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Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:28 pm

Found My new project. Built by a guy in Hamilton, but work and kids means he had no time to finish.

Full custom chassie, 5 link front and 4 link rear, fj45 axles, hydro steer and mid mounted ld28 turbo.

Set up for dual wheels all round.

Heaps to finish but the major stuff is done to a very hi standard.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:29 pm

Goal!!
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:32 pm

Made a bracket for steering pump.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:35 pm

38 mm External wast gate.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:38 pm

Sorting out the inter cooler.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:41 pm

Cooling system.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Sep 03, 2015 8:57 pm

Got the motor going runs mint. Needed a new diesel stop solenoid. first start up couldn't stop the thing ha ha.

Started to realize this was a big project so decided to make it worth the trouble. So new strong axles where needed. Parts Safari :D
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Sep 03, 2015 9:03 pm

New Rear Axle. They are nice and wide
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Sep 03, 2015 9:09 pm

Finishing off rear axel.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Sep 03, 2015 9:16 pm

Front axle.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Sep 03, 2015 9:21 pm

So that up to date. Had the cab back on for Tyre clearance measurements. Had to fit 35 :D
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby churchill » Thu Sep 03, 2015 10:46 pm

Very cool.

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Postby dvk-kp » Thu Sep 03, 2015 10:55 pm

That's so Madmax! :lol: 8)

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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby sketch » Fri Sep 04, 2015 2:20 pm

Wicked! Something a bit different :D

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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby mercutio » Sat Sep 05, 2015 4:16 pm

So what are you going to put on the back of it
my 4wd is not a truck

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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Sun Sep 27, 2015 6:35 pm

The plan is to have a flatbed on the back. And if all goes to plan to cert it and use it to transport my Suzuki to 4x4 trips.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Sun Sep 27, 2015 6:40 pm

Starting suspension on the new front axle.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Sun Sep 27, 2015 6:51 pm

Bit hard to set up a 5 link with the rear steering arm out the back. Put a bend in the bottom arm to miss it.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Sun Sep 27, 2015 6:58 pm

All flexes well with no binding.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Sun Sep 27, 2015 7:04 pm

New top links to make them 70% the bottom ones.

And some spring retainers.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Sun Sep 27, 2015 7:08 pm

Moving out the spring top hats to match.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby mudsurfv6 » Sun Sep 27, 2015 7:52 pm

gonna be an interesting machine.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby mudlva » Sun Sep 27, 2015 8:02 pm

Awesome build.
Mind if i steal your your spring secureing idea?

Been looking at all sorts of ideas and that pretty well tops them off.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Sun Sep 27, 2015 8:11 pm

Your welcome to it ha ha
I stole it from tomsoffroad :D

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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby callum007 » Sun Sep 27, 2015 9:37 pm

Very cool. Did see it on TM a long while back I think.
I think Tom may have stole that retainer idea from Ballistic Fab or something, as I used their identical design many year ago.

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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby jeffw » Mon Sep 28, 2015 10:01 pm

Will hydro steering be legal on the road?

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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Checkerhead » Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:52 pm

Very nice.

Yeah you might want to look in to the hydro steering legality. I believe you are only allowed hydro assist, but I don't know for sure.

Glad you went Saf axles. I think anything less would have been wasted effort.

What are your link ends? Custom housings with spherical bearings? If so, got a part number on the bearings? I'm deciding weather to go this way or just buy rod ends from Ruffstuff.
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:07 pm

Yup gave up on the hydro steer when i decided to go road legal. Keeping all the steering Nissan patrol.

Rod ends are huge, they take a 16mm bolt. They from
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:17 pm

Found a l33 van steering diverter. And a patrol box mounted backwards, with pit men arm on the wrong way around, making it steer the right way round :roll:
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Re: Lobstrosity

Postby Mattrade » Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:22 pm

Will adjust the pan hard bar to match the steering arm once i have the steering box mounted up.

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