Recent content by Daniel Todd

Okay so the build stopped for a while, I went overseas and now I’m juggling work and study so time doesn’t really exist. However I do now how both front and rear 80 series diffs, the front centre looks tiny next to the 40 series but I think that will work in my favour in terms of cutting off the...

Had a bit of time last night so managed to pressure clean the chassis and get the engine out, hoping to have everything completely stripped by mid next week. Makes it hard having my only time off when all business are shut for the Christmas break but between the body, chassis and driveline i'm...

I was thinking of doing something to this effect, i might take a different approach to making the mount but the idea is the same. any feedback or suggestion on this idea? I'm hoping this will make enough room to mount the suspension without the centre getting in the way. I don't have a front...

Does anyone know if i can make new leaf spring mounts for the front go on the outside of the chassis rail instead of directly under so that i can still use the 80 front diff? I just don't know how it'd go getting engineered.

It's okay, it's for your aircon

Yeah I dummy fit the 80 rear diff and noticed that the drive shaft looked like it might nip the tank, I can get that changed easy enough. The front diff is a concern though, I might need to look into custom however I think it'll be out of my budget. Does anyone know how much the ifs hubs add...

$10,000 is what I have aside now, it's just a starting goal. As I earn money I'm sure my budget will grow. To save doing things twice I'd like to at least get the diffs done, so I can widen the body and adjust the guards to suit. I'm happy to leave anything off which is easy to change in...

HAHA That's what happens when parents let a 7 year old name the new 4wd. Can anyone suggest upgrades i should be making to the chassis, suspension or diffs since that's what i'm starting on? i want to have 33" tyres on most of the time and 35" for 4wd trips. Does anyone know if I should be...

Here is a photo of Thomas and I back in 1999, before 17 years of being neglected to rust.

I have a 1984 HJ47 troopy named Thomas This is my first build (rookie) so here for advice and help Located: Logan, Queensland Australia Build plan: Front Diff: 80 series, Elocker, Leaf sprung, manual hubs Rear Diff: 80 series, Detroit locker, ladder bars, Leaf sprung Engine: Stock 2h (until...