Topic: 1 ton continues (Read 95118 times)

Ezz · « **Reply #450 on:** July 10, 2016, 08:16:50 PM »

Mine are ready for paint, but I'm busy having a garage built and converting my existing one into a lounge...

wildwood · « **Reply #451 on:** July 25, 2016, 12:49:09 PM »

So if asked what I did this year?

?

Effin beadlocks

Well I did the 6mm rod around one wheel and no it doesn't work as it's impossible to get tyre on....just spent some time with a tractor changing compressed air place trying tyre on from both sides......
NO NO NO NO

So my beadlocks are £400 worth of rim protectors at the end of the day......

Now I'm putting the H2 rims back on..... Narrower lighter and stuff.....

So anyone thinking of doing this think twice......

So when the exchange rate gets better it's Mr Staz.......emailed him on Sat and it's 5 to 6 weeks from ordering to delivery.......

Happy days

Ezz · « **Reply #452 on:** July 25, 2016, 03:17:11 PM »

I wasn't sure if you'd get the tyre on, mine are still waiting for paint..

Staz for me too I reckon

isle of man · « **Reply #453 on:** July 25, 2016, 04:54:06 PM »

You can pay extra to jump the waiting list at staz!!!

One week sir that's no problem ....

wildwood · « **Reply #454 on:** July 25, 2016, 04:55:52 PM »

EXTRA SIR!!!!!!

i would wait twice as long for a discount I am so tight.......

isle of man · « **Reply #455 on:** July 25, 2016, 07:45:03 PM »

TUT, TUT, TUT !!!

isle of man · « **Reply #456 on:** July 25, 2016, 07:46:26 PM »

Quote from: wildwood on July 25, 2016, 12:49:09 PM

So if asked what I did this year??

Effin beadlocks

Well I did the 6mm rod around one wheel and no it doesn't work as it's impossible to get tyre on....just spent some time with a tractor changing compressed air place trying tyre on from both sides......
NO NO NO NO

So my beadlocks are £400 worth of rim protectors at the end of the day......

Now I'm putting the H2 rims back on..... Narrower lighter and stuff.....

So anyone thinking of doing this think twice......

So when the exchange rate gets better it's Mr Staz.......emailed him on Sat and it's 5 to 6 weeks from ordering to delivery.......

Happy days

I TOLD YOU !!!!

isle of man · « **Reply #457 on:** July 25, 2016, 07:50:14 PM »

Apologies, did not wish to sound condersending, but for me I only had Gasser (God rest his sole) but the ability to have hindsight is a wonderful (not forgetting cheap) experience..... some times, I miss pushing the enverlope.

wildwood · « **Reply #458 on:** July 25, 2016, 08:07:36 PM »

No worries Peter.......

I sometimes feel that I am at the forefront of billybob redneck envelope stretching........and failure.....

At least that means that others ....llhopefully will not have to follow my route......

I guess we should of all had a think tank many moons ago to discuss what works and what is crap.....

Slowly ....but slowly all the things that we have discussed are finally coming to fruition......
But so many of us have taken the wrong turning along the way.......

Onward and upward........have I mentioned Unimogs recently

isle of man · « **Reply #459 on:** July 25, 2016, 08:15:57 PM »

But my envelope pushing was 8 years ago ( fooooook me!!), absolutely agree we need to pool ideas in the future projects.......BUT MY MOG WILL BE BIGGER THAN YOURS !!!

Just kidding my friend ...... ))))

wildwood · « **Reply #460 on:** September 15, 2016, 10:33:27 AM »

Cos I missed out on CF.....and cos it's quiet in 'Workshop'

Here's the plan.....

'1 Tonne' is going road legal. Basically ported steering box to give hydro assist as opposed to full hydro and hand brake on rear discs......

Looked into trans brake caliper and it's a mine field and likely to get expensive.......

As I am running front discs and calipers off a 3/4 ton Chevy on the rear I have monster braking.
But only hydraulic handbrake.........

Looked at all Wilwood stuff but they only do for .81" thick rotors ......and my rotors are 1.25" big feckers!

Well after a load of research it turns out Vipers had 1.25" rotors on the rear and brembo calipers and separate mechanical e brakes .

So now on the hunt........ Will report back later......

Footnote.......I know Cadillac rear with the mechanical e brake will fit but they are a bit marginal and I don't want to lose my front caliper on the rear set up.......

Have fun in the workshop Dastards

Ezz · « **Reply #461 on:** September 15, 2016, 04:21:29 PM »

Imagine the fecker coming towards you on the road

5536paulj · « **Reply #462 on:** September 15, 2016, 06:23:45 PM »

Imagine what the tyres are going to sound like at speed!!!

Delk · « **Reply #463 on:** September 15, 2016, 06:26:16 PM »

I started looking at building a driveline hand brake. By time I purchased a flanged output and matching drive shaft to mount the disc on the price was already really steep.

Would it be easier to replace the discs and get different callipers?

cuffm · « **Reply #464 on:** September 15, 2016, 11:33:29 PM »

Hello Wildwood,

I've been looking at callipers for thick rotors, want to replace Chevy S10 callipers with E-Brake callipers in a D44 FF kit. Although nearly every path eventually leads back to Caddy callipers (something I'm trying to avoid), one possibility is to use separate pair of handbrake only callipers such as these. Don't want to go T/C case brake as drive line to short. May end up swapping rotors. Interested in hearing what you find out.

Cuffy

wildwood · « **Reply #465 on:** September 16, 2016, 08:36:09 AM »

Good research Sir and they would be cheaper than recycled Viper parts.......

I'll dive back into the Interweb again and report back.

isle of man · « **Reply #466 on:** September 18, 2016, 10:05:31 AM »

Click if you dare !!

wildwood · « **Reply #467 on:** September 18, 2016, 10:08:51 AM »

Rather nice

wildwood · « **Reply #468 on:** November 19, 2016, 07:02:51 PM »

So.......back in the heated workshop this weekend.......

Drilling the YJ box for hydro assist........ooooh the great stuff on the YouTube is amazing.....

NPT 1/4 stuff and taps and stuff oooh tis almost exciting...... The box will be hydro assist for a few ££
I did think spit the dummy and buy from PSC.......

$1,000

How very dare they...... No pics yet but will try to show what I am doing......replacing all seals as well....(is that how you spell seals)

So here we go to get an MOT and do more events.....with rear brakes from tsmmfg for proper cable operated e brake for the MOT.

Now all we need is for the $ to dive under Trump so I can contact Mr Staz......

And I've just bought another motorbike and organised a trip to the edge of the Sahara next Sept.....
Got to do it Dastards ......only live once.....

dieselj20 · « **Reply #469 on:** November 19, 2016, 10:39:55 PM »

And I've just bought another motorbike and organised a trip to the edge of the Sahara next Sept.....
Got to do it Dastards ......only live once.....
so so true

JamesH · « **Reply #470 on:** November 23, 2016, 01:38:17 PM »

If you need any of those NPT taps if you haven't already done it then let me know as I bought a set for ARB locker airline plumbing.

Hydro-assist on the box seems like a good idea for me too, get some pics if you can fight the iPad and load them!

Ezz · « **Reply #471 on:** November 23, 2016, 02:59:00 PM »

Also very interested in this Jez, need full details please.

I've also had an email from STAZ.

wildwood · « **Reply #472 on:** November 23, 2016, 03:50:25 PM »

I got the gist of it from a you tube video that I'll go look for later. But Tis really easy and we could all do it with hand tools.

Here we go edit edit edit go and Google

Drilling your TJ steering box for hydro assist

Then the fist pic of you tube with Hydro assist in yellow across screen by a guy called Bleeping Jeep... Sorry can't post links for some reason......

Basics are to strip gearbox so all bits are out then drill and tap then rebuild kit that is just O rings and rubber seals and job done.

I reckon under £50 for taps and drills less if borrowed.

Hope mr Staz was positive with his reply?

I think this year I'll be making the '1 Ton' road legal and not a lot more.......unless the £ to $ changes and I can get some Staz wheels......
As I hinted I have got slightly addicted to motorbike trips abroad so might have to have a year out.
We'll see nothing is ever written in stone

Ezz · « **Reply #473 on:** November 24, 2016, 12:44:02 AM »

Yep mr STAZ was positive, wanted to know exactly what I wanted, back space, colour and stuff, he said about 6 weeks to manufacture.. I'd almost given up,

My diy beadlocks performed ok on Sunday, aired all 4 down to 8psi and they were still at 8 when I got home...

wildwood · « **Reply #474 on:** November 24, 2016, 07:28:42 AM »

It must be the difference in tyres then.
With Swamper Iroks 39.5" I was losing inner bead below 12 psi.
Glad they worked for you though

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