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"CRATE" the GQ
Ok guys, I have had this for a while but have only just joined here so will post up a bit of a catch up!
This is the little beast that got me started on four wheel driving (and patrols)
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...Picture062.jpg
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...1092008138.jpg
Now for my current toy, partly because I wanted the extra space to do longer trips and partly because some flex would be nice once in a while..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...g/IMG_4234.jpg
The specs..
5L Injected V8
3 link + panhard Front
4 link + Panhard Rear
6 Point Cage
SAAS Racing Seats and 4 Point Harness's
35's (The Claws from the MQ)
Front and Rear Airlockers
Warn High Mount, Radio's (AM and UHF), CD Player
and all fully engineered for everything :D
Also came with dirt, dents, rust, stuffed bushes and really stuffed shocks :(
Some more Pics..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...g/IMG_4232.jpg
Why it needs drop out cones..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...g/IMG_4240.jpg
And for some reason steering stoppers too, (dw the gouge is no where near as deep as it looks)
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...g/IMG_4247.jpg
And my really squashed/rusted roof gutter
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...g/IMG_4245.jpg
So then the revamp started
All new bushes underneath
All new shocks
Dropping down from 5" to 3"
Steering Stoppers
Rear Drop out cones
New front bump stops
New pads and rotors in the front
Steering knuckle rebuild
New front doors
New sound deadener and vinyl throughout
New flares
The 35" MT Claws off the MQ (MTZ's on it are really only good for spares)
Knocking out dents cutting, out rust and a general touch up
The 1.75" Chromo hex bar links.. every link is made out of this stuff :cool:
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4302.jpg
New Bump stops (Pedders 80 Series Landcruiser Rear's $100 for the pair)
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4295.jpg
Diff out work in progress
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4291.jpg
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Did some rust repairs..
Cutting out the rust..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4307.jpg
Fitting the new section in..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4316.jpg
Welded in..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4324.jpg
Some more.. yeah welding isn't so good.. but im happy with it for my first crack at sheetmetal!
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4318.jpg
Then I used some rust converted and painted it all with acrylic cold gal..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4378.jpg
Can see in this one where i patched up ALL the stupid holes in the floor.. now the water can only get in the doors :)
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Also started on the crushed and rusted roof gutters.. straightened and cleaned up here..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4356.jpg
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4353.jpg
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All new bushes in and linkages back in.
New shocks and steering dampener are here, rears installed.
Got some secondhand swivel hubs, and new stubs, nuts and cone washers for the high steer.. you can see why in the pics below..
Sound deadening all done inside.
Fixed up the chop and made some 100mm flares for the right hand rear.. only 3 to go :roll:
Ok so pictures of progress..
The links are all in now.. this is just after painting
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4398.jpg
The floor after some cold gal and chassis black..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4400.jpg
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4401.jpg
The silver on the left is resomat.. and the right is waterproof underlay foam..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4407.jpg
The welded on high steer arm.. covering up the sloppy king pin bearings..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4292.jpg
You can see where the weld breaking took a big chunk out of the side.. so to be safe got new swivel hubs..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4413.jpg
Guard chop all neat.. have 60mm to the nearest part of the guard on the front.. where my shocks bottom out with 35" MTZ's.. Should be able to fit 37's.. if ever necessary
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...h/IMG_4404.jpg 8)
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So then it was finished (or so I thought)
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...F/IMG_4545.jpg
and bogged for the first time..
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...F/IMG_4550.jpg
Here is a little vid of me saving some guys in a jeep Rolling Eyes (its better with the sound on)
http://youtu.be/Qrf3csKWcOI
Few things on the list to fix up as there always is.. including my first dint in the new paintwork! And perhaps an exhaust that isn't stupidly loud.. but mostly working on building my new carport shed to keep it in!
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So after all that work getting it up to scratch suspension and body wise I got it out for a run twice and the engine rings decided to disappear and let oil be burnt! So after a 2 week engine rebuild it was ready for a Walhalla run:
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...3-06-11030.jpg
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/p...3-06-11052.jpg
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Sweet mate good build thread
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Nice build mate. Looking very good. Can I see some pics of the cage and the side rails please. Did you buy it with the cage and Engineers? Is it CCDA approved? Looking to maybe do a non approved cage in mine as I will never race.
Looking to do the side bars front and back in the coming months.
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Hey mate.
Did you design the 3 link yourself?
Can you throw up some pics up of the way the links mount to the chassis please?
