49 ihc kb3

[RadRidesByDan]

Got moe work done ova the weekend......cut down the front clip with a sawz-all and grinded it all smooth with a 41/2" grinder and a belt sander with the help of a degree finder.......and then located the pieces onto the frame rails.



Before the smoothing


after the smoothing

[RadRidesByDan]

more work done today.......






Got the windshield to work again.....and the vent.....so now the truck will have A/C settings
Vent only===== Low
Windshield only= Med
Both vent and windsheld= High
;D

[Rob Peterson]

Are you going to add a crossmember to connect the two IFS uprights?

[RadRidesByDan]

Originally Posted by Rob Peterson

Are you going to add a crossmember to connect the two IFS uprights?

will be building cross member out of 3/16 inch plate. welded to the frame and bolt on to the IFS to tie everything together once again. Also will build up around the tubes and box in the frame. Need lots of strength up front.......will be having 500-550HP heart for truck

[RadRidesByDan]

gettin more work done.....slowly but getting there one piece at a time....

[RadRidesByDan]

well......started on the right side today after being sick for a week.
Had most of my parts cut but playd around with scrap to try to dial in the mig for a nicer weld on the thinner plate. The settings indicated are not always 100% accurate. On the left side I had it set the way it was supposed to and was burning through here and there.......I think I got it dialed in good now......got good weld through and through without burn outs.....much cleaner.

[RadRidesByDan]

got the front dialed in.......need to build the rear mounts for the lower control arms and the cross member

got 62 1/2 from WMB (hub to hub) including the rotors.

Have a 7 inch wheel with 5 inch backspace which will give me a track width of 60 1/2 inches.

I have read somewhere and if Im correct that the track width is 59 1/2 on the stock front of the IIHC KB. Ize think Im on the money

[RadRidesByDan]

Frame is all boxed in and now for the suspension crossmember
All I have to say is that stitch welding takes a lot of time.

[RadRidesByDan]

Well......I got the front suspension cradle done up....all there is left is to put the cross member in and she's done. This was a pain in the @$$







I thinkz I'z got her all lined up and straight.....UH HUH

[RadRidesByDan]

today I started to fabricat the rear lower control arm mounts....goes from paper drawing to cardboard to metal. :P :P