Rover /toyo truggy HI-ROVER FINISHED (FOR NOW)

[discothrasher]

Sat spent welding the bead locks on and putting the tyres on and doing up 100 nuts and bolts, then put them on and planned the cage alot better with the wheels on .

then spent the rest of the arvo fixing other people **** ups :( in my other rangie

[defmec]

damn kelv i don't know if its the build or your avatar giving me a hard on or maybe both .cant wait to see some tubing on it

[discothrasher]

just dont show grimace that you getting excited he might get even more excited

thanks boobies and 40' trepadors do that

tubing starts this week ,
with the ford falcon blue ,i am leaning towards black tube work but any sugestion would be appreciated

[hugezook]

[quote="discothrasher"]just dont show grimace that you getting excited he might get even more excited

thanks boobies and 40' trepadors do that

tubing starts this week ,
with the ford falcon blue ,i am leaning towards black tube work but any sugestion would be appreciated[/quote]

gday mate,
ive got a series one landrover built for Tuff Truck with rear steer etc mine is old school landrover green in colour (bod and cage) i am leaning towards painting the cage a nice dark silver which i think would look mint!!! i think the silver would set the blue off on your truck as the blue is already birhgt the silver will just add to it!! you see too many trucks with black barwork!! silver is the go!!

Cheers
jake

[discothrasher]

just dont show grimace that you getting excited he might get even more excited

thanks boobies and 40' trepadors do that

tubing starts this week ,
with the ford falcon blue ,i am leaning towards black tube work but any sugestion would be appreciated

gday mate,
ive got a series one landrover built for Tuff Truck with rear steer etc mine is old school landrover green in colour (bod and cage) i am leaning towards painting the cage a nice dark silver which i think would look mint!!! i think the silver would set the blue off on your truck as the blue is already birhgt the silver will just add to it!! you see too many trucks with black barwork!! silver is the go!!

Cheers
jake

Hey Jake
Yeah i think silver would be good to,
i have been following your build of late awesome truck you have there and all the best for tuff trucks this year ,can not wait to see the picture and video;s of it competing

cheers Kelvin

[TWISTY]

Another vote for silver.....or colour coded to the body for subtle/cleaner look.

Sweet looking truck but!

[hugezook]

cheers Kelvin,
yeah should be abit of fun! the truck hasnt even been tested yet so hopefully she holds up to the punishment!!
where are you located mate! if your anywhere close to here we should hit up some tracks when yours is done!!

Cheers
Jake

[discothrasher]

Cheers Twisty

Hey Jake " she will be fine"

yeah sounds good we go to scenic a far bit and hopefully a secret location soon (private property) will be good to see yours go
should be done in 5 or so weeks if all goes to plan

[hugezook]

sounds like a plan mate! you gonna have it ready for tough tracks round 2?? at scenic rim? should be some fun!

if not will organise a weekend to go have a play!

[GRIMACE]

Another vote for silver.....or colour coded to the body for subtle/cleaner look.

Sweet looking truck but!

>hijackon<
Crap twisty I didnt realised you had removed the top and tubed your 40. Looks pimp!
I have been tossing (ha) over the option to remove the roof on fluffy and tube it up. There are some nice rovers on pirate that have provided me with the inspiration I need.
>hijackoff<

Kelvin, I agree silver would look pretty cool!

[Micka]

Another vote for silver.....or colour coded to the body for subtle/cleaner look.

Sweet looking truck but!

>hijackon<
Crap twisty I didnt realised you had removed the top and tubed your 40. Looks pimp!
I have been tossing (ha) over the option to remove the roof on fluffy and tube it up. There are some nice rovers on pirate that have provided me with the inspiration I need.
>hijackoff<

Kelvin, I agree silver would look pretty cool!

G-H-E-Y if you don't.

[def90]

(hijack on)

i heard your buying 40's grimace

(hijack off)


kelvin, silver all the way man!!

p.s. even though it is a g.h.e.y.lux....

[def90]

any progress kelvin?????

[brooksy]

Yeah where are the progress pics ???
Hope you have pushed the WB out a bit fr & rear



brooksy

[discothrasher]

So the cage is coming on quite well ,we have mastered the bender now quite easy once you get use to it
, and welding with gas is heaps better will never go back to gassles now
,so prity much the cab section is done and on the weekend we will do the winch cradle and completely finish the front end for now,then its on to the rear ,,,,,cutting off another 1m or so of chassis and fitting the fox air shocks working out heights of the shock hoops ect

,so not much left looking at a finish date of around easter just in time for play time. WB will be extened once we work out later on in the year how the A-frame front is gonna go in
here are some pic its a bit dark used my phone camera

[xtc.racing]

shit yeah kelvin... looking phat as man!! good to see the progress, looking forward to getting out for a wheel with ya!!
keep it up!

Cheers
Jake

[brooksy]

Triangulation is your friend, do the B-pillar supports again & have them X. Or at the very least run a X brace between the 2 chassis support tubes you currently have burnt in. Keep them tight to the top support tubes & you should be still within the 100mm intersect point.
Everything else is sweet.



brooksy

[discothrasher]

shit yeah kelvin... looking phat as man!! good to see the progress, looking forward to getting out for a wheel with ya!!
keep it up!

Cheers
Jake

yeah cheers ,doing the cage is such a buzz about it just knowing its not long and it will be out on its first test

[discothrasher]

Triangulation is your friend, do the B-pillar supports again & have them X. Or at the very least run a X brace between the 2 chassis support tubes you currently have burnt in. Keep them tight to the top support tubes & you should be still within the 100mm intersect point.
Everything else is sweet.



brooksy

Thanks Brooksy
do you mean a brace running between these two running down on to the chassis ,if so we are going to run 2 across this one lower down to the chassis to help with the fuel cell and one around mid rear window to pick up harness
do you mean run one 100mm below the main hoop

[uninformed]

if your going to compete in this rig at all you may want to read the rules for cages. As Brooksy said at the very least X brace the B hoop, plus having the small bends at the top of them isnt the best idea....

[discothrasher]

if your going to compete in this rig at all you may want to read the rules for cages. As Brooksy said at the very least X brace the B hoop, plus having the small bends at the top of them isnt the best idea....

as you can see MR MAXI-SNAPS i have responed to Brooksy recomendation and will be looking at it and as Brooksy has said above everything is sweet and if i put the cross brace in will be all good (even tho the entire rear of the cage is not even done yet ) and yes i have the whole rule book in the shed which i downloaded on Brooksy recomendation on another thread .And Greg from OUTCAST OFFROAD who is helping me has built a few trucks in his time and knows his shit

and yes i will take all the recomendation from people who actualy know what they talking about and have actually done it themselves ,you no not someone who is a internet jockey

[uninformed]

if your going to compete in this rig at all you may want to read the rules for cages. As Brooksy said at the very least X brace the B hoop, plus having the small bends at the top of them isnt the best idea....

as you can see MR MAXI-SNAPS i have responed to Brooksy recomendation and will be looking at it and as Brooksy has said above everything is sweet and if i put the cross brace in will be all good (even tho the entire rear of the cage is not even done yet ) and yes i have the whole rule book in the shed which i downloaded on Brooksy recomendation on another thread .

and yes i will take all the recomendation from people who actualy know what they talking about ,you no

sorry for adding Kelvin, I should have known better that im just a dumb fuck with nothing to add, this is clear in all the pics showing the amazing work you are doing.....Id throw the rule book away and just tell the scrutiners that you have used scaff tube and its the strongest steel tube available.












good luck

[discothrasher]

if your going to compete in this rig at all you may want to read the rules for cages. As Brooksy said at the very least X brace the B hoop, plus having the small bends at the top of them isnt the best idea....

as you can see MR MAXI-SNAPS i have responed to Brooksy recomendation and will be looking at it and as Brooksy has said above everything is sweet and if i put the cross brace in will be all good (even tho the entire rear of the cage is not even done yet ) and yes i have the whole rule book in the shed which i downloaded on Brooksy recomendation on another thread .

and yes i will take all the recomendation from people who actualy know what they talking about ,you no

sorry for adding Kevin, I should have known better that im just a dumb . with nothing to add, this is clear in all the pics showing the amazing work you are doing.....Id throw the rule book away and just tell the scrutiners that you have used scaff tube and its the strongest steel tube available.












good luck

thanks would actually appreciate you not commenting so do alot of people a favour .
we are following the rule book maybe you should read it yourself serg and yes for a budget 6k build yes scaf tube it is the strongest available yes if i had a open bank acc would use chrome moly

[uninformed]

mate, I just stated to follow what you require, its not uncommon to see guys building rigs for comp and not meeting the requirment from the outset.....i dont know why??? I wasnt having a go. No I havent read the rule book as I dont compete nore am building a comp rig.....but I do know the odd rule or 2, just from being an interent jockey

You brought up the slander and shit stiring from that other thread. If you cant cop it back dont give it.

[discothrasher]

No I havent read the rule book as I dont compete nore am building a comp rig......

ah yes as what you said above


and yes i understand its not going to be to everyones liking ,and as said before will happily take advice from people within the industry

sorry if that offends you but thats my oppion

i can cop it and give it ask Grimace

[discothrasher]

so more cage was done yesterday put the front runners down the bonnet line then we could mount radiator brackets and air box properly mounted the spotties and cut the grill to suit still need a few support bars down to the chassis on the front running bars and also the alloy plate to protect the engine

[discothrasher]

so front of the TOY-ROVER is prity much finished just need to put winch cradle in and paint bar worl ,then its onto the rear of the cage and fitting the fox air shocks and rest of the tube work not much tube work in the rear

[discothrasher]

so winch cradles is in and the TOY-ROVER is completed from doors to the front the paint tube work .engine ect picked up a 80 series high pinion diff center for the front today so should get the ARBlocker and reverse cut 4.88 in next week,Greg had for some strange reason a set of jaguar bonnet hinges in his collection so got another breed of car in there now drilled and fitted the front bonnet pins
the shock hangers are going to be painted in the blue of the panels
the metalic grey/silver looks awesome

[hugezook]

something different.... i like it!! have you checked whether tyres will scrub at full lock and flex?

haha keep it up champ!

[discothrasher]

something different.... i like it!! have you checked whether tyres will scrub at full lock and flex?

haha keep it up champ!

Hey yeah sorted that with wheel spacers

i have just recieved my spool for the rear and reverse cut 4.88 for the high pinion upfront and getting them fitted , we have not started the rear of the cage yet but will be soon