Custom Lbody dual pivot Kframe Group Buy?

[rbryant]

Got the control arms today and they look great! I think I have everything but the sway bar. Should it have arrived on the same day as the K-frame?

The powder coated finish looks great and good coverage on the recessed areas on the K-frame.

I am pretty sure that the bar was sent at the same time as the kframe. It probably just got hung up somewhere given its odd shape.

Hopefully the swaybar didn't get lost because I think I forgot to insure it... That was dumb of me...

I do have a delivery confirmation on it with some tracking numbers so they should find it.

-Rich

[rbryant]

Here are the pictures I took before shipping them.

Full View:


Bottom Side Showing reinforcement strip:


Transmission Mount and top center welding:


Modified Passenger Tower:



Notice that it is factory seam welded. The dual pivot frames were so much stronger than the early frames. There is a good top and bottom shot of the center weld and reinforcing strip. The center point where it was cut was reinforced specifically so that there are no strength concerns.

-Rich


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[Shadow]

Here are the pictures I took before shipping them.

Full View:


Bottom Side Showing reinforcement strip:


Transmission Mount and top center welding:


Modified Passenger Tower:



Notice that it is factory seam welded. The dual pivot frames were so much stronger than the early frames. There is a good top and bottom shot of the center weld and reinforcing strip. The center point where it was cut was reinforced specifically so that there are no strength concerns.

-Rich


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Rich, on the last pic, what is the purpose of the "overhang" of metal on the modded pass front mount?

[rbryant]

Rich, on the last pic, what is the purpose of the "overhang" of metal on the modded pass front mount?

It adds a little more strength from where material was removed and adds back a flat mounting point that isn't there otherwise after the hole is moved inward. It probably could be a little shorter.

The hole starts out too far outward on the non lbody frame and is pushed in on the bottom side and a new hole is made. After that is done there is not a flat surface (or enough strength) so an extension is added.

On any future ones I think we are going to cut that tower off completely slide it in and re-weld it on. The fabricator kept having issues with that point because different frames are different.

Some frames actually start with a flat portion of the tower than extends farther inward than others. The redos that I had were because of that difference.

-Rich

[Shadow]

It adds a little more strength from where material was removed and adds back a flat mounting point that isn't there otherwise after the hole is moved inward. It probably could be a little shorter.

The hole starts out too far outward on the non lbody frame and is pushed in on the bottom side and a new hole is made. After that is done there is not a flat surface (or enough strength) so an extension is added.

On any future ones I think we are going to cut that tower off completely slide it in and re-weld it on. The fabricator kept having issues with that point because different frames are different.

Some frames actually start with a flat portion of the tower than extends farther inward than others. The redos that I had were because of that difference.

-Rich

Interesting, the ones I've modded must be the latter with the extra material inward. I always ended up with a nice flat surface that was a perfect match to the frame mount.

Although, I've only built a few of these so guess I just got lucky or it's a Canadian thing!

[iTurbo]

I am pretty sure that the bar was sent at the same time as the kframe. It probably just got hung up somewhere given its odd shape.

Hopefully the swaybar didn't get lost because I think I forgot to insure it... That was dumb of me...

I do have a delivery confirmation on it with some tracking numbers so they should find it.

-Rich

Hi Rich, I got the bar last week; just haven't been on the 'net much lately. Looks great though, thanks!!!