Man I would love to see this in action one day, will have to organise a trip next time I am over visiting my parents once it is done.
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Man I would love to see this in action one day, will have to organise a trip next time I am over visiting my parents once it is done.
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Ha ha my "bits" won't fit in the budgie smugglers lol :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Figjam
Alright for some.......on a cold day I would just end up with a camel toe :hijacked:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
I believe dudes get Moose toe :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Figjam
Moose knuckle , camel toe, tomarto , tomato
why would you want to put a poor little budgie in a pair of speedos
You guys crack me up lol
SIMPLY PUT ... WHAT AN AWESOME BUILD, drool is literally running down from my mouth haha
Chassis mods are all done and repainted.
King hydraulic bumpstops and new front springs are in.
King 3" shocks with integrated canisters fitted today
Torsion bar assembly is apparently ready to leave USA now.
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Bloody hell mate. That's some server engineering. How much of the body will have to be modified to fit all the shock towers?
I plan to mount the engine and trans over Christmas break and then drop cab back on. I guess I will find out then how the front guards fit
The Utes looking good there Ewan.
Cheers, Wayne
All Patrol Utes look good, Wayno... yours, mine, Ewan's... just some look slightly better than others :tease:Quote:
Originally Posted by Beachbums
He has raised the bar a tad tho hasn't he... :bowdown:
Ummmm...................... Just a smidge !! :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by the evil twin
I really enjoy mans ability to build stuff, our karts when we raced were marvellous machines built well and a pleasure to the eye, Bugatti's, Ducati's they all have something about them.
This Patrol is starting to come together and also is a pleasure to the eye, Well done Figjam
I made some progress over the last two days.
I shifted the cab across from the old to our new workshop.
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The engine and transmission are finally mated together and now sitting in the chassis
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The cab is on but I need to cut the inner guards to clear the front shock towers. They are holding the front about 30mm off the cab mounts at the moment.
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Hopefully I can rotate the turbo down a bit so the bulge in the bonnet isnt too high!!! The guard still needs to drop about 20-25 mm at this point
I am a short arse 160cm but you get some idea of current height on stockish springs.
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looking good the build I mean lol
are you stengthening the rear chassis with gusset plates.
Havent read complete thread
Not much length (for compression)in the front shock before it bottoms out in the second pic, do you need to adjust the bump stops?
looks great Ewan, better every time i see it.
It looks worse than it actually is. Because of the difference in radius being less from the pivot point to the shock than the front axle, the suspension will still bottom out on bumpstop first.Quote:
Originally Posted by megatexture
(Note that I have to fit standard height springs to comply with "licensing requirements" so there is not going to be a lot of upward travel) May fit slightly taller springs at a later date if bottoming too often.
We have gone with hydraulic bump stops to allow for minimal clearance at full compression. The lamination on the top of the front portal axle also fouled with the engine sump and would have reduced travel even further so we lifted the engine another 20mm.
There is a lot of strengthening added on and around the rear towers. We don't think a cross brace is necessary. It would also leave less room to try and sneak the 4" exhaust pipe over the rear diffQuote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
Man it would be great to have shuftie round your work shop. Blokes playground LOL.
Bump any more news?
A bit more progress this week with rear torsion system being installed.
Front steering damper has also been fitted.
Not much more for the next couple of weeks again though.
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That's an awesome torsion setupQuote:
Originally Posted by Figjam
come on Ewan, its got dust on it, you may have to give it to me to look after if its getting dusty :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Figjam
I live closer mate, and am happy to pay transport costs......Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
Not quite, I'm about 10 Kim's from this weapon 😄Quote:
Originally Posted by Punderhead
And I'm on the other side of the country, but I could move.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
Legit question time though. Your suspension, while making me drool, looks like it is set up as race truck/ trophy truck type setup. Are your setting it up for super high speed stuff (we all know you have the power to do that) or will it still perform with decent flex when rockhopping?
Cheers!
It is a slightly detuned race suspension from Climax industries. Which basically means that I am running lower springs to keep the overall height down, slightly shorter shocks to suit and custom valving of the shocks when complete to compromise on and off road.
The torsion bar system on the rear is designed to try and keep the left front wheel on the ground under power and reduce torque steer.
The Durmamax sump fouled on the upper front diff bracing of the portal axle. Because I can't run tall springs and an increased bump stop, we lifted the engine another 20mm and fitted hydraulic bumps which become solid when fully compressed. This has allowed us to reduce sump clearance and maintain maximum up travel in the front end.
The radius arms are being replaced as apparantly the factory ones have potential to fail when pushed hard. These will be Superior 3" laser cut arms and not the Superflex version. Overall front end flex will be somewhat limited, but it is likely that I will pass lane change test without front sway bar so will run without if I can. The shocks all have enough stroke to allow for fairly good flex. The rear diff has a shimmed up LSD with a TJM Pro-locker in the front so will be OK for what I am prepared to climb with it as it will be carrying a touring package around as well.
Yeah, I hate when that happens!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Figjam
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First world problems I know !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
But yes it will lift the LHF wheel.
My Q's are when off road how are you going to reduce tyre spin, what sort of gearing are you going to be running. How responsive is it going to be as we all know how difficult it is to minimise bunny hopping up hill. As I reckon as soon as you give the go peddle a stab up a hill by accident you will instantly start spinning or lunge forward which could be fun but can also be dangerous.
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I guess it will be a case of see what happens when it is running.
Most of my offroading is beach and dunes.
I have been for a ride with Heath and the vehicle was incredibly smooth from standing start,1st low on a steep incline.
As I have five tunes to choose from I expect the lowest can be detuned as far as practical.
Use less loud pedal? LolQuote:
Originally Posted by krbrooking
When you have 900hp and 2000nm you dont need much loud pedal to go places quickly. Just about touch the pedal and your away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
Any more on this build, my mind needs more progress, hahaha.
love the work
Any updates. I saw a gu extracab driving down the hwy this arvo looked mint. Thought it might have been this one
Plenty of updates on the other patrol forum. It is going to be lambo orange.
Supercallafragalisticexpecalldoshish.
swearing just doesn't seam to do it justice.
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