bj40 build...

[DMcCready]

Cruiser is looking AWSOME!!

Must be a wicked feeling to be able to drive it for real even if is just down the driveway!

No longer will you have to sit in the drivers seat and just imagine like Im doing at the moment.

[Fakey]

Cruiser is looking AWSOME!!

Must be a wicked feeling to be able to drive it for real even if is just down the driveway!

No longer will you have to sit in the drivers seat and just imagine like Im doing at the moment.

Haha hate that, gives you good motivation to keep goin when ya can sit in it an imagine yourself driving

Great stuff nibs, Vids wont play for me but I bet you had a grin a mile wide

[niblik]

both arb lockers are now fully plumbed up after running the front air line's and securing em in.... fiddly bloody set up.. its not that noisey in the glovebox either.. glee!

got a pair of new (to the junker) headlights in and wired up.. just incase i'm out somewhere and need them one day..


got the filter housing in place.. managed to sit it up out of full artic and turning radius..


and heres the clearances i mentioned.. no worries..


and joey was plumb tuckered out and had to have a kip in dadda's navi seat..

[aroma]

Nope not having a sleep in dad's navi seat he want the job for himself !
looking great
will catchup one day!

[niblik]

washer bottle in, wipers wired up..


made the rear pair of cage to chassis bracing's today but meh, no pics of that..

had a small muck around in the drive.. not too keen to go full on without the cage on at the mo..





thinkin i need to play with the coils on the front.. although they flex ok, could be better.. must put the bonnet and cage on to try it more.. might be slightly different..


although in this next pic it seems to work ok, crush side is 2 or 3 inches from full crush..


found an issue with my power steerin today...

when steerin, in 4wd, it seems to almost be bindin up.. ie the steerin goes hard so i cant turn the wheel.. seemed to be fine goin down the road though.. just under load when in 4wd and locker on....

the pumps plumbed up right as the threads are slightly different and would only do the one way.. plus as i said earlier, goes ok on road..

thoughts?

[niblik]

been chattin to an old hand..

found that its like that with the front locker engaged on the concrete..

well fark me.. it'll take some gettin used too..

[wopass]

flex looks good bro but the steering issue...... ohh dude BWahahahahahahahhaha


:lol

[niblik]

never had a front locker bud.. or power steerin..

so obviously thought it was the yoshi fabrication's factor..

[wopass]

they cool eh

[MNC]

Me so green Nice flex there fella

[lilpigzuk]

how many rover bits are you using??
























you got more oil patches under those photos than the carparks at work
luving the dynaramp, thats a scrap metal gold mine right thur

[niblik]

a lot of that was from me tippin in some as it was low when startin it in the drive..

the rest was when i spilt it over the side of the engine and it continued to drip everywhere..

"er, sorry bout the driveway honey"...

[SMOKEY]

Nibz, have a search around for an ARMSTRONG steering box, these where very popular in the early cruisers, may help with your problem. You havn't dropped your VIAGRA pills into the power steering resevoir , that would make it STIFF.

LOOKIN GOOD FRIEND,

FITZY.

[Fakey]

What size are those tyres nibs?

[ClassicCruiserSpares]

Trucks looking good Nibz wont be long now before you can join us on the trails.

[aroma]

i recon the oil stain are from his landy or are they skid marks from the tyres getting up on his"ramp"
looking good

[niblik]

What size are those tyres nibs?

they're 37's.. they'll do for now but really want bigger units..

Trucks looking good Nibz wont be long now before you can join us on the trails.

hell yeah!! lookin forward to wheelin it and enjoyin it with some like minded wheelers like yaself..

[niblik]

managed to make the front half of the exhaust...


and the rear half..


ended up tuckin up out of the way well.. (lumpy helpin me...)


rear top coil brace bar was a bit light weight to use as a top shock mount, so this is before..


and this is after.. made a new bar with multiple spots for shock placings..


made these bottom shock mounts to be trimmed and welded to tube.. threaded etc..


and new shocks that joey helped unpack.. hmmm thinkin they might be a little short.. time will tell..

[nzhunter]

duuuuuude siiiiicccckkkk!!!!!!!!

I love the rear shock set up with how you can adjust the top placement that is such a mint idea!

also the exhaust is looking mighty fine

[SupraLux]

I still reckon I could start a new project truck and finish it before you finish yours :

Good progress bud, keep it up

[callum007]

Hmmm... I say step up then.

[Chopper01]

I still reckon I could start a new project truck and finish it before you finish yours :

Good progress bud, keep it up

you so funny dunford

I dont think you finshed a build did you

[niblik]

I still reckon I could start a new project truck and finish it before you finish yours

ah well.. i guess i've hung onto mine longer than you have for all of yours?



well, back on topic..

when i first started the torque monster and drove her, there was a noise from within the bellhousing, which seemed to settle pretty quick.. wasnt sure what it was exactly but didnt sound structural or too distructive, more like a rattling.. also found i couldnt put the second set of transfers into low low.. but yet the layshaft accuated all the way? anyhoo, only way to go was strip the transfers off and the take the gearbox off too and have a look.. sure enough when i stripped the transfers down and had a decent looky, the gear lever wasnt being allowed to move through the entire motion due to the alloy of the housing... cleared that out of the way.. thats that sorted..

pulled the gearbox out of the way and found the clutch release/thrust bearing to be a bit worn.. checked the clearances from front to back and all is well there.. went and got a std 3b's bearing for comparison (no carrier) as i was using a hilux's bearing..


erm.. quite the difference..

then did a few measurements and research... diameter of my r151 gearbox shaft is 35mm.. the cruisers are a tad more... hmmm.. a 10mm difference.. make a spacer/sleeve set up? find a 3b set up? make a hybrid 3b,hilux thrust bearing?

no!!

luckily have been able to find the bearing to suit the 35mm splined gearbox shaft and same diameter of bearing face that meets the clutch fingers.. (was main problem initially as hilux bearing was too small to meet and act as the mighty 3b's does.) larger diameter on the surface that meets the clutch fingers with the new bearin where the hilux's was too small means it was goin in too far, rubbin on outer of housing on bearing and ate it.. goodly...

pic of the old bearing and the new complete one.. aw yeah.. a simple buy off the shelf item..


so aside from the old bit of metal gettin scraped off the eye from my dr, it's assembly time for the driveline again.

[lilpigzuk]

so aside from the old bit of metal gettin scraped off the eye from my dr, it's assembly time for the driveline again.

Good progress fawker

[niblik]

you're such the wiggles groupie fawker..

na, no eye patch needed.. *fingers at rex..*

[aroma]

neet to catch up the other day def looks better in the flesh looking forward to seeing it at sheffeild??????????????????????

[niblik]

nightshifts.. pah.

new thrust bearings in.
gearbox back on.
modified transfers back on.
driveshafts back on.
oil leaks on engine fixed.
pyrometer probe and gauge installed.
radiator overflow bottle mount fabbed, on.





after a 4 point sabelt harness.. red.. they a twist one on trade me, but i'm after on thats like the normal seatbelt connections.. an old out of date item would be cool.. not buyin some unit off trade me for plenty.. anyone got something they wanna get rid of?

[DMcCready]

looking good bud.

Im on nights too at the moment. Ive been getting heaps done on my little project. Cant sleep during the day so might as well head to the shop and fab stuff.

[Chopper01]

I got some harness that look like the old seat belts you can have come have a look

[niblik]

hopin for one like this...

is this what it looks like chop?

if not, does anyone have one to suit?