Builds Troopie build

[crushers]

thanks for the compliment Brian.
i am looking forward to working on your 42 and back to you.

I had a chance to check this build out in person yesterday, it looks even better in up close and in person!

 

[crushers]

the owner wants his truck ...
as soon as it is done then it is on the rail and out to you.

either way, see you at River Shiver in Feb.

 

[AustinCruiser]

How did you cut out the door in the rear bumper storage compartment? Was it a water jet, or plasma CNC? Very clean work.

 

[crushers]

water jet was used, they cursed me for the angle but did a good job.
thanks for the compliment.

 

[crushers]

Cody,
this help?
i know the other pics are decieving and i can understand your concern ...

 

[lowenbrau]

Cody,
this help?
i know the other pics are decieving and i can understand your concern ...

It is amazing what a difference a change in camera angle makes.

Moral of the story... More photos!

 

[77cruiser77]

I'm interested on details on the intercooler

 

[lulo]

Keep going Wayne!!!

Fantastic job mate...

 

[Tapage]

I'm interested on details on the intercooler

trust me .. you are not the only one ..

 

[ducatiman81211]

Beautiful truck!

Bloody good is right! ~ I am looking and thinking-"better than factory specs" for sure! So nice to see it custom built for your needs/wants; PROFESSIONALLY DONE.

Wayne,
You keep saying, 'the owner wants this', 'the customer wants that', and so on in that vein. Right now the owner says, once again, 'this is bloody good'!

Cheers, 'the owner'

 

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[cody c]

Cody,
this help?
i know the other pics are decieving and i can understand your concern ...

That makes sense, I figured it would be built with proper clearance, that picture shows things much better.

For the water Jet, do you need dimensions or something done on CAD? or do they cut by hand?

Never used such a thing but the pieces come out with real clean lines to them!

 

[crushers]

cad,
the biggest cost of water jetting is the cad programing ....

but the results is something i could not achieve free hand with a torch or saw...

 

[crushers]

front fuel cell finished, need to install pickup and sending unit ...

the top notch is for the e/brake cable access ...

 

[crushers]

the water tank
the access for the e/brake cable.
the center tiny hole is actually a tube that goes top to bottom for reinforcement of the thinner guage SS.
6" clean out on the bottom.
2" filler on the top
complex design but it fits nicely...

 

[crushers]

bad news the filler is not centered as requested so we will need to take the tank back to the shop to be relocated as needed. once you have the cap on it then there is limited room to put the fingers in to turn.
it HAD to be centered.

the clearences for the PTO drive and exhaust system ...

 

[crushers]

the front pic show the tank as having interference but the clearences are adaquate.
it is the angle of the shot as well as the tank is not bolted in at this point but Mitch is holding it in place..
the entrance of the access for the e/brake cable is visable as is the side plug. there is 2 drains on the tank, one drains the entire tank and the other is a couple inches up so IF there is contaminates they can settle to the bottom and the clean water can come out the spigot.

 

[crushers]

random pics
the cleanout cap for the water tank
the support bracket bracing for the rear fuel cell
as we go through the truck torquing the bolts, we dab a bit of yellow paint on each one as we finish.
i have a 1987 BJ70 with 30K on it. while i was looking it over i noticed every bolt on the suspension had a dab of yellow paint so i adopted the practice on this build.

 

[Bjohnston115]

im an 80 guy...but this is the best thread on mud. Sick truck, good job!