Diesel PW Build Thread

[nts007]

Should be enough bevel

[nts007]

There. Two little sparks with my baby mig and it's located and aligned. Now I'd like to take the credit for the next part but I have no experience welding chromo and in going to leave it to a professional. Especially on a joint that sees 100% of the vehicles front end lateral loads. I'll keep you posted as it continues

[DamageWagon]

Can't wait to hear how it feels. I might have to do this to mine


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[Colibri]

Looks awesome sir! Consider running a strap of steel from the top of the bar around the joint to the bottom, I've seen a lot of desert guys do it for added insurance.

[nts007]

I'm not sure I would need to go that far. But I may build some short gussets to go from the top of bar to top of joint and same for the bottom. Or just make some length wise weld beads extra thick running from bar to midway up joint. Shall see. It's gonna be strong either way

[Colibri]

I'm excited to see what you come up with sir!

[FirerescuePW]

The new style Carli bar has a strap wrapped around the joint like that.

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[DamageWagon]

Has the new joint been welded on yet?


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[nts007]

No I've been unable to get it to the shop. Ended up driving 400miles in the opposite direction on Friday and now Monday is a holiday. Hopefully this week I'll get it there

[DamageWagon]

Can't wait to hear how it goes.

Do you want to come down here and move all our things to Oregon for us? It sounds like you have a much easier time driving long distance than I do lol


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[nts007]

Haha. I used to love driving. Would make any excuse sometimes to go anywhere. Now I just do it because I have to. Body isn't as young either. I went to the hydro assist because my hands would fall asleep while driving and would be killer sore every day on our shitty roads. The hydro relieved a ton of that force and it's made it enjoyable to drive again. mind you when I get out of the province the roads are a ton smoother and it's not so bad. Sometime in my lifetime I'm gonna make a big road trip though and make it through Moab and every other place I read about from you guys. Have to make a pw tour lol. Like a big biker gang but instead just wagons. With the goal of helping Canada get warmer of course lol

[DamageWagon]

I hate my drive to work because everything is industrial, but I loved driving yesterday through all these new green fields that were recently installed throughout California lol. We might take the 395 for our move and stay out in the pretty boonies.


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[nts007]

I chose to live in the boonies too. With the only down side being a 70 mile /118km commute one way to work. And that's where the closest Walmart is lol

[DamageWagon]

That's a drive dude. How often are you making that?


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[nts007]

5 days a week for work unless we are working farther out and then Saturday's for groceries and stuff with the kids n wife.

[DamageWagon]

I hope you're going 120mph to work lol, that is a looooong commute.


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[nts007]

No lol. The roads are shitty and I set the cruise bout 65mph

[DamageWagon]

You need these


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[nts007]

Haha you're not wrong. My commute now isn't so bad though. I used to drive from Thompson mb down to estavan sk every week Monday and back home on sat. Did it for just about a year. Here's a perspective pic

[Reloaderguy]

I drive an average of 1500 miles a week for work. My commuter car has 121k miles in 22 months in service.

[nts007]

right on reloader! That's how you get your monies worth. Once I get to the shop I just use a work truck depending where the site is sometimes making my ass time in the driver seat another couple hrs a day. This is what happened to my last commuter car. It finally calls it quits at just under half million km

[vanished]

I've had two commuter cars for my 60 mi one way for 7 years, a cavalier with 215k and cobalt I ran to 192k... luckily new job is 2.5 mile commute! Lol


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[nts007]

Track bar is at the shop!! Should be done by next week. Told him no rush so the cost will be lower lol. Cash deal too

[olyelr]

This is what happened to my last commuter car. It finally calls it quits at just under half million km

I had one of those back in high school. That was a nice little car. Mitsubishi Eclipse or Eagle Talon? Turbo model?

[nts007]

Talon awd non turbo. Had a set of bfg all terrains on it. U can see them in one of the pics beside car. 195/75-14. Last set in North America in that size in the warehouse at the time. And they went on a car lol