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Wendle wrote:yer missus has a train drivers hat on, is she an engineer?

Matt N wrote:

Wendle wrote:yer missus has a train drivers hat on, is she an engineer?

Carlton,
what is your fascination with engineers? Are you secretly building a locomotive?

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Oh yeah, PS -- just to put ease to your curiousity -- no, I am not an engineer.

Surfection wrote:

ToNkA wrote:

RUFF wrote:So what are the plans?

Suspension, Engine, Trans, Tyres.

Well that would help. Even a body perhaps.

Engine is gonna be a Subaru EA81 1.8
Gearbox is gonna be the stock Subaru 4spd that comes with the EA81, it has a modest low range although isn't the shortest box around, so i may find myself stuck with some steep driveshaft angles.
Transfer will be zook, with series 3 gears.
Diffs are GQ, will be stripped, shaved, rebuilt and welded. I'm gonna stay with the stock 3.9 gearing for now to try and cut back on the spendy spendy.
Body will be two seater, left hand drive with rear radiator, battery and small aluminium fuel tank. I wanna try left hand drive out, i think having the weight of the driver always on the left may help with torque twist ... just my little theory, seems to work for the yanks. Steering will be full hyro.
Plan on a few panels, i like the current corolla bonnet/guard/headlight combo, but it won't have any toyota stuff in it, so i don't know how i'll go passing it off as one

All these specs are just what i currently have in my head, the money from the Surf sale went all too quickly so i'm not at the stage i wanted to be at, but hopefully things will get rolling soon. Phil has already commissioned himself to be the wiring doctor, no complaints from me !!

Surfection wrote:

duncan wrote:Cool tube bender set up were did you get it and how much ?

I got it from the US, any info talk to Scott at http://www.rockbuggysupply.com
Depending on what dies you get, whether you get a notcher [don't, can get locally cheaper] and where you're based, it'll be between 2 and 2-1/2 grand. Shipping is a killer because of the weight, and customs are Grimace !!

But it's worth it when you get it and do your first awesome bend

Brad wrote:

Surfection wrote:

duncan wrote:Cool tube bender set up were did you get it and how much ?

I got it from the US, any info talk to Scott at http://www.rockbuggysupply.com
Depending on what dies you get, whether you get a notcher [don't, can get locally cheaper] and where you're based, it'll be between 2 and 2-1/2 grand. Shipping is a killer because of the weight, and customs are Grimace !!

But it's worth it when you get it and do your first awesome bend

What made you decide to go with this bender over any of the local ones such as the Speed worx unit ? Just curious as I have a Speed Worx one with several dies and notcher and am very happy with it. Only thing I would change is going air assist.

Surfection wrote:

Brad wrote:

Surfection wrote:

duncan wrote:Cool tube bender set up were did you get it and how much ?

I got it from the US, any info talk to Scott at http://www.rockbuggysupply.com
Depending on what dies you get, whether you get a notcher [don't, can get locally cheaper] and where you're based, it'll be between 2 and 2-1/2 grand. Shipping is a killer because of the weight, and customs are Grimace !!

But it's worth it when you get it and do your first awesome bend

What made you decide to go with this bender over any of the local ones such as the Speed worx unit ? Just curious as I have a Speed Worx one with several dies and notcher and am very happy with it. Only thing I would change is going air assist.

Not a whole lot brad, it ended up costing more than i thought but not much, i haven't heard a whole lot of praise for speedwerx, and there isn't a whole lot more to choose from in AUS without spending 3K plus. I know these benders are very well used in the US, there's lotsa praise for them and the JD2 units... I basically wanted something that's gonna be reliable with lots of use, this suited my my needs perfectly. Finding a reliable source of 1&3/4 inch tube is proving a tad difficult though.
Post up some pics of your speedwerx brad !!

Cheers, Jeremy

383FJ45 wrote:

Wendle wrote:you won't need to tap anything. the lines that would normally run to the steering box will just run to the ram via the orbital valve.

um i dont think it works that way. 1 line is out the other is return. they dont change directions.

spazbot wrote:Got some spy pics

spazbot wrote:Got some spy pics

383FJ45 wrote:
ruff, whats the deal with the twin steering wheels?