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MudRaiderUS · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 20:46 Post subject:

Hope you think imitation is the highest form of flattery cause the girl likes the front bumper on your ride and wants me to put it on her Raider/Shogun we're building. Have some 4" aircraft landing lights I think i can incorporate into it too! Will post pics

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haylands · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 21:47 Post subject:

Mmmmm sounds interesting, I thought about putting some of those little bug eye type spots in mine but I'd just smash them up... I have a habit of driving into things when off roading.... can't understand why!!!!

Good luck with it, to be honest mines probably a bit over the top at 10mm (3/8" to you!) thick... thinner would be fine....

irmscher · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2010 8:47 Post subject:

enjoyed reading this brilliant truck a credit to you Very Happy

haylands · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 21:51 Post subject:

Paul83c · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 22:22 Post subject:

Has it bent due to the usage you've pit it through?

idratherbesurfing · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 22:26 Post subject:

mine got bent after launching it up a quarry Rolling Eyes

theyre not happy after the front wheels come back to earth after a 5ft jump Laughing

haylands · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 22:31 Post subject:

MudRaiderUS · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 23:00 Post subject:

haylands Posted: ........ it's now replaced with a stronger one so when it happens again we will find out the next weakest part.....

It's fun to get to this state of mind, isn't it? Very Happy

Daniel90 · Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 22:39 Post subject:

About that...
I've been searching for solutions about it. Turns out it's better to keep the original steering idler cause it has a tendenceny to flex more. Due to the big bushing. The Mk II one will break sooner than the MK I's.
One night i had nothing to do and so,i've decided to find new ways to reinforce the steering idler. One thing you could to,to make sure it doesn't bend anymore is to weld an ear below the steering idler so that the main shaft will go through it and locked with the factory nut below. So far i think it's the best thing you can do.

These are only suggestions,i appreciate your work so far and i admire your ingeniosity. DIY rulz!

pajerojonas · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:31 Post subject:

Daniel90 · Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 13:36 Post subject:

Unfortunately not. I've done the trick to a friend. A 1989 LWB Pajero on 33x15tires. He done the same thing,swapped the steering idler with a mk II one and cracked it. In the end,my solution worked and stiil works.

venn105 · Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 21:19 Post subject:

Just spent last couple of hours reading through your write up and pics AWESOME.Love it,must admit that i would have it in a big glass case after all that hard work,fantastic Pete well done.One day hopefully i will see it in the metal at a meet

haylands · Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 15:12 Post subject:

Venn105, thanks for that. it's next outing is PITP in two weeks so......... just got round to looking at the drivers seat that broke last time out.... something to do with a fat ba$tard sat in it for too long Laughing

Took it out and got it apart to find this

Severe case of metal fatigue... the passenger seat was like it when I got the car.

Cleaned it up and welded it back on... used a piece of treadplate to hold the seat cover and foam out the way, had to partially strip the seat and get those darn hog rings off...

I don't think it would last long just welded as the fatigue will have weakend the metal all around there so I used a small scrap piece of 10mm plate to fillet the back, this sits under the seatfoam so can't be seen when back together

Welded it on... good and strong now....

Cleaned it up and gave it a coat of paint and then refitted it.... works great... another cheap fix Very Happy

NYRA · Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 16:02 Post subject:

good job pete and love the word cheap fixs Wink

haylands · Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 22:56 Post subject:

My rear winch packed up a while ago now and I hadn't got around to sorting it... well thought I might need it on Saturday for PITP greenlaning

When I first did it I didn't have the money to get longer cables so I used the short ones it came with and mounted the solenoid under the rear bumper, I did seal it up as best I could with silicon but I guess it didn't work too well....

Looked like this when I got the bumper off

Opened it up to find just a small amount of rust Shocked

Anyway, longer cables put on and I've moved it into the boot... should be OK now, the front one is just behind the grille and it's been washed by wading dozens of times, but it's still working fine.... silicon must have worked on that one.....