"Jafa's Jalopy"...3RZ-FE and on 40's:)

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:06 pm

rokhound wrote:You need a haircut Trev

How do you think you will go with the fixed back seats? don't spose you will know until you have a few hours in them eh?

yep , haircut coming up very soon!
Fixed back seat should be fine, my RX-3 Rally car had fixed back seat, and that was great for years. It feels really comfy as soon as ya hop in so I'm hoping that's a good sign

Chopper01 · Post by **Chopper01** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:48 pm

looks good jafa , did not recognise you with the afro :lol:

so when's the test drive

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:44 am

Did a bit more trussing on the rear end, a few of the yanks on pirate thought it looked a bit weak

Hope this keeps them happy :lol:

rokhound · Post by **rokhound** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:36 am

What sort of separation have you got between links at the housing end there Jafa? It looks like shit loads considering you only need about 250mm for 40" tyres.

edit: sorry dude just had a closer look at your bottom links on top of the housing. :oops:

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:41 am

rokhound wrote:What sort of separation have you got between links at the housing end there Jafa? It looks like shit loads considering you only need about 250mm for 40" tyres.

edit: sorry dude just had a closer look at your bottom links on top of the housing.

Yer links are on top, gives flatter links, which is sposed to be better. Vert separation is 235mm

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:57 pm

Not much excitement to report lately, just doing menial shit like brackets, mounting toolboxes, divetank etc. Did make some pimpin hubbies for the rear axle tho :lol:

To stop the diff oil leakin out

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:08 pm

Jafa wrote:Not much excitement to report lately, just doing menial shit like brackets, mounting toolboxes, divetank etc. Did make some pimpin hubbies for the rear axle tho

You're just showing off now! :mrgreen:

Nice stuff, more bling and machining and welding and fabrication and ... shots please. Nice to watch a craftsman at work.

FUBAR_nz · Post by **FUBAR_nz** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:49 am

do they come with gold chain, for necklace

EDIT

yip you do

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:36 pm

Didnt get a whole lot done over the weekend, had to make some bits for my lasercutting guy, gotta keep him happy

He does competitive combat handgun shooting, and we came up with a new magazine base for his semi auto .45 colt that gives him another round in the magazine.

seemed to work, so we made a few :lol:

I did get some bits done tho,
exhaust is done, started off with just a muffler, it was way too loud so I had to tear down to exhaust shop and grab a resonator, its still too loud for my liking, but not much room for anything else to go in :roll:

Made a heat shield so I dont melt my dive tank reg

And tonite I made a manifold for the ARB solenoids, includes a reg and guage so I can keep the pressure down at 100psi for the lockers, and higher for anything else. (160 psi coming out of the divetank)

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:38 pm

I've been a bit slack with pics lately, but fear not, shit has been going on :lol:

I still hadnt got my diff heads back on monday, so I thought, fawk it, I'll strip it down for paint now instead of waiting till after a shakedown run. saves me some time, dont have to do it twice. So off to the sandblasters went the chassis and diff housings, picked them back up today, meanwhile patched up and finished the tunnel, threw some seam sealer around and patched any hole in the firewall that are surplus.

time to sand inside the cab and engine bay, then throw some color around

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:46 pm

I don't like painting, don't have the patience for it, and its fawkin messy. Any way, got a couple of coats of black POR15 on the chassis and diffs, and topcoated the chassis with "stainless steel" :lol:

cab is done inside, underneath and engine bay with the same dull silver. Haven't finalized a scheme for outside, most likely dark blue, silver and yellow, our SNR4X4 colors :mrgreen:

Oh yes!! and have some diff heads now too!!

One 4.88 Hi Pinion out of a Prado with ARB, and a 4.88 Hilux with ARB

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:23 pm

An so the final journey begins

BIG WIZ · Post by **BIG WIZ** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:17 pm

wow your truck is going to be awsome, cant wait to see the finished product

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:03 pm

BIG WIZ wrote:wow your truck is going to be awsome, cant wait to see the finished product

Cheers Wiz, you and me both cant wait to see it done! :lol:

Got the rearend all buttoned up, and under the chassis. Still waitin on some parts for the front axle from Toyota, so I bolted in the fuel cell, airtank, fuel pump etc. Just a bunch of stuff down the back.

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Marlin super axle seals turned up too, they are awesome! huge compared to a stock one. I can see why they are raving about them in the US

Got my bits and pieces ready to setup the front axle
SNR4x4 6 stud arms, Trail-Gear 6shooter knuckles, marlin seals, 30spline Longs+hub gears, 4.88 HP Prado diff with ARB, SNR4x4 IFS hub conversion..... should be a nice front axle :roll:

FUBAR_nz · Post by **FUBAR_nz** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:39 pm

OMG whos bench did you steal,it has a clean area

when you want me to come back down for final rewire,can take as much time off work that is needed

timotheus · Post by **timotheus** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:37 am

Jafa wrote:Got my bits and pieces ready to setup the front axle
SNR4x4 6 stud arms, Trail-Gear 6shooter knuckles, marlin seals, 30spline Longs+hub gears, 4.88 HP Prado diff with ARB, SNR4x4 IFS hub conversion..... should be a $$$ front axle

How many sets of seals did you bring in??
tristanp and I talked about getting a few sets in, but not needing them we didnt bother.

Need a pair now....???

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 8:46 am

timotheus wrote:
Jafa wrote:Got my bits and pieces ready to setup the front axle
SNR4x4 6 stud arms, Trail-Gear 6shooter knuckles, marlin seals, 30spline Longs+hub gears, 4.88 HP Prado diff with ARB, SNR4x4 IFS hub conversion..... should be a $$$ front axle

How many sets of seals did you bring in??
tristanp and I talked about getting a few sets in, but not needing them we didnt bother.

Need a pair now....???

i just got them from locktup 4x4 in oz, $30 or so for a pair

timotheus · Post by **timotheus** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:24 am

Rad.
Ill pass it on.

Ive read they are the nuts. Cheap ex the states too, but I hate the hassle.

Ill look into locktup now.

Tim.

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:14 pm

Got more together tonite, assembled the front axle. Sorted out the ARB. Did a small tech writup for Pirate on how to setup knuckles without the Toyota Special Service Tool. Takes a while when ya photo it all etc, second side went really quick

linky here for those interested
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=734345

Did the old "replace diff studs with button capscrews from the inside" mod as well

Chucked in a set of TG "Rock Rings" as well, they are much thicker than the factory felt retainers

Assembled the axle and threw it under

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:19 pm

got more done, motor and trans back in, wheels on, and cab back on.

Moved the battery to the trans tunnel, it was in the way of passengers feet in the old place

gettin closer!

cant wait to get it out and wheel it

skid · Post by **skid** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:45 pm

this thread is way better than any porn I've ever looked at online

the finish line is near and we all can't wait to see the final product

FAAAAAARKING AWESOME DUDE

Dace · Post by **Dace** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:00 pm

Love it, All the CNC machined pieces from end to end, huge ass tyres and possible the sexiest truck in nz, and then Ya go retro on the steering wheel!!!

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:24 pm

DBWRacing wrote:Love it, All the CNC machined pieces from end to end, huge ass tyres and possible the sexiest truck in nz, and then Ya go retro on the steering wheel!!!

Yeah mate, the steering wheel is about the only unmodified Hilux bit left on it, so it staying :lol:

gimmemud · Post by **gimmemud** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 7:59 pm

Interesting looking battery there jafa. is that a standard battery or a nice flash good one?

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:06 pm

gimmemud wrote:Interesting looking battery there jafa. is that a standard battery or a nice flash good one?

nice flash good Optima red top

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 8:20 pm

one cool beast
I see Pirate rate your thread at 5star.....

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:11 pm

Slick!

Jafa · Post by **Jafa** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:46 pm

Got some brakes done now, filled the fluids in g-box, diffs etc, and went for a fang down the street! :lol:

Goes good!
Flexed her up on the forklift to see how much fibreglass i have to cut away....lots
Also tried it with the rear coil top captured instead of allowing it to drop away, I think captured is better, it makes the front work better, and the chassis stay flatter. I get a little less height in the front, 30mm or so, but it sits a lot flatter. I think it will want to flop around with the coil loose. I'll make a clamp device to limit the dropout that I can adjust easily, and try both on the trail.

Heres some nice braided brake hose

and some flex pics, heres the font with coil uncaptured

and captured, notice the chassis is flatter

Going to fit my drive flanges tomorrow and finally climb over some shit :lol:

new2zukes · Post by **new2zukes** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:56 pm

wow the flex just nocked me off my chair, dont see my zuke doing that sorta flex.

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 7:17 pm

Totally

no words.... :shock:

will try damn hard to get that time off over xmas.

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