very tidy swb gq
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very tidy swb gq
time for an update got the drop boxes and the front end back together it still needs a few little things sorted out but ive had to have surgey so its at abit off a stand still at the moment.
now just need to sort out what tyres to run dont know if i should take the muddies of the gu and replace them with the factory alloys or just bite the bullet and get a set off 35s and moddify the car to suit.
I am currently looking at drop boxes for a 4" lift, all the readings I have done drop boxes are only for 4" +Quote:
Originally Posted by lg 91
I would assume there is a good reason why they don't advertise them for anything under 4"
Edit: just seen some websites advertising drop boxes for 3"
iam running a set of racebread 4x4 drop boxes on a 3inch lift and there great castor looks spot on. i highley recomend them they act as a slider for the cross member to minimise hang up on rocks
got it drivable this week and fitted the muddies of the gu to see the clearnce now just need to source some 33x12.5r15 and some new rims with a -24 offset might decided to run 35s later on down the track but at the moment i dont want to cut to much.
looks bloody good mate
Nice patrols and very very nice fab work.
The rear bar on the GU looks really good. Well Done.
Hope you recover soon from your surgery and can tease us with more pics of your excellent DIY work.
thanks guys. i was ment to be building another rearbar over the break for a mate but it didnt happen due to surgey.
thanks rip shouldnt be to much longer and ill be back on the tools ill be shore to share some pics
update new tyres 33x12.5r15 on neg 23 15x8 king rims.
pulled the drive shaft over the weekend gotta take it up to beresfield this week to have it lengthend and new unis put in it hopfuly get rid of some of the vibes.
winch is allmost wired up just gotta finish doin the in cab set up
its about time for an update.
well i finally got it out on the tracks and almost put it on its roof
havent done much eles other than fit the rtc steering dampaner now just need to remove the flares and fit some flexys to hopfuly stop the tyres from scubing
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Great shots mate. Awesome looking shorty:)
haha doing a bit of tree hugging! lol
Sooo drooooollling over what you can do in the workshop. Your ride is a credit to you mate.
It's looking great mate -- love the shorty's!!
Nice use of the winch to keep things level as well!!! lol
Thanks guys yeah I love making all my own gear the next big job is building rock sliders and a bolt on exo cage I've also been modifying a set of panhard rods there almost finished I'll try and post up some pics this week
here are a few pics of the panhard rods ive been modifyng ive done one end of each rod so far the rear i cut in half and sliped it in to a heaver wall pipe and pluged welded it every 100mm.
the front has been done the same bit i used 24mm round bar so it allmost a solid bar
also been looking at a auto lokka for the front of the shorty there cheap 380 deliverd
finished tig welding up the panhards and had the new bushes pressed in. so shortys back on the road (for now) hopfuly take it for abit of a play on the weekend.
just brought a new mig so rock sliders are next on the to do list and gunna make a new exhaust then rear bar and removable exo cage also putting in a auto lokka in the front.
also got a price on a xlink and it sounds good so maybe before the years over it will have one
and heres a few pics of a set of rocksliders i nocked up for a mates gu.
and picked up some 40x40x5 shs to make my lower control arms will post up more pics when i get started
took it out with a mate who is a photographer and got some good shots here is the link to my photobucket account http://s1077.photobucket.com/albums/...t=IMG_3553.jpg
nice pics mate! thats a VERY tidy little patrol you have there!
Thanks mate that airbrushing u have on the bonnet of urs is sweet
Haven't done much lately we went bush on Anzac day and it has started to stall and turn off but only sometimes and the tacho was bouncing between 1500 and 2000 rpm on the freeway on the run home so thinking I have abit of a electric gremlin.
Iam going to buy a petronix kit but not sure if I should get the lobe sensing or the other kind were u have to machine the shaft I've heard this one is a lot beta anyone got any recomendations
Thanks lloyd
Haha thanks mate, that bonnet was along time planned, it was good to be able to finally get it done. I tell ya what it was hard work but well worth it. Its not in a spot where everyone can see it, it's just for MY personal satisfaction that it's there.Quote:
Originally Posted by lg 91
Tappin from my coconut with a piece of string not my iPhone. Everyone has one of those
Just ordered a Pertronix and extended rotor button for the shorty. Hope it's a easy install
Haven't been on here for awhile so think its time for an update since last I've fitted extractors and built a 2.5inch exhaust fitted a front auto lokka temp gauge thermo fan started a set of rocksliders and just started doing a rear quarter chop so I can build a rear bar.http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps97c3e494.jpg
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That's a nice shorty you have there mate
Really nice looking SWB there mate.
I reckon the GU rear bar on page 1 is about the best looking I have seen!
Thanks guys
Crazy shorty buddy, well done on everything mate looks like a beast
Bit of an update after all the work choping the quarters I destroyed it on a ledge http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psf7ba51a6.jpghttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psd125f313.jpg
So I put my panel beating skills to test and ended up with thishttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psd778109e.jpghttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7d3727b4.jpg also thought since I have to paint it may as well cut the guards while iam at it
Witch brings me to the rear bar iam building http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0b4a6ddc.jpg
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Also since I've been putting so much into the shorty thought I should spend abit of cash on the gu so got a new intercooler for it still yet to install it http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6e2f585c.jpg
Luv the flex you got going on there in the shorty. That bar is gunna look tuff as.
Serious articulation! Nice wagon.
Almost finished the rear bar http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps75721aea.jpghttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps66d571b1.jpghttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...pse7331ddd.jpghttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psadfbe641.jpghttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5f333c04.jpghttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psf7669e4f.jpg
Updates rearbar finishedhttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps749e1601.jpg
Went for a 4bhttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7a93d8ac.jpghttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6279feef.jpghttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7bac32d3.jpghttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psbea9e4ec.jpg
Brought a set of 35shttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...psb1359c71.jpghttp://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0f2b335c.jpg
And started to get my sliders mounted http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps20508f9e.jpg
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Well haven't been on here much so better do an update I've done a fair bit built a 4 point rollcage made some new heavy duty lower control arms changed to a set of 4.6 diff gears and fitted 85% reduction gears http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/...ps327b8079.jpg
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Jealous much...seriously nice shorty mate.
Great work on the bar work mate, wish I had implements such beefy recovery points into my rear bar.
Thanks mate.
Just did a 4wd action photo and DVD shoot on the weekend so should be seeing the old shorty in the mag in a few months lol
Well did a bit of wheeling over the holidays and went away to bylong creek for a few days and heap of wheeling around the local tracks the end result is a few battle scars and a destroyed auto box no reverse overdrive and 3rd sometime so it in the shed getting stripped back to turning spaners oh the joys lol
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We'll now it's in Pieces auto lost over drive and and reverse so brought a efi box with the bigger torque converter and ribbed bell housing now just to clean everything and put it back together it's a painfull job
Coming out
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Out sitting on the ground with tcase removed
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New box I picked up
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