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[kaney]

This going to be road legal ?

[wopass]

This going to be road legal ?

yeap... going to the cert man after i get my shocks and have a test drive to make sure its actually ok to drive

[Jafa]

Whats ya wheelbase now Ben?, how much longer than standard?

[wopass]

Whats ya wheelbase now Ben?, how much longer than standard?

i did measure it and i think it was 98" ? will confirm for you tonight.

whats is standard for a 40?? its probably about 5 or 6 inch longer than standard at a guess?

[sig]

standard is the same as jeep cj7 (i think ) 90 inchs (give or take)

[skid]

whats is standard for a 40?? its probably about 5 or 6 inch longer than standard at a guess?

Specifications
------------------
OVERALL WHEELBASE TRACK SPRINGS SPR LEN* HANG WID#
SERIES LENGTH MM IN FR/RR MM FR RR FR RR FR RR
BJ 3793 2400 94 1390/1350 LF LF
25 3838 2285 90 1390/1350 LF LF
40 3680 2285 90 1404/1400 LF LF 1070 1070 686 970
42 3680 2285 90 1404/1400 LF LF 1070 1070 686 970
43 W 3968 2430 96 1404/1400 LF LF 1125 1265 686 970
43 4038 2430 96 1404/1400 LF LF 1070 1265 686 970
45 L 4760 2950 116 1404/1400 LF LF 1070 1265 686 970
W 4630 2650 104 1404/1400 LF LF 1070 1265 686 970
S 4651 2650 104 1404/1400 LF LF 686 970
47 4760 2950 116 1404/1400 LF LF 1070 1265 686 970
50 3930 2285 90 1415/1400 LF LF
50 V 3930 2285 90 1415/1400 LF LF
VB 4395 2755 1415/1400 LF LF
55 4637 2700 106 1404/1400 LF LF 1071 1155 686 970
55 2BL 5300 3355 1415/1400 LF LF
B 4900 2955 1415/1400 LF LF
BL 5300 3355 1415/1400 LF LF
60 4576 2730 108 1485/1470 LF LF 1058 1160 796 1030
62 4576 2730 108 1485/1470 LF LF 1058 1160 796 1030
70 3476 2310 90 1415/1400 LF LF 1087 1156 640 940
LD 3476 2310 90 CO CO
73 4410 2600 1425/1400 LF LF
LD 4410 2600 1460/1440 CO CO
75 P 4995 2980 1415/1400 LF LF 1087 1156 640 940
W 4885 2980 1415/1400 LF LF 1087 1282 640 940
77 CO CO
80 4780 2850 112 1595/1600 CO CO
MEGA 5090 3395 134 1775/1775 CO CO

*SPR LEN (Spring Length) is defined as the distance between the centrelines of
the front and rear hangers for a spring.

#HANG WID is the lateral distance between spring hangers.

4.3 Stock Curb Weights (lbs)
----------------------------
SERIES ENGINE B 3B 15B-FT F 2F 1FZE 1HD-FT
25 3142
40 HT 3470 3792
40 ST 3265
80 4760
MEGA 6284

that didn't quite copy and paste how I'd planned, but yup, FJ40 is 90" wheelbase

[wopass]

yea so ive pushed it out about 8in from standard...ish? should make it climb better

[wopass]

ohh and if the 1404mm is the track then ive gone from that to 2070mm

[mudzilla]

Track is to the centerline of your wheels not overall.. if your track is 2070 you will need two lanes of the road... Oh yeah, you use that anyway eh.

[wopass]

ahh ok well then its about 1770mm track then

and 2070 width is fine...max road width is 2500 so im miles off needing a pilot vehicle

[tgaguy1]

2070 width is fine...max road width is 2500 so im miles off needing a pilot vehicle

if you are over 2 metres dont you need side clearance lights to be legal?

[skid]

2070 width is fine...max road width is 2500 so im miles off needing a pilot vehicle

if you are over 2 metres dont you need side clearance lights to be legal?

nup, like wop said, if ya go over 2.5 then all sorts of shite happens, under 2.5 and you're a free man

[mudzilla]

Run it with some WIDE LOAD signage and bright fluro flags on the corners....

[wopass]

Run it with some WIDE LOAD signage and bright fluro flags on the corners....

BWahahahhaha

the cage is bright enough man

[TeLexs]

Are you going to make it to the wild west winch comp. and have you striped your winch down and checked it. Lots of realy nice work on your truck Mate. look forward to seeing it . Any work on winch.??? Any blue on the worm gear??? U joints Etc Things to think about.
Cheers Klembo

[wopass]

Are you going to make it to the wild west winch comp. and have you striped your winch down and checked it. Lots of realy nice work on your truck Mate. look forward to seeing it . Any work on winch.??? Any blue on the worm gear??? U joints Etc Things to think about.
Cheers Klembo

heya dude, i did put some more oil in it a couple weeks ago...does that count?? geased all the U joints and made a stronger PTO prop shaft hanger at the front end, pulled the drum off and cleaned up the shaft and key ways for the dog slider etc then put it all back together. the gear and worm drive i have never looked at to be honest but its kinda large and strong and doesnt make any funny noises etc so im pretty confident that its ok... certianly strong enough breaks the 9mm dux and 13mm steel cable without batting an eyelid

whats the "wild west winch comp" ?? you mean the norwest?? unsure at this stage... trucks ready but its my sons B.day that weekend so.... dunno yet

and on another note... i just took it for a bit of a hoon around!!!for about an hour on all tha back roads testing road manners... ohhhh yeaaaaa is that some cool shit !!!

[wopass]

propper test satday arvo after work with lots of pics etc

so i was thinking about what to call it now as the issue was mentioned that its not really much left of the 40 series left... so

what do you get when you cross an FJ40 with an HDJ81???


S.O.W

thats Sex On Wheels

[TeLexs]

Wild west winch comp(norwest) is very hard on our style of winch and gets very hot and most of load goes on the worm. The GT is faster than other Pto winchers and the hard ground and long hills mean for fast winching and not a lot of load. 4th and 5th gear. Bring you youngster with you they will love the weekend and camping as well what else could you wont

[skid]

S O W

isn't that some form of female pig

you calling your truck a bitch now dude

yeah, a bitch that will eat anything

I like it

[wopass]

S O W

isn't that some form of female pig

you calling your truck a bitch now dude

yeah, a bitch that will eat anything

I like it

bitch is a female dog, sow is a female pig

S.O.W is a different story alltogether, lol. but i was just interested what people think anyway,

[mercutio]

it is still the missile in my eyes

[vvega]

it is suitably awsome

[skid]

S O W

isn't that some form of female pig

you calling your truck a bitch now dude

yeah, a bitch that will eat anything

I like it

bitch is a female dog, sow is a female pig

S.O.W is a different story alltogether, lol. but i was just interested what people think anyway,

but you're missing the point Wop

female, bitch, sow, female, bitch, female, bitch, female, bitch

maaaate, I could go on all day here

you get it now



Its always been the missile, so maybe it will always be the missile

if I had of kept mine and painted it a different colour, I still would of known it as "Orange"

[mudzilla]

Scud

More leathal than your average Missile

[wopass]

well its actually a CRUISE missile which is where the name missile came about and i think the CRUISE missliles are a bit more bang than a scud with a bit more range aswell

CRUISE MISSILE
The most common mission for cruise missiles is to attack relatively high value targets such as ships, command bunkers, bridges and dams and New Zealand's more extreeme offroad tracks.

Cruise missiles are among the most expensive of single-use weapons, up to several million dollars apiece (depending on colour). One consequence of this is that its users face difficult choices in targeting, to avoid expending the missiles on targets of low value like hona civics or lada niva's they are more likely to destroy very expensive targets like ferrari's and Hummer's.

The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic Cruise missile. Introduced in the 1970s, it was designed as a medium- to long-range, low-altitude missile that could be launched from a submerged submarine. It has been improved several times and is still being modified today.

cruise missile comparison

more versitile type


above all the cruise missile has to be one of the most versitile weapons of mass destruction available today...and fun too

[mudzilla]

Scud is easyer to spell... I mean say.. Cruise Missile is a mouthfull.. Scud is quick,easy .

[Sadam_Husain]

Subject: Setting up the back of the cruiser for camping

[wopass]

:lol:

Subject: Setting up the back of the cruiser for camping

i cant view the pix mate so no idea what your on about will have to have a look when i get home to figure it out ...

[wopass]

hahhha SCUD the sleepy dog. nice

[wopass]

ok so im having trouble finding a decent spot to mount the spare wheel the only place that its least in the way still leaves me with having to take the spare wheel out to access the storage box in the back which will have all recovery gear etc so im open to ideas or inspiration