first surf build.

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:25 am

Not to much progress has happened got the rear diff crown wheel and pinion swapped over do have matching diff ratios now.
Struggling a little bit to get a solid brake pedal,think there is air trapped somewhere.
Started making a front bar,plenty of work yet to do on it..seem to like over building stuff so a bit heavier than first planned....need to buy some pipe now:)

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 10:29 am

Really like the look of this truck, (JRC built I think?)so going to copy parts of it..well try anyway

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Oct 12, 2014 5:23 pm

Started throwing some tube around. Still some more to add and a few bits to trim etc

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:24 pm

Small update

looks crooked but I don't think it is.

Post by **mike** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:18 pm

skidmark wrote:Small update
2014-10-26 18.15.28.jpg
looks crooked but I don't think it is.

I quite like that bar

Might try something similar with the rover.

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 6:07 pm

mike wrote:
I quite like that bar Might try something similar with the rover.

Cheers,made small progress

Sheepy · Post by **Sheepy** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 7:20 pm

Man that bar is cool as. Wanna make a second one

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 7:27 pm

Sheepy wrote:Man that bar is cool as. Wanna make a second one

but still got Sliders,rear bar and Exo to go on mine.....plus it's maybe not quite symmetrical as it looks.lol first go at bending pipe hahaha

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Nov 23, 2014 6:07 pm

Front bar is basically complete just need to remove and fully weld...first one I've built and come out much heavier than first planned....

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:47 pm

Started trying to get a bit of weight out off it.plus a bit of airflow might help things....
Plasma had a hard time ...

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Tue Dec 23, 2014 5:37 pm

Thought I'd finish my Snorkels before I bolted the bar on this time as I had to take guard off to finish Snorkels, not quite as close fitting as I'd like,but will do until they get damaged.... need to mount the top to the a pillars yet. Also need to trim the rear guards a bit.or extend bump stops....

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 10:03 am

Holy front bar looks good!

You might find those snorkel tops catch on the scrub a bit though! My cruiser doesn't fit in the shed anymore with the twin snorks so had to take them off

Might rebuild them lower eventually.

Cheers
Clint

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:38 am

Yea they stick forward more than I wanted..they are the same height as the roof line though.. I couldn't seem to get it to sit closer with the angle of the snorkel tops,didn't look right.

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:25 pm

Started on Sliders today, made the main body,still have to make the mounts. Was going to make them clamp/bolt on may end up being welded on yet.not sure. Considering either putting crush tunes in, or maybe threaded plate welded on... stuck out passed the body a little bit as plan to bolt Exo onto it. Still well inside tyres tho

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 6:53 pm

Going to end up with 4 mounts attaching Sliders, have made Centre 2

The front mount I'm going to reinforce body mount then bolt through. Haven't quite worked out rear mount yet.

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:02 pm

Nice work.

What's left on the list to do?

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:07 pm

The big parts are rear bar,Exo, mount handbrake caliper..then lots of small stuff like wiring in lights/ winch,fit some window washers,get all the air out of the brakes . no doubt will need a sway bar for cert. Cut rear guards. Modify bonnet to fit. So still a few things to do

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:21 pm

Making good progress doing quality work mate.

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:22 pm

Cheers much appreciated!

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:43 pm

Haven't been doing much... but going to change surf mastercylinder to a 80 series cruiser in hopes of fixing my excessive pedal travel, but the ports come out the opposite side. Rear line is no problem will just make a new line from proprtioning valve. Front line will be in my inlet pipe,before I go changing my inlet, anyone know of a right angle adapter or even a banjo fitting I could use? Photo is of current surf mastercylinder.cruiser is the same except bigger bore and ports out towards centre

churchill · Post by **churchill** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:12 am

Strange, I thought the brake caliper a are the same bore size between surf and 80. I had a similar problem on mine and it turned out to be due to the rear disc conversion and the front pad shims being bent and acting like springs pushing the piston out further every time the brakes we're let off meaning more travel on the in stroke. I had to put in a pro portioning valve to reduce the pressure thus pedal travel on the rear brakes.

What's your rear brake setup and do you have a pro portioning valve in the system?
If there's no pro portioning valve on the rear brakes you might have the issue of the rear brakes locking up first which makes the vehicle dangerous under brakes.

Threads are M10x1 and the master cylinder setup will be a double flair on the outputs. You might just have enough room to put a tube nut on there and bend the tube after it's bolted to the master cylinder.

churchill · Post by **churchill** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:20 am

Sorry, I see you have a nissan front end...

Still worth checking those things but your probably going around it the right way with the larger bore master cylinder.

Do you know what the nissan master cylinder bore size is compared to the 80 series?

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 9:23 am

Brakes are standard safari discs all round. Surf master is 23.8 mm bore, cruiser is 25.4 and safari is 26 . something. I might end up trying to do a tight bend but not much room there. You can just see the proprtioning valve mounted beside the master cylinder

churchill · Post by **churchill** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:15 am

Yeah I'm telling you how to suck eggs.

Banjo connection out of the mater cylinder?

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:21 am

Yea a banjo fitting would be ideal, have looked online but can't find one yet that has a brake flare fitting out of it. All the ones I've seen so far have been a an3 style fitting but I don't think that will be legal for road use.. just thinking some cars I've seen have a banjo out of the abs pump, but I can't remember which vehicle

churchill · Post by **churchill** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:58 am

You could get a rubber hose made up with a banjo at one end and flair at the other then join the tube to that.

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:12 am

Now that you mention that, Ive got a spare brake line from a safari rear diff which is banjo and m10 female ...could work actually

churchill · Post by **churchill** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 2:49 pm

Fingers crossed it works.

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 12:34 pm

Found a suitable banjo at apex here in Hamilton,should fit just or might just cheakily space one side of master .5 mm to move it over a fraction will see once it's bolted up.cheers guys

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 6:45 am

Well I guess intake is going to be modified again...

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