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well so far nothing has gone to plan and my aim of having the gearbox, transfer and the chassis done and painted by the end of the holidays is not looking good so instead of going out drinking for my 18th i came home and went to bed early so i can try and get the chassis ready to paint because i am picking up the parts for gearbox and transfer tomorrow afternoon and there are still a few things i have to get like shims but have to wait :(
hey here are photos from last weekend and today the welder(machine that is) was working alot better today still not as much as wanted done but i have to fuse weld the gearbox crossmember so i thought instead of working all night ill just do a bit more another day.so far happy with most of the chassis except for the rear crossmember.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1160.jpg
there were a few dints and the welds looked crap so i just cant it out and put a new bit of plate in instead
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1161.jpg
looking up the chassis where i just cut
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1162.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1163.jpg
used the wire wheel to get rid of the paint and bring it back to bare metal just wondering will i have to bring it back to bare metal to paint/prime?
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1164.jpg
putting in the angles for folding up the gearbox crossmember
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1165.jpg
had to leave a gap the same thickness as the material so it will fold up equally
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1166.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1167.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1168.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1169.jpg
the weld wasnt straight but it was still good
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1170.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1171.jpg
the gearbox crossmember all welded up on the outside was very happy with how it turned out
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1172.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1173.jpg
good welds:D
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1174.jpg
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Good work, keep it up.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1154.jpg
you might have to look back at some of the photos to see what parts i have welded but this is the front spring hanger
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1155.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1156.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1157.jpg
the back of the piece welded in the front spring hanger
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1158.jpg
had trouble welding here as the paint wasnt helping as well as the chassis wall was a little bent even though i straighten it a bit oh and the light well of it made it really hard for the first bit untill i got a fluro and stuck it behind me
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1159.jpg
i thought it wouldnt hurt to add a bit of weld on the braces for the rear crossmember
anyway so next time my goal is to grind the welds up so they are very nice and original looking and to put the bottom bit of plate on and fuse weld it.
anyway i hope you like the pics if any of you need any infor about it specially the crossmember ie. dimensions and angles just ask and i shall deliver :D
Dong a great job Tony...keep up the good work:D
Mrs hh:angel:
I reckon the welder (person) is getting better as well :D
Nice Job,
Regards,
Tote
i got my parts here yesterday and i went through the order and the some it is a bit odd and he said he was going to give me a 10% discount because i was a student well that didnt happen oh well at least they are finally here.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1027.jpg
having issues with the parts i ordered prices are not matching up and it seems like they have charged us about $40-$100 to much compared to their catalogue that we got off them about 3 weeks ago.it seems that they have left some parts out and instead of a transfer gasket kit we got some small steel gasket i priced the postage for every detail and it said on the website it should cost $17.80 but they charged $32.i was expecting when i order gearbox and transfer kits that the kits would be complete with all the parts in one big bag(one for the gearbox and one for the transfer)so we have bits everywhere trying to work out what is what.oh and the other thing that is bugging me is they charged us for 9 pinion oil seals and we only have 2 at the most(thats because we only have 2 oil seals the same)frustration is kicking in:mad:
if i were you id be ringing them up first thing in the morning to sort that **** outQuote:
Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton
first thing when i wake up is going through it once again than ringing them i ordered these about 3 weeks ago so not only did i have to wait alot longer but for something to be missing or priced wrongly = extra ****ed offQuote:
Originally Posted by shaunh