skidmark wrote:Got main battery feeds through to the winch..95mm cable is fun stuff
Looking good. .what is the distance from battery to the winch? As curious as I'm looking at putting a winch in back of mine but thinking I need big cables to cope with the voltage drop..
Batteries are mounted in the center of rear seats.so probably 4m cable length...95 might be a bit large,but I'm a auto sparky(almost embarrassed to admit cause the fuse box area is a mess.....) so just went to the biggest shit I can get my hands on.
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skidmark wrote:Batteries are mounted in the center of rear seats.so probably 4m cable length...95 might be a bit large,but I'm a auto sparky(almost embarrassed to admit cause the fuse box area is a mess.....) so just went to the biggest shit I can get my hands on.
Small update, have mounted and connected horn working of air tank in rear..removed driveshaft adapter /disc and bolted onto extra transfercase. Started to plan bracket
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Have made handbrake bracket. Bolts are only single shear...just been thinking since I've finished it should probably support both sides as there only 6mm bolts
Way easier to make on the bench with a extra transfercase.
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Dash wasn't working out how I hoped so have changed and gone back to standard gauges for speedo and tach.still waiting for speedo to arrive...but clearly I shouldn't mark stuff out when tired.never double checked (amateur mistake....) and well its obvious now
Excuse the mess....
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Dash 2.0 didn't work ...as the new tacho and speedo were too deep and hit dash bar.... so time for dash 3.0.
Tried a different method this time. Made somewhat of a mould out of wood and attempted a carbon fiber panel to mount it in...seem to work ok.fitted and rewired everything again today...it woks which is a bonus.just have to calibrate speedo,bit don't fancy trying that on the road atm.not quite legal really.
Anyway means nothing with out pics....
Yes warning light is close.only for handbrake. Can be seen from drivers seat easy though
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Spent afternoon on it did a couple more bends
Guessing having a bend in the windscreen bar isn't ideal, but thought it'd be better to get the corners low enough yet have room for bonnet etc
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Made some more progress, rear guard hoops are attached. Main hoop over body attached .this part sits a bit close to my liking In a couple spots and I'm sure this will meet contact with the body at some point t in time. Did some other important tasks like p clipping fuel lines to body and finally attached earth permanently. Respect to the guys that knock these cages out somewhat fast. Everything is only tacked/outside welded. Plenty of braces and welding to add..try weld as much as possible on body and take off for weld and paint.
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Big wrote:Are you going up a pillars and across the roof with the exo ?( Can see the cab getting a beating.. ) otherwise well done..
Haha yes of course I am.full body exo is the plan.
Kinda like this for rear
But with out twin Centre hoops as I don't think I could get two hoops to be identical enough to be that close.
Will of course go over a pillars and over cab
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Cool truck bro
Like the fact it a 4runner too
I helped out my mate where I could doing exo on my 80,which wasn't much
Was actually bit over my head but as it progress I started understanding how it went together.
Some days not much would get done other days heaps was done
It's going to be sweet truck when it's finished!
Lchundy wrote:Cool truck bro
Like the fact it a 4runner too
I helped out my mate where I could doing exo on my 80,which wasn't much
Was actually bit over my head but as it progress I started understanding how it went together.
Some days not much would get done other days heaps was done
It's going to be sweet truck when it's finished!
Cheers mate. Sometime I wish I started with a ute..but I'm committed to what I got now. Always ute chop it down the track haha. Certainly looking forward to taking it out...heard rumors there outlawing body lifts? So plan is to be cert ed by early next year.i hope....
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Spoke to Mr Cert man and penciled myself in for mid Feb. Now he asked a question about my beadlock. Franklin engineering built them but he never sent me a invoice so he my have to have them inspected by him, and I'm lacking a torque spec on the ring. 36 bolt with 8mm bolts. I guess I'm gunna have to get some letter punches out.but to what spec to I stamp it in?
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Couple of more bits done. Only tacked as tig bottle ran out turns out it needed a re test...finally got an adapter to connect co2 bottle to mig..only taken 6months
Thought I'd add a Panhard brace across chassis
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Exo is all pieced together..a few braces too add where it bolts on . then work out how to get it off too weld up the inside.think it's going to be front bar off, wing mirrors off maybe and possibly tyres off. Maybe.
Also need to swap rear springs for 4 inch lift.have 2 inch lift swb saf in there but sits 60mm lower than front.
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Who's got a Toyota steering shaft sitting in there shed they can measure for me? I've got a cut and welded one atm that won't work for cert... looking for around 600mm from steering box to male spline below steering column. I think 106 hilux might be close?
Cheers
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skidmark wrote:Who's got a Toyota steering shaft sitting in there shed they can measure for me? I've got a cut and welded one atm that won't work for cert... looking for around 600mm from steering box to male spline below steering column. I think 106 hilux might be close?
Cheers
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Cancel that.one 106 steering g shaft is required if anyone knows of one
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Why wont the cut and welded one work for the cert?
I know of quite a few stories of what hes passed, so unless you have done something super dodgy (which i dont think you have) there shouldnt be a issue?
Madaz wrote:Why wont the cut and welded one work for the cert?
I know of quite a few stories of what hes passed, so unless you have done something super dodgy (which i dont think you have) there shouldnt be a issue?
Technically you are NOT suppose to have a cut and welded steering shaft.. it's in the rules.. but hey.. mine is cut and you would never even know..
I hear you. He specifically asked about steering shaft. Seeing as we only shortened and re welded what toyota welded...but for the sake of just bolt g in a 106 he should be happy....
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that's what I wanted to hear 
