bj40 build...

[rokhound]

But what are you going to do for a heater now nibbs?

[fweddy]

Perfect place for a battery...

Same place as a morrie!

[niblik]

[MNC]

Isn't movember over? Shouldn't you have shaved the mo Nibs?

[niblik]

well, put some belts for the new alt and power steerin in..

put a 'V' in the roof.. its tacked, just need to finish fizzin it up..



put a slight bend in there so when it comes to a fabric lid on the thing, hopefully water wont pool too badly.. also to give that slightly little bit more head room..

[callum007]

good thinking on the roof boy..... cos i hate it when i get in and then get a lap full of water..

[petefj40]

Looking good nib!

You'll be working hard at it before xmas. 2 weeks to go. Go nib GO!

[niblik]

i hate it when i get in and then get a lap full of water..

er... still talkin wheelin fulla?

2 weeks to go. Go nib GO!

i know!!! *insert racing icon*

as for the fawty... longer gearstick fabbed up cos the stock lux one was too short.... check.

fizz on the rest of the 'V' in the cages roof..... done.

fuel line in.... finished.

[petefj40]

fuel line in.... finished.

Wot the...
FINISHED??????!
Huh?!

[PR]

It cant be true your not finished your just trying to scare us arnt you the longest 4x4 build in history cant be finished

[Steve_t647]

Good Work Nib now you have to continue the thread with Action photos and Videos like Bulletproof's thread

[fweddy]

It cant be true your not finished your just trying to scare us arnt you the longest 4x4 build in history cant be finished

i know!!! *insert racing icon*

as for the fawty... longer gearstick fabbed up cos the stock lux one was too short.... check.

fizz on the rest of the 'V' in the cages roof..... done.

fuel line in.... finished.

I just don't believe he it is!

I think its just the fuel line that's finished!

[niblik]

I think its just the fuel line that's finished!

thankyou fweddy..

still a lot to do yet..

yeah pr, long build but its not just a bolt on some spotlights, lift and tyres type job.. hopefully my fawty will be quite capable.. we'll see.

[PR]

Thank god its not over other wise I would have to watch PeteFJ40 build a shinny Keep the updates coming Nibs

[petefj40]

Thank god its not over other wise I would have to watch PeteFJ40 build a shinny Keep the updates coming Nibs

Grezz grezz PR.

[MudBum]

Thank god its not over other wise I would have to watch PeteFJ40 build a shinny

Sorry Pete but thats funny

Good work Nibs,great to see it gettin done

[niblik]

after a comment by matty, i got a standard battery box and slotted the bottom so it would slip over the edges of the battery tray, and allow the battery retaining bolts to be inside the box....



then with the strap retainers on for only holding the lid on, when the bolts are done up it'll hold the main part of the box down to the bracket.. huzza!

[Sadam_Husain]

Its been a month since the last post.... must be close to running now eh

[niblik]

*resurrection of old thread warning*

few bits done of late...
you can see where i've welded some newer smaller line from what was the heater water supply (silver metal pipe to left of pic) to meet up with the water supply for the turbo (two pipes bent and pointing under turbo's engine feed flange..


and cut/drilled then tapped in a fitting to take some braided oil line for the higher pressure oil supply to turbo..


i made a nibification for the rear disc brake fluid supply.. with the subaru leonie disc conversion, problems arise with too much fluid goin to rear calipers, so having this inline, mounted under passengers seat for ease of adjustment during testin..


oil cooler to mount somewhere in engine bay.. bit rough but wait! thats not all..


and the entire remote oil set up with the cooler straightened out.. (it'll have a new oil filter obviously )


got over the front leaf sprung thing and cut it off..

was gonna use some shithouse 'Y' arms on the front with these crappy mounts..




then got a case of the "wake the hell ups" and cut it up/off..

new centre chassis mount for the lower control arms from front and rear.. less to get hung up on now i'm hopin..


lathed up some ends to go into my pipe for the control arms and panhard.. it'll take heims and create some adjustability and hopefully easier flexiness.. (yes it will push into the pipe all the way, its just for an example fawkers...)


have also gotten another 37 wrangler and mounted it with tube for a spare..

more as finances and time dictate.

[rokhound]

Woofarkinhoo!!!!

Progress.

Things are looking much better on the 40 since I last saw it Nibz

[petefj40]

Thank god its not over other wise I would have to watch PeteFJ40 build a shinny

Sorry Pete but thats funny

Good work Nibs,great to see it gettin done

I laughed to Mudbum. Don't say sorry.
I just felt like PR must have a crush on me or something coz i can think of at least half a dozen other better build threads than mine.

PR. I'm not interested buddy. I don't bat for both sides. I know some of you think otherwise. But sorry PR. Your to round for me anyway.

[petefj40]

Good work nibs!!
Hey those bars you're using for the track bar? I used the same type. But I found that if you don't run a weld round the eyes that hold the rubber bushes in place they pop off. Mine busted after the first wheel stand. They are only spot welded on.

Good to see ya back into it.

[niblik]

cheers rok *fingers* and pete...

started with these...


and this profile cut exhaust flange..


then a mate fizzed up for me to complete my turbo downpipe...


which fits awn thusly.. dont worry about the lower side of the downpipe, it just fits over the waste gate,
so alls good.. its a 2.5" exhaust goin on..


tapped a fitting into the oil filter mount on the motor to feed the black stuff to the turbo...

[petefj40]

Looking good there nibs!

[niblik]

got some plates trimmed up to plate the chassis to take the panhard mounts and shock hoops..



got these profile cut from 12mm...


and made a panhard rod from 35 solid bar, drilled and tapped the chrome moly heims into each end for flex and fine tuning on my junker.. also put a slight kink in it for clearing the diff nugget at full crush.. 80 series cruisers use something along this line too i understand, so shouldnt turn into a craptastrophy..


diff mount fabbed outa 5mm walled box..


panhard mount tacked in.. all items tacked into place for now as was checkin length of panhard.. will need to shorten a touch which was expected as had tapped extra depth to accomodate any 'fine tunin' required..


so thats where i'm at... jog on..

[petefj40]

Nice one Jase.
Good to see things coming along nicely.

[PR]

Looks good Nibs but do we have a finish decade yet I mean when you started it was only a dream that little ol NZ would enter the space race and well now we have been to space

[niblik]

lol.. yeah fawker.. i'm hearin ya..

maybe before the next turn of the century?

[petefj40]

Some people LOVE flogging an old horse aye Nibs.

You're doing well there mate. Keep it up.

[Steve_t647]

"It does not matter how long it takes to get done as long as you had fun doing it", think of this bit as the foreplay :rofl:

No-one can give you shit because the project has not been sold on or part completed and left, you keep resurrecting it and getting it to move on.

Just keep going and when it is finished everyone will respect the time and work you have put in and the dedication to the project.

I know you said don't worry about the wastegate but how much clearance is there? With soot and carbon build up the wastegate could stick open, just be sure the wastegate actuator is somewhere you can tap it if it does.

Not that it will stop the mighty 40