Finally....Da new rig..

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I also added a vertical piece to the bottom of it that also goes to the center mounts to not only give a place to mount it but also give the bottom some more structural strength for weight. But its now fully mounted....

So I still gotta trim the top edge down and make a lid but I will do that this week once I get the hardware for the lid to secure it.

 

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Next I got the winch controller mounted with a cover to try and keep the water off it. I know its sealed but figured it wouldn't hurt.

 

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I finally got my license plate :redneck: Been planning this for a while and finally got it done. I gotta get the insert laminated still and I had to made a 1/8" riser for it due to the mounting bolts for the back plate.

 

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I badly needed to clean the shop so pushed her outside...

 

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So now that I have another batch of parts ready its time to get some steering stuff done.

So I got a start on the pump mount...

 

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So I am at a crossroads as my original intent was to use my york for OBA but its just going to work. Its just too deep to mount it low like I was hoping and I will run outa room to run it higher up.

So my next option is to go back to an electric pump. I have the biggest ARB compressor next to there dual pump (this pump has the same cfm). I know Viair also is a good option but I have this pump stocked away and figured it was a decent option.

 

[Jokenring]

Looking awesome Crash. Nice work. :awesomework:

 

[toyodaaddict]

yeah, this thing is looking great!

 

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Thanks guys its coming together piece by piece....

 

[Paulie]

Looks killer kash

 

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Looks killer kash

Thanks Paulie

 

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So I got the pump mount all done. I still play with the alignment a bit and only took me 2 shots to get the right belt.

 

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So before I could start making the mount for the pump reservoir I had to do some more tin work which basically is enclose the feet area. Started with the passenger side...

 

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Then onto the drivers side...

 

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So the way I designed them was an inner and outer panel that tie together but at the same time independent. Here the outer panels are removed while the inner ones will still do the job of shielding from the motor.

 

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And with all the panels on.

 

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So with the panels on I can now get the reservoir done and you can see why I had to wait until the foot panels are done. So my original idea was to use the mount that comes with it and another one to the base where its threaded. After some thought I choose to just use the upper mount since source hose is kinda stiff I wanted some give in the mount some flexibility. I may be off base a bit with that idea but in my head it makes sense.

 

[crazybluerider1]

I've mounted a few of those reservoirs using only the top mounts and never had a problem.

Looking good.

 

[WA-Wheeler]

Mine is only mounted with top mount as well. I have only 2 inches of rubber. Don't know if that helps though.

Looks good. 1 thing I hated about my buddies rig was the smooth floor on the passenger side. Feet flopped around like a couple of dead fish. Unsure of your plan for interior though.

 

[PORTER]

Crash, I am assuming the footwell panels are removable for summer wheeling? Having the visibility is necessary to me, I look thru all the time when wheeling.

 

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You musta missed the pics above mike :redneck:

And mine will be done before yours :haha:

And a few ideas for something on the floor as the foot area... more to come

 

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Some may recall a signature I have used many times over the years and just felt the need to finally do it on my own rig. This time though I got a little more fancy with the mount.

 

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And there is the new coolant res tank :redneck: I could have gone with something fancy but I just had to do this.

 

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And got it hooked up to the radiator with a draw straw inside like a stock toyota res tank.

 

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So I ordered a bunch of hose parts (summit brand silicone hoses) and went ahead and built the lower rad hose and the fit is very tight but I was happy with the outcome. I could have used a 45 degree hose at the radiator and only used 2 pieces of hose but I wanted some clearance at the upper link tower and using the metal 45 degree tube gave me that. On the final setup I should be able to gain another 1/4" of clearance. But that was the last part on the rig that needed to be done around the clearance of full compression.

 

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Next was the upper hose. The vortec's use a goofy upper neck thats not only bent oddly its also 1 1/4" and the neck on the rad is 1.5". So my fix was to make a new upper neck thats 1.5".

I was able to do it with a 45 and 90 degree hose and I was happy with how well it all fit.

 

[toyodaaddict]

I like the mount for the coolant tank. I'm running a 1 liter smart water myself, mountain dew would probably be overkill for my ol leaf sprung toyota

 

[PORTER]

You musta missed the pics above mike :redneck:

And mine will be done before yours :haha:

And a few ideas for something on the floor as the foot area... more to come

Well ****, must have not payed attention. And , well:fawkdancesmiley:.

 

[landbruiser1]

Can you tell me about that trigger setup that is on your tig torch? Looks cool and never seen anything like that!

 

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Can you tell me about that trigger setup that is on your tig torch? Looks cool and never seen anything like that!

Here is some info on it :awesomework:

http://www.ckworldwide.com/steady-grip™.html