CJ10: Buildup

[tassiesj]

The plan is for a rockcrawling, mudbashing beast with no front guards or tray, sprung over front and a linked rear end with mogs, rockwells or HP dana 60's running at least 40" tyres. A full internal rollcage will be made and installed which will finish at the end of the chassis. No roof or doors will be run and all the work (where possible) will be completed by myself. Shortly I will spray it octane orange, same colour as on the new falcons. More photos of work already completed will be posted shortly, Cheers

[tassiesj]

more photos,
2.1 mm checkerplate firewall,
teaching myself how to use the mig welder as I do all this

[tassiesj]

Have been busy this morning and cut out holes in the firewall to mount brake booster and steering columns. I am just mocking these up to make sure everything fits perfectly before I weld on a strengthening plate on to the firewall as per the original firewall. Upon mounting the steering wheel column I realized that my new brake pedal was rubbing my steering column. I made the pedal out of a manual brake pedal and then grafted it onto the Auto brake pedal top which activates the master cylinder. I will reshape or grind off the offending piece of pedal so it doesn't hit the steering column.

[cj4a nz]

great looking project keep up the great work
the weld,s look ok in the pics you will get better the only way to do/learn something is doing yourself

[Roansj]

awesum bro!! keep that shit up and u will have sum tuff beast out their bashn thru the woods!! u will have to fly her over hear to sweden and take her over the lakes!! maybe with a shot of nitros.. but there is pleanty of mud hear to churn up bugger treadn lightly!! churn that shit up. peace bro!!

[Duk]

Good stuff. . . . love the style of those trucks. . . . maybe thats where the Brute Ute conversion got its looks