Pokeys rebuild

[AMJ]

Oh no you didn't!!!:haha: :fawkdancesmiley:

Back to the build......

That C3 course was a ***** wasn't it :haha:

 

[AMJ]

More progress

Little seat mount action

Jim was by earler said to go ahead and cut the filler neck area but I decided to work around it and make it so he could get the fuel tank out easily if he needed to:

It added more time to the process but I think it was worth it.

Passenger side was a breeze. Just a couple different planes and two bends

Getting the seat sliders on so I can figure out the finishing touches:

Of course they include hardware to mount the slider pieces together but not to mount it to the seat itself, so another hardware run is in order.

 

[AMJ]

Little bit more

Make a little more room for the seat

Also got the bars running side to side for the seats. Couple of tabs and the seat will be in there. Once again the goal was to get the seats in a comfortable location and make the tank easily removed.

 

[zukkev]

Thing's lookin' sweet Jim!!!:awesomework: (nice work AMJ!:awesomework: ); You know, no matter how much you ***** about all the hard work & $$$$$$$$$$ you put into it, it'll all be worth it when you finally get to take it out for it's inaugural run; should perform well, judging by what you've got into it!!!:cheer: I only hope the rear d-line angle is ok once loaded down (like you said)......

 

[pokey]

Thing's lookin' sweet Jim!!!:awesomework: (nice work AMJ!:awesomework: ); You know, no matter how much you ***** about all the hard work & $$$$$$$$$$ you put into it, it'll all be worth it when you finally get to take it out for it's inaugural run; should perform well, judging by what you've got into it!!!:cheer: I only hope the rear d-line angle is ok once loaded down (like you said)......

Thanks Kev. Andy does awsome work and fits are just perfect:cheer: I am planning on taking out the add a leaves to drop the thing down a bit and maybe lowering the TC as well. Looking at the oldman EMU springs at least for the rear for the double wrapped eye.

 

[zukkev]

:awesomework:

 

[moto261]

LOOKING GOOD Andy keep it up :cheer:

 

[AMJ]

LOOKING GOOD Andy keep it up :cheer:

Thanks hoping to have it pretty much finished up this weekend :D

Well unless Jim adds more to the to-do list.

 

[Not Jobless]

:yawn:

Is it done yet :fawkdancesmiley:

 

[AMJ]

:yawn:

Is it done yet :fawkdancesmiley:

Yep parts have been done for awhile now.

 

[AMJ]

It only took about 4 hours or so but the seat mounts are about finished

Should have the cage 100% finished today :cheer:

 

[AMJ]

Bit more done

Jim is putting a heater in the rig and wanted to make sure he had defrost. He had a great idea to use the dash bar as the vent. He said he would drill those holes for it later but I knew it would have been a pain in the ass so I went ahead and did it before I welded the tube in:

Lots and lots of little dots

I think this bit got a little pissed off :haha:

Lots of little holes

Of course you need a place for the heater to hook up to

Also got some of the little bracing done. To bad I am about half a stick short to finish it :booo:

 

[AMJ]

Ugg 12 hours in the garage was enough today :silly7:

Got the front frame mounts done

Of course the hardware store was out of the right size bolts I needed :looser:

The GF was tired of looking at my collection of bolts spilling out of everywhere so she started on a project of her own :cool:

 

[pokey]

Nice Rack :cheer:

 

[TreeClimber]

Is that a valve spring I spy in that body mount?

 

[pokey]

Is that a valve spring I spy in that body mount?

your the second one to notice (or at least comment) yep another old school trick:cheer: helps keep the body mounts from ripping off or cracking

 

[AMJ]

Nice Rack :cheer:

Hers is much nicer.

 

[pokey]

I was talking about hers but the bolt bin is nice too:redneck:

 

[megatoy66]

Hers is much nicer.

Pics please......... :corn:

 

[AMJ]

Pics please......... :corn:

You got a good laugh out of her :haha: but she said they for my eyes only. :flipoff:

 

[pokey]

You got a good laugh out of her :haha: but she said they for my eyes only. :flipoff:

shes a sweetheart and she likes doing fab work and wheeling:awesomework:

 

[jeaton]

Just a little FYI you would have been better off using a pvc vent tube over the steel. the steel is a huge heat sink and will suck the hot air away. I know from other jeepers from my side. the plastic works better! Nice build though!

 

[AMJ]

Just a little FYI you would have been better off using a pvc vent tube over the steel. the steel is a huge heat sink and will suck the hot air away. I know from other jeepers from my side. the plastic works better! Nice build though!

Probably so, but if this doesn't work he isn't out anything. :awesomework: He could just put a hose pib on it, drop the windshield and have a portable sprinkler :cheer:

 

[1 grumpy]

jeezusthis thread is like the Walton's saga:haha: :haha:

 

[AMJ]

jeezusthis thread is like the Walton's saga:haha: :haha:

Thank you for joining the adventure :awesomework:

 

[pokey]

Probably so, but if this doesn't work he isn't out anything. :awesomework: He could just put a hose pib on it, drop the windshield and have a protable sprinkler :cheer:

Hey now theres a way to stay cool and beat the dust at the same time:cheer: Now all I need is a 100 gallon water tank in the back:eeek:

BTW I cant make it tonight(club meeting) but I did get the material today. Are you going to home tomorrow night?

 

[AMJ]

Hey now theres a way to stay cool and beat the dust at the same time:cheer: Now all I need is a 100 gallon water tank in the back:eeek:

BTW I cant make it tonight(club meeting) but I did get the material today. Are you going to home tomorrow night?

If your coming with the last bit of material I will be sure to be there. :awesomework:

 

[pokey]

If your coming with the last bit of material I will be sure to be there. :awesomework:

I will bring it out tommorow night then after say 5:30 -6 got a stick of the 1.5 and the 2x4

 

[AMJ]

Almost there :cheer:

Front reciever so Jim could move his trailer around the yard easier. I sliced the support between the spring hangers and mounted the reciever to the bottom of the bumper. Jim made the bumper so he could remove it with a couple of bolts so instead of just being able to weld the support to the reciever I made a couple of tabes for the supports to tie it all back together.

The cage is all finished:

Also got started on the tire carrier:

 

[AMJ]

Now we have one tire rack:

Jim even got a piece of the my old Toyota :booo:

The start of the hub mount. Pick a circle any circle :haha:

Hate when this happens

All better ****ies

Hub mount finished up:

Test fitted the tire and about popped a nut. It even spins :haha:

Finished up by making the pins to keep it open and shut :awesomework: Put little cables on the pins so they can't get missed placed at the wrong time.