[monley]

Jezza86 wrote:

i reckon the reversing lights will be nice and bright.

And got my axle and spring bits from Ball which is awesome, busy long weekend now!

Lots of drinking to be done and some welding to be done in between

[Jezza86]

long weekends are where the magic happens.




now just waiting on hubs, breaks and break controller, composite sheet ally panel, off road coupling, draw sliders........... then the tyres and rims will turn up and i have to go rejo it....

[Jezza86]

Fatzook wrote:

How long has that Galv been sitting around for? Some epic corossion happening there.

Scrub it down with white vinegar, then rinse with water.

back to it this weekend. going to wire wheel the whole frame and put on a layer or two of under coat. going to start measuring and cutting the panels.
thinking of trying to use a jig saw with a hacksaw type blade to cut the panel.

[Jezza86]

day 1 of long weekend: sand and paint

[zukenutter]

If the Jig Saw is too rough try a thin cutting disc on your grinder with the disc coated in candle wax. This is how I cut my panels, had a large candle handy and spun the disc into it before and during each cut. Makes it cut the ally like hot knife through butter.

[Jezza86]

zukenutter wrote:

If the Jig Saw is too rough try a thin cutting disc on your grinder with the disc coated in candle wax. This is how I cut my panels, had a large candle handy and spun the disc into it before and during each cut. Makes it cut the ally like hot knife through butter.

ill try that before i use the jigsaw. thanks ZN thats awesome advice

[Jezza86]

day 2 of long weekend: cut some panels, picked up the bbq and sink for the drawer, also have a 70/80 l stainless tank to put a pump o to get the water to the sink. should go allright

[zukenutter]

That's going to make an awesome camp kitchen.

[zukenutter]

Jezza86 wrote:

zukenutter wrote:

If the Jig Saw is too rough try a thin cutting disc on your grinder with the disc coated in candle wax. This is how I cut my panels, had a large candle handy and spun the disc into it before and during each cut. Makes it cut the ally like hot knife through butter.

ill try that before i use the jigsaw. thanks ZN thats awesome advice

You're welcome

Also I clamped a length of 5mm plate, about 50mm wide to the ally as a straight edge to cut against

[Jezza86]

geting closer

[atari4x4]

looks like you've got a massive amount of rear overhang... that thing is going to be dragging is arse everywhere like a dog with worms.

[Jezza86]

been waiting on the 30's and rims for 3 months. dont think their coming. but your right they wont help much. 600mm more overhang then the arse end of the jimny.

[christover1]

I'm liking the hard shell tent, what model is it?

[Jezza86]

Hanabal Impi

[christover1]

Jezza86 wrote:

Hanabal Impi

Been looking at those for my trailer. Once my tent top gets past it.
I'd like a rear opening type, or a rear door type, so I don't have to climb over my trailers muddy wheel arches.

[zukenutter]

what's the plan for those big wheel wells?

[Jezza86]

dunno. ideas? fair bit of space to play with.

[zukenutter]

Bit of lost internal space too. No ideas myself apart from cutting a wheel arch out of the ally sheet to close up the gap. Would need some bracing though.

EDIT: also I'd make the inner lining only as high as need be so some usable storage space would be created above the wheel.

[zukenutter]

My wheel tub

[Jezza86]

base for drawer

sliders for drawer

[russgt]

Stuff! This thing is gonna be heavy! Be suprised to see a jimny pull it comfortably.

[Jezza86]

russgt wrote:

Stuff! This thing is gonna be heavy! Be suprised to see a jimny pull it comfortably.

she certainly ain't light, but it will be lighter than my boat, and i towed that fine before i put the reduction case in. my guess is a tare weight with the pod close to 400kg.

[jake84]

great wok im completing my heavy metal welding next year I want to get in to custom trailers campers and other stuff like that they say do what you love and it wont feel like a job so that's my plan im looking forward to seeing your finished product

[jake84]

jezza im Guessing you have that rear bar like min one question can you tow with it and how much mic off roads useless and I have no info regarding this

[Jezza86]

Its rated to 1100 kg braked. I tow my 4.6 m quintrex with a 60 hp honda no worries. Just have to ditch the 52mm 2" towball it comes with. 350 kg un braked.

[Jezza86]

for the first time in a few months i have cleaned out the shed to the point that i can actually work on this. have found the motivation to finish it off. and by motivation i mean rum...

[zukenutter]

I was wondering what had happened with this.

[Jezza86]

yeh it got buried in the shed for cyclone preparedness while i went on holidays only just getting round to de cyclone preping so i can actually move in the shed.
on the other hand i need to sort out what im doing for the doors/ tailgate. dont know if i should do 1 door to the left and right of the generator, or do one big door at the end over the draw bar that just comes off as a single piece. have decided to leave the wheel arches looking massively oversize and in the future they'll get filled up with tool chest kinda things.

[zukenutter]

Progress?

[Jezza86]

Pod is bolted down, I have cut the steal for the rear door and have been practicing not blowing holes in the 20*20*2mm shs im using to make the rear door. Monley wont be back to gove so need to learn to weld for myself!