Stacy David is such a knowledgeable guy. Hopefully I’ll get to work on a project with him sometime

@@thedirtheadshed we'd watch for sure

Same, loved his programs. That guy is very talented. Dave, you are also very talented. Keep it up, you give me hope and you seem like such an awesome man. Wish we had mountains here in the DFW area, TX!

@@wysurvivorStacy David has a podcast out that’s pretty good covering a range of car guy topics.

I remember watching a guy named Bud Lindemann and he had a show called, "Car and Track." It was on around the late 60s early 70s. Great show but not much building or creating. Thatscwhere you succeed Dave. Thanks for taking us into your lair!!!

That’s sketchy!! I hope this works well

Thanks! Should be fun to drive

​@@thedirtheadshedI'm just glad to see that I'm not the only one that doesn't figure out stuff perfectly the first time when fabricating on the fly. I feel like most people at your level or exposure leave their issues on the editing room floor. Thank you for the honesty and awesome video! You helped me figure out some steering issues that I've been working through .

Thank you very much!

Good tips. Thanks

You stay busy!! Keep at it man! And yeah. The joke had me laughing

Tell me about it. All we do it create problems then fix em

Yep. That’s all you can do

I appreciate you passing it on as well

Thanks for watching!

It might be my Moab rig.. still deciding

Same here! I need this thing off the lift!

It wasn’t bad with the stock steering. But it would have been terrible with the high steer

These fords need all the help they can get

Thanks! It’s putting up a good fight

So much!! That was frustrating for me

Thanks for watching them. It’s definitely a ton of work. But it also pushes me to work on my stuff

I know!! It needs attention

Glad you are enjoying the videos . They are fun to make

What wall thickness?

I try… but it’s hard to make shop work Look exciting

1.5” .250 dom

@@thedirtheadshed thank you

No problem. Thanks for watching. Tell your friends

Thank you

I need to utilize amazon for more stuff

I appreciate the invite! Have a rad weekend

I think you’ve got the wrong guy

@@thedirtheadshed yeah sorry not sure what I was thinking. I follow Tom from Matt's off-road recovery.

I can’t unsee thet

Right on! Keep enjoying that caddy

@thedirtheadshed I will! It's a 67 that's been swapped to a '68 472. I've had it running, but now I'm painting the top half. Needs put back together so I can actually enjoy it

I’ll know shortly how it works!

Challenge accepted

“Production team…”” that’s just me on this one. Thank you

He was all business…. I paid it

Thanks! Looking forward to driving again!

Thanks! I’m happy with how it’s coming together

Get out there and make some progress this weekend!

@@thedirtheadshed Just finishing up on a 2021 Jeep Gladiator Mojave 3 1/2 lift, sway bars, 37 in tires, front locker install, and regear to 5.13 for a trip to Sand Hollow for Matt's off-road get-together. Next comes a tube chassis with a Cummings 4-cylinder crate motor.

Those are big moves!!

@@thedirtheadshed Life is short. Time for new adventures.

It totally snowballed! I’m still working on this thing. …. But it’s gonna be rad

Right on. Hopefully you can get out there this weekend

Thanks for the feedback ! Always more work than anticipated… I’m still working on it

Thanks for continuing to watch them. !

Glad you dig it. Thanks

Thanks! I feel like I’m moving at a snails pace, but it’s getting there

I’m working part time. So this week worked the first 2 weeks, then took 2 off. It’s still super rough at times

Thanks! I was so tired of editing! I wasn’t sure if it would be watchable or not

Thanks. Trying to keep it all in check

Hahah.. working with what I’ve got!!

Or use the transmission jack!

Hahah. I freakin love those things

The transmission jack is for holding the go pro

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it

Let’s hope so

I did film it. That was last weeks wheeling in mom’s Spaghetti

I should invest in some tie rod removal tools. I don’t really like hammering on this stuff either

Thanks! Ready to get it off the lift

That’s a technique I haven’t hear of

Right! Me too

Yeah. Certain ones are affected worse than other brands

I remember changing a pump on an Aerostar like 4 times before we got a good one

I hope to. We shall see

Haha. It’s a lot of back and forth. But it’s better to spend the time now. Nothing worse than redoing something

Believe me, it’s on my mind

Thank you very much!

Oh. I’m sure it is. It cambers in hard when it’s aired all the way down

Hey. Thanks for watching

Some things just work

Nice!! That’s the goal

Thanks ! This one is pretty cool. But frustrating at times too

It’s Howl by the Darkness I believe

If all goes well I will be able to show it in action next Friday

​@@thedirtheadshedSweeeeeeet! Fingers crossed!

You almost had it

Thanks for the advice

Yeah. It is a struggle on the ground

Thanks for checking it out

I need to look those up

It’s a bummer when that happens!

Totally they seem to be winning the battle though

The added leverage comes from the hydraulic assist ram that gets installed

That would be rad. Gotta pay up for those newer ones though

Thanks

Did I screw up an overlay?? Go figure

@@thedirtheadshed It happens.. just keep being awesome!

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I’m not sure who the go-to shops are in that area. I would call Poly Performance and ask them who they recommend

@@thedirtheadshed was wonderin if fred needed some content :)

I would love to do a trip with those fellas. You could bend the bar up. Yes it would be a little weaker. It would also want to flop down. So the heim joints or tie rod ends would always be maxed out one way which could cause premature wear

I need to take one, not teach one! Thanks for the compliment

It wouldn’t get full steering angle with it out there

Thanks so much

Drag link needs to pivot where I pivot in the hole where I put it so it can get full steering angle. Farther out will lessen that

Cheers

I know… need to get into the merchandise game bad!

I’m going crazy. But it’s actually about done now. Wheeling Sunday if all goes well

@@thedirtheadshed Rad!!!

Yeah yeah yeah…. I have my technique… its pretty effective

@@thedirtheadshed just poking. I usually use my 2.5lb, but the drag link is always a bitch because there's no decent room to swing on it. Always loving the content, brother.

Right!! Let’s make this happen!!

I like them a lot. Good road and rock tire, not sure about mud

I know! Need to get that painted for cruising season

Going out to that hole would lessen the amount of steering angle quite a bit

Those probably should be replaced if you have the vacuum actuated hubs. Otherwise re use yours

You could. But it would lose a ton of steering angle going to that point

I’m pretty anti bent track bar. Once you bend a tube it wants to continue to bend. That being said. My old amigo has a track bar in it with two bends and it’s lasted for 15 years

@@thedirtheadshed got it. Technically speaking, a bent track bar is stronger than a straight one. The bending work hardens the steel. As the outer portion of the tube does stretch as you bend it and gets thinner and slightly weaker, but the inner portion compresses and overall increases the strength of the bar. This assumes small bends and is a function of wall thickness. If you have ever looked at an stress-strain curve of a material, what you are doing when you are bending material is straining it. Strain = stretch. As you stretch it, the yield strength in creases as can be seen by the curve. When you stretch it past the point where it no longer returns, the portion of the tube that is trying to spring it back to its original position is in tension, and at a higher yield strength than original. The rest of the tube that is no longer trying to spring it back to its normal shape is usually marginally below the nominal stress and so if you sum up the post bent tensioned portions that are stronger with the portions that are weaker, your left with more strength than you started with. This assumes you’re not tearing the tube or anything like that. Hope this makes sense. With that said, modifying that crossmember doesn’t look too hard lol.

I think you’re looking at the 09-up

@@thedirtheadshed they show 2 2005-2008 kits, one runs the drag link in front

It’s likely in the track bar or track bar bracket. Also, look at the skyjacker soft ride springs for the front of it. Could lower it down a little for like $200

The finger brake is from Eastwood. The table is a CertiFlat from weldtables.com

Thanks Dave!

Yep! Me too. Need it off the lift

They have always been pretty bad