Finally....Da new rig..

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Cell is in place and ready for the upper mounts to be made. I plan on making a small shield for under the cell drop to give a little protection.

 

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I got the upper mounts done and boy howdy they were tough. The mounts also serve a double purpose and why I built them the way I did...

 

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And here is the other purpose---one of the more handy tools to have..

 

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Time for a clean up.....

 

[Clark]

Your shop is as cool as your buggy!! Nice work on both! :awesomework:

 

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Your shop is as cool as your buggy!! Nice work on both! :awesomework:

Thanks clark--I love my new shop--built just how I wanted it--same with the tube thingy :redneck:

 

[Horus]

Nice work Crash! :awesomework:

 

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Nice work Crash! :awesomework:

wow-- even mike chimed in :D

 

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Next onto getting the front driveshaft in which meant making a mount for the pillow block. So started by measurements and tacked a mount together. My plan was to make the mount with a 3/16 spacer to give me adjustment to move the driveshaft away from the starter bolt and the tranny edge.

 

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Clears nicely..

 

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If there was going to be a clearance issue then it would be with the suspension cycled this way. And it all clears with enough room I could easily lower the shaft from the motor 1/2" with a tad bit of room to spare.

 

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So with the clearances checked I finished up the mount.

 

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Tossed the driveshaft in since its needed for the next step.

 

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Time for the exhaust...

 

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So I got the Y pipe made and it turned out WAY better than I would have thought it would.

 

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Its DAMN tight but fits nicely.

 

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Now its time to make this fawker fit,lol...

 

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So since the drivetrain is all poly mounted I didn't want rubber mounts on the exhaust that would let it flop around. So I have a ton of these poly inserts but they are an oddball size so I had to machine 2mm off them for the closest material I had.

 

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Somehow I got everything to fit. So I used 2" tubing (as you can see by the driveshaft clearance I had to run 2"). Now the beauty of doing 2" and its 16 gauge tubing it fits nicely in my die for my bender so I was able to give it some small bends. It worked perfect.

 

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So I will be bouncing around on the rig until another batch of parts show up.

But I got the rear tail plate cut and mounted and holes for the new lights. These are 3 way lights (park/brake/backup)

 

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I decided to change it up a bit since I am waiting for more parts to arrive so I decided to get the tranny and fuel lines ran. I have always been a huge fan of secured lines with zero rub points.

 

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Next I made the fuel filter mount that also incorporates a holding fixture for the lines. I chose to put it where it was serviceable without tearing the car apart to access it.

 

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Next I made the fuel pump mount. Its mounted with a nice thick rubber pad to help with noise. Got the lines done up to it and out.

 

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The next part was a little tricky and required building something rather interesting. Due to the clearance I had to make a cradle of sorts that mounts to the tranny to mount the lines to.

 

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It was also rather snug at the driveshaft but fits like a glove. So as you can see its pretty elaborate but the lines are super secure and fits nicely with the tunnel cover in place.

 

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My plan was to get the powersteering pump mount done but it seems the pulley I had was wrong so had to order that. So for a while I will be bouncing around a bit. So I figured it was time to get the 4 point harness mounts done. I had to clearance the rear lower floor pan for the inner lower mounts. Got all the tabs made and mounts done--its got belts so another thing off the list.

 

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Like I stated early on my main intention is trail use and its being built more towards that side of it. So one thing I need is a place to store/carry my tools and suck and the back is the goal. So I started by pulling the rear winch and rotating the release handle down and then bent up a bottom that totally follows the contour within 1/4 to 1/2" trying to gain every square inch I can.

The base is 1/8" and it was a workout to put those few bends in it.

 

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Time to play with cardboard again,lol. So I got a good idea of hose I wanted it by this point. The front is sloped pretty good to give room for air flow for the trans cooler.

 

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So cut each panel out and tacked into place and then burned it all in---my tig is getting better but still not to where I wanna be.

 

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So next I made mounts for it and got them burned in.