muddychris300tdi Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 What ever you do with this Dan will be good but I do think a set of 38's and caged up would really look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 will be following this with interest as usual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny777 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 cant wait to see it wen finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Dan You may already be a aware of it, but try looking at a 101fc gear leaver setup, can't beat it for simplicity. http://users.comcen.com.au/~peterp/Misc/IMG_7370-3.jpg That's the way i'm planning on going with the lt85 gear selector, we are mocking up plan C at the moment though! so the lt85 might not even be used. Have you driven a C202 in anger offroad Dan? I am only guessing, but the rear facing spring shackles on the front suspension is similar to a Series LR, so would likely axle tramp, hop and pig root like LR's too without some form of wrap control. I haven't even seen another one in the flesh other than this one Bill! but i agree the front axle will need some wrap control. I was debating a linked suspension system, but utimate offroad capability will have to be sacrificed in favour of load carrying so if 35's and twin lockers won't get it through we'll have taken the wrong turn somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Subscribed! Looking forward to seeing the progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I have always thought the axle tramp on the front axle of a series has helped on steep inclines where there are steps. It sort of hops up them. :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Some progress, the cab is back from blasting and the steel has arrived for the chassis. The only problem is we have had a bit of mission creep in the workshop! New toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Not only mission creep but a major workshop tidy by the looks of it, I almost didn't recognise it without the Chevette in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Happy pressbrake day! Give us the specs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Happy pressbrake day! Give us the specs Thanks mate! It's only a baby press we wouldn't fit much bigger in the shed, It's a Barnes 15ton 4foot down stroking pressbrake, so 2/2.5mm to 4foot. Which is just the same as our old keetona folder. It should cope with 3mm@18" and hopefully 6mm@6" for suspension brackets as long as I use a nice wide V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 How did the cab come up ? I know sofa is gentle but I guess it can still uncover surprises. I plan to use soda on my S1 - I tried some on the galvanised fitting and it did a really good job of cleaning them up well without making them look new (or damaging it of course). Be good for your Willys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 I have always thought the axle tramp on the front axle of a series has helped on steep inclines where there are steps. It sort of hops up them. :0) The axle tramp helping climbing is an illusion Mikey, just think how easily a climb could be if the tractive effort from the front axle was constant? Not only mission creep but a major workshop tidy by the looks of it, I almost didn't recognise it without the Chevette in it.The chevette's eviction was long overdue, the workshop had become so full of stuff/junk there was no where really to work. Hopefully we can keep it tidy so we can work in the workshop and store our carp elsewhere! How did the cab come up ? I know sofa is gentle but I guess it can still uncover surprises. I plan to use soda on my S1 - I tried some on the galvanised fitting and it did a really good job of cleaning them up well without making them look new (or damaging it of course). Be good for your Willys Soda is quite gentle but apparently it won't touch rust, so we went for glass as a media. The volvo cab has come out very well no hidden problems, The glass blasting has actually made my willys body look better in a more honest less filler kind of way :-) Some pics of the cab, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Frimodt Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Nice, looking forward to some of your sweet fabwork on this thing! How much you reckon that cab weighs? Should be a quite light offroader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Looking forward to seeing progress Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 The axle tramp helping climbing is an illusion Mikey, just think how easily a climb could be if the tractive effort from the front axle was constant? ill take that as a compliment to my driving then haha looking forward to seeing some more great fab in this project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Cab looks quite good and repairable Dan. Are you making a complete chassis ? Workshop looks great. Is that at home, or at work? I will very soon have free unfettered access to a similarly equipped shop, but I'm afraid my drive and enthusiasm is not as strong as it once was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Nice, looking forward to some of your sweet fabwork on this thing! How much you reckon that cab weighs? Should be a quite light offroader The bare cab is around 120kg I think, it's an uncomfortable carry for two people. Cab looks quite good and repairable Dan. Are you making a complete chassis ?Workshop looks great. Is that at home, or at work? I will very soon have free unfettered access to a similarly equipped shop, but I'm afraid my drive and enthusiasm is not as strong as it once was. We are going reuse the original front half of the chassis as it's in quite decent condition, this is our home workshop, our commercial premises are tailored solely for car maintenance, I think once you have access to some equipment again your enthusiasm will return especially if you get a nice gq patrol as a daily so you can sink all you efforts and imagination into wildfing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Looking forward to seeing progress Dan Progress will be near nonexistent until I finish rewiring the workshop! We currently only have 3 working sockets in 55'x16' and the pressbrake has all but wiped out my rewiring fund :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I think once you have access to some equipment again your enthusiasm will return especially if you get a nice gq patrol as a daily so you can sink all you efforts and imagination into wildfing! It's not so much the lack of enthusiasm for building. I can drive my standard ish looking Stage One V8 half way round Australia without getting pulled over for roadside checks even once. Yet a recent 100 mile road trip in a mates nicely modified and conservatively driven 40 series saw us being hauled over twice at random breath testing stations for vehicle and engineering certificate inspection. So much time lost and frustration just to travel a hundred miles. Becoming a regular occurrence going by the reports of other 4wders. Building a vehicle just to use on private land gets a bit old after a while, especially as we have so many fantastic areas to explore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwestcrew Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Hi Dirty Diesel I've got two C202, one is a pickup with axles, props, but no gearbox, would you like it. Free to a good home Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Any further progress with this one dan? Have you got the pressbrake set up and usable now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 No progress yet mate, but I am pretty much finished on the re-wire at last. The pressbrake is working but limited to about 20" due to lack of tooling, the lathe is also working I cannot find any of my boring and threading tools so functionality is also limited. The mma and the big mig are fully functional though. As is the big compressor I bought off Less Brock, I bought it in 2007 and last weekend was the first time it's ran since I've owned it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Hi Dirty Diesel I've got two C202, one is a pickup with axles, props, but no gearbox, would you like it. Free to a good home Mark Sounds like a good offer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted April 21, 2014 Author Share Posted April 21, 2014 After a little planing and measuring we've decided on a 110" wheelbase with a 11' by 6' bed, so today we made a start on the chassis, Cleared some space in what's beginning to be a tidy and organized workshop. Cleaned and prepared the front half, Only took 5 hours to set the pressbrake up to make the C channels to strengthen the joint! Then about 30 seconds to do the same for the other side One chassis rail done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Good progress, looks like the pressbrake is a useful addition I cannot see in the pics - where will the c sections go - are they internal or external to the rails? Have you made a decision on the engine and gearbox combination now? What will the load bed be? Will it be a flat bed or will you construct drop sides, a tipper or something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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