FJ40 I call Shipwreck

[74NovaMan]

Thanks for sharing!

[SuperBuickGuy]

I think I know what happened to the hub. I should have figured a way to put the lock on

as you can see, the 2nd ring isn't visible but the 1st ring is almost too far out. Fortunately there is a fix, cut the inner shaft down a bit




time to fix the panhard

cut and move back



in no particular order, pictures

a fun treat was every single bung was frozen solid to the TREs..





high angle TREs (note the notch?) - yeah there was one issue.



so I'm waiting on steering parts, tomorrow I'll finish the panhard and maybe get working on the seat belt bar on the cage.... presuming I can find the rest of the belts...

[SuperBuickGuy]

checking clearances



like this clearance

fixed

line up, clean up


weld up


and it fully turns


one of the big reasons for this effort is to get a better turning radius at full stuff.... once I get the parts for the high-steer cross shaft (probably Thursday), this bit is done then onto all the other stuff

[silver_bullet]

Hard work and due diligence pays dividends!

[SuperBuickGuy]

I'll never understand why supplies don't tell the truth.... that is all.

Parts arriving today, tomorrow and next week from different suppliers so the 'identity' is fully obscured....

[SuperBuickGuy]

ugh, suppliers. Not to be outdone by anyone, Amazon sent me the wrong hubs....

[silver_bullet]

...It's a conspiracy!!

[SuperBuickGuy]

...It's a conspiracy!!

d'uh!!!! It's all Dan Barlow's fault. This thread was doing just fine until he questioned the upgrades....

[silver_bullet]

your frustration is understood, but I was just being facetious....

[SuperBuickGuy]

what the hell is it with portals? it creates more stress on your axles, tubes, and axle Cs all for not much lift. Not just that but you've now added more unsprung weight. Best of all, it limits the size of tire you can run because of the leverage a larger tire puts on an axle (now an axle with more leverage at its weakest point).... which is kind of funny because the limit means you get less lift then if you simply go to a bigger tire.....

and before you say "but it gives you better gearing" don't forget we have the technology to put a doubler at the transfer case thus giving you all the gears your little heart desires.... all without the unsprung weight issue.

[SuperBuickGuy]

you joke, but then you can't take a joke.

[silver_bullet]

VERY FUNNY....PLEASE, back to our regular scheduled programming....

[SuperBuickGuy]

I swear I'm going to corner the market on tie rod ends... anyway, tonight it should steer again then I can carry on with the exhaust

[silver_bullet]

I don't even want to think what your version of " carry on " means....

[SuperBuickGuy]

I don't even want to think what your version of " carry on " means....

maybe I should just go with "needlessly complex"