Full bore

A week ago I decided to cutoff the old IFS front suspension and go full bore with a Solid Axle Conversion. There are three main reasons, 1.> I have the body and engine out so there will never be an easier time 2.> The old IFS needed some repair with regards to rust, 3.> I would have to purchase an IFS lift kit which approaches the cost of the solid axle conversion which comes with 4 inches of lift.

So I'm going to order a 4 inch lift SAS kit from Trail Gear. And a 5 inch rear lift and coil to leaf conversion kit for the rear.

So I spent this weekend cutting off the old suspension components and griding the frame flat. I also had another guest appearance, my dad decided to join me on Saturday for some hard core metal cutting.



This coming weekend I'm going to weld the nicks and gouges in the frame and order the kits. Next weekend I will be in a motorcycle race school so the weekend after that installation will begin. I'll weld on anything that needs to be welded, sand blast and paint the whole frame then begin bolting on everything.

Project cost: $3030.00 (began the purchase of an Oxy-Acetylene Torch.)