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[dollythelw]

Kim goes to his summer house so I have to write this in English (sorry), when he has finished all his cider and beer he will come back and write in Finnish

last year we make this car




but we sell it, so now we make a new car <img src=icon_smile_dead.gif border=0 align=middle>


LS1 & TKO500 <img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>


we bend a LOT of tube



Rover chassis & Volvo portals, we make it all a bit stronger


we do a little welding


and make stronger


it doesnt take so long before it looks like a car again

[Repro]

Nice work! Not much left of stock chassis <img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>
How do you make that engine water proof for deep waters? Or is it so light weight that it flows on water?<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

"Suck my dick"
-Ron Jeremy
Montenegros#10

[dollythelw]

we move the ECU to a nice dry place and put it in a waterproof box, the electrics are all GM "Weatherpack" connectors, the spark plug caps are a really good fit and are sealed with silicone grease, there is no distributor to worry about - hopefully it will be ok, when it is finished I drive the car into a lake, turn it off 30 minutes and come back and start it, if it doesnt work then theres a problem <img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>




more tube..


..........and some more

[dollythelw]

I dont know why but for some reason we always seem to start at the back and work forward


even racing in Russian winter I dont think my feet get cold <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>


it is still not so many Kgs - its easy to pick up

[pastirolli]

<img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle> ......nice........!!! <img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>

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[dollythelw]

kiitos!



maybe Roope will stop calling me lazy now ?

nothing exceeds like excess....

[Repro]

You guys sure can handle tube!
Can´t wait to see how does it look when it´s ready!
More pix?
Those shocks seems pretty long, how long stroke those have?

"Suck my dick"
-Ron Jeremy
Montenegros#10

[dollythelw]

its been fun learning - its the first time we use tube like this! we use a computer program called bend tec pro to help us calculate the tubes, without it we would have made a lot of mistakes!

wheels have arrived now


we try to keep the car nice and light for the swamps so we use alumium and fibreglass a lot, Mike came and made the mould for the roof section


about 80% of the car is Tig welded - its been a long time since I did this, I need more practice!


we cut some more tube


and made the suspension brace


and the wings


suspension is 16" (40cm) in the back and 14" (35cm) front, the bodies are 63mm

nothing exceeds like excess....

Edited by - dollythelw on 14/03/2008 19:04:59

Hey, no need for the Finnish version, for those who don't understand english, the pictures will be enough. This forum needs more global stuff too, and it's never too late to learn english, doh? <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> Very nice job btw guys!

Note! This message was posted anonymously!

[make-lj]

now looks good!!! do you put these seats??<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle>
what size tires is 16/35-15??

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Montenegro #38

[sisua45]

Why did you leave part of original frame? Easyer work, or does some rule need it?

Nice lookin tube work.<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

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[Nutti]

crazy bitches! nice looking car!! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

blazer K5 -85
www.bnmotor.fi
www.anorrback.fi

[dollythelw]

The seats are from a defender, my wife found them - they are so ugly no one else wanted to buy them so we got them cheap

we drive prototype class so we use 39.5x18x16.5, the wheels are internal double beadlock - hopefully if we have enough time we make the CTIS (Central Tyre Inflation) but there is so much to do and not so much time left <img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>


the radiator has a home now


lots of Tig work - mig would have been a lot faster....... but I'm stubborn


we start making panels - many of them!

We use the original rover chassis because it saves us about 1 week of work - I dont think 4 link is so useful for trophy raid, its more difficult to keep from breaking, needs more spare parts and we dont need that much suspension travel.

glad you like it - we fly 2 flags when we race, The Finnish Cross and the English cross, without the Team in Finland this car does not work, Kim, Mikko, Harry Potter, Kai, James and Vili

nothing exceeds like excess....

[HJ60]

Too cool! <img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>

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[Pafo]

I guess being stubborn is a compliment in this case. Looks like the beginning of an awesome ride...

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[HeikkiH]

That's a sweet ride! Great work!

Are those re-centered Hummer wheels, and if so, where did you bought them?

Heikki H.

FJDC
Montenegros #21

[dollythelw]

the wheels are Stazworks, John makes some good stuff (maybe a little bit heavy but you can drive fast into big rocks and they survive <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

we make some hinges for the doors


and weld up some old box section that we found - free is my fave price


Kim seems to like having doors for some reason (he is lazy) so we must make them, I try to make the doors very light -


its easy to get in and out even for Kim (he is only 1.24 high) I make some door tops before the winter comes, I dont have time at the moment


starting to look a bit more like a car now



nothing exceeds like excess....

[Joske]

.....holy fuck you're good at welding.....

quote:its been a long time since I did this, I need more practice!

Apparently not SO long....

OT: I'm getting a bit depressed just looking at those pictures, I can barely use paperglue correctly....
(usually I manage to glue myself instead of the papers....)

Anyway, lookin' sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!

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Olen luonnonystävä, mudassa SE on mukavaa!!

Ei siitä missä aita on matalin vaan missä sattuu eniten!!

-88 HJ61 4.0TD 33X13.50-15 tsl
-79 BJ40 305cid 15X38.5-15 bogger

[dollythelw]

ha, long enough - my mind remembers what to do but by hands seem to have forgotten sometimes <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle> I think theres enough practice still to come so maybe it will get better!

I start to make a petrol tank, these engines are supposed to be not as thirsty as SBC's but I still make this one 120ltrs


we made a tool for making rills in aluminium and now I cant stop using it! Kims footwell;


I dont think it will stay shiny for long <img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle>


Mike makes more fibreglass - we use it in places where it's a complicated shape that would take too long to make in aluminium, its very fast to do it this way


I will fill this hole with the petrol tank, a locker for rope, a back winch, radiator, spare fuel, hi-lift, chainsaw...... shit, maybe not enough space lol


looks a lot better without the tape on it


started to weld up the sump for the petrol tank - starting to find my speed again (finally!)


hope you like?!

kiitos

Jez


nothing exceeds like excess....

Edited by - dollythelw on 17/03/2008 11:44:23

[HeikkiH]

quote:
we made a tool for making rills in aluminium and now I cant stop using it!

You have pic of that tool? I need to fab one too, I have to weld couple of square meters of steelsheet to cargo floor, and it needs a bit of reinforcement to keep it from rattling.

Heikki H.

FJDC
Montenegros #21

[dollythelw]

Heikki - a few old bearings, 2 gears from an old motorbike and some box section steel, turn a couple of parts on the lathe for the rollers



we clamp the tool in the vice and then put a G clamp on the tool to adjust the pressure


cost maybe 10 euro in bits

nothing exceeds like excess....

[HeikkiH]

quote:
Heikki - a few old bearings, 2 gears from an old motorbike and some box section steel, turn a couple of parts on the lathe for the rollers

Simple and cost effective. Nice

Do those arms have any significant flex when working? Aluminium is soft, but I think that with steel you would have start easy and roll back and forth several times before wanted depth is achieved. I guess I use similar, but much sturdier design so I get wanted rill depth on a one run.

Heikki H.

FJDC
Montenegros #21


Edited by - 4x4_76 on 17/03/2008 19:26:55

[baxxter]

quote:we made a tool for making rills in aluminium and now I cant stop using it! Kims footwell;

Have you seen these pictures <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>
http://www.zimbio.com/Automobile+Mak...s+Impaled+Tree
Can't protect yourself from everything..

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[dollythelw]

the tool doesnt flex with 1.6mm ally, it doesnt like 3.0mm though - it doesnt seem to mind 1mm steel but thicker than that would need something chunkier, burn a horseshoe out of some 30mm plate?

its perfectly acceptable if a tree hits Kim in the nuts, it would be doing the world a favour <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

nothing exceeds like excess....

Edited by - dollythelw on 17/03/2008 21:12:15

[dollythelw]

Time to start working on the petrol tank, we make a flange with bolt holes in it and weld the flange to the top of the tank, the thick steel plate is clamped on to minimise distortion during welding and keep the gasket face nice and flat


the cover plate needs holes drilled to fit the feed pipes from the fuel pumps and the return fuel line


we dont have the right sizes of aluminium and no time to try and find it, but we do have welders and a lathe - so we make things fit


a little cutting (this lathe is older than god.......but it was very very cheap)


a little more welding - and we have a petrol filler and cap


long nights working on the car....... not enough sleep, going to work the next day hurts




nothing exceeds like excess....