Operation SOA 75 (3 Viewers)

[Z()LTAN]

Update:

Had a prick of a day...Ive got a killer cold, im dodging rain all day and getting the wrong parts from Toyota... that i cant return as they have a non return policy... PRICKS...

Anyhoo i managed to fit my knuckles back onto the housing with 5* of Castor, welded on my u bolt receivers (not yet finished) i put together the passenger side swivel housing and high steer, made a spacer ring out of the old backing plate so as to do away with the backing plates all together. I put the center in an did a few other things... I wet and cold... but happy as i have made some more progress...

 

[Z()LTAN]

Sneeky update:

Im supposed to be at Tafe but i have finished the block already...

Tafe thinks im at work, work thinks im at tafe! Perfect!

Got the other side finished, got the highsteer in. Got a load more stuff from toyota to finish it.

Tomorrows agenda:
Fit Longies and axles, fit hubs and put wheels on for a wank factor shot.
Get some bundy tube (break line and fuel line) from ABS in ozzie park here, run the new break lines and fuel lines.

Hehe wish me luck!

Oh and some update pix

 

[roscoFJ73]

Its coming along but those fishplates need to be bigger. I can see ongoing problems with ubolts coming loose.
Another way would be to have some custom u bolts go around the axle and held there with some guides

 

[Z()LTAN]

your right and ive been thinking the same.

If i had my time again i would have made the spring perch the lower ubolt holders..

anyhow i need custom ubolts neway as the thread dont go down far enough.

 

[Z()LTAN]

Well what do you know... She does hold her own weight!

For the first time in 2 years, she can hold herself up!

Check out that Approach angle

And the pix: Maby a sticker that says caution over width is needed?

 

[lulo]

WOW!!! excellent job mate! ...

... i hope so in the future you have more free-time to do the same job with my front axle hahahahaaaa... mate!

 

[Z()LTAN]

lol maby!

Thanx matey!

 

[Tapage]

Pure bling bling with those crome knukles dude !

 

[roscoFJ73]

Zoltan,you are going to clean the norwest dust off that engine,are'nt you??

 

[Z()LTAN]

you betcha

As soon as its all plumbed up shes getting a birthday too

 

[Z()LTAN]

Id just like to point out ,

198cm outside of tyre to outside of tyre

thats about 6'5" LOL

 

[baroudeur73]

very,very good job

 

[Z()LTAN]

cheers buddy

 

[Z()LTAN]

Hey all!

I got some good progress shots.

Almost time to put the cab back on!!!

Removed the rear backing plates and cleaned/painted the hub assembly.

The 10mm x4 dowel conversion

Completed Hubs

Fun Time lol

 

[Z()LTAN]

Small update so you all dont think im doing nothing.

• Ive made the new break lines front and rear to the difs
• Made some mounts and brackets to hold the join from steel lines to flexi on the front calipers.
• Just need to get some more bundy tube and make the lines that go along the difs.

Took a couple o pix too

Cheers fellas

 

[crushers]

looking real good, keep it up...

 

[denis]

And the pix: Maby a sticker that says caution over width is needed?

that's some nice work there, but honestly :
holy spacers and scrub radius
there's no way I would run such a setup myself.
I hope it works OK for you anyway

 

[Z()LTAN]

hehe i like to do things a little differently


But yeah i would like to change to 80s diffs or dana 60s

 

[roscoFJ73]

U bolts look nicer

 

[Z()LTAN]

they do?