VVILLY TONKA-KZN185

[vvilly]

Its all good tim when i say waiting i am meaning waiting for the engineer to fab up bits that are holding us up as well as delivery of parts from the states.
Ricks a bit caught in the middle with no staff yet so shitloads of work with stuff all hands lol.

[tomsoffroad]

Hows Tu's gonna make the rear coilovers work? Is there going to be a little nip tuck around the inner guards or bit more lift?

[vvilly]

Hows Tu's gonna make the rear coilovers work? Is there going to be a little nip tuck around the inner guards or bit more lift?

using the same diff mount but have cut the top bracket out of the chassie and making new ones but higher

[vvilly]

right some more for you pic whores lol
2's has finished off and painted the front diff as well as made up the new gearbox crossmember / transfer case protector.
The front of the chassie has the strengthening tacked in place. The 130 transfercase is mounted to the 185 box with a few mods to make it fit, including the gear leavers modded to fit so they look factory.
i have started on the rear bar using some tow bar tounges as the main support.
the rear diff has been cleaned up. we cant use the factory mounts on the diff for the shocks so gotta make new ones as well.

Also i thought i would show the draws i brought of nathan hammond that were in his 78 and the rear cargo barrier that jeremy (kbjj) played with to make fit

[vvilly]

more pics

[vvilly]

and more

[tomsoffroad]

Third to last photo........ Not much 'working' been done in those shoes

Mint looking bash plate tu's has made you

[vvilly]

Was actually lookin at them today thinkin they need a clean lol
Yeah he has done well on it. Should start to see it start moving quicker now.

[GotFlex]

got any more details on that red jeep in there, nice work by the way looks awesome

[vvilly]

2's would be able to give you more info

but she is in the process of having nissan diffs under the girl

[petefj40]

Mint looking bash plate tu's has made you

Kev's truck? Nah, Tu's truck.

Looking good tho Jase.

[vvilly]

Ken?



I know what ya sayin lol


All good yeah she startin to come on nicely

[vvilly]

We bit more work done now. Rick has a full time fabricator. shocks and steering damper finally arrived from the states as well as a few of the fabricated brackets so its back under way

[Brown Smurf]

Looks awesome mate good on ya. Those towbar tounges look like a good idea i assume they stick through the bar as a recovery point?

What is the reasoning behind using a 130 transfercase?

Seems like alot of work involved in changing to rear discs, is there any other gain from changing to that diff?

Karl

[vvilly]

The 185 transfer case front output drive is on the left where as the 130 is on the right to suit the prado front diff

the prado rear diff would bolt straight up with all factory mounts except hand brake but we decided to go coil overs in the rear as well

[vvilly]

well went in to ricks today and the truck in on wheels admitting they only 31's lol gotta wait for some 15X10" rims.

will take some more photos in the next few days and post

rear shocks still not here from the states as we had to go with 10's as the twelves were too big for the rear.

still looking for the steering shaft UJ to make it mobile

rear drive shaft needs to be lengthened and front one needs to be made.

so close but still so far


Jase

[Sadam_Husain]

hey all im looking to find a splined steering shaft UJ to join the 185 column to the 78 prado steering shaft

both ends are the same spline count

like this

thanks

Jase

if the playdoh steering shaft is the same spline as the 60/70 series cruiser stuff toyota starlet steering shaft U/J's fit, I think there about 14mm, I think I've got 1 or 2 of them in the shed still if there the size your looking for Jase?

[vvilly]

hey all im looking to find a splined steering shaft UJ to join the 185 column to the 78 prado steering shaft

both ends are the same spline count

like this

thanks

Jase

if the playdoh steering shaft is the same spline as the 60/70 series cruiser stuff toyota starlet steering shaft U/J's fit, I think there about 14mm, I think I've got 1 or 2 of them in the shed still if there the size your looking for Jase?

are both ends the same size?

because all the ones i have found so far have the two different sizes in each end?

[Sadam_Husain]

yep those ones are the same size both ends and fit the 60/70 series cruiser colapsable steering shaft

[ClassicCruiserSpares]

I think I may have some also, but you can take the uni apart and change one end to make them the same.

[vvilly]

the problem is that the gap between the column and steering shaft is only 10mm atm

i know we can cut but not weld

[vvilly]

her are some photos of the undercarriage

[vvilly]

the suspension only chogged up with blocks.

front will be coming down roughly 60-70mm, then rear to match

[vvilly]

and me having a crack at a rear bar

[vvilly]

Sadam thanks for the Steering UJ, bit of chopping on the prado collapsible steering column, and she fitted mint

[rob-mu]

Very nice

[tomsoffroad]

[yeti]

looking good shagger.........whens the shake down run....

[vvilly]

looking good shagger.........whens the shake down run....

when rick finishes it ........................

[yeti]