Project ... "killer Piggy" (1 Viewer)

[Sheck44]

I cannot believe the sizing of this suspension ... holy sh!t
Should be on 4 wheels his week

Rear 4-link pretty much dialled in

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IMG_3245 by Steve Heck, on Flickr

 

[RUSH55]

Looking good!

Frame rotisserie - makes life so much easier

 

[Sheck44]

LOL ... RUSH, can I borrow your frame rotisserie ?

Cheers
Steve

 

[RUSH55]

LOL ... RUSH, can I borrow your frame rotisserie ?

Cheers
Steve

It’s just sitting here collecting dust. Someone should put it to use!

There’s a couple shots of it in action on this page. Came in handy during the suspension modification phase and the paint phase.

Builds - Fly By Night

The problem I had was the LR tank. It was too wide for the sway bar. Like a dumb azz I tried to widen the bar, worked good until ten minutes on the rocks at Moab----snap!

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[Sheck44]

Well guys ...Rush, being the awesome guy he is wanted to drive his Rotisserie all the way to Canada but I said it was just a 'bit' too far ...
so we struggled forward and she's now on all fours
Sorting out spring setup, will put the body on now and see what travel and chassis/body height we want

This is the critical point ...

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[bobm]

That @RUSH55 he's a stirrer .

 

[Sheck44]

Hey guys .... Hoping everyone had a great X-Mas !! Happy Holidays to all

Just an update, shocks ordered BUT will be delayed a couple of months ... Mid February

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Most of the suspension and steering has been tacked into place and so far no clearance issues

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Unwrapped the engine, we will start test fitting the drivetrain the best we can until shocks show up

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[NikP]

@Sheck44 what suspension kit did you go with? I have plans to 4-link my FJ40 in the spring and have been shopping. That kit is pretty beefy and looks great.

 

[Megadoomer]

I don't think that is a kit. Looks like all the links are custom.

 

[NikP]

@Megadoomer I was thinking the mounts look fabricated and well done. This project might be good justification to purchase that plasma table I've been drooling over. .

 

[tucker74]

That’s gonna be some flying pork

 

[Sheck44]

Thanks Guys
So everything on the suspension is as Doomer says custom. Purchased everything from here, (TMR Customs Inc. - https://ca.tmrcustoms.com) they have 3-Link and 4-Link kits but all the settings and geometry is up to you.

Now if anyone is interested in doing the same I have no issue in providing the exact setup, angles, bracket positioning, lengths etc. Let me know and I will post them ...
I would suggest that we complete the setup 1st just to make sure its working perfectly but my builder is very confident we have this dialled in now

Cheers
Steve

 

[Sheck44]

UPDATE ... Not to happy
FOX called and said I have to wait another month ... 5 months lost, wow who would have thought ...
Well all I can say given the circumstances in the world today things could be much worse

Hope to be back on track soon guys

Cheers
Steve

 

[sneaky]

I feel your pain. I waited close to 9 months for springs, and then when they were on a train, the line washed out and it took a month to fix. Hang in there, its looking good.

 

[Sheck44]

6 MONTHS LATER .... OMG
Finally after 6 months, and ultimately getting a bit screwed over by FOX 3x we went with a local shock builder and had these made

We are now ready to roll on this project !!

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[RUSH55]

Onward!

 

[Megadoomer]

I used FOA for my front. I am happy with them, but I don't really have a frame of reference. I assume King and Fox are probably better but I don't know about 2x better as the price difference would suggest.

 

[Sheck44]

Doomer, from what I have been told the inners of the FOA's use the same components as the FOX ... I dont have a reference either but I'm sure these will work very well, and I do agree about the $$

So excited about getting going on this again

Cheers
Steve

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

Thanks Gents ... Yes I think the picture is a bit deceptive on the width
If you look below the LS in my 73' fit just fine with lots of clearance to the 60 box that I intended to use in the 55

I actually think that this setup with the alternator down there is in fact farther out than the LSA

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Can you please share some more pics of the AC compressor from the side view. Are you using a custom bracket?

 

[Sheck44]

Ceylon, on the 40 that LS engine I used the Holley serpentine full kit for under-mount compressor
Very good setup

Cheers
Steve