weekend project ????

yes im going to put these wheelie bars on ....... so i bought these wheelie bar brackets cnc out of m/s ...what do i need to watch out for when im welding these to my 8.8 ? do i need to remove the fuel cell ? how thick is the axle tubs ? do i need to let these welds cool down ....etc .....

Nick, I would definitely remove the fuel cell and plug the line! I just guessing on the tube thickness for the 8.8, but it is probably around 3/16". Be careful about to much heat in one area or you could warp the axle really bad. Make short welds that have good penetration, then move over to the other side of the axle while that one cools down. Just keep alternating from side to side with short beads.

Might be easier to tack them in the car and then drop the housing out and do the finish weld away from the car.

X2 or 3 on warping the tubes.

dkp

Short welds, take your time. tubes are thin but managable. good luck

Nick did you get them welded on or did you get scared

69F100 wrote:Nick did you get them welded on or did you get scared

YES I DID .... had an appointment at the " local chassis" guy and he stood me up ...so im now mocking up the brackets my question is

how much room do i need between the top bars and the bottom of the bumper ?

bruno wrote: my question is

how much room do i need between the top bars and the bottom of the bumper ?

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If they are unsprung it dont need a whole lot, a ladder bar deal under power they are gonna gain clearance anyway lol.


How much room do you have now? How much between the ground and the wheels?

richter69 wrote:If they are unsprung it dont need a whole lot, a ladder bar deal under power they are gonna gain clearance anyway lol.


How much room do you have now? How much between the ground and the wheels?

i didnt measure it but if i had to guess the wheels are 6" off the ground and 6" off the top bar to the bottom of the bumper ......ive got to notch out the brackets to fit on the back side of the ladder bar deal , the width of the wheelie bars dont allow the brackets to sit on the axles ......

I'd move um up 3-4" and leave some room for adjustment with the heim ends either way.

richter69 wrote:I'd move um up 3-4" and leave some room for adjustment with the heim ends either way.

SO THERE WILL BE ABOUT 2-3" FROM THE BUMPER ........ so another thing about these bars which might hurt me is that they are double walled , which i heard i designed for higher horsepower cars/weight

just use them to keep it off the bumper, it'll be good................

What kit are you using? How long are they?

jbozzelle wrote:What kit are you using? How long are they?

Built by Chris Mann ...i believe thats his last name ...they are 80" doulbe walled

that last one was blury

Nice

Not sure what "double walled" means. They look to be 1.125" tubing. The top tubes will not move "upwards" much so they can be close to the bumper. I would mock them up at ride height will weight in the car, about 6" from the ground to the center of the wheel. Put your heim joints about 6-8 full turns out from being all the way in, and go from there. Good luck!

curleysracecars wrote:Not sure what "double walled" means. They look to be 1.125" tubing. The top tubes will not move "upwards" much so they can be close to the bumper. I would mock them up at ride height will weight in the car, about 6" from the ground to the center of the wheel. Put your heim joints about 6-8 full turns out from being all the way in, and go from there. Good luck!

thank you for the input



here are the brackets mocked up on the 8.8

and here they are done ..... had to get up early this morning to have some quality time with the welder , hopefully the bars stay on

looks good. I didn't realize you still had an 8.8. 8.8's and ladder bars are usually a no-no so keep and eye on those axle tubes.

Nick

Is it just an optical illusion from the camera or is that track locator bent? Looks like it has a bow in it in both pics...

jbozzelle wrote:Nick

Is it just an optical illusion from the camera or is that track locator bent? Looks like it has a bow in it in both pics...

hum will put a straight edge on it right now !!! will report back ......