bj40 build...

[MNC]

lol sweet, and once we've finished Nibbys truck, my rock buggy begins production . So by the time we've finished that we'll be experts at coil spring conversions. So i'll give you a yell when we're ready for your rig

Christchurch, here I come

[rokhound]

we'll be experts

Hmmmmmm . Lets see how nibbys one goes before telling everyone that production will start soon

[petefj40]

okay.... slight rethink to original plan... sorta.....

here goes a light run down...

coils all round with the 3b mated to a lux 5 speed and a twin transfer set up using trail gears adaptor and 4.7 low gears, use rusty's tub on dayglo's chassis, 60 series diffs running 5.29 ratios with the twin arb's or an auto and arb combo, 60's power steering, 6 point rollcage, tube front guards, the 37 wranglers with internal air beadlocks on the new rims running the longs and hub gears, prob chuck on seats from the rover or dayglo too...

Hey Jase.

How's the build going? Got a good camera yet?
I was looking at my 60 series 5 speed in bits getting a new bearing kit installed this week. The guy doing it had a Lux 5 speed apart at the same time. I looked at it and scratched my head. Mine looked like a truck gearbox in comparison. The Lux gearing in it looks so weak and small.

[niblik]

lighter weight it might be, but it seems to handle screaming supras and things like v8 rovers being put through it so hopefully the high power of a highly std 3b power plant will be ok..

anyways, not got a decent camera of my own but may be able to find someone elses to use.. *cough* off the olds *cough*

well there was another session on the thing the other night and made some good head way me thinks.. pulled apart a side shifter transfer case and matt had a nudge at makin it the middle box with a welded shifter in the top.. still gotta do the 4.7's in the rear transfer case though..

the bottom control arms, according to documented findings in the books of carnage, say that the lower arms need to be approx 70% longer than the upper arms and flat as practically possibly to the ground? well i think we achieved that last night too.. pics to follow of course, put chops 37's on and flexed it up after cuttin off chassis mount and moving forward... ended up makin the control arm about 350 to 400 mm longer... also chucked the 60 series springs in the front of it with less leaves in it... that and jase ended up clampin the rear springs top and bottom and it was better at flexin.. no sideways distortion.. oh sweet!! flexed pretty goodly...

anyhoo, as you were..

[lilpigzuk]

Might want too get one of these and practise first Nibs

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.p ... t-id=58405

[petefj40]

Fark me! I thought it was full size for a second there!

Well if Tamiya are making a RC model of the mighty 40. Goes to show how popular they really are.

I'm looking forward to when nib get a farking camera.
I wanna see what he's been doing to it.

[niblik]

hello.. time for a little installment of 40ness..

after a great heads up from mad mike,i was able to locate a bellhousing from a dyna to pair the 5 speed lux box to the 3b 'power' plant..

when first fittin it together i tried to adjust the metal spacer plate that fits between the bellhousing and motor to fit the starter, but when turnin it over, a rather 'cringe causing' GRAKKK was to be heard.. plan 2. stole the flywheel, metal spacer and all clutch components (as new) from rusty's drive train and stuck it on... adjusted the housing (ya can see the slotted hole) to match the metal spacer plate thingy and turned it over.. SWEET!!!

next i had to dremel just a tad off the bottom of the clutch forks mounting ball thing and then bolted the housing to box, and all then all that to the motor.. as below pic shows.. i've left out the clutch and pressure plate for this fitting to see how the spindle fits, then will refit with clutch etc for spline checkin etc.. i would of checked it there and then but work was beckoning.. will know more soon..

[petefj40]

Looks GOOD Jase! Goodluck with installing the clutch and getting the two married up together properly. Good to see a picture of the mission.

[niblik]

rear guards cut.. whos gives a shite..

engine runs.. radiators on...

rear discs and hubs machined up, just needin to adjust calipers etc..

decent tyres and beadlocks on. flexed it up a little.. i think jase measured to be about 1200mm on the rear...?

[MNC]

Fark, that is some awesome flex man

Very very smooth. Your taking that 40 to a whole new level. Nice work!

[petefj40]

WOW!
Looking good!
Hmm. Must put coils on mine one day.

[rokhound]

That is sic

Let's see the poser 4wds come near that sort artic

way way cool nibby

[wopass]

DATS PHAAT YO !

[lilpigzuk]

pity bout the driver
Looking good hoppy

[H2OLOVA]

pity bout the driver
Looking good hoppy

lol, not much flex there at the moment

[rokhound]

Looking good Floppy hoppy

There you go rex Fixed it 4 ya!

[petefj40]

With that much flex you should be posting to this thread nib.
I'm sure you'd win the max, "flex" thing.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1045&start=270

[WACKO]

IM LOVIN IT!!! dah dah dah da da (macas tune in the back ground...)

[niblik]

a cobber at work was able to press the splines into a piece of stainless steel pipe and also tig'd up the ends.. (its a coupler for the drive spline from a 5 speed gearbox to the tranfers..)


finished up the adaptor to join the gearbox to the transfers and bolted the lot all together and in the truck.. had to clock the transfers a bit to avoid bolts hitting bolts etc which ends up being a good thing.. moves the forward facing output up a little.. the whole thing ended up being not quite as long as what was anticipated too..


(sorry for 'head on the side' photos.. only got my cell phone to use...)

had to remove stocko seats to make room for the extra gear lever's down the centre from the transfers.. it now has some seats and ample room for the levers..


painted tie rod / draglink and hi steer arms finally too.. steering link in from column to box.. (thank god!! thought i had lost it.)

[wopass]

fark !!



thats longer than my truck !!

your rear drive shaft gonna be pretty fkn short dude wanna be careful flexing that or you will get U.J binding and snapage

[petefj40]

Looking good!
Once this thing's together you'll have the whole country waiting to see what it can do.
You gunna be driving it round everyday like I do mine Jase?

[rokhound]

Only road cars are driven every day. Any idiot can drive a road car!

Proper rigs are like the finest things in life, and must be savored when used, hence you would spoil the enjoyment using them every day

[PR]

Only road cars are driven every day. Any idiot can drive a road car!

Proper rigs are like the finest things in life, and must be savored when used, hence you would spoil the enjoyment using them every day

Well said

[petefj40]

Only road cars are driven every day. Any idiot can drive a road car!

Proper rigs are like the finest things in life, and must be savored when used, hence you would spoil the enjoyment using them every day

I'm idiot an everyone knows that. (but i don't really give a shit)

"the finest things in life". Very true.
But I prefer to get a little of both worlds, so I can drive mine everyday.

I wondered if nib was going to get his road legal is all.

[niblik]

i was thinkin of makin it road legal yeah, but theres a whiole other tub i can play with once i get this thing goin.. in 2010.

wop - no worries fella, the rear driveshaft will be the same ( within the opperational tolerancies ) of the front, and both will have double cardons.. thats the reason i had to move the motor forward 200mm..

as you were..

[H2OLOVA]

wop - no worries fella, the rear driveshaft will be the same ( within the opperational tolerancies ) of the front, and both will have double cardons.. thats the reason we had to move the motor forward 200mm..

as you were..

thought it needed fixing

[Chopper01]

wop - no worries fella, the rear driveshaft will be the same ( within the opperational tolerancies ) of the front, and both will have double cardons.. thats the reason we had to move the motor forward 200mm..

as you were..

thought it needed fixing

about time that got pointed out, cant forget the builders god knows is nibs was doing it she will still be in the shop in 2010

[lilpigzuk]

fark 26 pages

[WACKO]

from page 1, way back in 2006...

i want it done now!


soon... very soon.....

hahhah.. im gona send that in to the TUI website....

[rokhound]

from page 1, way back in 2006...

i want it done now!


soon... very soon.....

hahhah.. im gona send that in to the TUI website....