Broncitis Rat Rod build thread.

[chuzie]

They are just high strength snap rings that can be bought at most specialty hardware shops. I bet you could get them from mcmaster carr, summit, moser, etc. I don't recall where I got mine. If your joints are setup for outer clips instead of the inner c-clips, you are out of luck as the snap ring is just replacing the c-clip.

I found these. Seem a bit spendy for snap rings.
http://www.extremeaxlesales.com/fullcirc...int-1.aspx
or
http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/121/3280/=yqqjtu

I would go with the stainless as it has a higher harness rating than the black.

To use full circle clips you would need to dump the 1310 joints and replace with 760x.

I attached a great article about driveline stuff and another article regarding the the ujoint modification.

[Broncitis]

I got the new exhaust put on today. Made up a wye pipe and went back to a single exhaust. Tudked away pretty good and sounds good without the manifold leaks.

[Broncitis]

Got some more fabbed on mounts for the seats. Welded the tabs on the drivers side to bolt the sliders on. When I get the tabs welded on passenger side I can paint the whole works and then figure out if the stock belt holes will work with the latch and link belts. This Carolina humidity is rough.

[chuzie]

It's not so bad once you allow yourself to become completely saturated.

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[Broncitis]

First my glasses fog up so I take em off and then I cannot half see. Put the welding helmet on and it also fogs up. when you cannot see ya have to do more grinding on ugly welds. Do work make more work. Oh well I am making some progress.

[Broncitis]

First my glasses fog up so I take em off and then I cannot half see. Put the welding helmet on and it also fogs up. when you cannot see ya have to do more grinding on ugly welds. Do work make more work. Oh well I am making some progress.

I got the seat frame welded up and primed.Thenwhen i tried to unbolt the factory lap belts I found a dire situation.Passenger sideFriver side. There was no unbolting them but it was no problem taking them out with a small pursuader. NOW i need to sit back and decide what to do to remedy this. Its a good thing I didnt need those belts.

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[Broncitis]

Went to town and bought a half sheet of 16 ga metal which i will use to patch most of the existing floors. I plan on reinforcing critical areas with some 11 ga panels. The cross members look to be in pretty good shape but I will know more about that when i get the floors cut out. I am guessing most of you have run into similar situations.

[chuzie]

I've seen it too many times. The rest of the floors won't be too far behind.

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[Broncitis]

I have started whittling on them trying to leave all the cross members and braces intact. The floors towards a foot or so inboard of the outer belt mount holes and amazingly good. I am still over the barrel as to whether to try and cut all of the flooring out or to patch the bad. Ideas and thoughts are welcome on this. Keeping in mind that this is gonna be a trail truck and I do not even entertain the notion that I will ever make anything other than that out of it.

[chuzie]

If you don't care about keeping the stock look, i say go ahead and do the whole floor. You will spend more time patching.

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