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KUSTOM V840 · 01-09-2006

Hi All,

I have decided to pull my pride and joy off the road when she runs out of rego next month for a full rebuild. She is a 75 model, 2inch spring lift, 2inch body lift, 33' Cooper STT's on American Alloy 15x10 rims, fiberglass tilt front, fiberglass half doors and glass tailgate. I'm running a fairly worked 305 Chev, 60 thou over, Stage 3 cam, (kicks in about 4000rpm!) Edlebrock manifold and a Holley 500cfm Truck Avenger Carb. It goes like the clap in a hore house and not much stops it.
I have just started to build up a rear bar with 2 swing aways, one for the spare and other for jerry cans. You can check out my website: web.mac.com/troyraven and have a look at my pics and projects.
Im just running standard 4 speed and diffs, but I think I will change all that out for 80 series. I think I will need them to run the 35's I want! Will put some pics on here too when I can work out how! Im better on the tools than the computer sorry!

hi-lux91 · 01-09-2006

Sounds like you got s nicelittleproject ahead of you.. cant wait to see the finish product

KUSTOM V840 · 01-09-2006

[quote author=hi-lux91 link=board=18;threadid=21998;start=0#msg336038 date=1157098307]
Sounds like you got s nicelittleproject ahead of you.. cant wait to see the finish product
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Thanks Mate, how do I put a pic or two on this site?

Cheers, Troy

boof · 01-09-2006

http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/i...;threadid=2036

Will be good to see it sounds nice

KUSTOM V840 · 01-09-2006

[quote author=boof link=board=18;threadid=21998;start=0#msg336081 date=1157100758]
http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/i...;threadid=2036

Will be good to see it sounds nice

[/quote] thanks for the link mate, will try and get some pics up soon. Have a look at my web site until then. I will be updating it with pic's from over the weekend on monday. Hoping to get the rear bar finished or close to it.

Troy

KUSTOM V840 · 04-09-2006

Here are some pics boys.

KUSTOM V840 · 04-09-2006

Here are all the shots before and during. Hopoing to get it finished in the next few days. I'm having all sorts of trouble finding a suitabel latch to hold the swing aways closed. Might have to fabricate my own. I have tried to buy just the latch off ARB, OME etc but no one wants to sell them... Does anyone know of a suitable, heavy duty latch?

Cheers, Troy

PJ.zook · 04-09-2006

Noice 40! How well does it drive with the wild cam, like crawling rocks etc... i suppose its a v8 so it would have useable toruqe downlow anyway comparatively

KUSTOM V840 · 04-09-2006

[quote author=PJ.zook link=board=18;threadid=21998;start=0#msg337371 date=1157331083]
Noice 40! How well does it drive with the wild cam, like crawling rocks etc... i suppose its a v8 so it would have useable toruqe downlow anyway comparatively
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G'day PJ

I really havent been crawling rocks with her. Im more into the mud and sand. I have had it out at Ormoeu in QLD when I lived up there and did a few of the rocky hills with ease. The boys had me go down a really rocky track that none of them could go down let alone come up. I made it down and back with ease so I guess if I tried a bit harder tracks she should handle it quite well. She has heaps of grunt down low and there is no weight so I haven't had any probs yet.

Sparra

KUSTOM V840 · 05-09-2006

Hi Guys,

Hoping to get the rear bar finished today. Yesterday I modified the arm as I wasn't happy were the wheel sat. Finishing off the jerry can holder arm on the other side and bolting up to the chassis for a final fit. Then the last thing to do is put the hole in and weld in socket for towbar tounge. Then just paint. Will post more pics tonight.

Sparra 8) ;D

KUSTOM V840 · 05-09-2006

Well I had a fair bit of work to do to my chassis rails today so didn't get as far as I liked. I now have the bracket fully welded in, the second stub welded in, and all the bolt holes drilled and spacer plates welded in. I'm hoping to get a few more hours on it tomorrow and get the towbar welded in. I have a throat I cut from an old hayman reese bar which I have cleaned up and ready to fit. I still have to decide on a colour. My chassis will be bright orange when the rebnuild takes place in a few months but I think the bar would look poxy in orange. I would love to send it to be chromed but just too much work to get it ready and smooth.
I searched high and low this week to buy a decent cam over latch for the swingaways but no avail. I think I will have to build it too. Will endevour to get more pics up soon. WATCH THIS SPACE! ;D ;D ;D

KUSTOM V840 · 08-09-2006

I have finished the Spare Wheel Swingaway arm except for the plate that the wheel bolts to. I am making a better one. Towbar is now welded in and bolt holes drilled in bar and chassis. I used 1/2" high tensile bolts with nylock nuts. Second stub machined and welded in for second arm as well. Here are some more Pics. Next is to make the brackets to hold the taillights in place.

mentally-unsound · 08-09-2006

coming along very nicely, i'll be doing similar things to my 45 when I get time. Gonna have things everywhere to carry everything.

KUSTOM V840 · 08-09-2006

[quote author=mentally-unsound link=board=18;threadid=21998;start=0#msg339549 date=1157674456]
coming along very nicely, i'll be doing similar things to my 45 when I get time. Gonna have things everywhere to carry everything.
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Thanks Mate, it has been time consuming but fun! Good luck with your project, you can never have enough storage!! 8)

Gojeep · 08-09-2006

You will want to put a triangle brace under the last bend to the wheel stud plate there. Over 20 kgs of tyre weight with leverage will cuase some greif otherwise.
You might what to take a look at a fellow posters wheel carrier project too where he covers the catch he used.
http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/i...threadid=16073

"This picture show the catches I am using to keep the carriers in their places, I picked them up from Specialised Wholsalers in Newcastle for $35.00 each."

KUSTOM V840 · 08-09-2006

G'day Mate,
Thanks for the tip but if you have a look at my pic directly above your post there is alrealy a gusset in the last bend before the wheel stud plate. As for the lock thanks for the link and the pic for an idea on what you will use. I looked at heaps of these type of locks but they only pull back into themselves not at 90 deg. I would prefer & think better a cam over that pulls at 90deg so the arm gets pulled tight against the rubber stop in the saddle. Eg see this pic, therefore I will make my own from scratch.