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Wheeling an old forgotten track to a hidden valley
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Wheeling an old forgotten track to a hidden valley
Built some rock sliders with scrub bars for a mate.
Had a wheeling trip where the slow mount wasn't gonna cut it. Knocked up this bar to take the old Competition spec 8274. Ugly but it worked.
Thought about starting a new thread for a new build but then decided one thread was less work. Rebuilding my old winch challenge car. Making some updates to the chassis and new single cab body and cage to make it fit in some different class rules.
I used the axles out of this for the work ute build so starting with a new front axle housing this weekend. Made these parts to brace the knuckles which is where they most commonly bend. The ring is to protect the drain plug.
I used the axles out of this for the work ute build so starting with a new front axle housing this weekend. Made these parts to brace the knuckles which is where they most commonly bend. The ring is to protect the drain plug.
Braced the housing, double skinned the pumpkin, drain plug ring and gusseted the knuckle balls of the front diff
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Does the winch blocking so much of the radiator cause this to operate much hotter? It looks like your entire radiator is blocked by the 8274.
Nah never been an issue. The radiator is very wide and it can pull from under the bar too.
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I always thought high mount winches were good for competitions, not regular ol' wheeling. Why the need for a fast winch when wheeling with buddies? Just curious :)Had a wheeling trip where the slow mount wasn't gonna cut it. Knocked up this bar to take the old Competition spec 8274. Ugly but it worked.
More rope, air free spool, faster, more powerful. All makes for an easier time moving along at a better pace with less messing around.
Chopped and plated out the rockers. Gained about 3 inches.
All ready to send off to the paint shop if it stops raining long enough to make the drive on the trailer. So chopped and plated out the rockers, welded up a bunch of cracks in the inner fenders, added a bunch of bracing sheet metal and welded on the roof sliders.
Got the cab back from paint. Original Nissan colour for this chassis. It was always sun faded and fucked when I bought the car back in 2007. Was curious how it would look new. Riviera Blue Pearl.
I think the winch challenge rig deserves its own thread.
It probably deserves more than it gets. Overdue for an update I reckon.I think the winch challenge rig deserves its own thread.
Did a few hours on the winch challenge car. Joined a rear section of chassis back on to my bobbed chassis cos I want to make it fit 4600 rules and did rear long arms. Made a crappy video of it. Also make other crappy videos usually featuring Nissans.
Got the rear shock mounts done. 14's. Simple and clean I think. Them down tubes will make a nice base for the spare tyre mount.
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Yeah It's pretty standard and easy way to do it. I add some angle inside the coil hats too. I'd been doing it that way for years after being shown it by a mate. Last year I did a repair for an old farmer and he told me that back in the day NIssan had recommended that as the recall action when the Farmers started having the coil hats rip off.