my new aussie 45 troopy

[flaminbandit]

yep its damn cold today about 12degrees celcius

im happy with it already planing a trip in it to the snow in 2-3 weeks so hopefully lots more pics to come

 

[flaminbandit]

well 9 months have past so decided i should update this thread

mods havnt really happened jusrt doign some serious maintnence that the po sohuld ahve done years ago, rebuilt front swivel housings, new rear axle seals and repack bearings, new front discs/pads and caliper kits, new mastercylnder, new rear wheel cylnders

o and best mod of all 35x13.5x15 maxxis mudzillers (claw copy)

no lift or anything have some slight rubbin on the rear inner fenders and the front chassi/steering arm but nothing to really worry about

also buillt a new steel false floor with liftup section for extra storage and to sleep in the back

and a waeco 12v fridge to keep the beer and food cold

no other pics latly been really lazy with the camera but will get some over the next days and post up

 

[flaminbandit]

few small mods have happened to my troopy and its now better than ever

getting 60 diffs shortly and im rebuilding the pto winch after snapping the main shaft again LOL


lots of pics in this thread https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/209319-another-running-turbo-2f-fj45-troopy.html

 

[40Flipper]

Pics look great! Any paint plans?

 

[crustyBJ60]

nice build.

i'm curious as to how you'll do the 60 axles, i'm thinking the same thing on mine.

it's a little more complicated with modifications i am finding down here, well QLD anyways.

crusty

 

[flaminbandit]

ive simply moved all the spring perches on the diff to suit the 40 springs rear was easy but front requires some more effort
it also means some creativity for the inner rh ubolt but its doable


ive already got the perches done on the diffs just waiting till ive got some space free in the shed so i can rip the diffs out and swap in the 60 diffs at the same time ill be fitting 2 lsd centers that i ahve floating about


as for paint no plans on paint but its in need of some rust repair so that will happen then it will prolly turn into a paint job at some stage

im enjoying driving it too damn much to take it off the road for long

 

[crustyBJ60]

for the front... i was thinking this might be the go http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/images/suzuki/frontaxlewide.jpg

the only other way i'd do it would be to outboard the front hangers, and that's going to be too much work/hassle (engineer and such) for QLD.

not sure if the IFS kit would fly here thou... and that's the problem.

crusty

 

[flaminbandit]

yeah for simplicity the wide track kit would be the way to go still all factory parts and nice and easy

and i may actually be getting fj80 diffs now been offered a pair cheap while id love to go coils thats just WAY too much work so ill be doing some research about 80 series diffs and the steering on leaves and see if its cost efective there 8" wider than 40 diffs

 

[crustyBJ60]

yeah for simplicity the wide track kit would be the way to go still all factory parts and nice and easy

and i may actually be getting fj80 diffs now been offered a pair cheap while id love to go coils thats just WAY too much work so ill be doing some research about 80 series diffs and the steering on leaves and see if its cost efective there 8" wider than 40 diffs

WOW that would be one wide rig! there is a good write up here on mud with a 45 ute on an 80 frame, coils etc... nice rig, but loads of work. that being said, might be easier than trying to reto fit 80 suspension (or axles) into a 40 chassis.
high steer options are limited for the 80, slee offroad are the only ones i know of. off-road only.
sell the 80 series stuff to fund the 60 conversion?
i'll be watching this thread to what way you take this.

crusty

 

[flaminbandit]

yeah as soon as i looked into steering for 80 diffs it trippled the cost so that idea got scrapped

60 diffs it is

and i now have the shed free so ill be able to swap the diffs in over the next few weeks

 

[crustyBJ60]

i'd be keen to see some pics when you swap the housings out, got any numbers for the rear spring perches?
on the front, i'm going with the IFS hilux hubs, and space the rotors back.
the mrs. 80 series is the next one in the line up, so i'm at the "collecting parts and info" stage. not cutting into anything yet.
cheers
crusty

 

[flaminbandit]

yeah ill be sure to take pics as im installing the diffs

all the perches ive reused of some old 40 series diffs i had floating about
not the best way but was the cheap way and they where still in good condition

 

[flaminbandit]

nothing major just been busy driving it and fiting a new intercooler this weekend

its damn huge had to chop lots of steel out to make it fit but after all that im happy with how it fits

now to visit the tig welder to get some piping made up and also the ends of the intercooler swapped

does it still look stock LOL

 

[romegadave]

Damn I love troopies. I searched and gotta ask....why does OZ have so many...due to the terrain/expedition oriented? Must be a helluva feeling to own one of those bad boys. Here's where I would insert an icon of a lucky dog-->

dave

 

[flaminbandit]

really dont know why we got them i think they where used as a tuff rugged mining vehicle back then as the 75 troopy is the main mining vehicle even today

i just love mine tho i dont get to use it as much these days atleast that means i get to play with it doing mods more often

planing on a 2000km trip late next month so fingers crossed all goes well for that

 

[pbgbottle]

Just some extra info ott industries also makes high steer for the 80 series knuckles if you where still thinking about the 80 series axles

OTT Industries - the originals

 

[crustyBJ60]

look'n good, keep it up i'm still watching this thread.

crusty

 

[flaminbandit]

this weekend should see it have 60 diffs under it
october 19th its getting sent down the 1/4 mile for laughs (calculations say it should run a mid 16sec 1/4)

then its doin a 2000km round trip to a 4x4 comp and home the long way along the beach from sydney to melbourne so fingers crossed all goes well im gonna have a headgasket on me incase it decides to blow at any stage as i only used a cheap gasket at the time i refitted the head a major parts supplier in aus went broke so i couldnt get any decent parts

also gotta get a mate with a tig to assist in my intercooler hookup gotta get some pipes made so i can hook it all together

 

[roscoFJ73]

Damn I love troopies. I searched and gotta ask....why does OZ have so many...due to the terrain/expedition oriented? Must be a helluva feeling to own one of those bad boys. Here's where I would insert an icon of a lucky dog-->

dave

In the early 70s,Toyota and Landrover were neck and neck ,both offering SWB and LWB models.
Farmers and others in remote areas often had to drive 200 miles on bad roads just to get to the nearest town.
The Landrovers were slow and noisy,the LWB landcruiser could hold 65 mph and was relatively comfortable
We could also buy american style pick ups but the supply of RHD models was limited and the V8 gassers were a little expensive to run in oz,hence ,we turned to the Japanese for LWB 4wds inc the Nissan Patrol.

And of course the Landcruiser was used on the Snowy hydroelectric scheme ,Australia biggest resource project at the time in the 50s and 60s.
This gave many new construction and mining companies a 1st hand look at the landcruiser reliability.

 

[dingbatt]

also buillt a new steel false floor with liftup section for extra storage and to sleep in the back

and a waeco 12v fridge to keep the beer and food cold

Got any pics of the back???

Thinking of setting up a similar thing in the back of my troopy...