NOW ITS ALL PAINTED AND READY TO GO INTO THE FRAME !
ITS NOT COMPLETE TILL ITS GOT THAT FRESH COAT OF CHEVROLET ORANGE !

I DID A LITTLE CUT AND PASTE TO SEE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE FINISHED

Well i got sent back to work and that means i have MONEY to work on it again !
was out there today working on it for 12 more hours today and i got alot done , i got the frame cut and shortened 11 inches and some of the welding done before the damn welder BROKE ! when that happened that ended my night of work for sure. I guess ill be going to the welding shop to get the part to fix it tomorrow moring on my way into work . anyways heres some new pics from todays work !

Marked out and ready to cut !


Started cuttin , no turning back now !!!!!!


1st side out and ready for the second !


on to the 2nd side !


pieces i cut out of the frame !


started welding it back together now !


pic of me welding my dad took !


inside of the frame before it was going to get welded but the welder BROKE !


frame back together again and standing on its own !


almost done welding the frame but the welder broke before i could weld the inside of the frame rails but its welded enough to stand on its own . The frame started out with a wheel base of 107 inches and i cut 11 inches out so it is now has a wheel base of 96 inches and the tracker body has a wheel base of 87 inches , so im only 9 inches off from perfect !
the trucks coming out great so far and im hopeing to have it done soon !!!! i cant wait to drive it !!!!!!!!!! gunna get some looks in it for sure its the biggest geo tracker i have ever seen !

picked up a new 12 gal. fuel cell for it today !

    i can't wait to see the body on the chasis.It should be way cool.A local here put a Corvair body on his recently and I loved it.This should be much better.

Went to napa today and blew a few more 100 dollar bills getting some more parts for the truck !
- new sbc water pump
- new brake booster
- new master cylinder
- new spark plugs
man they love when i come in but im glad i get a discount there !!!!!!!!!!!!!

   I loves napa. The quality is definately worth the extra money. I don't want a 20 dollar part,i want a good one.

picked up a new 12 gal. fuel cell for it today !

Why didn't you just use the old one then?  It's 11.5 gallons, that should run you about 30+ minutes on the 355.   

The tank was rusted really bad and had a small leak too .

Well went out and worked on the tracker today and got the motor in the frame and droped the transfer case crossmember one inch lower the driveline angle and the frame is all welded back togther so its almost ready for the body to get put on it some time next week while im off work on gm's shutdown for change over to the 09 vehicles !heres some pics !

Frames done !





Droped crossmember 1 inch !



ENGINES IN FINALLY !!!!!!







Also I got the rear driveshaft ready to go to the shop to get shortened down to 26 1/2 inches and i should get it back next week !



Heres a pic of my big ass rear bumper ! got one for the front too !! heavy as hell !!!!!



I cant wait to get the body on now !!!!!!!!!!! only one more week and i can start on that !!!!! its really starting to come togther fore sure !

Just got a sweet deal on two tops for the tracker off ebay ! Ones a best top with zip out side window and the others the best top bikini top and windjammer rear window and rear cover for over the rear seat area too . Both are like new only a year old !

Got some more parts for this weeks work on the truck !
- shortened and rebuilt drive shaft
- header and some other gaskets
- hurculiner kit for the floor of the tracker
- b&m shifter cable and tranny bracket kit
and i an goint to be putting the body on it this week ! I HOPE to have all the body mounts done to !

GOT SOME MORE WORK DONE ON IT TODAY , HERES THE PICS !

How is the angle on that drive shaft when you flex the rear?

Most of your drive train is engine. 

Anyways i decided i better do a few more things before i start to put the body on it and i really needed to paint the frame !