Rear 4 Link
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Link material arrived today as well as the pipe for the shock tubes. The plan is to pre fab the shock hoops and bracing and weld the chassis brackets in place before I pull it off the road. Im hoping the conversion can be completed in a long weekend although if my SAS is anything to go by this will never happen.......
So the guy bending up my shock hoops has done the dodgy on me. Bought some of ballistic fab instead.
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Shock-Hoop-Kit_p_1879.html
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Shock-Hoop-Kit_p_1879.html
camo.b
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Wow their a good price !! Had you already paid him?
been pretty quiet on this thread for a while so Ill give you a bit of an update: shock hoops have finally been sent from the states, should arrive in the next weeks or 2. I've started stripping down the patrol axle and prepping it for welding. All of the old brackets, panhard mount and coil buckets have been cut off, axles are out the splines look pretty good. Diff centre has been pulled apart, stripped and cleaned.
The next step is to get the centre built with 4.88 gears, E locker and fresh bearings.
In the meantime I can tac weld the truss, upper and lower links and coilover brackets in place before the axle goes under the car
The next step is to get the centre built with 4.88 gears, E locker and fresh bearings.
In the meantime I can tac weld the truss, upper and lower links and coilover brackets in place before the axle goes under the car
Been pretty quiet on this thread for a while, got sidetracked with the turbo upgrades and driving the nav (for once) on most weekends. I bought some 2.5" x 16" triple bypasses today second hand so just need to get some coil overs of the same size.
4.88 diff gears have been ordered but I need to save some more $$ for the locker. Im going to get cracking on stripping the rear of the car over the next few weeks as it will take some time. Need to cut out a fair bit and plate the inside of the chassis rails with some fish plate.
Axle housing is fully stripped and cleaned now so I can weld the truss on this week
4.88 diff gears have been ordered but I need to save some more $$ for the locker. Im going to get cracking on stripping the rear of the car over the next few weeks as it will take some time. Need to cut out a fair bit and plate the inside of the chassis rails with some fish plate.
Axle housing is fully stripped and cleaned now so I can weld the truss on this week
Hmmm triple bypasses
Pulled the chrome bumper off. I really liked the chrome bumper even though it took a lot of abuse in its time, gave the old girl some character. May put it back on when the build is done
I'm going to keep the tow bar, Ill cut it up and raise the hitch to use it as a recovery point.
Tomorrows plan is to take the tub off. I'm hoping I can just push it off the back of the chassis
Pulled the chrome bumper off. I really liked the chrome bumper even though it took a lot of abuse in its time, gave the old girl some character. May put it back on when the build is done
I'm going to keep the tow bar, Ill cut it up and raise the hitch to use it as a recovery point.
Tomorrows plan is to take the tub off. I'm hoping I can just push it off the back of the chassis
camo.b
Member
Healthy progress mate!
Cut the tub into 3 sections, going to use the sides to get fibreglass moulds made up. My rig falls into Class 8 in offroad racing due to the suspension and motor modifications and requires you to have a "styleside tub". Tube tray are not allow as they do not resemble the original shape of the car.
If I race winch truck I will just take the panels off
Started grinding off the old patrol mounts from the axle housing
If I race winch truck I will just take the panels off
Started grinding off the old patrol mounts from the axle housing
Finished pulling the rear apart this morning
I started to weld up the rest of the truss but ran out of gas for the MIG
Got a bare canvas to work with now. Hoping to have the links done by Easter time, weld in brackets make life so much easier
I started to weld up the rest of the truss but ran out of gas for the MIG
Got a bare canvas to work with now. Hoping to have the links done by Easter time, weld in brackets make life so much easier
camo.b
Member
Looks like your in a chemical plant!!! Those arms look amazing tho!!!
Its an Aquatic Centre plantroom, they are old chemical vats.
Link brackets are welded up, took about 2 - 3 hrs for each one. Lots of prep work and waiting for welds to cool down
Been working on the final bit of chassis prep over the last few days. Had to remove some of the bracing in front of the leaf spring mounts so the link brackets sit flush on the chassis rails. I have removed every old bracket I don't need and ground the welds down to the chassis rails, I want it to look neat and tidy. I also need to fish plate this area. You wouldn't believe how time consuming cutting off brackets and grinding out welds is!
Rear axle truss is fully welded, just need to put the lower link brackets on then its off to be painted
Link brackets are welded up, took about 2 - 3 hrs for each one. Lots of prep work and waiting for welds to cool down
Been working on the final bit of chassis prep over the last few days. Had to remove some of the bracing in front of the leaf spring mounts so the link brackets sit flush on the chassis rails. I have removed every old bracket I don't need and ground the welds down to the chassis rails, I want it to look neat and tidy. I also need to fish plate this area. You wouldn't believe how time consuming cutting off brackets and grinding out welds is!
Rear axle truss is fully welded, just need to put the lower link brackets on then its off to be painted
