FJ40 buggy goes portal

[TimJus]

have this fj40 buggy
bbc454,np205, th400,dan60,14bolt and 42" treps

recently got stuck in the mud pool and engine took some mud water and destroyed oil pump and bearings.

after taking engine out figured it was good time to upgrade it to 4 wheel steering 416 mogs

started by cutting front axel to passenger side drop.

555lbs, 66" wms 8.36" diff offset . i can use the long splined short side by cutting it to short spline but now long locker side shaft has to be re made

 

[TimJus]

front is mocked. cant go any lower, pinion is hitting the engine mount and drive shaft would hit the starter.

next job is to get rear to fit

 

[YotaAtieToo]

Zag? From pbb?

 

[72blazer]

Damn that’s badass!

 

[TimJus]

Zag? From pbb?

yep

 

[jhama78]

Subd, looking forward to seeing it come together

 

[WaterH]

You know I'm Sub'd. One of my favorites. Glad you came over.

 

[Mr Stubs]

Portals are such a pain to package, especially in a established rig.

So how much of a change do you expect? Like what was and what will be belly/overall height? Are going to end up with a monster truck or are you able to keep it within reason?

 

[Scott Cee aka 2drx4]

I love portal builds.

 

[TimJus]

Portals are such a pain to package, especially in a established rig.

So how much of a change do you expect? Like what was and what will be belly/overall height? Are going to end up with a monster truck or are you able to keep it within reason?

drive height should stay ~ 79" belly 24"
mog tubes are in 24" with 42" treps
wheel base 116"

it would make it ~4" taller
5" longer
1.5" narrower

 

[TimJus]

got the rear mocked and test fitted skins to see the overall look and get some sense of the height

drive height

flat belly in drive height

bottomed

rear

front

 

[Mr Stubs]

So how will the height change affect your rig overall in your opinion?

Will it be beneficial in your local terrain?

 

[TimJus]

So how will the height change affect your rig overall in your opinion?

Will it be beneficial in your local terrain?

seems i can get it stay just 2 " taller then old, so i dont think chassis height will be issue.
ground clearance gained under axels will make huge difference

 

[WaterH]

Can't wait for the new videos.

 

[By-Tor]

You’re making great progress

 

[TimJus]

mounted shocks and bump stops. had to move every old mounting point

rock crawling ride height 76" to roof

bottomed

had to move rear winch mount to get rear link towers to fit

 

[WaterH]

Cant remember if your old set up was rear steer. Did you have to cut the rear fenders more for this?

 

[TimJus]

Cant remember if your old set up was rear steer. Did you have to cut the rear fenders more for this?

old was normal rear.

haven't cut fenders more.

 

[AK_F250]

Are you worried about the bent uppers with the extra leverage from the portals?

 

[TimJus]

Are you worried about the bent uppers with the extra leverage from the portals?

added more separation to them and goin to make them from heavier wall tube.

 

[TimJus]

dome how old linked pictures doesnt show.

but some slow progress has happened.

steering stuff for axels.

 

[TimJus]

frame got sanded and painted with airless sprayer


and started to assemble it back

 

[TimJus]

mounted rear steer gear pump. pump mounting has build in support bearing.

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

Not sure how I missed this the first time..... Glad you made it over here and brought this bad ass build with you.

Looking forward to more updates in the future!

 

[TimJus]

got my stuff started today. had some belt idler tracking issue but sorted it by swapping new one with flanges.

twin gear pumps now both have Pressure-compensated flow control valve. rear steer from from 12v valve

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[94toytruck]

Nice! I assume this is Zags from the old forum?

 

[Snowracer]

Awesome to see this build over here and cant wait for wheeling pics and vids with the portals

 

[TimJus]

Nice! I assume this is Zags from the old forum?

ZAG was in the p place

 

[No way]

Looking good Timo.
Bringing it to Slovakia this summer?

 

[chaplinfj60]

too cool