Anderzander Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I liked the look of the hot zinc spraying that RetroPower do - but I can’t seem to find anywhere near me that does it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 There's a place in Bristol that does it, but looks really spendy. I agree through, would be lovely to have my own kit to do it 😛 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Bowie69 said: would be lovely to have my own kit to do it 😛 just on that one I saw some on the MIG welding forum just a couple of days ago, older gear but might suit a DIY??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I wonder how different it is to the powder spray welding stuff that Abom79 has been showing. Might actually be relatively DIY friendly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I’ve just been reading about the Roxor - which is pretty interesting... https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-mahindra-roxor-was-too-much-like-a-brand-new-willys-jeep/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Looking Great Daan! Thank you for your custom and we were glad to help! This is a thread I'd somehow missed until now but I'll certainly be following the build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 3 hours ago, discomikey said: Looking Great Daan! Thank you for your custom and we were glad to help! This is a thread I'd somehow missed until now but I'll certainly be following the build! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 On 3/27/2021 at 8:04 AM, Anderzander said: I’ve just been reading about the Roxor - which is pretty interesting... https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-mahindra-roxor-was-too-much-like-a-brand-new-willys-jeep/ I love the roxor; and you can see it being popular in the US; It is only meant as a competitor to farm spec side by side vehicles, and as such is restricted to a certain speed, this is also to stop it from competing with Jeep. But there are a few you tube videos that show you how to remove the restriction and use it on the road. It is a great start as an offroader with dana 44 axles front and rear (as per the wrangler Rubicon jeep). Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daan Posted April 15, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 15, 2021 Some progress has been made on my Mahindra; I fabricated the steering box mount. The box I use is LHD P38 steering box. The shape of this box fitted inside the engine bay, so not visible from the outside. I started by welding the crush tubes directly to the chassis: Which was then boxed in with 5mm plate: I put a fold on the inside for extra strength: Box mounted, it is slightly angled backwards, this was done to avoid a clash with the track rod at full compression: : There is enough clearance for the diff going upwards: I have left the mount tack welded for now, as there is also a shock absorber mount to consider as well as a radiator and battery mount. This way i can still make modifications easily. Thanks for reading! Daan 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 That’ll be the strongest part of the chassis, now! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Yay ! An update ! Couple of questions please: What thickness is the chassis material? What did you use to put the bend in the 6mm plate? I had the devil of a job putting a neat bend in some a while back with a hammer and an edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 14 minutes ago, Anderzander said: Yay ! An update ! Couple of questions please: What thickness is the chassis material? What did you use to put the bend in the 6mm plate? I had the devil of a job putting a neat bend in some a while back with a hammer and an edge. I’ve bent thicker stuff with a map torch on it but it’s not a crisp bend. Also done a tight bend done as a slit and weld. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Anderzander said: Yay ! An update ! Couple of questions please: What thickness is the chassis material? What did you use to put the bend in the 6mm plate? I had the devil of a job putting a neat bend in some a while back with a hammer and an edge. The chassis main u section is 4mm I think, the inner u section 3mm from memory. It was actually 5mm thick plate I used for the mountings. The fold I did by clamping the short part in a vice, and sandwich it between a thick plate and a 1 metre long piece of box section. The hole sandwich held together by G-clamps and bend it by hand using the box section as a lever. Will do some piccys if I make the spring plates, that will involve 1/4" plate. Daan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 This is how I've bent 6mm plate. It gives a nice crisp bent but your limited by the size of the press, however to you can achieve longer bends than the tooling by shifting the work piece along and taking several bites. I've since got a section of vee block to use underneath. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve200TDi Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Yep, same as Mike. I made an attachment for my press. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 This is going to be a really interesting build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 Have looked into making folding tooling, based on angle iron, but haven't been able to justify it as garage time is so limited. Will watch ebay if something suitable comes along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Both my blade and vee block were picked up cheap at sodbury if I remember correctly. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted April 17, 2021 Author Share Posted April 17, 2021 My list for sodbury is by now several pages! We need that to return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Short bits of pressbrake tooling often appear on ebay cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 Here we are again, only 8 months since the last update! Live got in the way from spending time in the garage, but finally I am back on it. After fitting the springs, shock absorbers was the next logical thing to nail down. With the reduced friction in the spring packs, the job of the shock absorber has become a lot more important. In this application, gas pressure shocks are usually advised. I used Monroe gas magnum in Jeep cj5 fitment. They are available in many lengths, so I choose the ones which worked with the increased height of the parabolic springs. They get a good write up usually, and they still have the old fashioned metal dust covers, which mean they will look stock once painted army green. The rears were easy to fit, using the original top mount and the CJ7 spring plate with mounts at the bottom: The fronts were more involved, on the right hand side there now a is a PAS box in the way. Conveniently, the front top crush tube is virtually in the correct position for the shock absorber mount, as well as the right diameter. So I removed the previously made crush tube and replaced it with a longer version, and a turned spacer was added to space the shock away from the chassis (glad I only tack welded the pas box mount!): The other side has a clash issue with the wing, so I fabricated a new mount, identical to the original willys jeep: Mounted, the shocks look like this: The forward top PAS box bolt, now has 2 jobs: holding on the PAS box, and mounting the shock. Lh side, the spring plate problem for the front axle was also solved with rear Jeep CJ7 spring plates. You may have noticed my shiny new front axle: I managed to buy a narrow Dana 30 front axle from a Jeep CJ5. This is much better design of axle compared to the previous Dana 27; It is much stronger, and very common (it is still being used on the new Jeep Wrangler). Spares are much easier to find should you need it and the after market support is very good for ratios, shafts, diffs etc. It is also direct fit to a willys jeep without modifications. This makes it convenient to fit, and means no points are lost under the radically altered points scheme. It came about cheap locally with a 4.27 ratio, which is what I am planning to use, replacing old the 4.88 ratio. It also had freewheel hubs fitted. So buying this means I only need to change the rear axle ratio, and therefore saved me money (Man maths at its best!): So this is some future proofing as I now have a dana 30 at the front, and Dana 44 at the rear, which are the 2 best supported axles in the US. Thanks for reading! Daan 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wytze Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Looks good Daan. Steering arm to right goes without hitting the damper? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 Thanks, should do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wytze Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Just the picture then😁 Made me ask 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Great to see this pop up - and it’s looking fabulous. I love the way you are upgrading but keeping the look and feel of things right. Im still thinking that having that readymade body means you are going to reach a point where you suddenly make a massive leap in progress 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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