bj40 build...

[niblik]

I know you said don't worry about the wastegate but how much clearance is there?

cheers steve..

the wastegate will clear easily.. its got about 1.5 inches when open and is recessed back into the turbo a fair bit too.. i was merely meaning that the wastegate side didnt flow as nicely as the exhaust side does with the bend etc..

[niblik]

well, started off marv when my co2 ran out, dammit..

so went on to do other things..

flushed the gearbox and both transfers to remove any rex, er, shiat that might be in there and filled anew...

nibified up a new transmission tunnel cover.. had to do a custom jobby to accomodate the changed gearbox and transfer levers.. so opened up the tub further back than stock and more up the tunnel.. cut out and bent a 3mm sheet to take some gear lever boots and whammo.. not painted cos its my junker..

[MNC]

Looking good Nibby.

Can't wait to see this thing out crawling and flexing

[petefj40]

Looking good Nibby.

Can't wait to see this thing out crawling and flexing

X2

[niblik]

what a hectic time xmas is... jebus..

well, the first panhard idea was rexhouse as i had a heim on each end and as my panhard has an upper bend in it, when sittin the panhard tended to lop forward and back (like rexo's head after a session of rumbo's). for revised version i went to a bush and tapped a thread to suit the thread in the panhard end and welded that to the bush..

craptastic version...


and the besterest version..


which sits in the panhard chassis mount goodly.. (yep, i'll put spacers / washers either side of it..


finished off the front upper and lower control arms to take the heims and threaded ends...


which are gonna use these chromoly heims and some spacers to get the most out of em too..


made a chassis mount for the top arm..


fizzed it in..


managed to situate the bolt/nut location so on the outside of the rail, the angle i used as bracketing/support would be used as a mode of keepin a trimmed up nut captive for ease of installation etc.. also used the same bush as the panhard to keep things tighter at the top end as driveshaft etc is there.. room's not a commodity..


after lookin at how the front end was *awaits comments on that line*, i wasnt happy so took off the front left control arm mounts from the diff and nibified up a new one to incorporate the bumpstop hittin pad bit thang, aswell as the control arm.. dual purpose adapter.. (sorta like rok)


then i glued the beasty on...


a pic of the top mount on the front diff.. and the drivers side bumpstop, fizzed above the control arm mount.. this'll utilise the panhard mounts bush as a pad to sit on.. seein as it'll only contact on full crush, its ok as theyre a pretty nuggety bush..


then theres the pipework goin from the turbo to the engine.. it has a takeoff welded and plumbed for fitment ..


fitment of what? da da daaaaaaaaaa


A RICE GAUGE!!

[skid]

faaaaarken legend nibby


now down that nightcap and off to bed you go

[niblik]

but skiddy *hic* i'm jush gettin shtarted.... *hic*

[petefj40]

Nice looking welds there nibs. More progress.
You workin this week?

[MudBum]

Welding looks good Nibs is that yours??didnt know you could??

[niblik]

cheers chaps.. aw shucks, yeah, thats my weldin..

no work today as its littlies first birthday, then next 3 days into the work thing again.. but after that, glee for me!

[rokhound]

Go awn Dribbly you little devil. You are looking good for a next decade finish

[PR]

Go awn Dribbly you little devil. You are looking good for a next decade finish

Wasn't me that time

Looking good Nibs

[Chopper01]

Go awn Dribbly you little devil. You are looking good for a next decade finish

x2 you took the words out of my mouth rok , she is looking shit hot though nib

flick me a pm of your address as we have bought a house in halswell would be good to catch up

[petefj40]

Go awn Dribbly you little devil. You are looking good for a next decade finish

Wasn't me that time

[niblik]

cheers for the kind words you cheeky fawks...

finished the bumpstop on the passengers side.. sittin under full junker weight..


and the drivers side on full crush too..


and seein it was quite hot, i'd had the sprinkler on and my little joey thought it would be wise to play under it, in the garden, then proceed to wrap up my spray bottle with dadda's insulation tape.. shot kid.. i got heaps more, go for it..


so anyhoo, this is the front of my junker sittin on bumpstops and supportin its own weight... looks a bit cockeyed as i've not done the front bib completely yet, plus i've made the drivers side a little more restricted due to the pitman clearances.... the axle stands are there, not takin any weight, for security purposes as i was lowering it down.. (cos ya never know huh?)


all i can say is thank goodness xmas, 1st birthday and new years are out of the way!!

[petefj40]

Nice!
Have you fired up the engine yet nibs?

[niblik]

not yet... i'll get oil spewin everywhere if i dont do the oil to sump return from the turbo first..

[MNC]

Awesome progress Nibs

[niblik]

originally the upper arm mount for the rear arms was lookin like this.. but after running the numbers through the calc, it spat out some shizenhouser numbers..


so trimmed it up a tad and made this a couple of inches higher, cos as we all know, its all about the inches.. especially bein a yoshi.. chucked some heims in too..

[lilpigzuk]

chucked some heims in too..

Heims? Not up with this hip terminology Can only imagine its answer 5, 6 or 7

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=heim

[MNC]

chucked some heims in too..

Heims? Not up with this hip terminology Can only imagine its answer 5, 6 or 7

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=heim

Hahahaha!!!!

"5. A very popular term at the moment, especially with college kids, which means a very bad blowjob. Can also reference a guy giving a gay blowjob. "Yeah, we went to that party last night, and Sally gave me a Felheim."
blowjob sloppy bad head can't suck dick lame head
by Sylassa Jun 18, 2007"

[niblik]

potential front bar work in progress..... bit more to add.. needs to be lowered a touch from where its shown..


short sides are shorter than daisy duke cut off denims at the big day out.. hi 5

[niblik]

front bar sittin at better height.. more to add on it..


profile of 2 inch pipe to support front bar..


which will butt up to the front like thus..


and secured to upright with a few tapped 10mm bolts. also bolted upright to the tub part and further up the front by front bib too..

[rokhound]

Looks like you have got that bender sorted Nibz. Looks good

[Lynx]

Looking goooood as man, nice work!!

Cheers Daniel

[Sadam_Husain]

Shit this things looking like it might actually go in the very near future... good shit Nibs

[PR]

Shit this things looking like it might actually go in the very near future... good shit Nibs

Dont say that it might sloooooooow down again

But it is looking good Nibs Keep it up

[niblik]

cheeky fawkers...

thankyou for the keen words of incouragement..

mounted the front onto the forward body mount outriggers, tube to strengthen between and a bit of angled top action for more strength.. still gotta trim up the edges a tad.. eventually it'll run on into a slider to other body mount..




so it all lines up like this..


and sits from front like................


new front approach angle.. and yeah, i'll trim off that front, when i'm done, just by where the chassis goes from black to greeny.. just a handy bit to lift vehicle from for now..

[petefj40]

Nice work there nibs!!
Keep it up mate.

[Fakey]

Nice work there nibs!!
Keep it up mate.

x2 bar works lookin sweet wish i didnt need guards, stupid warrant regs
Just on a side note are those IFS front hubs or have you had the rim centres moved back a lot?