challenge project

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Re: challenge project

Post by ScottieJ » Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:30 pm

Good to see some progress matey! will be good to see it on the yota springs. :rockin:
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Re: challenge project

Post by arreff77 » Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:55 pm

i'll be glad to see her on them too, i don't think losing an extra leaf will do any harm but hopefully will give a bit more flex, going back to spua is causing some headaches though, the steering bars are close to binding at the moment, (axle on stock springs but moved forward an inch, i'd like to keep the extra inch) when i go ruf the bars will definitly bind, i'm wondering if i went to a half high steer instead of full and kept the lower drag link??? :er:
i should get a 2 to 3" lift with the spring combo. would that be enough for the half high steer?

would like to progress a bit quicker but the biggest factor against me is time and the lack of it. :thumbdown:
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Re: challenge project

Post by arreff77 » Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:19 pm

made these a while back but thought i'd post a decent picture of them,
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still need blasting and painting.
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Re: challenge project

Post by ScottieJ » Sat Dec 22, 2012 9:38 pm

Nice job on the missing links! The ruf will prob move the axle another 1.5" forward so you might have issues with binding, half hi-steer might work? I'm sure you'll be able to work something out once its all fitted up.
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Re: challenge project

Post by arreff77 » Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:39 pm

ScottieJ wrote:Nice job on the missing links! The ruf will prob move the axle another 1.5" forward so you might have issues with binding, half hi-steer might work? I'm sure you'll be able to work something out once its all fitted up.
would look better if they weren't rusty!
will definitly have an issue then, it's only a few mm from binding on full lock now :lol:
i might make another drag link, with a tre on the steering bar and a plate to take it on to the back of the drag link :brows:
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Re: challenge project

Post by arreff77 » Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:04 pm

well last update, she's sat on the yota springs spua rear and the front needs to go ruf and spua this is how she looks
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but thats the last one as she's up for sale. going to put an ad on the forum.
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Re: challenge project

Post by arreff77 » Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:48 pm

Well bugger me I didn't sell her. So we're back to finish her. Got co axle to go up front. The missing links are in work for blast and paint. Got the tube head light surrounds bent and notched, got the material for the rear bump stops front bump stops, front shock towers and a few other bits cut and ready to be put on. Need to move the rear shock mounts onto the sprin plates at the rear so that I can reuse the original upper rear mounts. A fair bit of welding and lots of tidying up of wiring etc.
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Re: challenge project

Post by dan_2k_uk » Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:39 am

arreff77 wrote:Well bugger me I didn't sell her. So we're back to finish her. Got co axle to go up front. The missing links are in work for blast and paint. Got the tube head light surrounds bent and notched, got the material for the rear bump stops front bump stops, front shock towers and a few other bits cut and ready to be put on. Need to move the rear shock mounts onto the sprin plates at the rear so that I can reuse the original upper rear mounts. A fair bit of welding and lots of tidying up of wiring etc.
Good stuff.

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Re: challenge project

Post by ScottieJ » Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:19 am

:welcome: back :armsup: I can't wait to see it finished :mrgreen:
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Re: challenge project

Post by Jordi » Mon Mar 03, 2014 2:14 pm

You'd only regret selling it.

Once you get back into the project the enthusiasm will return.
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