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disco truck.
boss:
also, these are just plans that are not necessarily going to happen any time soon...i am just throwing ideas out. i can stay with baby BFGs for a while longer it doesn't hurt i just like to be different! :lol:
Disco_Stu:
Boss, I apologise. I've just watched the you tube vid of that mog axled disco climbing a log. Zero articulation/travel/suspension in general. It sounded a lot better in stills, if you know what I mean.
Oh the shame. Then I found this : http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=678939
I think I'll keep my opinions to myself in future
boss:
articulation isnt evereything, aslong as you have lockers. chris ables trayback rangerover seems to have alot of flex and that has portals. he will be the one at the top in howlin wolf at the moment.
and what the hell. that disco is huge! 50" boggers? what the hell could you use it for other than a show car?!...i would like to go bigger buit thats too big!
boss:
got more o the winch tray mountings done today :whothedaddy:
absolutely knackering, I'm set up to work near the door of the garage but i put the disco in with its arse pointing out....so I'm welding and grinding then picking up all this glued together metal and carting it around...doesn't sound to bad but when you do it more then 5 times it gets a little taxing.
made the mounting points that will BOLT on to my chassis, well the basic inside "c" section bit is almost finished with some 150 amp action!....my welder had to cool down alot! i really need to invest in an MMA unit! anyway, welded all the bits together going on dimensions from the rear of the chassis thinking its the same on the front....which it is, apart from 2 plates which are welded to the front of the rails.....school boy error! had to the grind 1mm (1/2 on each part) off and hope.....it sort of fits but needed a bit of persuading with the dead blow hammer! i grind more tomorrow.
posted some pics for you all this time.
by the way...i am deaf! bloody grinders and some thieving git has nicked my ear plugs! [person of questionable parentage]!
make 2 of them gluing various bits together
grind off where needed
tack on spacer plates
route run
propper run
weld edges using your best hottest setting and grind everything that could cause problems off
should have something like this
grind some more until you get the tolerances right
and this happens
in comparison i haven't got much done(in 4 hours)....this annoys me! and I'm having to cannibalize bits off of other things i have made to get that 6mm plate.
am in need of a bit more but i have alot of time left to accumulate more. and don't worry, i know the welds look hideous but it will all be grinded down.
all in all i am thinking it will be very effective. if anyone is looking at making there own bumper i advise using the D44 slots, unless you have the facilities tom make a similar thing your self. but even then this is still a good starting point!
let me know what you think.
clbarclay:
Ah the joys of making winch mounts :|
Probably a bit lat since you've started making it, but I have some drawings for making 6 bolt sides plates which use the 4 bolts at the front of the disco/range rover chassis as well as the 2 bolts behind/under the front cross member.
Its an interesting design your using, are the plates above and bellow the chassis rails for mounting it with verticle bolts?
Keep up the good work and get your self some ear plugs or defenders. That constat ringing in the ears is not very pleasent :roll:
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