Operation SOA 75 - Page 5

Z()LTAN · 06-28-07, 06:58 AM

well this is the start of it

Z()LTAN · 06-29-07, 10:17 PM

i was busy today... Almost finished the hitch, just need to weld it up on Monday

I reckon this thing will withstand 300 atomic bombs a 3000 foot drop and one supernova...

but thats just what i think...

Entaran · 06-30-07, 05:48 PM

Is that going to be the right height for a regular trailer or are you going to have to get one of those height adjustable towballs to fit into the hitch?

Entaran · 06-30-07, 05:49 PM

I wish my factory hitch was that solid... and had recovery points :(

Z()LTAN · 06-30-07, 09:27 PM

nah not the right height, im going to make a dropped tow ball for it.

Cant do that till ive finished the car though

And yes... its over 40kgs of solidness

Z()LTAN · 07-03-07, 06:17 AM

Heres the finished product people

Super flash

Entaran · 07-04-07, 09:24 AM

MMmm. Nice

I'll stick with my 55 dollar, 12 tonne bushmaster recovery hitch. Goes in the 2 inch receiver and has a REALLY big bowshackle on it

Z()LTAN · 07-04-07, 11:42 AM

suit yaself,

this cost me nothing though

stanley · 07-09-07, 04:09 AM

cool bumper. I like the quick release pins on the d-rings

Z()LTAN · 07-09-07, 06:33 AM

thanx mate

bigluxs · 07-09-07, 07:22 AM

nice build up you got going there. keep up the fantastic work.

Z()LTAN · 07-10-07, 05:11 AM

Will do!

Ive been rather sick the last week so not much work got done... and now im at tafe again...

cant wait for this Saturday, i can work on it again!

Stay tuned peoples!

65-fj45 · 08-08-07, 08:39 PM

any updates

beaufort-fj60 · 08-17-07, 10:30 AM

bump..

Z()LTAN · 08-17-07, 08:42 PM

sorry all, i havnt been able to touch the thing in agez.. ive been working away, im back for a while and then probably away again... one day ill finish it!

VERY SOON!

Entaran · 08-17-07, 08:52 PM

:( I'm really really interested in how it turns out.

I ripped my tray off my ute it's literally only got a sheet of steel on the back now and instantly got over 2 inches of lift outta the rear suspension and dropped fuel consumption by 2L/100km because I don't have the airbrake on it!

I really really want to see how yours turns out.

Z()LTAN · 08-18-07, 02:45 AM

i know i know :(

im realy pissed off about not being able to do any work on her...

i REALLY REALLY cant wait till i am able to complete her

Z()LTAN · 08-25-07, 02:20 AM

SOME PROGRESS!

Rear Hitch in place
Gusseted
Rear Shackle angle revised
Front Hangers in place
Front springs hung

The mating of the hitch to the chassis could not have worked out better, looks grouse and i reckon its plenty strong enough.
Changing the rear shackle angle was a sinch, air arc and a steady hand. Has made the rear end flex heaps more already.
The front spring hangers are tacked into position appx 2.5" - 3" further forward to allow the 37"s.

More work to come later i hope

Z()LTAN · 08-25-07, 02:20 AM

roscoFJ73 · 08-25-07, 03:38 AM

Some nice neat welding there,you should have taken it up professionally

Z()LTAN · 08-25-07, 03:57 AM

Haha not quite.

The welds are not bad.

Shes finally coming together though...

Z()LTAN · 09-01-07, 04:29 AM

Got a fair bit done today but my camera decided not to put out so i have no pikkies.... Ill take some on monday

What i did

Finished mounting front springs (bastard of a job)
Mounted new rear springs
Cut mounts off rear diff
Bolted rear diff in SOA (haven't welded perches on yet as i have no transfer to work off)

Then after all that and working with a perfect 45deg shackle angle i decided to flex the springs up a bit to see what id get.
Instantly the front and rear shackles rolled back and hit the chassis and got stuck there....

Whats the deal? are my shackle angles all wrong or are standard shackles no good working at 45deg?

sigh... so much work yet so little actually acheived..

ahh anyway on a lighter note, worked on my mates car today also (time stealing whore!) and we got it totally ready for the mud guts and glory.

Catchyas there!

Z()LTAN · 09-03-07, 04:22 AM

anyway yaal

here are the pix i promised...
Those top ubolt plates are crapola old ones ill change them later...
i hate that shackle angle LOL!

knorrena · 09-03-07, 07:08 AM

Wow, I am filled with admiration. Keep up the good work.

Karl

Deny · 09-03-07, 12:20 PM

Yeah those springs are too long I guess, you can correct that with longer shackles though. Had those issues with my truck after a year of hard wheeling, and would stick the odd time while driving, had to jack it up and go. Yours looks a lot worse, since the body isn't even on. I added an extra leaf to mine to fix it, but you could add longer shackles, or reweld the frame shackle mount further back.
Cheers,
Deny

Tapage · 09-03-07, 04:07 PM

Those prings looks like a prabolic technology

Z()LTAN · 09-04-07, 04:08 AM

yeah their parabolics

they have a good load rating

the spring themselves are alot lighter than the same conventional version

longer than standards and 2" lifted, should flex well

thanx everyone

Rockrawler · 09-04-07, 07:41 AM

keep the shackles and move the hangers back a bit to correct the angle - shackles that are too long tend to flex sideways a bit on the road and make handling sloppy. Nice welds by the way!

Tapage · 09-05-07, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z()LTAN

yeah their parabolics

did you already use 'em before ? if not I wait for a feedback ..

06-28-07, 06:58 AM	#121
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	well this is the start of it __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

06-29-07, 10:17 PM	#122
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	i was busy today... Almost finished the hitch, just need to weld it up on Monday I reckon this thing will withstand 300 atomic bombs a 3000 foot drop and one supernova... but thats just what i think... __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

06-30-07, 09:27 PM	#125
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	nah not the right height, im going to make a dropped tow ball for it. Cant do that till ive finished the car though And yes... its over 40kgs of solidness __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

07-03-07, 06:17 AM	#126
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	Heres the finished product people Super flash __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

07-04-07, 11:42 AM	#128
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	suit yaself, this cost me nothing though __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

06-30-07, 05:48 PM	#123
Entaran IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Posts: 385	Is that going to be the right height for a regular trailer or are you going to have to get one of those height adjustable towballs to fit into the hitch?

06-30-07, 05:49 PM	#124
Entaran IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Posts: 385	I wish my factory hitch was that solid... and had recovery points :(

07-04-07, 09:24 AM	#127
Entaran IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Posts: 385	MMmm. Nice I'll stick with my 55 dollar, 12 tonne bushmaster recovery hitch. Goes in the 2 inch receiver and has a REALLY big bowshackle on it

07-09-07, 04:09 AM	#129
stanley IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I forgot Posts: 390	cool bumper. I like the quick release pins on the d-rings __________________ I love corn syrup.

07-09-07, 06:33 AM	#130
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	thanx mate __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

07-09-07, 07:22 AM	#131
bigluxs IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: sydney Posts: 170	nice build up you got going there. keep up the fantastic work.

07-10-07, 05:11 AM	#132
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	Will do! Ive been rather sick the last week so not much work got done... and now im at tafe again... cant wait for this Saturday, i can work on it again! Stay tuned peoples! __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

08-08-07, 08:39 PM	#133
65-fj45 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: San Jose, Ca. Posts: 526	any updates __________________ 78 fj40, 350 nv4500 35's 65 fj45, 350 sm420 5" alcans 35's 2007 FJ Cruiser AFE Intake, JBA Exhaust. 66 m-416 TLCA #4674 Mike

08-17-07, 10:30 AM	#134
beaufort-fj60 BWHAHAHA! Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,315	bump.. __________________ Real Americans drink PBR

08-17-07, 08:42 PM	#135
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	sorry all, i havnt been able to touch the thing in agez.. ive been working away, im back for a while and then probably away again... one day ill finish it! VERY SOON! __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

08-25-07, 03:38 AM	#140
roscoFJ73 Diesel for blood Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: west australia Posts: 5,705	Some nice neat welding there,you should have taken it up professionally __________________ HZJ75 cab chassis 95 model ,stocker FJ73+1HZ Diesel NEW GEARBOX 1HZ =same power as 3F with 30% better fuel economy 2in Dobinsons lift.Powerdown adj shocks 33 in BFG A/T HJ61 with slidin windas regrettfully SOLD:( Volvo 740 GL

09-03-07, 07:08 AM	#144
knorrena IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Calgary Posts: 758	Wow, I am filled with admiration. Keep up the good work. Karl __________________ 1997 LX 450 190000kms, 285 Revos, Supercharged You cant kill yourself on a pogostick. (Harry Parker, world famous geostatistician)

08-17-07, 08:52 PM	#136
Entaran IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Posts: 385	:( I'm really really interested in how it turns out. I ripped my tray off my ute it's literally only got a sheet of steel on the back now and instantly got over 2 inches of lift outta the rear suspension and dropped fuel consumption by 2L/100km because I don't have the airbrake on it! I really really want to see how yours turns out.

08-18-07, 02:45 AM	#137
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	i know i know :( im realy pissed off about not being able to do any work on her... i REALLY REALLY cant wait till i am able to complete her __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

08-25-07, 02:20 AM	#138
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	SOME PROGRESS! Rear Hitch in place Gusseted Rear Shackle angle revised Front Hangers in place Front springs hung The mating of the hitch to the chassis could not have worked out better, looks grouse and i reckon its plenty strong enough. Changing the rear shackle angle was a sinch, air arc and a steady hand. Has made the rear end flex heaps more already. The front spring hangers are tacked into position appx 2.5" - 3" further forward to allow the 37"s. More work to come later i hope __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

08-25-07, 02:20 AM	#139
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	__________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

08-25-07, 03:57 AM	#141
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	Haha not quite. The welds are not bad. Shes finally coming together though... __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

09-01-07, 04:29 AM	#142
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	Got a fair bit done today but my camera decided not to put out so i have no pikkies.... Ill take some on monday What i did Finished mounting front springs (bastard of a job) Mounted new rear springs Cut mounts off rear diff Bolted rear diff in SOA (haven't welded perches on yet as i have no transfer to work off) Then after all that and working with a perfect 45deg shackle angle i decided to flex the springs up a bit to see what id get. Instantly the front and rear shackles rolled back and hit the chassis and got stuck there.... Whats the deal? are my shackle angles all wrong or are standard shackles no good working at 45deg? sigh... so much work yet so little actually acheived.. ahh anyway on a lighter note, worked on my mates car today also (time stealing whore!) and we got it totally ready for the mud guts and glory. Catchyas there! __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

09-03-07, 04:22 AM	#143
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	anyway yaal here are the pix i promised... Those top ubolt plates are crapola old ones ill change them later... i hate that shackle angle LOL! __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

09-03-07, 12:20 PM	#145
Deny IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fort St John, BC TLCA# 11568 Posts: 1,252	Yeah those springs are too long I guess, you can correct that with longer shackles though. Had those issues with my truck after a year of hard wheeling, and would stick the odd time while driving, had to jack it up and go. Yours looks a lot worse, since the body isn't even on. I added an extra leaf to mine to fix it, but you could add longer shackles, or reweld the frame shackle mount further back. Cheers, Deny __________________ Diesels Rule 81 BJ42 Check out my endless fix up progress at http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=152995

09-04-07, 04:08 AM	#147
Z()LTAN IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 216	yeah their parabolics they have a good load rating the spring themselves are alot lighter than the same conventional version longer than standards and 2" lifted, should flex well thanx everyone __________________ Lock, Stomp and Steer, No Fear

09-04-07, 07:41 AM	#148
Rockrawler IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hemet, CA TLCA# 11560 Posts: 452	keep the shackles and move the hangers back a bit to correct the angle - shackles that are too long tend to flex sideways a bit on the road and make handling sloppy. Nice welds by the way!