Builds Fly By Night (7 Viewers)

[bobm]

So the idea from here was to pile a bunch of weight on top of the frame to mimic the full weight and check shackle angles, diff angles, and castor.
A fully dressed tub with interior would be what, 2,000 lbs? A 2F is about 750, but the LS is somewhere around 500 - 550. NV4500 with split case is probably around 250. Front bumper with winch - 200?
Rear bumper with tire, jerry can, high-lift? 350?
Front clip with hood - 200?

3,500 - 4,000 would you say?
How the heck to pile 4,000 lbs on a frame? Cover it with plywood and dump a few loader buckets of dirt?
This might be a pain[/QUOTE

Fat HOOKERS

 

[RUSH55]

 

[bobm]

OOOPPPSSYY I'M trying! NOT!!!

 

[RUSH55]

Good ol’ Bob!

 

[PabloCruise]

I've always called them 4:11s, but you Toyota freaks like 4:10s. I switched out the 3:70 gears when I put in the ARBs. Don't ask, I already gave away the 3:70s.

Did you take pictures before you gave them away?

 

[RUSH55]

Hey, how about this - 15 people weighing over 200lbs standing on the frame should be close!
Free beer!

 

[scrapdaddy]

Leaves me out, only #175.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Did you take pictures before you gave them away?

Yes I did....

 

[PabloCruise]

Hey, how about this - 15 people weighing over 200lbs standing on the frame should be close!
Free beer!

I'm there!

 

[bobm]

Hey, how about this - 15 people weighing over 200lbs standing on the frame should be close!
Free beer!

What I said earlier

 

[bobm]

Yes I did....

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This is just wrong

 

[PabloCruise]

Leaves me out, only #175.

I am a little over 2 bills, so I can help you out Ron!

 

[bobm]

Me too

 

[RUSH55]

I’m around 220, so with a bucket of chicken I think I can help even you out Ron!

 

[scrapdaddy]

Sounds like a plan, if Bob can his get "friends" to drive down I'll bring the Bud.

 

[RUSH55]

So, keeping with the random content of my posts from the last month or so, here’s this...

Spent a good portion of last weekend working on organizing my dungeon parts horde (when I wasn’t going back and forth with the Sty, mounting axles, or working on the back door of the house).This popped up - the upper core-support cross piece that has the hood latch bolted to it. I recalled someone recently dealing with the mysterious factory open-air shim engineering on the later models, and how the bolts distort the cross piece because there’s no substantial backing for the bolt head. Without even realizing it, mine is the same way. Something else I didn’t realize was that I have another cross piece that doesn’t have the badly engineered amendments. It came from the last of the 1971 overseas, right-hand drive FJ55 whose remnants I picked up back in April of 2019. Kinda cool! I can just shim it with something solid like they should have done, and call it good!

The sandblasted pieces are my original hardware.

 

[RUSH55]

The latch will definitely need the Scrapdaddy rebuild treatment. I’ve lost count of how many times the cable holder on the handle end bent out of place because the latch wouldn’t disengage! Even after hosing it down with WD40 every time I opened it.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Mine looks like your 71 because mine is a 71, too. In the end I welded a couple of 90 degree braces to the front to help hold it straight . If that makes sense. I can't find any pictures right now, but if interested will take some tomorrow. Just about everyone I've seen has both sides bent down from slamming the hood, the braces help hold that up along with the rod support.

 

[RUSH55]

Why do I keep thinking you were the one that had the distorted bolt holes on that piece? Makes no sense - musta been someone you were helping. Some of this stuff is starting to run together. Must be getting old.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Some of this stuff is starting to run together. Must be getting old.

It doesn't get any better either! I don't remember any problems with it, but who knows.