Bfaulken's build thread "Duke"

[Bfaulken]

Decided to start doing some maintenance for the summer today. I was greasing the driveshaft and I found that a zerk fitting was sheared off thanks to the factory gas tank skidplate. Once I got the leftover bolt out, I picked up a few zerk fittings. Put one in, applied grease, then swapped the zerk for a set screw.

**They are M6-1.0 for anyone wondering, I couldnt find a definite spec on the forum. I also picked up some 12mm set screws so I wouldnt have to worry about another broken zerk.

pic of the set screw in, once its tight its pretty much flush with the OD of the slip yoke:

 

[EatonKyleH]

Woah, how have I missed this thread?

I'm in Fort Collins as well. Hope you can join us for some wheeling this summer!

 

[Bfaulken]

Woah, how have I missed this thread?

I'm in Fort Collins as well. Hope you can join us for some wheeling this summer!

I mean its not super noteworthy yet :sadwave: but its getting there! The build sat at a standstill for about a year after the whole diff fiasco...I'm in school (CSU) and haven't been working during the school year until the last month or so, so I haven't been able to do many upgrades.

I'm hoping to go quite a bit this summer! My roommate has a '94 so we're just waiting for trails to open up so we can get a group together to go. In the meantime I have a few things to take care of in terms of maintenance...and hopefully the elocker swap before too long!

Did I read somewhere that you do alignments/work somewhere that does? If so, would you mind either posting or PM'ing me details? I checked my tires today and they're starting to wear way more on the outside edges, so I want to get that squared away relatively soon.

 

[Bfaulken]

Butt Implant!

At the beginning of the summer I got a job at a machine/fab shop, and the welders said they'd teach me how to weld. I decided to take on a new project: a rear bumper. I did everything myself: shearing pieces, grinding, welding, and powder coating. I had 2 pieces bent with a press-break because they're pretty technical and I didn't want to screw up the tooling or anything.

I started with a 4x8 piece of plywood, cut it up and fit it how I wanted it to look. Took several days of head-scratching, measuring, and cutting but I finally got that part done.



From that I got measurements and dug through the scrap dumpster at work to find all the pieces I needed. I sheared everything to size, had the press break operator at work bend a few pieces for the frame mounts, then got to welding.

It took a few months of working in my free time, but I finished all the welding and grinding on Wednesday. Then I powder-coated it black, bought new mounting bolts today and put it on!