I promised pics and here they are
these few pics are of the rockwell upper link brackets. The only thing I had to do to them to make them perfect was enlarge the mount so it slid onto the rockwell a little easier.
They are beefy and easy to install.
After setting them on the axle and measuring them to get them where I wanted them, I did some welding, ALOT of welding. The weld surface area of these brackets is enormous. I like hte KORE gusset also. These things slide together and interlink. I dont feel I will be bending these. They have 3 different settings for the link so that you can change your rear geometry quickly.
next I set the hood and grill on the chassis to see what it would look like. It is hard to build one of these and not want to throw sheet metal on it. I like the 3 deg down slope incorporated into the chassis. It helps to give you more view of what is going on. I will be doing and metal floor, with a clear polycarbonate firewall. I will be doing clear poly for the sides, and using a perforated vinyl wrap so that way I can see what is on my side easily, but still look like it is fully covered.
The rear end is in. The only thing left is some more welding, put it all back together and make bumpstops, flex it out so that I can take measurements and get the coil over mounts into place. I flexed the rear out a bit and instantly fell in love. It has great flex and NO bind. This build would be easier with simple 60 front and 60 or 14 bolt rear but everyone is doing that. With the rockwells being top loaders, it makes things interesting space wise.
Lake Steel now stocks a ton of tubing. I went in and picked up my 1.5" ID 3/8" walled DOM for my lower links, and some more 1.5" ID 1/4" walled DOM for my uppers. I shouldnt have a problem with them bending easily.
I started installing the motor. This motor isnt the actual one going into the rig, but it runs like a raped ape and is the same dimensions and as the one going to be used. Ken supplied me with a ton of brackets as stated before. The one thing I like about the brackets is, the upper link brackets and the motor/trans mounts are the same. These brackets fit snugly around the tubing and are very versatile.
lastly a shot of the clearance from the top of the tuned port injection to the hood. The hood will actually come down a little more, but there is about 3 inches clearance. I set the motor high in the chassis. I am not worried about the COG due to the chassis is very light (300-400 lbs.) and I have 2 steering rocks and everything under 40 inches high.
oh and I just found a pic of some neat stuff that Ken put on the rig. I love this !
