Operation SOA 75

[Z()LTAN]

LOL

 

[lulo]

Nice Flex...

 

[Z()LTAN]

Its been months since my last update so here is a newie

Much better

 

[Clint79]

How come you took the front diff out mate?

 

[Z()LTAN]

sick of working on the floor, welding upside down and gettin showered in grinding sparks

 

[Clint79]

Oh yep
what more work did you need to do on the front diff
Hows the yellow liky going with it

 

[Z()LTAN]

steering dampener

She is a designated trailer queen now mate. Not even going to try and get rid of the yellow sticker.

Its unregistered now.

 

[Clint79]

Oh devo would be kick ass driving that rocket around the streets and over patrols at traffic lights

Maybe your could have 2x SUA diffs set up to bolt in for std road driving

 

[Z()LTAN]

New updates as of tonight.

Diff guard and steering dampener.
It drives 100% better now!

 

[Z()LTAN]

Got some custom uni filters made, 8" long, 7" wide and 4" inlet.

Ill be running the K&N 4" POD on the end of the snorkel as a bug catcher.

Just got to make a air box and 4" snorkel now.

 

[Entaran]

I love how you always put things in the photos that we know the size of so we can easily see just how big the stuff is

 

[lulo]

Well done mate!!!


Working on the cruiser and drink a cold beer!!!

 

[Z()LTAN]

HEHE too true!

Started mocking up the airbox today.

I may have gotten carried away with the size of the air filter... its a tight fit even in my engine bay lol...

Few pix

 

[Clint79]

Nice mate
Are you going to put a scoop on the bonnet

 

[Z()LTAN]

nah mate, its going to have a sealed lid and then a 4" snorkel up the pillar.

I may have to fit either a large scoop or a bonnet hump to miss the cooler though

 

[Z()LTAN]

Now that MGGR is over and im not spending every weekend in prep for that i managed to get a bit more done on the cruiser in between weather changes...
Mig welding in the wind blows... (no pun intended lol)

Put the beadlocks on, Looks horn!
Went for a quick spin around the block and its a total misconception that u cant run these onroad because of balancing problems... It drove perfectly!

Got the airbox basically done, just got to run a 4" hole saw through 2 sides of it and weld on a top lip for the lid to seal on.

Quick bit of tech for those who want to bend sheet steel like this, bending 2-3mm sheet is tough if the bend is over 100mm long. What you do is you mark out for bend lines, cut all but a few 10mm sections like i have (i only used 3 sections, but for a longer bend you can use the same method but just leave more sections)

When bent the sections give a perfect radius and weld prep. Just do a vertical down weld along the seam like this

And the final product after a bit of a quick grind.

 

[Clint79]

All your work looks great mate you sure have turned your 75 into a monster

 

[Gib009]

nice tricks... and the beadlocks look great. Are you going to run in MGGR 2010 with this thing?

 

[Z()LTAN]

Cheers fellas, if i get a cage and some 42's then im in

 

[Z()LTAN]

Got a bit done b4 the grand final today

Intake and box done, just needs a quick grind and some paint.

4" ss Snorkel

Still gotta fix the snorkel to the guard
Got all the parts together to finish the exhaust
Rebuild leaking steering box again...
Another set of beadlocks

Oh and my intercooler is coming together