Migaloo the white Turbo 80

[beatle_bayly]

Love the tent idea! Do you lean in or get inside and zip it up?

 

[frankenyota]

Get in and zip it up, l use a full face respirator and Molded ear plugs as that sandblasting grit gets everywhere.
Need to buy a bigger compressor for the sandblaster and cabinet l have as mine is a bit undersized.

 

[frankenyota]

Repaired the rusted sections and cleaned it all back, layed on some epoxy primer, filled in any low spots with a thin layer of filler. Also sprayed my 40 series spare centre dash piece, this had been butchered so l welded up the radio section for now. Tailgate came out nice, just needs a high build coat and ready for some white paint which will come later. Possibly be unemployed soon so might get a good amount of time off to finish some projects

 

[frankenyota]

Finally got around to getting a new winch bar and rear bar with tyre carrier laser cut. Took a while to find someone decent who didn’t want a kidney to do it.
Anyway got all the parts done for a good price, few minor hiccups with some pieces not bent right and the cad drawings lacking some info.
Got a start on the front bar today.
Old bullbar

Bullbar and winch removed

 

[frankenyota]

Centre section mounted

Passenger side wing tacked up

Both wings tacked in position

Welded the seams

Still needs the centre bar section, similar design to the Slee bar which is a great looking bar but we don’t get that in Oz.

 

[FMC80]

New bar looks great!

 

[Broski]

Centre section mountedView attachment 3379229
Passenger side wing tacked up
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Both wings tacked in position

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Welded the seams
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Still needs the centre bar section, similar design to the Slee bar which is a great looking bar but we don’t get that in Oz.
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Those are some nice welds !

 

[frankenyota]

Thanks Broski, I was definitely proud of those welds as l’m not a welder, been trying to dial in the welder for the front and rear bars

 

[beatle_bayly]

.... I was definitely proud of those welds as l’m not a welder.....

It's very satisfying when you get it just right! Second only to hitting a one-iron down the middle of the fairway

 

[frankenyota]

Still waiting on the centre section of tube for my bulbar, not many people local to me interested in this job. Considered buying my own tube bender but its a big outlay for a few small jobs, l would like some sliders thou
Recently l have been chasing a loss of fuel pressure issue and cutting out, l replaced the fuel pressure relay a while ago thinking it may have been a problem but the issue is occurring more frequently. It will crank and start and the only way to keep it running is feathering the throttle, then after 5 mins or so back to normal.
Car stalls and l notice the fuel pressure drops to zero, l'm thinking that the crank angle sensor in the dissy or maybe a bad relay cutting power to the fuel relay?
Might check some wiring diagrams and see, l do have some spare dissy's to swap in.
Anyone had a similar problem?

 

[frankenyota]

Managed to get the centre tube section bent up with the help of a mate who owns a bender. Pics of it test fitted and angled slightly forward, then to finish the welding, sanding and painting. Also have some spotlight tabs to weld on and find a spot for my uhf aerial. This might have to wait another week or two yet.
Been a hectic week and the dog got into a bust up in the street yesterday and got his face opened up, he's usually a good healer and hopefully it won't require the vet.

 

[Broski]

Nice low profile !

 

[frankenyota]

Fitting an 80 series booster to my HJ47 for an upgrade and having to adjust the rod coming out of the front of the booster. After looking at it and comparing it to my other spare it seems like the rod is too far in?
Like it’s almost on the knurled section of shaft.

 

[frankenyota]

Here is my other booster. Has something dropped out from behind the rod causing it to be further in?

 

[frankenyota]

Got the best of me and removed the booster and gave it a shake, something was loose inside. Pulled the vacuum valve and could see a rubber disc, thinking that’s the reaction disc that should be behind the pushrod. After some careful manoeuvring the disc was back in place and now the shaft sits at the correct height. Warning if your going to clean up and paint your booster be careful not to let this fall out from behind the rod. Glad l took it off now

 

[frankenyota]

Got some more time to finish welding on my bullbar and only need to weld the aerial and spotlight brackets, still working out the best position for the spotlights.
Thinking either side of the grill out towards the headlights to give the best airflow to the radiator.
Went and grabbed a few trailer loads of gravel yesterday and when leaving for the second time the car cut out. Swapped the fuel pump resistor and she fired back up, but when l got home which was 5 mins down the road it cut out again. Tried the Circuit opening relay no good, then the EFI relay which was super hot and that sorted it. Not sure why the relay was super hot?
Checked and tried to tighten all the efi relay and fuse holder pins and checked amp draw on both to see if my bigger fuel pump is causing the issue.
Looks like 5.5a and 7.4a at full throttle which seems ok to me?

 

[frankenyota]

Picture with centre bar welded in and trialing spotlight positions with the help of zip ties

Or slightly more to the centre?

Or centre?

Or maybe my 20” light bar?

 

[mudgudgeon]

Picture with centre bar welded in and trialing spotlight positions with the help of zip ties
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Or slightly more to the centre?
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Or centre?

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Or maybe my 20” light bar?
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Bar looks good. Keen to see it with a coat of paint on it

I reckon the second pic, but square up the brackets

 

[frankenyota]

Thanks, cant wait to paint this. l like the second picture as it allows maximum air flow still. The lights are just held by zip ties so l could see what l like

 

[AussieHJCruza]

X3 on the second pic, keep plenty of air over the intercooler