 AM

QUOTE(Swamp boy @ Jan 27 2006, 01:46 AM)

Yup.. but I only had one set of exploder axles and a free f150 axle so I went with what I had

Be nice to have two shafts the same length.

Only problem with using the driver. explorer shaft on the pass. side of an explder axle is that is only slides the pinion over 1.5"... using the F150 housing and slamming the pass. side from the exploder to the driver side of the 150 moves it 3" cumulative effect (or .75" off center to the driverside) with the same amount of work.

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Posted 27 January 2006 - 07:46 AM

QUOTE(Eric @ Jan 26 2006, 11:12 PM)

Looking good.
It is only time and money.............. time and money.

E

So far just time and left over stuff in my man shed.

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Posted 27 January 2006 - 09:30 AM

QUOTE(geauxturbo @ Jan 26 2006, 09:27 PM)

I need air to get the ring gear off.... I may hit man toi's place a steal his air and welder.

bring it!!

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Posted 27 January 2006 - 09:36 AM

QUOTE(yjyankee @ Jan 27 2006, 10:30 AM)

QUOTE(geauxturbo @ Jan 26 2006, 09:27 PM)

I need air to get the ring gear off.... I may hit man toi's place a steal his air and welder.

bring it!!

You gonna be home Saturday? I may be driving all over Baton Rouge and Prarieville this weekend

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Posted 27 January 2006 - 02:57 PM

yes.

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Posted 27 January 2006 - 03:47 PM

QUOTE(yjyankee @ Jan 27 2006, 03:57 PM)

yes.

I'll call yew this evening

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 09:03 AM

Filled the breather hole with a glob of gorilla snot and ground it down

Tacked the tubes and it stayed on the money

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 12:00 PM

QUOTE(geauxturbo @ Jan 29 2006, 10:03 AM)

Filled the breather hole with a glob of gorilla snot and ground it down

Tacked the tubes and it stayed on the money

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looking good...the axle that is

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 01:53 PM

Good pics!!!

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 03:15 PM

QUOTE(yjyankee @ Jan 29 2006, 02:53 PM)

Good pics!!!

Its all in the cameraman

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 10:08 PM

my shooting hand has calmed down a bit more since the Gilmer trip...

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 10:39 PM

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my shooting hand has calmed down a bit more since the Gilmer trip...

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Posted 29 January 2006 - 10:53 PM

:cough:
Gears!
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Posted 30 January 2006 - 07:25 AM

QUOTE(Freshmeat @ Jan 29 2006, 11:53 PM)

:cough:
Gears!
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are out....

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Posted 13 February 2006 - 03:44 PM

Well, she's welded together. My welder (aka Chuck) retacked it cuz my tack welds were pourous...so he ground them off!! OUTRAGE

I just gotta get my camera to work for a few minutes to take some pics. Looks pretty darn good so far. Gotta put the angle finder on it... I put a straight edge on the tube and it looks to be off a tiny weenie little bit (when I say a hair, I mean a hair). But, it looks to be something I can live with. In other words, much better than before

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Posted 13 February 2006 - 04:10 PM

So, when you gonna drop it off to be chromed?

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Posted 13 February 2006 - 04:13 PM

QUOTE(Freshmeat @ Feb 13 2006, 05:10 PM)

So, when you gonna drop it off to be chromed?

As soon as win the lottery and decide to hang this thing on the wall for decoration.

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:17 AM

Coeherced my camera into working.

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:22 AM

Looks good! What's left before it's installed?

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:26 AM

looks bent

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testing
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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:27 AM

Lined up my donor axle with the 150 Exploder Axle to show the pinion offset difference. The Explorer axle is offset 3.75", the 150 Exploder axle is offset 3/4"

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:28 AM

QUOTE(Freshmeat @ Feb 14 2006, 12:22 PM)

Looks good! What's left before it's installed?

a bunch

Races, bearings, brackets, gears.... and a bear Oh My

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:29 AM

QUOTE(TehMidget @ Feb 14 2006, 12:26 PM)

looks bent

The end is off just a hair under 1/4 degree.... Oh well... I'll run it untill I can afford a pro rock 60

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:37 AM

Looks great! Chuck knows a thing or two about welding..

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:39 AM

Throw it in the dumpster

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:48 AM

...and let me know which one.

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Posted 14 February 2006 - 11:55 AM

QUOTE(TehMidget @ Feb 14 2006, 11:39 AM)

Throw it in the dumpster

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