The Pavlova

[muddyhilux]

this thing is looking really good,glad youve updated things,also nice looking bar work on the back.with any luck youll have her finished soon

[motorhead]

Your main hoop diagonal needs to go the other way as to afford the driver the most protection, sorry for that

[NJV6]

You mean like this??





Just need to put one more brace in each side, where the chassis will meet the front of the deck/hoop.

[motorhead]

Should have known better

[Engineer]

it doesnt matter what way ya diagonals go if theyre only held in with poos!

[muddyhilux]

i so saw that coming,looks like youve put alot of thought and planning into things before the cutting has begun,makes a huge difference ae

[NJV6]

Ryan, too scared to use your surf in case it divides' in two?

Yes I think I have thought enough about it! Well if sitting staring counts anyway!

[surf10]

and drinking dont forget the drinking

[Fakey]

Ryan, too scared to use your surf in case it divides' in two?

Yes I think I have thought enough about it! Well if sitting staring counts anyway!

It so does, thats how I plan everything

[NJV6]

Well after time standing still for a while, we are moving out of the big workshop I have been involved with.

What this means is - no more will I have a free access to electricity (haven't paid a cent in 3 years), nor was the welder mine, big grinder, drill, tube bender and numourous other bits used. Not to mention the large space available.

So all that did was motivate me to do some more! And funds have recovered a bit from my overseas trip.
Anyway enough rambling.

Got some Stainless radiator lines run, under the car and attached to the chassis. Have put temperature senders in the pipe at two (in and out of radiator) places so I can put on a switch to operate one gauge.

You can see the lines coming out the back at the bottom of the left battery.
These are two big batteries to be used totally for winching. 800cca each and 24 volt. They are freakin heavy.

The third and main battery is going to fit on the same battery shelf.

This is the 24 volt alternator sitting up nice and high. It is twin pullys (only one belt at the mo) and is driven from the power steering pully.


I then got my nice ARB bull bar and took to it with the grinder. Sacrilidge really but it was the easiest option. I have mounted the 24 volt high mount winch in the bar and it fits very well.



The front chassis needed some mods to fit it, I cut the bull bar mounts off a Pajero and then made some spacers to get it sitting at the right height.

You can see how much I have cut off the front of the chassis

I got a pice of Alloy and ran it through the rollers to get a curve in it the same as the factory sunroof so I could still use it as a sunroof, but with out the sun.



Still need to do the IFS hub swap, what this does is pushes the hub out wider to gain a wider track, soo the mounting mounts on the next two pictures to know what I mean. THe 1st one is the IFS one.



Got it running again for more than two seconds... A few vacuum leaks which will be blocked off, but it went and the sounds of a V8 on headers.... priceless. Ran it for about a minute I guess, just long enough to get an oil leak!

Glen

[pruggerdore]

awesome. impressive ambitious effort. be a big certifying job but be worth it. be one of a kind. respect big time

[muskie]

awesome work, and well executed, you must really love pajeros to go to these lengths, i am afraid i opt for the easy option of a safari....

really look forward to seeing the finished job, exo cage over the cab?? would look cool.

[NJV6]

you must really love pajeros to go to these lengths, i am afraid i opt for the easy option of a safari....

really look forward to seeing the finished job, exo cage over the cab?? would look cool.

No, don't really love Pajero's - just they are cheap with bulletproof running gear - this one with live plates was almost complete for $200 but there's not that much of it left!! I just didn't want to be like a sheep and get a Nissan like everyone else. I wanted something different and I think I have achieved that.

When I bought it I didn't quite have this in mind though...

No full exo, I think they look gay, might end up with a bolt on one though not for a while.

[muskie]

you must really love pajeros to go to these lengths, i am afraid i opt for the easy option of a safari....

really look forward to seeing the finished job, exo cage over the cab?? would look cool.

No, don't really love Pajero's - just they are cheap with bulletproof running gear - this one with live plates was almost complete for $200 but there's not that much of it left!! I just didn't want to be like a sheep and get a Nissan like everyone else. I wanted something different and I think I have achieved that.

When I bought it I didn't quite have this in mind though...

No full exo, I think they look gay, might end up with a bolt on one though not for a while.

well good on ya, you have certainly achieved something different and done it well. good luck with the rest of the build..

i must get back to the paddock and eat grass

[NJV6]

Found it! - that took some searching....

sadly its been stripped.

[pruggerdore]

Found it! - that took some searching....

sadly its been stripped.

Confused ..... did it get stolen or something???

[NJV6]

Na, the found it was in relation to the thread and the stripping it is getting it ready for a paint.

[rokhound]

Ah. good, cos that had me farked as well (not that hard admittedly)

[NJV6]

[Big]

Oh HO.. looking good Glen, the race is on.. lmao
Like the deck

[callum007]

did both the driver and navi die from the gun shots that broke the windscreen? the hole placement looks intentional

[NJV6]

did both the driver and navi die from the gun shots that broke the windscreen? the hole placement looks intentional

Yea there was blood EVERYWHERE when i got it!

[Engineer]

the top bends in your roll bar look too tight to be bent are they weld in bends? for strength u really should have got them bent im also abit concerned abot the bracket holding the front bumper on, if youd like me to come have a look at how we could remedy these issues id be more than happy too

[NJV6]

Oh its too hard to sort out, I think i'll sell it.

[callum007]

burn it first..

[rokhound]

Go the weld bends, my exo is full of them

[Engineer]

Go the weld bends, my exo is full of them

bloody oath i welded them into that deck

[NJV6]

Go the weld bends, my exo is full of them

bloody oath i welded them into that deck

Ryan, you should use the term welded 'loosely'.

[Engineer]

Go the weld bends, my exo is full of them

bloody oath i welded them into that deck

Ryan, you should use the term welded 'loosely'.

especially on the drivers side

[NJV6]

Slowely but surely!!