the Tin Worm budget rock toy (warning non rover)

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Originally Posted by cal415

Nice work HBWC, good too see a budget build aimed at the hard stuff... even if its not rover :)

Did you have any issues with the housing bending with the bracing?

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non at all but the diffs i am useing are the very last of the big center fronts tojo made and at their thinest point are 6mm thick whitch helps heaps

i would love to make something rover based up funds do strech as yet to make it a true rover
but the next one will be

me old 75 is looking pretty sad for its self all well all the good parts going into other projects
any way any body after anything ?
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rear diffs almost done just got to weld lower control arm brackets
and pic of the brackets beeing cut
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and another freebie
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rear lower arms done, front rear/uppers to be done once more patrol arms are obtained, also all control arm mounts cut, just need to be drilled and cleaned up.

bushing removal :p
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arms
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https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

more updates
moved the doner car in to start removing the motor (ps the wireing was doing my head in)
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after watching the tuff truck dvd i decided the roof had to go
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after
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different angle
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trying to but the transfer case in but finding out the old battery box is in the way
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Originally Posted by HBWC

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Coming on well Jono,

Just a question on these arms. Were the arms notched to match the tube for the bush? or did you just cut them square and fill the gap with weld?

Rgds
Pete

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Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Coming on well Jono,

Just a question on these arms. Were the arms notched to match the tube for the bush? or did you just cut them square and fill the gap with weld?

Rgds
Pete

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they are a nissan gq patrol arm thats been cut then the shed 120 has been pushed over the top so no notching

hope that helps

Coming along well mate!!
Great work, keep it up:cool:

TIM.

thanks tim everything is a rush right now

remote transfer is IN!

lower arm brackets nearly done! 1 to go

hopefully Tuesday it'll be rolling

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k update its rolling but i need to raise the bump stops on the rear by 3 inches and lower the front the same
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more pics after magdog gets home