Thread: MEET Harry Highback

Watching with great interest Banjo. Well done!!

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Looking closely at the pics of the dumb irons and spring hangers I am 100% certain they are a home made addition to a civvie chassis. Not that they don't seem well done, but the shape of the plates and the welding are different to the genuine article, etc...

The one-ton chassis apparently is another inch or 3 deeper in the centre of the main rails.

Ben

Unfortunately I didn't take a measuring stick.

The yellow chassis is a factory raised suspension and the black one a standard suspension. Optical illusion - measuring stick next weekend.



On the front hanger - the green one is a civvy raised suspension (same vehicle as the yellow one further back).


An Au Military SIII



And a standard SIII


IMHO Harry's hangers don't look too much different to the green one or even the genuine mil one.

Originally Posted by banjo

Well just went out & took some more pics of the chassis so use can have a look..there in no particular order..
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Well there ya go it looks factory to me but then again i have only ever had civi series before..

Seems to have all the factory mods that I can see.

In particular the scallop in the flywheel crossmember seems to be factory.

As is the exhaust pipe hole in the 4th crossmember.

AFAIK all 1 ton chassis were ambidexterous, as are the forward controls. It doesn't make sence making two chassis jigs when production numbers are so small. With the ambidexterous chassis they can make the LHD decision on the assembly line.

Still have no reason to suspect it's not a factory 1 Ton.

Diana

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Seems to have all the factory mods that I can see.

In particular the scallop in the flywheel crossmember seems to be factory.

As is the exhaust pipe hole in the 4th crossmember.

AFAIK all 1 ton chassis were ambidexterous, as are the forward controls. It doesn't make sence making two chassis jigs when production numbers are so small. With the ambidexterous chassis they can make the LHD decision on the assembly line.

Still have no reason to suspect it's not a factory 1 Ton.

Diana

Maybe I was wrong, however:

The welding looked different/worse than the (mil IIA) chassis I have/have seen
The shape of the lower edge of the rear spring hangers looked wrong.

That combined with the home made shackles made me thing it was a custom job. I have seen a few custom versions that look factory - e.g. THE_109 on here made grafted IIA extended hangers onto a stage 1 chassis years ago, and it looked better than a factory job.

It could also be that the quality of welding deteriorated and some changes were made between the IIA and III variants.

Either way - the chassis looks well made and solid enough, and I would have no problems using it.

There are some very good welders out there, and I've seen some good modifications, however the ambidexterous chassis is frequently an indicator of a factory jobbie. Although, that said, many/most Oz mil chassis are RHD only, I guess when there's a contract for hundreds the cost of the jig can be justified.

Well not to much done lately .. Had the front bolt on passenger side rear spring. So lots of banging , drilling some more banging some more drilling..
Anyway finaly got it out the diff is now out & out of the way the old slab is cleaned & ready so i can start grinding all the brackets off that where put on for something else but i dont need them so off they come then cut gearbox Xmember out & weld up so it can be bolted in much easier to remove the box with out having to pull all the floor & seat box out ..Then Karen is picking up the power steering box on monday on way home so then i can cut all the chassis drill & weld all ready & bolt it on then the diff can go back in...YAY..







sorry pics not to good have to use phone for pics now as someone dropped the camera & it now dont work.. NO IT .

Hells Bells - it doesn't take you long to strip one down when you get going, does it?

Looking good!

You're getting there Banjo.