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19th August 2018, 09:14 AM
#941
Legendary
Awesome Winnie looks smick mate, heck of a lot easier to brace out of the car mine was a nightmare and some of the welds look like bird cr@p but whatever. . . Reckon you should seriously think about powder coating them instead of paint, never get the chance again stripped and out of car. Mine looked nice and all painted but after a bit of driving through vegetation and what not look like poo again pretty quick. . .
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19th August 2018 09:14 AM
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19th August 2018, 09:51 AM
#942
The 747
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Rossco
Awesome Winnie looks smick mate, heck of a lot easier to brace out of the car mine was a nightmare and some of the welds look like bird cr@p but whatever. . . Reckon you should seriously think about powder coating them instead of paint, never get the chance again stripped and out of car. Mine looked nice and all painted but after a bit of driving through vegetation and what not look like poo again pretty quick. . .
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Hmm good idea... Any idea rough cost for powder coating? I've never had it done.
Already spent a fair bit on it and still need to buy drag link and tie rod.
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19th August 2018, 09:56 AM
#943
Legendary
Couple of hundred should cover it maybe. Used a place in Moe before blast away sandblasting and he takes it to his mates for power coating, it's near the roundabout on the way out to Rawson. Will cost a bit extra but heaps worth it i reckon will look smick for years. . .
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19th August 2018, 01:52 PM
#944
I had my SS snorkel done in Shepp and it cost $50. Bullbars were $150, reckon its probably a lot quicker than a bullbar, maybe the $100-125 at a guess. That included the light grit blast as well.
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19th August 2018, 07:52 PM
#945
Patrol God
Did you tack the housing to the bench or anything? Maybe check it for straightness before installing the components as the weld can pull it a fair bit.
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19th August 2018, 07:55 PM
#946
The 747
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nissannewby
Did you tack the housing to the bench or anything? Maybe check it for straightness before installing the components as the weld can pull it a fair bit.
No we didn't. My mate is a boily and was confident he would not bend it.
How would you check it?
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19th August 2018, 08:19 PM
#947
Legendary
How'd he do the top brace, was it stiched bit by bit alternating sides or letting cool in between. ?
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19th August 2018, 08:31 PM
#948
Patrol God
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Winnie
No we didn't. My mate is a boily and was confident he would not bend it.
How would you check it?
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Maybe some v blocks and measure at different points to see. I machined a length of 4140 rod up that passed through the front centre and into the other side. It was bent to start with and the shaft would not go through. A smll amount of bend is probably ok but if its to much you will destroy axle seals.
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20th August 2018, 08:59 AM
#949
The master farter
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Winnie
Hmm good idea... Any idea rough cost for powder coating? I've never had it done.
Already spent a fair bit on it and still need to buy drag link and tie rod.
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I used POR15 on my rear diff and Aux tank. Bloody strong stuff.
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8th September 2018, 06:32 PM
#950
The 747
Got the rear diff out today, putting the new one in tomorrow and making a start on the front. ![](http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2018/09/50.jpg)
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