Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Is anybody interested in...

5 x 34x10.5 JT2s with 4 x 15x8 2.5" backspaced black powdercoated US Wheels and 1 x Ford F truck rim (same specs but not powdercoated
Front and Rear Widetrack diffs (complete) - welded rear centre
Various stock spring packs

Basically... everything that hangs below my frame.

what now NAM?

Are you going to fit the portals?

thinking about it

how's your honeymoon?

was great but it is very hard to be back at work after 3 weeks lazing on a tropical island

NAM, you have PM

Depending on the work situation I am be interested in the JT's ..

(I have just found out that as of the 16th of Jan I will be unemployed) But the good news is I already have at least one interview lined up for wednesday

did you want rims or no rims with the simexes?

as of now, every piece has been earmarked to somebody already with no doubling up

If someone gets in before me jsut do what ya gotta do . .as I will not know for a week or so if I will even have a job to pay for em .. or if I do have a job how much I will be getting paid ..

it won't be happening right away anyway

just doing the planning and thinking right now

So it begins...
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=10506

N*A*M wrote:So it begins...
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=10506

There appears to be a distinct lack of widetrack diffs in the above mentioned post

chillax gregory
they will be available after the conversion
how do you propose i move my car around?

N*A*M wrote:chillax gregory
they will be available after the conversion
how do you propose i move my car around?

I figure since it will have no wheels or tyres that you would be using an alternate form of transport no?

26" stockies man

spoke to the engineer just then. there is definitely still some bad blood but we were both civil enough to be productive.

N*A*M wrote:26" stockies man

Nice - i should run mine around on stockies one day just for a giggle

N*A*M wrote:spoke to the engineer just then. there is definitely still some bad blood but we were both civil enough to be productive.

Comon mate - you've opened up the subject - commence discussion

what are we talking here?

why not go to a different engineer?

a different engineer is definitely on the cards. i have heard of other options emerging.

also, i am planning to get the work done in NSW which adds a layer of complexity in logistics - but nothing that cannot be overcome.

nothing is happening until late jan though as i am too busy over this christmas period.

N*A*M wrote:a different engineer is definitely on the cards. i have heard of other options emerging.

also, i am planning to get the work done in NSW which adds a layer of complexity in logistics - but nothing that cannot be overcome.

nothing is happening until late jan though as i am too busy over this christmas period.

You could enter politics with that answer NAM... 2 points for avoidance skills

what i meant was - "what are you going to be doing to the car?"

oh sorry misunderstood your question there

well i want to go to coils in the front for approach clearance and all the other benefits of coils. that's a key wish at the moment.

not yet decided on the rear yet but thinking 3/4 link with either coils, or quarter elliptical leaves. 1 good thing about qe is that it allows for lots of up travel compared to helical coils (which still take up a fair bit of space when fully compressed). this would allow me to set a lower ride height, still get decent up travel AND get good down travel too.

Sweet.

And will this be with the volvo diffs then? or some other diffs? hilux?

hell yeah! why would i compromise on anything less?

just spoke to a different engineer who has now done two volvo projects. he sounds positive and i've sent him off doing background investigation. i worded him up on the strength of the suzuki chassis before he had a chance to be malaffected by the bigger-is-better syndrome. i'm dropping the sierra off at the local volvo expert soon so he can do a feasability survey.

people buy my stuff and make it happen!

So it will be trailored around then?

What was the reduction on the volvos again?

N*A*M wrote:hell yeah! why would i compromise on anything less?

just spoke to a different engineer who has now done two volvo projects. he sounds positive and i've sent him off doing background investigation. i worded him up on the strength of the suzuki chassis before he had a chance to be malaffected by the bigger-is-better syndrome. i'm dropping the sierra off at the local volvo expert soon so he can do a feasability survey.

people buy my stuff and make it happen!

You mean something like this?



(taken from: http://www.offroadgs.com/drive_train.htm)

For those too lazy to click:

Portal Axles: Custom Volvo Portal Axles Cable or vacum operated locker 17" of ground clearance at diff w/37" tires, 1 ton rated. Width from outside of tire to outside of tire running 37X13.5X17 tires with custom 17X9 steel wheels measures 78". Gear ratio- Ring and pinion 3.45:1, portal outers 2.07:1, final drive 7.14:1, Avalaible options: Disc brake conversions, right or left hand pinion, Cable control for locker, 17X9 steel wheels bead-locked

You know what we say don't you, NAM? We want PICS, PICS, PICS, PICS!!!

my overall reduction is 5.99. i'm trying to get it engineered so that i don't have to trailer it. volvos will drive fine at speed.

yes luis, i have those. look in my members thread in the early pages for pics and details.

N*A*M wrote:my overall reduction is 5.99. i'm trying to get it engineered so that i don't have to trailer it. volvos will drive fine at speed.

Nice - 5.99 isn't too much lower than my 5.12's so i reckon it should be pretty sweet on the road - just a matter of setting up the body to keep the tyres under flares or something i guess...

I reckon the li'l 1.3 will enjoy the higher revs - which of course you could correct with some bigger rubber

Sounds good mate...

Good luck with this one N*A*M. Many of us have ribbed you about the Volvo's in the past (who me? ) but out of jest. I hope things work out better this time. Keep us informed OK!!?!?

i reread the things i wrote and what other people wrote at the time of the end of the yellow project and just started feeling shitty all over again. kinda really flat and disappointed. this time will be different, i hope. there are people that genuinely care about my projects and they will be part of the inner circle. no offence to anyone, but soon, it will be all secret squirrel. i will be keep details close to my chest. fingers crossed i have the enthusiasm, patience and money to see it through this time.

Go for it.

you were so close before. just make sure you address all the issues that you were knocked back on last time.

DO IT

Sounds like you have thought things through and reasearched for more throughly this time .. Best of luck with it .. hope it all goes well for ya ..

But remember .. get your design in place and try to stick to it .. no more rover plus nissan plus lada plus plus - ford + holden stuff with a hint of suzuki and a pinch of salt season to taste (easy to say I know .. but give it a go .. should be far easier to get engineered if you do)

Good luck secret squirrel,
did you get an alternator bracket in the end?
Peter.