[paranoid56]

and today. got some done.
started working on the front shock mounts. using the ford mounts, i figured the max uptravel and set the mounts to that. also added a gusset to the back of it. i got half of it burnt in but then relized that i still havent got the steering box so i stoped.

start of the rear gusset. was on some funky angle so it was PITA to make

and welded to the back of the mount. should make it strong. hopfully it isnt in the way of the steering box.

[paranoid56]

so after stoping on the shock mounts. i turned my attention to the floor again. i needed to finish up the center hump.
i took some quick measurments and started cutting. i got the basic shape here.

had to make a little step down so it would fit under the seat bars.

and here it is sitting in place.

and the clearence between the tranny and the new hump section.

and the starting of the front part. this was hard. lots of bends and welds to make it fit just right. also cut the holes for the shifters.

and a top shot.


damn, even after measuring like 30 times i still managed to miss cut the hole. its close, but not perfect. you can also see that i made this into two pieces. as i found after i put the front pieces in, i couldnt take the damn thing out without taking out the cage. so i cut it now its easy to remove and will still be strong and sealed.

[Volunteer]

Looking sweet.

[truvaine]

schwoow.

beautiful stuff!

[79fj40moneypit]

,Wow you'er getting there, now you need a 4bt for that added weight in the front. man thats a bunch of work great job!

[paranoid56]

got a little done today. still waiting for my damn fj60 box to show up. stupid thing was shipped out on the 27th of last month. got to love the post office. funny thing is i orderd some green lug nuts from japan on wednesday and they showed up on friday
got some new parts in. bling bling and just had to paint them my fav color also lime green baby also have the matching arms and some nice arp studs going on it too. should be uber strong

[paranoid56]

got the winch plate all cut up. this was a pain in the ass. but only went through one wheel two full cuts along the lenght and the notches. man i wish i had a plasma cutter

and the wheel after i was finished

[paranoid56]

floor all finished. now just have to find some cheap rubber boots. this is all bolted up and ready to go.

[projektdotnet]

Keep going man it looks good

[SLOonTheGo]

Congratulations, youve officially just replaced Speed Racer as my new hero.

Keep up the awesome work, that thing is going to be killer when you are done.



SLO

[Mauger]

OK, I want to know how many angle grinders you went through.

Awsome work

[paranoid56]

angle grinders. i just have three. one has the cutting wheels, one with a sanding disk, and one with a grinding wheel.
so, i am still on the same grinder for over 2 years and maybe 50+ disks

well, didnt get much done on sunday. got the warn hubs replaced with some good ol stockers

damn you truck, you make me bleed my own blood

[paranoid56]

Why yes, yes I am a stud
Got the ARP upgrade knuckles studs. was going to do all 6 but figured 4 per knuckle along with the two stock ones was enough,. I also got a spindle stud kit, as I always hate trying to align everything up during installs, and trail repairs, and these really help out.



oh, and NO, i am not trying to copy crane with the green shit. i was first at this i have an issue with that color as seen here on my DD.

[paranoid56]

finaly got my damn 60 box. got her all cleaned up. thing was coverd in grease and dirt.


now mocked into place. think this should work out perfectly.


close up of the clearance. also, notice that super nice custom pitman arm need a flat one so i welded that up. (this is for mock up only, i have a flat one on order.


here is a pic of it some what flexed up. i will have to set the bump stop here as it is almost hitting the spring pack

[paranoid56]

now, with box where it was going to be, i needed to add some extra material to the top of the frame. made this real quick.


then fully welded.



next up was making the sleaves for the frame. simple tubing and a big drill bit



now fully installed. also did the steering shaft. looks like this will work out nicly.

[paranoid56]

next up was the drivers side shock mount, i used the ford mount and had to make a notch out of the back to clear the steering ujoint. will add more next weekend

[truvaine]

nice work, and nice suby!
didnt know you were also on rs25. just noticed your pictures in the wagon forum and' made the connection. i'm truvaine over there as well.

good work

[paranoid56]

Originally Posted by truvaine

nice work, and nice suby!
didnt know you were also on rs25. just noticed your pictures in the wagon forum and' made the connection. i'm truvaine over there as well.

good work

ha, nice. another fellow suby owner

oh, and was a little board today, and built this.
was soo tired of my towel not drying being folded on the rack, and i had to have two towels per rack so, 1 and 1 came together, and i made this
now its all better

[paranoid56]

ok, got some work done today
figurd i would finished up this thing. needed to close up that damn hole. so i made a simple plate out of some SS then painted it


also got the new flat pitman arm installed. looks like it will work perfect


i put the fenders, grill and hood on so i could see where things where going to sit. i was tired of redoing things so fingured i would get this installed and work around it
made up a front grill mount. since this thing is on a different chassis i needed a spacer to have it sit right.


and a close up. just a simple set up. i welded three pieces of tubing to the winch plate (which will be fully welded on later) and a small pice of rec tubing on top. i will also have a piece of rubber on top of this to act as flex zone.



and a overall shot boy its ppuuurrdy

[PScottBx]

Originally Posted by paranoid56

...boy its ppuuurrdy

True dat.



Bx

[paranoid56]

wasnt feeling all too well. so didnt get much done.
oh well.

Well, got the minitruck brake booster and MC bolted up. fit in the stock holes. Was soo nice: D. needs some cleaning
Also bolted up the FJ40 clutch MC hope it will work with the mini truck tranny.


Worked on making up a rad mount. was having creative difficulties so this is what I came up with (if you have any better ides, please let me know )
Simple rec tubing thin wall stuff. welded up a simple frame. was going to weld this right on the frame, but realized that it would be a bitch to remove the engine, so its going to be bolt on




side shot. you can see the rear gussets.


mnnn. nice. i added a corner brace to just give it some more strength.

[projektdotnet]

sweet lookin rig

[paranoid56]

only got to work on the 40 for a few hours as i was building suby parts all damn weekend

finished up the rad mount, nice and paintd and got the rad mounted to it.


i drilled and tapped the frame to accecpt some normal m8 metric bolts. seems very stable.


next up was the damn shock mounts. the more i look at those ford mounts the more i dont want to use them.
first up was was adding this bar. this will attach to to the roll cage and also attached to the front hoop. This will bolt onto the tub so i can still remove the tub if i want to. i will finish up with som shock mounts maybe a cross bar, and some more supports.


just a close up. I need to buy some more of those tabs


then this happend. damn tig torch lead melted the water line and shot water all over me. so that took out the tig untill i get that fixed.

[paranoid56]

next up was mounting the fender to that new bar. it was still a little flimsy after i cut up the inner fenders. so i made up this simple bracket. (notice the mig welds, :(


after tacking it up to the fender (it uses the same two botls that the upper fender thing attaches to the fender) i looked at it, and was not happy. so i figured i would re do it
so i came up with this. much better looking and uber cool dimple too


and the back side shot

[Lt1cruiser]

Beautiful build you have here can't wait to see what else you in mind for your project.

[kelvinabrown]

Mint build mate. How do you decide weather to use your mig or tig, the reason I ask is I only have a mig but your tig welds look super nice ( strong too ) did you use mig on your cage?

Thanks Kelvin

[paranoid56]

well, i usualy us TIG just cuz i can part of the cage was migged (as i didnt have a TIG welder at the time) but all new parts are TIGed
Shane

[paranoid56]

Well, only got a few hours to work on the truck this weekend. but, did get some stuff done.
Finished up the middle body mount.

Then the inside shot.


next up was redoing the front shock mounts i could tell from your tones that you didn’t want me to use my fancy ford mounts so out came some tubing

This is what I came up with. Just a simple piece of tube bend into a u shape and some shock tabs. this is about how it looks in the wrong position its here to just show you how cool it looks


and a shot of it in its final position. i made up a dummy shock that was at the correct length.

And a shot from under the fender. I will also add some extra supports to help support that tube.

[projektdotnet]

NIIIIICE stuff, git r done already so we can see action shots (I have no room to talk)

[paranoid56]

well, got a little done today. worked mostly on the shock mounts.
got the tabs all welded up. these are 1/4" steel.


added some gussets to give added strenght.


and them fully welded up. with the shock mocked up. has about 5" of uptravel and 10 or so down





and a full shot. i will be adding a engine cage to help support those hoops.