Recent content by landcrusiergod1

More of gear engagement

Used the press brake to bend the cover.

That’s awesome- let me look at prices.

Drive shaft flange will be cut down to mount a disk brake rotor. Dual motor bellview.

I have an idea using a brake assembly off of an atv. The lathe can make short work of that fab. Or a drum brake setup like the fj40 parking brake. Maybe electric or air assisted stopping. Let me put some big brain juice towards it. I’m slow right now, everything is fighting me….

Interesting- using what I learned from the previous one. Should be able to make a cut for the gear to interact with the drive gear. The extra motor will require more support so I will try to make a curved flat plate to be more appealing to the eyes.

I’m using 100% argon gas.. you’re right it could be cleaner. Again it’s just an idea that this might work. I’m sure the gear that the motor drives is going to be the weak point. More of a proof of concept. The spool gun does make a building up material really easy. I’m stripping this...

First one is always the hardest, gonna try the M8000 bellview and dual motor it also.

Using a spool gun for the aluminum

Got busy with the dual motor mod.

Have a ton of smaller projects to work though before I can get started back on the 55.

Was supremely happy that this was relatively easy to take apart ..lube and impact gun

Still cleaning the 80yr old lathe protected coating of clay and oil

Spring break for the kiddo - not much of anything related to progress on the 55. The 40 is fixed and driver now.

The hitch mount cherry picker with winch is still the most amazing thing I built over the years.