SQRLPWR Posted December 10, 2015 Report Share Posted December 10, 2015 just wait until you see my handy work ..it's not going to be pretty LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawritch Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 82 total I don't feel that way at all. I don't claim to be a good welder so any advice is always welcome haha. And Jay it can't be that bad haha. Strong >pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82Yota Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Thats cool, some people get offended when I offer advice so I tend to tread lightly haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Thought I'd better start a fluid, bolt, belt, etc check today when I had a couple of hours grace. Coolant a bit low, topped that up. Oil a quart low, normal per use, topped that up. Batteries firmly in place. Transmission fluid good. Leaky tire was not down on air. Hmm, the stick that was between the rubber and rim before is not there anymore! However there is a good scrape along the edge of the rim where the spotters during the hill climb at Big Jones said your rim is against the rock............. Remembered to check the engine belts, one has been squealing a lot, and I could even smell it burning when I started on the pavement after airing up at Big Jones. Tightened the alternator belt, it was just a bit loose. PS belt looked okay. Figured I should get a new alternator belt, this one is down into the pulley grooves. Took a second look at the ps belt. It was not sitting flat in the pulleys! One side of the belt was noticeably deeper in the groove than the other side! And the higher side of the belt had a ragged edge. Time for two new belts! When I got home I checked the dates. I installed them in the summer of 2008. Not that they have a lot of miles on them, but they are covered in Krown every other year and they're seven (7) years old. No shame in having to replace them! Also checked the leaky T-Case, definitely needs to be topped up before driving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronin Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Started the hood stretch on my Samurai and updated my build thread over at NSJC . http://nsjc.proboards.com/thread/44878/toyota-axle-samurai-rebuild-pickin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawritch Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Installed the armored diff cover today, all ready to intentionally drive into rocks. Also on Tuesday I finally got my tube LCA's and lift coils in! The 3 inch spacer didn't sit all that well with me, but their cheap. The new (used) springs give me an extra 3/4 of an inch over stock w/spacer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Started on my front bumper. Plan was to weld it to the lower support on my winch plate, but of course it gave me problems. First, my winch is slightly offset left and forward, so I couldn't get the left lower support pipe any where near to the the bottom winch plate support. So plan B was to use the existing bolts on the end of the frame horns and bolt it on there.....of course one side is slightly threaded, so I'll have to weld it in place. I also ran out of pipe, but I'll be adding a mini top light bar / stinger next - like this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Yo da man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 LOL....like most of my projects, it's not perfect, and it's been a long time coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastcoastcam Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 @jay... Are you going to build down for a bit more protection for the winch too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Hmmm not sure, space is pretty tight. What were you thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 6 hours ago, jay said: LOL....like most of my projects, it's not perfect, and it's been a long time coming. I've had my truck 17 years, and it's far from finished! You're probably ahead of most actually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 5 hours ago, Eastcoastcam said: @jay... Are you going to build down for a bit more protection for the winch too? 5 minutes ago, sar4x4 said: I've had my truck 17 years, and it's far from finished! You're probably ahead of most actually! Build a bit of a cage around the winch I think. If you bump her lightly into a rock or something you want the cage to transfer the shock to the frame, and not mangle the winch perhaps? Unless you're hitting something really hard and you want to sacrifice the winch instead of bending the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Got it I'm gonna try and pickup some smaller 1.75 pipe tomorrow to make the top...maybe use some below too. I like the idea of protecting the 51ut ROFL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnwalker Posted December 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Looks really good Jay! Guess what I found the other day - the original manual for that very winch! Interested in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82Yota Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 @jay this is my suggestion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvcGsUVyBnI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 41 minutes ago, autumnwalker said: Looks really good Jay! Guess what I found the other day - the original manual for that very winch! Interested in it? Yes please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 22 minutes ago, 82Yota said: @jay this is my suggestion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvcGsUVyBnI Nice tip The beauty of running my Xterra is most dont give it a second look, or know what it is, or consider it a Pathfinder/mall crawler/soccer mom suv ....etc, which is GREAT! and as such, i feel it's not so much a target for scumbags/theives, so I never even considered my winch to be at risk. Although the wheel on the roof and mud coverage doesn't help with its stealthiness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I haven't been able to watch the whole vid, but I used to tack weld an angle iron cover over my winch bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82Yota Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 whoops wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Since I'm off work until the new year, I've had a bit more bumper progress..... 1st pass was just a trial to see how the 2 inch pipe was going to work out. I'm reasonably happy with it, but it needs some lower 'guards' and a light bar / mini stinger. 2nd pass was to add a 1.5 inch pipe light bar / mini stinger. Also, I'm not 100% happy with how the bumper mounts to the frame. Originally I bolted through the lower pipe supports into the end of the frame horns, where there's a threaded nut. Unfortunately the nut thread is damaged, so I've had to tack weld it in place. I really don't want to weld the bumper to the frame, so the plan is to add some 1 x 2 inch rectangle tube to the winch plate box section, and weld the bumper to that. I've also run out of weld wire....and I was at PA this morning too /grrr/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sar4x4 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I don't think you'll regret building the upper bar. They look good, you can tie things to them, (especially from the roof, or a tent, or a tarp), you can mount lights on them, etc etc. Carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82Yota Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 yeah I have an idea for my bumper that's similar. I plan on welding on a ring to hold a beach umbrella and a tab to attach my hammock. Not to mention a beer bottle opener. By the way, the party is in front of my truck haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQRLPWR Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I think I'm also going to add lower └ shaped bars ┘ under the ends too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82Yota Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I have some spare channel iron laying around ifyou need some. I think it's 3" with 1" flange. Would be good for your L shape maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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