60Bob.. Custom HJ from down under

[pyrotech]

thanks rick, i will have a look around, i will also ask my engineer.


Just to tease you all, i finally drove bob out of the shed today.. yes there are pix, yes i flexed him up.. and no you cant see them just yet.

i will post them up tomoz arvo, i am about to walk out the door to DJ for a 21st...

but watch this space.. bob is a mean looking cruiser..

on a side note, now that he is getting closer to completion, i was thinking about paint, i had originaly decided to change it to white, but the more i look at him, the more i like the silver.. any ideas??

-Pyro

 

[GLTHFJ60]

White. Gotta stay white.

 

[kling-on]

400 mm

15.74 in for us yanks

 

[baxter650]

And the older Canadians who still live in the dark ages.
16" is a hell of a whack, i went with 10" on mine, wanted a little more cargo room.
I might just copy your gas tank for a little more fuel though.

 

[rattlecan78]

that thing looks BOSS (hows that for some 80's slang for ya) I love my new cruiser but hate that big ass and will be chopping it off as soon as my tube bender arrives and I can tie everything together, cause I'm pretty sure mine won't be that pretty just functional but anywho I like watcha done

 

[pyrotech]

BOSS???? i have no idea what that means.

can anyone give me the standard bumpstop height for a 60 series?
i need to extend my bumpstops for engineering,

and here are a few pix from the weekend

bob

Enjoy

P.S. i think il be staying with the silver

 

[baxter650]

Dam fine, i'd also vote for the white over the silver.

 

[IrollwithTojo]

X3 on the factory white, wish my current 62 was white...would look sweet with the black out and Durabak on the sides
Sweet rig
-Carl

 

[pyrotech]

paint is still undecided, white 60 over here are very very common, but i have always owned white cars, and do like the look, soo who knows

got a little bit of work done on my day off, i decided that i hated the LED tail lights, and plated in sections, so out come the grinder, cut the plates out of the light hole, to refit a slightly modified version of the factory rear lights, i will post pix soon,

i have just ordered a set of new lights and lenses, so they should be hear next week and i will mod and fit them ready for engineering,

can anyone give me the factory bumpstop height?
for SPOA over hear, i need to retain the factory spacing between the bumpstop and diff, i forget to measure mine before the SPOA.

Pyro

 

[rumchaser]

Hi mate got this from outer limits board a while ago
HJ60 = Front 45mm, rear= 65mm

 

[pyrotech]

45mm seems a little close, thats not even 2 inches

 

[Sixty's Guy]

The above is from an article in Overlander magazine in January 1986 when they compared a stcok standard HJ60 to one that had an OME suspension upgrade. No doubt there would have been slight variances throughout the years and models.

 

[sl33py]

Nice Build Pyro! Nothing short of ingenious! Can't wait to see it finished and pics of you having fun w/ it!

GL!

rob

 

[Zhenya]

for some reason the rear bobbed area reminds me on of a niva

great build!

 

[pyrotech]

i gotta agree with you Zhenya it does look like a lada

just an update, i have final mounted and plumbed up the fuel tank
i blacked out a spare set of headlight surrounds today just to see wot it would look like, and i have to say, i LOVE the look, i will be blacking out my grill very soon

any pointers for doing this??

 

[pyrotech]

here is my solution to the re-routed fuel filler

and some shots of my blacked out grill.

and thanks to Kling-on, i think im going to have to steal your idea....

newly painted front diff (the rear is matching)

also i have pi$$ed off the LED tail lights, and instead i picked these up

 

[maat]

looks great, nice work mate

 

[pyrotech]

cheers Maat, good to see another Aussie on the board

 

[pyrotech]

After talking with my painter over the weekend, 60bob will be going white

 

[GLTHFJ60]

After talking with my painter over the weekend, 60bob will be going white

Excellent news. White is by far the best color.