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Continuing my CNC education and moving on to bent tubes...
Continuing my CNC education and moving on to bent tubes...
You can educate yourself a roll cage right into my FJ40 please!
Nothing like photos of the underside of a truck at night...
Good news - in the 15min of free time I had today I mocked up the flip kit and now am ready to drill the spring perches.
The bad news is I discovered my brake tabs are about 1/4” too close to the axle for the flip kit so now my brake lines will rub on the U-bolt. Normally I’d ghetto rig this by putting some tubing at the rub point as a sacrificial layer - but it’s REALLY close to the junction. Minor setback, but while the axle is out seems to be a good time to cut and move the tabs. I’m debating whether a bracket mounted off the top of the U-bolt itself might be a good option or if that’s just asking to help the u-bolt loosen up. Extending the existing bracket is probably the easiest solution.
This also probably means I’ll be bending and flaring new hard lines to match. I’m not necessarily opposed because I bent that loop by the passenger side U-bolt pretty good when I got stupid and tried to hammer up the old u bolt out of the mounting plate.
Good news - in the 15min of free time I had today I mocked up the flip kit and now am ready to drill the spring perches.
The bad news is I discovered my brake tabs are about 1/4” too close to the axle for the flip kit so now my brake lines will rub on the U-bolt. Normally I’d ghetto rig this by putting some tubing at the rub point as a sacrificial layer - but it’s REALLY close to the junction. Minor setback, but while the axle is out seems to be a good time to cut and move the tabs. I’m debating whether a bracket mounted off the top of the U-bolt itself might be a good option or if that’s just asking to help the u-bolt loosen up. Extending the existing bracket is probably the easiest solution.
This also probably means I’ll be bending and flaring new hard lines to match. I’m not necessarily opposed because I bent that loop by the passenger side U-bolt pretty good when I got stupid and tried to hammer up the old u bolt out of the mounting plate.
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brian
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Can you just bend the tabs back a little?
Tried that - because of the angle as the bend back they pull the hose up, so it winds up hitting the U-bolt plate instead.
I decided to have a little fun with the SC...
My RC look is almost complete!
The is a 7 ft cb antenna whip...
Ebay special spoiler finalizes the rear.
The car has been a surprising head Turner, now it will make you smile and laugh!
My RC look is almost complete!
The is a 7 ft cb antenna whip...
Ebay special spoiler finalizes the rear.
The car has been a surprising head Turner, now it will make you smile and laugh!
How old are you, again, Avi???
He doesn’t look at day past 16, especially with that sweet whip
How old are you, again, Avi???
Not young enough!
He doesn’t look at day past 16, especially with that sweet whip
I had one on the brown 4Runner back when I actually was young, it was only 4ft, this is just so much better! I'm really loving the reactions i see in my mirrors
Ha by “whip” I meant “ricer” but I totally see how that could have been construed as the antenna in hindsight.
Figured you were trying for the double play on words.
You give me far too much credit!
This should be a clear indication to my age. I've never referred to anything vehicle related as a 'whip' lol
Getting some household chores done before winter. Nearly finished with staining the fence. There is just a bit more down by the workshop and two sections behind the canna lilies which will have to be pressure washed and stained once the canna lilies die back for the winter.
Old brake line tabs got cut off and the welds ground down today. Not going to lie, the U-bolt flip kit and the FJ60 breather/brake line junction on a FJ40 axle do not play nicely together. Thank got for nickel-copper alloy - it’s so easy to bend - even so, it took two attempts and about 2 hours of massaging using every socket and round object I could find to get a bend that would just barely sneak by the U-bolt plate. I’ve got maybe 1/8” of clearance - should expand a smidge when everything is tightened down. Fingers crossed the flare on the other end
Goes smoothly!
I’m also wrapping up my backyard-fab-ulous tail light guards. They’re a blatant knock-off of the 4-plus design, but I figured I’d give it a shot.
They ain’t Dave’s work but frankly, they turned out way better than I was anticipating. Just need to weld and paint.
Goes smoothly!
I’m also wrapping up my backyard-fab-ulous tail light guards. They’re a blatant knock-off of the 4-plus design, but I figured I’d give it a shot.
They ain’t Dave’s work but frankly, they turned out way better than I was anticipating. Just need to weld and paint.
brian
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any reason you didn't just knock the corner off the top plate of the flip kit?....irrc those plates are 0.625" thick, and wayyyy over kill.
Because that would be too easy
Honestly just don’t like chopping stuff up if I don’t have to - since I’m not paying myself by the hour I figured I’d try to get things squeezed in. I think it will work. If I wind up having to do it again I might - the concern doing it this way is I had to do a LOT of bending to that line - I don’t have any kinks, etc. but obviously the more you bend it the more it work hardens...
