LaidNeon: NIGHTSHFT -- Bagging my 09 Ram (SEMA)

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:59 am

sidepipe87 wrote:Doh! I fail haha. And yes, some nice Intros or Bonspeeds would be even better.

cool, nothing wrong with that setup, I'd just wan't a 4 link for piece of mind knowing that the rear end won't be moving around at all, but I guess it really won't with that setup anyway. I can't wait to see more! I want a bagged truck sooo bad.

The 3rd link is guna be a wishbone = triangulated so the rear WONT be moving around.

j-king · Post by **j-king** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:26 am

i wish i knew how to weld

wacko · Post by **wacko** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:09 am

go to a trade school and learn

rams looking great is the wishbone going to be centered or have a offset to it?

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:11 am

welding isn't very hard. its all about speed, feed and heat.

welding pretty, now thats a different story.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:08 pm

jetas wrote:
sidepipe87 wrote:Doh! I fail haha. And yes, some nice Intros or Bonspeeds would be even better.

cool, nothing wrong with that setup, I'd just wan't a 4 link for piece of mind knowing that the rear end won't be moving around at all, but I guess it really won't with that setup anyway. I can't wait to see more! I want a bagged truck sooo bad.
The 3rd link is guna be a wishbone = triangulated so the rear WONT be moving around.

Yeah, I understand how this works very well. I'm not arguing his setup won't be solid, I was just curious.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:51 pm

j-king wrote:i wish i knew how to weld

I pretty much taught myself on my buddies welder....
I'm not the sickest welder or the prettiest but the shit holds.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:06 pm

wacko wrote:go to a trade school and learn

rams looking great is the wishbone going to be centered or have a offset to it?

Haven't laid out how the wish bone will placed yet. Been waiting on the metal supply yard to get in some 1 1/4" x 1/4" thick D.O.M. so we can start mocking it up. Since we are building a fuel cell for it, im positive it will be centered. If we kept the tank in the stock position then we would offset it.

The stock tank sits too low & that's why we are making a cell. We could raise it enough so I could lay frame. Since we are taking the truck down to the rocker, we will run out of room to keep the tank under the cab.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:03 am

tonight we cut off all the brackets on the axle. Then we cut off the shock mounts & 4-link brackets on the frame. now we just need to grind the axle smooth. my boy Robbo took care of filling in some gaps where the new frame & old frame met. the 2x4 isn't quite the same width as the stock frame. Now we just need to plate the seams for a stronger hold

Mat00ES · Post by **Mat00ES** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:06 am

You sir have balls bagging a brand new truck, can't wait to see the finished product.

wacko · Post by **wacko** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:46 am

yes he does
another brand new truck cut up

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:39 am

^^^^^^^

DAM!!!!

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:56 am

well tonight my boy Potter made 2 of the link bars. he first setup a simple jig to make them both the same length. then me & him tagged teamed grinding the axle. Tomorrow he will make the Wishbone link & i will finish up grinding the axle. then we can rehang the axle & start welding in the link bars

Undesolved · Post by **Undesolved** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:16 pm

Do i spy with my little eye, a silverado ss? that isn't bagged?

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:48 am

its just a regualr screw cab silverado & it was already bagged on 24s, he is redoing it for 26s. the guy who owns it also owns the shop & is helping me with my truck. he aslo has an 08 silverado 3500 bagged & bodied on one-off 24s

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:15 am

nice ass trucks! you guys are working pretty fast.

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:00 pm

Fuck that 08 is SICK!!!!!!!!!!!

i love seein bagged & BD'd dualies

Undesolved · Post by **Undesolved** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 6:11 pm

i think i need a change of pants now...

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:42 am

Finished smoothing the axle. Then me & my Robbo rehung the axle so we can start welding in the new suspension. We couldn't resist putting a Rim & man oh man.........i can't wait to get it done!! Potter also finished welding up the wishbone last night, so here's the pics

measy27 · Post by **measy27** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:04 am

Thats dope... i cant wait to see it done..

srtjesse · Post by **srtjesse** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:20 am

sick man cant wait to see it done

marakka · Post by **marakka** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:46 am

Everytime I open this thread it gets more full of WIN.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 11:15 am

so awesome. what do you have planned for the bed? raised floor? notched? sheetmetaled? can't wait to see this thing laying out flat!

Speeder · Post by **Speeder** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:05 pm

LaidNeon wrote:

now that is sick......

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:06 pm

I'm just waiting to see when Dan decides he needs to bag his house... I mean, he's bagged everything else he has, what else can he do!?

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:09 pm

sidepipe87 wrote:so awesome. what do you have planned for the bed? raised floor? notched? sheetmetaled? can't wait to see this thing laying out flat!

the notch will be exsposed in the bed. we will be doing some type of bad ass looking bridge out of 1 1/4" pipe. Obviously there will be new tubs welded into the bed. Then we plan to sheetmetal the sides of the bed & the tailgate for a smooth look. Then i will be installing a wood flooring like in old school pick ups. I'm gonna stain the wood myself because i want a deep dark finish

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:46 pm

Damn this thing sounds like it's going to be a beast. ETA when it will be "done"? Also, will you be shaving the handles while you're at it?

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:07 pm

I really like, and I really want.

Neon status?

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:07 pm

wow that thing lays hard. i bet you could fit some 26's

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:59 pm

hybrid-Srt2001 wrote:wow that thing lays hard. i bet you could fit some 26's

We are setting the truck up for 26s. That way if I get jungle fever I can upgrade, but in all honesty, 24s are big enough for me.

invujerry wrote:I really like, and I really want.

Neon status?

Neglected......

sidepipe87 wrote:Damn this thing sounds like it's going to be a beast. ETA when it will be "done"? Also, will you be shaving the handles while you're at it?

Truck should be done in about a month to a month & a half. Im actually shaving the tailgate handle & emblem while im typing this message. I won't be shaving the rest of the truck until after the neon is finished.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:48 pm

awesome. can't wait to see if road worthy again.