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On my way to Dallas right now, I'll try and post photos tonight. They took a little longer because they wanted to roll some parts instead of cutting them from round tubing to help save money.

Later
-Russell

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Originally Posted by rat_rod_russell (Post 507988)

Hey Russell, I'm not too far from where you're going. Call me when you get here and you pick up the parts. I'd love to see the frame. I'm at the fire station today, so stop by.

cool project. i'm tuned in

Sorry about the slow response. I got back and life happened. Had a bunch of powder coating work show up to take up space, got sick for a day, had to change out two ballasts in the shop lights, the shop was a mess from a CJ7 5.3L swap and I've got some new part time guys I'm getting trained. Nuts, just nuts.

But without further ado, the new frame!

Man I love going to this place to get parts! They have all the cool tools and it turns out I'm getting better at my CAD package as well. They didn't charge me nearly as much as they did for the initial programing like they did last time for the TriFive car frame.

http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-02.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-03.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-04.jpg

All packed up and ready to go. Just look at the forklift compared to the rest of the place. They just have all the fun toys!

http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-05.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-06.jpg

It took me a few days to get the shop all swept up so I could count parts but here we are, the complete CP5559C4 frame minus just a few parts that are missing but they are finishing parts so no worries there.

http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-07.jpg

http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-08.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-09.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-10.jpg

http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-11.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-12.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-13.jpg

http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-14.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-15.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-16.jpg

http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-17.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-18.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-19.jpg

I've got 3 frames here at the shop. The fully welded frame is going to a local guy so I can keep close tabs on it while I get the other one finished up and running so I'll know if I need to make any changes to the final design. The third frame is going to sit for a while until I can make the 3D animation. Otherwise I'm going to just wait to be finished with this build and test drive the truck plenty before I do that video.

http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-20.jpg

Got some cool new stencils for the shop crates and other shipping parts. I just ordered TriFive frames #28-32 so we're shipping nicely on the kit frames!

http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-21.jpg

And we got a new quality control agent. You can see her hard at work.

http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-22.jpg http://www.nerdrods.com/Images/Produ...e1_01/s-23.jpg

I've got 2 TFC4 frames to weld up and get shipped out as rolling chassis with motor, transmission and the works so it will be a few weeks before I get to start on this one but I'll post of plenty of photos when I get started.

Thanks again!
Russell Alexander
Nerd Rods

Great stuff russel.your on your way

Very Cool indeed. I like your ideas and having that shop able to make the parts like that is great.

Start assembling and get to welding!! :weld: :weld: