Alright now for some more welding porn. Made some 1'' forward offset motor mount plates for my motor mount crossmember. When I put that crossmember in, I moved the mount center line 3'' forward from where the previous owner had it, not sure if it was in the factory location as they were some hack mounts. Anyway, turns out that the engine is still 1'' behind the later model engine location, so I made these offset mounts. I also inadvertently raised the engine/trans up a few inches with this mount, which is excellent for offroad ground clearance, as a goal for this truck is to have a completely flat frame underneath with nothing hanging below it, but this scenario is bad for the floor boards. Time will tell just how much surgery I'll have to do on the cab to get it to fit. Anyway, here's the mounts with some TIG welding porn for everyone. Made of 2 pieces of 3/16'' steel, cut on the PlasmaCAM.
EDIT: These aren't finished yet either, still have to weld tabs to them and do some fancy machine work to them on the mill.
The e-brake caliper bracket, and a rough bench assembly to show how it goes together.
More TIG welding porn on the caliper bracket
Quick bench assembly showing the main component. Flange is from WFO Concepts, flange yoke is from DLSF (Driveline Service of Fresno) and I must say they have great prices on driveshaft builder parts, and a massive selection.
Check out the rotor, vented and drilled is bling trophy truck stuff for sure!
