BJ74, UPGRADE!!

[Big]

Love wut ya doing .. another 70 on 80's gear.. My build I did the same thing to the FRP top and back panel.. Wut you doing to the top where the window might be? once that done.. you could do wut i did is foam up between the frp top and back panel with gorilla foam.. cut to shape then glass over it like in my build..! or you doing something else?
Looking good tho

[Fakey]

The only 80 parts Ive got are the rear diff an lower control arms which Ive used for the top arms at the back. The rest is 60series 5 speed chev motor, assorted patrol bits an custom shit Ive made to get it all to fit
Id pretty much planned on making the back panel out of marine ply, screwed into the frp top an glassed over that with a large hole in the centre for a perspex window

[Big]

The only 80 parts Ive got are the rear diff an lower control arms which Ive used for the top arms at the back. The rest is 60series 5 speed chev motor, assorted patrol bits an custom shit Ive made to get it all to fit
Id pretty much planned on making the back panel out of marine ply, screwed into the frp top an glassed over that with a large hole in the centre for a perspex window

LOL.. but at least you have some 80 gear.. hehe

[Fakey]

Oh forgot Ive got 80 springs too

Nothing picture worthy today, just sealed up the cab panel join, an cut out an plated the few small rust patches oh an finished chipping off the c#nty sound deadening in drivers footwell an rear floor panel

[Sawdoc]

great work fakey, watched your work on the 40 and watchin this come together awesome work

[Fakey]

great work fakey, watched your work on the 40 and watchin this come together awesome work

Cheers, Lots of work to do sooo little time This ones going to be alot stronger an less pretty than the 40 so wont take as long , bring on the hungover day of workin on it tomorrow

[Fakey]

Progress has been slow the last few weeks, (been waiting on engine bits)
But this week things have started to fall into place (funny that, been working till 10pm most nights last week on it )
Ive got the engine 90% complete, new heavy clutch,

Rear guard chop all welded up, Can stuff the 37" wrangler right up into the guard without it touching the rear of the guards


Back panel for the cab started, just got to pull the frp top off an glass over it,


Started the rear section of the exo as well last night an today I got the engine an box sitting in place
My memory card isnt working so ill put more pics on the 1st page tomorrow

[Fakey]

Well I was hoping to fire the engine up last night but got side tracked with a few other jobs that really needed to be finished off before the engine could be started.Feels like one step forward two back at times
But I did get the engine an trans mounts finished, (for now ) pulled the roof off to be fibre glassed, did some chassis mods at the front to move the winch up an back in the chassis to give it a better approach angle.
Cut out the tube cross member an made a new one about 75mm furthur back.





Mounted the radiator just behind the new x-member. Engines is pretty much ready to go apart from the wiring (12v to 24v)


Having issues with my camera so pics are linited at this stage

[cooksworld]

So how are you going to handle the 24-12v switch? Running two batteries with the motor on one or a converter? Looking really good BTW. Also - what are you using to fuel it? Carb, injection, LPG?

[cooksworld]

...aiming to have it back on the road by end of november

Better hurry!

[Fakey]

...aiming to have it back on the road by end of november

Better hurry!

Yeah that goal was good except the engine reconditioners took their sweet farking time with my engine machining.
Electrics will 24v with 2 batteries. Ill run 24v relay with 12v feed for the starter an same for the 12v ignition feed for the hei dizzy. 12v will run off one of the batteries with 24v alt an a charge equaliser to top up the 12v battery.
Will prob swap batteries around once a month to keep them both happy an charging at the same rate but theyre optima red tops so they should handle it quite well
Fuel will be handled by a edelbrock 600 carb that came with the engine. It ran quite well before i rebuilt it but it leaked oil from every where possible So ill just stick to whats easy an works well for now

[badnuz]

top effort chap looking good... i assume your still going to keep it road legal??

[Fakey]

Yeah planning on road legal...although I quite like the look of it with no guards an wide axles

[DMcCready]

Yeah planning on road legal...although I quite like the look of it with no guards an wide axles

Certainly has a cool stance. Will be even better once you get the muddies on. How bout just using conveyor belt for guards? Keep it on the road and they should hold up to being pushed into banks and trees

[Fakey]

Pretty much planning on making tube guards front an rear tied into the exo cage. Ill leave them about 50mm inside the outside tyre line so they dont get caught up in banks an rocks etc.
Stance wise Id like it to be about 50mm lower in the back but once the exo, spare tyre etc is on I think itll drop down enough an ill have to raise the front a bit

[Lynx]

This is going to be an awesome truck when finished, awesome fab work, awesome idea.

And its tallllllllllllllll

Cheers Daniel

[Fakey]

Its alive that is all

[Sawdoc]

dont hold out on us pic's

[Fakey]

Cant do many pics at the mo, camera card has died an apparently no one sells XD memory cards anymore

[Big]

Must be a tui add..

[sprey]

Cant do many pics at the mo, camera card has died an apparently no one sells XD memory cards anymore

agree with big on the tui add :p.
park it by the van lines car park and ill snap some hehe, everytime i see it im like getting meaner and meaner. so well done for all the hard work!

[Fakey]

Found a card on trademe so that should be here in the new year. Been busy doing small shit no one will ever see or care about wiring, pto shafts, got the roof painted an back on. but did get some pics today of the new exhaust I made
Front pipes 2 1/2 into 3"



Bought a new muffler 3"


But they didnt have offset inlet an outlet on the same side so...



All welded up an painted




Side exit

[MNC]

Very cool dude. Will look forward to your start up vid

[DMcCready]

great job on the exhaust. Gunna sound MEAN

Vids vids vids...

[Fakey]

great job on the exhaust. Gunna sound MEAN

Vids vids vids...

Started an ran it once with the new exhaust, wasnt as loud as I thought itd be but I need to get a pulley made for the 24v alternator, finish mounting it then Ill have something to drive the water pump so I can run the engine up properly

[DMcCready]

probly for the best not having a super loud exhaust, gets real old by the end of the day

[lincooln]

probly for the best not having a super loud exhaust, gets real old by the end of the day

I can agree with you on that one. too loud makes driving at the end of the day not so enjoyable.

[Fakey]

I can agree with you on that one. too loud makes driving at the end of the day not so enjoyable.

Thats cos you drive a zook

[Fakey]

Time for an update

D/shafts an alternator pulley are away being modded

Went to pick a part last week looking for a 4 pinnion terrano diff head to put my front lock-rite into, they only had one terrano so I pulled out the diff an found it to be an lsd

So swapped the lsd centre into my spare patrol diff head




Patrol HP LSD

[Fakey]

Also been working on the EXO cage



Smoothing an plating the floor for the main hoop x-brace floor mounting points.
These will have bolt on chassis mounts underneath them






Planning rear side protection