chopin the ass off my gq!

Post by **Madmac** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:11 pm

im thinking about doing the same to a maverick, just a question what is silkafix and where do you get it? im assuming its some kind of flexible sealant

Post by **Camshaft1** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 7:39 pm

I didnt weld mine it but i had a lip that slid inside on the outer edge and it just sat flush the rest of the way around

Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:53 pm

Post by **shakes** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:03 pm

thats some nice work there diesel boy!

I've been considering doing something like this myself, but havent found a nice spot for the gas filler... it's currently vry nicely located on the part of the gaurd i wanna chop off (dont start giving me lectures i know how dangerous it is)

and i dont particluary wanna run it up inside the gaurd near the wheel or thru the kick panel. Idea's?

Post by **hottiemonster** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:09 pm

shakes wrote:thats some nice work there diesel boy!

I've been considering doing something like this myself, but havent found a nice spot for the gas filler... it's currently vry nicely located on the part of the gaurd i wanna chop off (dont start giving me lectures i know how dangerous it is)

and i dont particluary wanna run it up inside the gaurd near the wheel or thru the kick panel. Idea's?

mine is at the rear of the car, when i had the standard rear bar on it, it was on the passenger side through the silver bit, just beside the corner bumper.

Post by **hottiemonster** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:11 pm

dieselboy, have you thought about bracing the corner which is closest to the tyre? as how it is now might not hold up to a decent wack close to the wheel arch.

Post by **shakes** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:51 pm

mine is at the rear of the car, when i had the standard rear bar on it, it was on the passenger side through the silver bit, just beside the corner bumper

thats where it originally was, but part of the vic RWC requirments now make mounting the filler anywhere other than on the body illegal. the reason given is for "vibration" reasons

hi-luxmadness --

Sikaflex is just a brand, its a type of gunk has similar sealant properties to silicon, but better suited to metals as it doesn't bring on corrosion like silicon. Make sure you get the metal based one most auto parts/hardware stores stock it

Post by **hottiemonster** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:57 pm

shakes wrote:thats where it originally was, but part of the vic RWC requirments now make mounting the filler anywhere other than on the body illegal. the reason given is for "vibration" reasons

you serious? :shock:

Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:02 pm

The Bar you mean??
Its anchored at the front to the body mount with a piece of angle iron, i had to do it after i had them in place so i could get every thing lined up properly, i will have to do another under body shot

I think it should be ok to use the Hi-Lift on, but I'm not keen to try untill im forced to :lol:

Post by **hottiemonster** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:06 pm

good stuff. maybe an updated pic would be good.

Post by **shakes** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:53 pm

yep!

last sept when i got my shorty it was thru the rear bumper.

They made me mount the filler through the body, on a 4wd your also supposed to have the entire gas fuel line in braided hose both my mechanic and another GAS system joint told me

Post by **familybus** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:52 pm

wooooohooooo! i did the chop on the ass of the familywagon and i reckon i didnt do such a bad job after all! im stoked! i wroked out how much it cost me and it worked out to @ $5 and i used about 6 tools and that includes the milk crate used as a seat! it was that much fun that even my young bloke whos only 4.5 years old got into it and gave me a hand. if anyones interested let me know and ill try and chuck up some pics! now im on a roll.

Post by **robbie** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 2:05 pm

good move familybus.. get up some pics soon

Post by **rOd** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:20 pm

PICS!

Please

Post by **familybus** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:52 pm

ill just post them in order and the last two pics are the most important! they were the only tools i needed to get it done!

Post by **familybus** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:56 pm

heres a pic from underneath once it was cut!

Post by **familybus** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:59 pm

for anyone out there planning on doin this! dont be as lazy as me! move your wiring before cutting! :oops:

Post by **familybus** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:00 pm

pic of the drivers side all done minus the bottom plates!

Post by **familybus** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:01 pm

heres the only tolls i used! as you can see proffesional tools for a profesional job!

(yeh right)

Post by **familybus** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:02 pm

last but not least the most important peice of equipment! my helpfull 4.5 year old son, WHAT A DAMN LEGEND! he stuck with me all the way through the job and helped! i knew there was another use for kids besides emptying out mum and dads wallet! ( and before anyone mentions slave labour he cost me $5 for his services)

Post by **robbie** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:32 pm

good work, too bad there were no progress shots.

Post by **familybus** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:52 pm

a few more!

Post by **rOd** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:02 pm

Dude what happend to the plastic flare on the left side???

Post by **Madmac** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:07 pm

ill be doing mine next week hopefully, i just bought some early model tail lights on ebay, as soon as they arrive im going to go for it, im going to use an air body saw rather than the angle grinder though, then im going to make a rear bar, ill put some pics up when ive done it

Post by **familybus** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:16 pm

i couldnt undo the screw on the flare so i used the master key on it! then i grinded the screws off! :lol:

ive got more pics but thats all thats goin up her cause for some reason the rest wont post! (might need the master key on the pc aswell!)

Post by **DieselBoy** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 4:15 pm

Finally got round to getting that up to date pic of the bar under the cut quater panel:

Post by **Beastmavster** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 7:42 pm

Well, so much for my previous comments - due to too much quarter panel damage it's the chop job for me.

I'm currently trying to fold over the back section (with some "fingers about 2cm wide at the front to mate it with), then sikaflex it up rather than cut clean off and stick a plate in. This will allow the original holes (wiring and drain) to be used.

One problem I've found is that there is a couple structural support in the middle of the bottom of the quarter...

How have others got around this?

Also if you leave this in place your rear bar needs to be angled down in line with the v on the panel.

Post by **Beastmavster** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:26 pm

Some mid choppy chop pics.

Plan is for a the folded over bits of panel are just to be the to be the mounting point of steel checkerplate to be sikaflexed over the top of it.

The bar will cover any remaining lack of neatness.

Post by **Madmac** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:03 pm

heres a pic of the bar i made for mine after i chopped it

Post by **Beastmavster** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:08 pm

The bar will cover up many sins

Interested in some recovery hooks I saw on a GQ SWB on the weekend... a loop that's bolted into the standard mounting points for the rear bar. Thy kind of drop down a bit so they go under the new that'll be going on.

Any ideas where they come from?

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