My first thought too. Could make for some very useful storage areas for chains, strops, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by slug_burner
Alan
Printable View
My first thought too. Could make for some very useful storage areas for chains, strops, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by slug_burner
Alan
I was thinking a similar thing when I was doing the design last night actually, and was thinking about using those areas as compartments. The only reason I was showing that design is so that there were two levels to the tray (the level above the tanks is very high)Quote:
Originally Posted by slug_burner
Thanks for the input though guys! Appreciated, I'll probably go with building up some compartments.
I am not up on chops and tray conversions but I think they use some round tube to get the outer frame and go for rounded corners and usually incorporate some sort of ROPS which doubles as the spare holder. The again my memory is a bit foggy and I should be getting to bed.Quote:
Originally Posted by stirlsilver
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/05/290.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/05/291.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/05/292.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/05/293.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/05/294.jpg
http://www.xviii.com/images/110/tray.jpg
some of these are scaled models
I suspect that for a bloke who is doing a conversion I am telling you how to suck eggs.
Hey Stirls, progess looks good. In relation to the LPG compartment issue. Have a look at some cars getting around with lpg atm. The falcon wagon and sedan lpg valves can't be easily reached without a hoist due to being tucked up on top of the tank under the vehicle. I think your idea of having them accessible through the rear wheel arches sounds good though.
Also when setting your tray up with the rear wheel clearance, I'm not sure how much the rear axle walks back and forth on the landrovers but on bigger lifted patrol the rear axle will move back several inches as it comes up. It'll all depend on the arms, coils and what not... No doubt you've taken that into consideration though :)
Keep up the good work
Mate that is going to be one nice rig.
Wish I had half your design and build talent !
Sorry about the silence there everyone... I got distracted... By:
1 - 12hrs of Motorbike lessons to get my L's
2 - a one week business trip to Sweden & Israel
3 - Motorbike & Gear Shopping
4 - Motorbike & Gear Purchasing :cool:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2011/06/74.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2011/06/75.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2011/06/76.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2011/06/77.jpg
I'll be getting back in to the ute this weekend (I hope!!!)
Wow. Great job. That is going to look awesome when it is finished.
Did you think about running the gas tanks in the other direction?
I finished my Rangie ute last year and was able to fit 2 - 110litre tanks across the chassis. The Disco chassis should be the same width so it would work. If you are going to run straight gas then every little bit counts. If we go out doing hard core stuff thenI con only just make it through a long weekend on 180litre useable.
Here are a couple of pics. I have changed a few things since these pics were taken but you get the idea.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2011/06/20.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2011/06/21.jpg
Hey Stirl, good to see you're back - starting to think you were on an extended hiatus. Great to see you've joind the 2 wheeled fraternity - and a good choice of bike too! If you want someone to go for a ride with, sing out, and I'll be there in a flash:).
Cheers - Gav
Quote:
Originally Posted by walker
Are Walker I remember following your build you posting this pic reminds me of what a great car you made and how you got me liking classic rangie:cool:
Thanks Walker, I appreciate the compliment. I have a long way to go though!Quote:
Originally Posted by walker
Thanks for the tip on the positioning of the tanks. You must have gotten some much fatter 110L LPG tanks than I did. Mine are 1080mm long and the dimension across the chassis is only 780mm, so they will be poking out a long way in my case.Quote:
Originally Posted by walker
Initially I did consider doing it the way you did it, but I figured that the tray would end up sitting that much higher with that configuration so I opted for the tanks this way as it allowed for longer and thinner tanks.
The interesting thing in your photos is that the tray doesn't seem to be that high! I think you were able to mount them much lower in your configuration.
I know what you mean about every litre counting when you are on straight LPG. That's why I tried my best to get as much LPG as possible. I was hoping to fit larger tanks but couldn't. I think a way around this will be to make a system that allows me to mount a 3rd auxillary tank on top of the tray for those EXTRA long tips ;) I'll deal with that later though!
Thanks for sharing those photos though. Hopefully this will end up as nice as what you have achieved there.
Quote:
Originally Posted by bacicat2000
Hey Gav, yeah time is a bit precious with me, I actually have another OS trip coming up next month and then I am thinking of perhaps taking some annual leave overseas... So seems like i'm going to keep robbing time from this project! But I guess as long as I don't lose motivation I can keep chipping away at it.
Thanks for the offer on the ride. I'll keep you posted on when we next decide to do a ride!
Anyway, just a quick update. I've ordered all the SHS steel to do the tray frame, i've also done the drawings for the inner tray frame (the one that supports the LPG tanks). It seems like i'm getting better at doing drawings:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im.../2011/06/2.jpg