elbekko Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 It's amazing how quickly and nicely you reproduce all these bits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 minute ago, elbekko said: It's amazing how quickly and nicely you reproduce all these bits. Thank you I guess because of previous comments about some of my work looking stock ( thank you all ) when completed that that should be the standard in what I try to do, I've always worked fairly quickly also which is not always good, sometimes I should consider the drawing board....lol Regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 More for interest as appose to anything else some pictures of my external fuel fill I did around 28 yrs ago, pictures are upside down but then the tub is upside down at the moment lol Last but not least my 3mm stainless tank, I know how heavy really, but great for putting a high lift under I may have to remake this as upto now I have not tried to fit it but I have a sneaky suspicion my nuke spec trailing arm bracket will be in the way. Time will tell regards Stephen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Stellaghost said: More for interest as appose to anything else some pictures of my external fuel fill I did around 28 yrs ago, pictures are upside down but then the tub is upside down at the moment lol Last but not least my 3mm stainless tank, I know how heavy really, but great for putting a high lift under I may have to remake this as upto now I have not tried to fit it but I have a sneaky suspicion my nuke spec trailing arm bracket will be in the way. Time will tell regards Stephen The ibex rear tank is 3mm stainless and I've put a 6mm steel tank guard under it just to be sure. Mike 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 So old section cut out and new piece made this morning sikaflexed and riveted in still plenty to do but tub already feels much more rigid a small amount of tidying sorted Still a load of corroded carp to sort yet regards Stephen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 5, 2022 Author Share Posted October 5, 2022 This came today complements of a very generous @Ed Poore thanks so much Ed There will be a slight modification I'm going to substitute the threaded bushed end for a threaded rose joint regards Stephen 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Stellaghost said: but tub already feels much more rigid That's the understatement of the week. Lovely work. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stellaghost Posted October 5, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2022 Had a bit of spare time tonight so made seat belt mounting point brackets, still to drill as yet folded Welded Smaller ones folded. This is what I like about the gabro, a small piece of angle cut to go inside folds to complete last fold Welded up and all done Regards Stephen 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 This thread just keeps on getting better. Great work, Stephen. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 I think the annealing temp for ally is only in the 80 to 90 degree range, there was a thread about edge folding a while back, what you have achieved is great but perhaps some soap and a torch might help another time?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, Blanco said: I think the annealing temp for ally is only in the 80 to 90 degree range, there was a thread about edge folding a while back, what you have achieved is great but perhaps some soap and a torch might help another time?? I agree with you entirely. I have annealed aluminium for when I've pressed some of the panels for my project, however I chose not to anneal because I wanted the rigidity to give me strength, panels I have annealed in the past stay easily manipulated for too long, I would rather have the strength now as appose to waiting for the panels to work or age harden, don't want to risk panels deforming because they are still to soft if you get my drift regards Stephen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stellaghost Posted October 14, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2022 When doing some suspension cycling I released the pressure in the two rear shocks only because the rear of the chassis was a lot lighter than the front Could find nowhere local to get them recharged then I remembered we had nitrogen dampening system at work So made up a rig to recharge shocks tried filling shocks with this end first Got pressure in but losing some when disconnecting, tried tyre pressure connection but still losing pressure on disconnection What I needed after a bit of research was a no loss nitrogen chuck. Only found them on American sites, so a bit of Improvisation required, enter tyre valve angle adaptor had to snap off the little protrusions that press the schrader air valve pin in this then tightened up on the o ring to give me my no loss chuck Best of all it worked and my shocks are now recharged, will need to source a schrader valve pressure gauge that goes above 200psi so I can check pressures to ensure they are identical regards Stephen 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stellaghost Posted October 15, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2022 A wee bit more Regards Stephen 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 A long way off being complete but starting to look a lot better and stronger How difficult is this on your own really!!!! You can see how much I've reduced the width of rear load bay to get shocks outside regards Stephen 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 18 hours ago, Stellaghost said: will need to source a schrader valve pressure gauge that goes above 200psi so I can check pressures to ensure they are identical regards Stephen i wouldnt put more than 200psi into them as a maximum pressure, more than that can make them ride terribly or skew the ride height / spring rates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 3 hours ago, RedLineMike said: i wouldnt put more than 200psi into them as a maximum pressure, more than that can make them ride terribly or skew the ride height / spring rates Had not planned on more pressure, looking for 200psi which is factory supplied, my thoughts were a gauge going to a higher pressure would not be at its limit if only scaled to 200 regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Stellaghost said: Had not planned on more pressure, looking for 200psi which is factory supplied, my thoughts were a gauge going to a higher pressure would not be at its limit if only scaled to 200 regards Stephen I thought they were 150ish stock? But no idea where I read that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Fox used to have diagrams & information for each of there shocks on there website, personally I'd charge them to between 150 & 200psi & go from there with how they feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stellaghost Posted October 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2022 Some more work on tub More use of recent dies One edge trimmed off fitted More need to order some more rivets dried up now so need to move onto chassis related whilst weather holds regards Stephen 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/15/2022 at 1:27 AM, Stellaghost said: A wee bit more Regards Stephen A bit of drilling and shaping regards Stephen 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stellaghost Posted October 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/5/2022 at 6:47 PM, Stellaghost said: This came today complements of a very generous @Ed Poore thanks so much Ed There will be a slight modification I'm going to substitute the threaded bushed end for a threaded rose joint regards Stephen So pan hard rod now has a rose joint end Had an M24 x 3mm rose joint but the pan hard rod is M20x1mm so time for a bit of lathe work Rod end does not have a centre hole and will not hold position in chuck to machine one in so out with the centre finder, centre pop and drill Now it holds position out with a die nut and good old 7/8ths Whitworth spanner Sorted Regards Stephen 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger110 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I can almost smell the lubrication oil when i see your lathes working. hang on... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 On 10/4/2022 at 2:56 PM, Stellaghost said: On a windy day the brush is mightier than the welder... looking better regards Stephen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 You mean looking fantastic.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted October 17, 2022 Author Share Posted October 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Bowie69 said: You mean looking fantastic.... I'll take that if your giving it .........lol Regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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