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Builds Reconstruction after rollover - building The Champ 2. (3 Viewers)
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- #402
Curvy is good yes?
LINUS
Waiting for the Great Pumpkin
Are the little RR mini-hoops a mechanical stop to prevent swingout arm over-travel, or just a way to blend the rocker tubing to the bumper?
Or does your bumper/arms have the little pneumatic cyls still working?
(I puked one opening a swingout w/ the 80 leaning & the low-side / R arm ripped the piston from the case, luckily it slowed it w/o slamming the water/gas cans into the glass/quarterpanel metal)
That & I credit the size spindles Hanna used & gusseted inside the shell back in the corners.
Was a quick order from McMaster-Carr to replace the cyl, but a close lesson / I was flustered/pissed at myself & moving faster than I was thinking.........
I was amazed I ripped open the Hanna cyl, it is a size or 2 larger than the 4x4 labs ones having had that bumper on the old 450.
Hope you didn’t do the same / reason for those - but if so, good on you for having to get into the back in off-camber situations.
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Loooks bueno! - a couple those little pre-fab rounded caps on the upper tube ends would be a smooth transition, unless you got plans for a trick way to terminate.
Or does your bumper/arms have the little pneumatic cyls still working?
(I puked one opening a swingout w/ the 80 leaning & the low-side / R arm ripped the piston from the case, luckily it slowed it w/o slamming the water/gas cans into the glass/quarterpanel metal)
That & I credit the size spindles Hanna used & gusseted inside the shell back in the corners.
Was a quick order from McMaster-Carr to replace the cyl, but a close lesson / I was flustered/pissed at myself & moving faster than I was thinking.........
I was amazed I ripped open the Hanna cyl, it is a size or 2 larger than the 4x4 labs ones having had that bumper on the old 450.
Hope you didn’t do the same / reason for those - but if so, good on you for having to get into the back in off-camber situations.
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Loooks bueno! - a couple those little pre-fab rounded caps on the upper tube ends would be a smooth transition, unless you got plans for a trick way to terminate.
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- #405
The short tubes will serve to protect the lower corner and will also provide support to the vertical tube. Tube end caps were welding in yesterday.Are the little RR mini-hoops a mechanical stop to prevent swingout arm over-travel, or just a way to blend the rocker tubing to the bumper?
Or does your bumper/arms have the little pneumatic cyls still working?
(I puked one opening a swingout w/ the 80 leaning & the low-side / R arm ripped the piston from the case, luckily it slowed it w/o slamming the water/gas cans into the glass/quarterpanel metal)
That & I credit the size spindles Hanna used & gusseted inside the shell back in the corners.
Was a quick order from McMaster-Carr to replace the cyl, but a close lesson / I was flustered/pissed at myself & moving faster than I was thinking.........
I was amazed I ripped open the Hanna cyl, it is a size or 2 larger than the 4x4 labs ones having had that bumper on the old 450.
Hope you didn’t do the same / reason for those - but if so, good on you for having to get into the back in off-camber situations.
———————
Loooks bueno! - a couple those little pre-fab rounded caps on the upper tube ends would be a smooth transition, unless you got plans for a trick way to terminate.
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- #406
Almost there....
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- #407
Tomorrow I’ll hit it with a wire brush and some Rustoleum truck bed liner. I like that stuff and not sure why. I like the texture and it seems to be a bit tougher than regular spray paint. Touch ups are easy with a brush and the quart can.
Dude, that turned out great. Nice and sturdy. I want to see this rustoleum bedliner... might be good on my sliders...
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- #409
Thanks.. I’ve been putting Rustoleum Bedliner on my bumpers and sliders for several years now. I like the look and, as I said earlier, it can be had in a quart can and can be brush on making touch ups a quick job, not that I do touch ups often but...... haha
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- #410
192 pounds minus the swing outs. It gained 17 pounds.
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- #412
Fat pigs enjoy planted feet.
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- #414
Funny but let me show you. 
FMC80
SILVER Star
I went over your thread in two days (I had to sleep). What an interesting read and incredible outdoor adventures captured in this saga. I’m in awe of your handiwork and ability to improvise. Keep it up and I’m looking forward to seeing more progress and wild outdoors.
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- #416
The body chop is finalized. Bumper and frame reunion is next.
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- #418
I’ve done more in the last three months than any three months before. I’ll rest here and enjoy another job week sometime later when I’m hungry again.Cough....
Its the perfect time to do a antirock
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- #419
Spending hours putting this rig back together after 4 months collecting grinding dust. Bumper turned out better than I could have hoped considering my limited Fab experience. Not sure I like the fat ass look but what am I gonna do if I want rear corner protection? Rubicon last week in May.
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I’ve been running Dobinson’s basic yellow shocks four years. They produce a better ride than OME Nitro Chargers but they leave a bit to be desired. They work fine until they get hot after a couple hours of nonstop trail work especially in warmer weather. They faded out pretty much completely on the Dusy Ershim last September. Today I learned that one of my front yellows is toast - doing nothing.
As I’ve said before, I’m a simple farm boy and fancy shocks that cost an arm and leg is an experience I’m attempting to avoid. Ironman suspension out of AU makes these crazy sounding foam cell shocks they refer to as Pro. These shocks are huge, weigh13.5lbs each and are built with twin tube design and are completely full of oil because there is no compressed nitrogen. The gas is contained in the closed cell foam insert. Supposedly they won’t get hot and fade out and they are rebuildable but I think they have to be sent in to Ironman.
Dobinson offers the IMS shock. It’s another big shock with lots of oil and no remote reservoir. It’s design using pressurized gas separated from the oil by a piston. These are appealing but they are not planning to make a 6” lift version which is what I run up front. Ironman sells a 6” lift version so I decided to try them out.
They are having a 25% of the the 25% over priced regular price sale right now. That plus free shipping and zero Oregon sales tax (Ironman America in Tualitan, OR) had these shocks delivered for $927.
They are big and heavy which makes install a bit of a workout. No test drive yet.
As I’ve said before, I’m a simple farm boy and fancy shocks that cost an arm and leg is an experience I’m attempting to avoid. Ironman suspension out of AU makes these crazy sounding foam cell shocks they refer to as Pro. These shocks are huge, weigh13.5lbs each and are built with twin tube design and are completely full of oil because there is no compressed nitrogen. The gas is contained in the closed cell foam insert. Supposedly they won’t get hot and fade out and they are rebuildable but I think they have to be sent in to Ironman.
Dobinson offers the IMS shock. It’s another big shock with lots of oil and no remote reservoir. It’s design using pressurized gas separated from the oil by a piston. These are appealing but they are not planning to make a 6” lift version which is what I run up front. Ironman sells a 6” lift version so I decided to try them out.
They are having a 25% of the the 25% over priced regular price sale right now. That plus free shipping and zero Oregon sales tax (Ironman America in Tualitan, OR) had these shocks delivered for $927.
They are big and heavy which makes install a bit of a workout. No test drive yet.
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