first surf build.

Madaz · Post by **Madaz** » Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:34 pm

Just tell him you changed it to a 106 one, bet he doesnt check.
Funny story i heard was that he was failing people for cut and shunts on steering shafts, but he was sending people to a local engineering shop to have them done "properly" which entailed resplining ect... one of my mates got it done and upon picking it up noted the new weld????
When he questioned it, he was told thats what they were doing on all of them. Cut and weld..........
Just bullshit to be honest.......
Thats why ive given in and built a transporter trailer

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Dec 20, 2015 10:38 pm

Madaz wrote:Just tell him you changed it to a 106 one, bet he doesnt check.
Funny story i heard was that he was failing people for cut and shunts on steering shafts, but he was sending people to a local engineering shop to have them done "properly" which entailed resplining ect... one of my mates got it done and upon picking it up noted the new weld????
When he questioned it, he was told thats what they were doing on all of them. Cut and weld..........
Just bullshit to be honest.......
Thats why ive given in and built a transporter trailer

Yea to be honest I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't check..if one doesn't pop up that's what I'll say. This will be my first vehicle I've put through a cert so still learning the cert ropes as such

Checkerhead · Post by **Checkerhead** » Sun Dec 20, 2015 11:24 pm

He specifically asked about and looked at mine. I was too honest. That said, he didn't make it hard. He told me to bring in the selection of parts that I had and he would see what was possible. In the end he just got me to chop one bit shorter, slide them inside each other, drill it and put a roll pin through (it was a collapsible section). Personally I thought the solution that I planned (which involved a weld) was a superior solution but at the end of the day he is the cert giver. So I just did it his way. I planned to swap it out for a welded one later but never got to it.

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 10:03 am

Yea I'm in the same boat..have already mentioned it's a cut and weld... really? I thought a proper cut and welded would be better than a roll pin.

Just like I've seen a few hotrod through work with the d shaft held in buy a grub screw..much worse in my opinion

Madaz · Post by **Madaz** » Mon Dec 21, 2015 11:06 am

Yeah it would be.
I bored mine out then slipped the new one in it, made it size for size, welded round the end of it then cross drilled it, put a pin through it and plug welded that in.
F--k the roll pin idea, their 4x4s, not street driven hotrods.....

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sat Dec 26, 2015 9:06 am

Santa visited the shed xmas tree that the Mrs doesn't know about. ...

Will have a set of swb saf 50mm lift springs up for sale once I've swapped rear springs if anyone's interested...

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Sat Dec 26, 2015 5:58 pm

Those stops going in the front?

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sat Dec 26, 2015 5:59 pm

Yes they will be in front.im 99% sure they'll fit in there...

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sat Dec 26, 2015 6:09 pm

Just changed rear springs over to 4 inch barstard. ..those are certainly solid.as with everything custom nothing is straight forward and will need to remake retaining clamps.cut some meat off the top ones they fit now.but lowers to be remade.

Looks to be sitting bascally level atm. Still have to add a spear tyre yet.also looks like it should still fit out garage door

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 8:53 pm

Some holesaw ing some grinding some clearance ing of turbo and bumps are in... one of the bumps had a knock to the valve cap in transit and lost any pressure that was in it..need to get a nitrogen chuck to fill them up proper... jimmed up a filler with a tyre inflater (conveniently carry a nitrogen bottle in my work van....)

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 9:05 pm

Are they touching at ride height?

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 9:08 pm

Mattman wrote:Are they touching at ride height?

Nope about 60 odd mm clearance a little more would be better but I don't want to lift it any higher

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Mon Dec 28, 2015 9:16 pm

Very nice. 4in of up travel is all good.

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 8:38 pm

Got a bit more done.
Fitted a ln106 steering shaft, it's marginally too long but it's in and should be allgood.

Went back to handbrake to nut out the cable, as like everything else she's a custom piece. First half is surf with the factory adjust cut in half so it pulls straight. Then shortened the outer housing and made a new cable end.. getting the old boy to spin up a lug to crimp on to the cable then hopefully it holds

Also only just drives out garage...rubs left rear corner because it lifts a bit in drive. Backs in fine tho.

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:43 pm

Enjoy your posts

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:45 pm

Mattman wrote:Enjoy your posts

Cheers good to know someone's having a read

Petemcc · Post by **Petemcc** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 12:40 pm

skidmark wrote:
Mattman wrote:Enjoy your posts
Cheers good to know someone's having a read

There are plenty of us reading keep it up !

Big · Post by **Big** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 3:53 pm

Petemcc wrote:
skidmark wrote:
Mattman wrote:Enjoy your posts
Cheers good to know someone's having a read
There are plenty of us reading keep it up !

its some inspiring stuff keep it up

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 8:28 pm

Spent all day doing a cashie wiring up a boat but dad made me a new cable end so crimped that on.. need to adjust the pivot point to reduce the lever travel as its just tightening at full lever movement.

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 6:37 pm

Cage is off.. had to cut a couple of small tabs off but weren't too critical anyway.. cage is now almost fully welded..need to pull sliders off and finish thoose and paint both and resemble..oh and almost outa gas for my tig....
Cage isn't as heavy as I was concerned,I can pick it up off the ground by myself so allgood.

Mattrade · Post by **Mattrade** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:37 am

Top job on how your exo cage fixes to your bull bar

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:44 am

Cheers dude, also a 12mm bolt up the bottom tube where it butts against it..should hold up there.
One thing I didn't quite thibk about was removing it,wasn't bad with gravity on my side . assembly could be fun

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 7:05 pm

Have a feeling my neighbors might start disliking me soon....no fence between us at the moment..
(That's there house in the background)
But paint 1st coat is on

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:00 pm

Will you ever need to take it off again?

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:04 pm

Mattman wrote:Will you ever need to take it off again?

All going to plan no I hope not..so probably could just weld it solid...will see how it holds up otherwise I'll glue it all together

Checkerhead · Post by **Checkerhead** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 9:52 am

I made my original one unboltable. Never unbolted it.

Just weld it. I know you have a 5 inch weld undoer.

Sausager · Post by **Sausager** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:03 am

Checkerhead wrote:I made my original one unboltable. Never unbolted it.

Just weld it. I know you have a 5 inch weld undoer.

Imagine if you could just put the welder in reverse and it sucks it back up again

Awesome build man. There's a few people watching this, even if no-one comments all the time... I'm looking forward to seeing this get muddy!

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:11 am

Reverse welder would be bloody handy.lol

Cheers, that comment was a bit of my weird humor,wasn't meant to be too serious.. but cheers everyone I'm looking forward to get it dirty too

Big · Post by **Big** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:11 pm

skidmark wrote:Reverse welder would be bloody handy.lol

Cheers, that comment was a bit of my weird humor,wasn't meant to be too serious.. but cheers everyone I'm looking forward to get it dirty too

yea just hurry up already

skidmark · Post by **skidmark** » Sun Jan 10, 2016 4:15 pm

Cage is back on...welding the inside caused it to pull in had to stretch it out a bit to get it back round the truck. Few scratches but she'll be right

Whipped handbrake lever off and found it easier than expected to change ratio.drill two spot welds and a 12mm hole and weld her back up

Can see how much further I moved it over

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