Hi Michael, thanks for having a look at this build, and leaving some words of support. I suppose if I had some land and wealth, I’d enjoy building one of these in real life. I’ve watched a few of this fellow’s videos and the performance of the rig is remarkable - tho it should be! with the power, gearing, suspension, and engine - - lol -
I have a brief update today - I finished installing the rear axle parts and shock towers. To do this tho, I had to keep going with home machine shop work - a term I’m using very loosely:
Ahh - no machine shop at all - instead, using a PE bender as a vice, and a file, to convert some small clevis pins into smaller eyebolts. And in use:
If you look carefully under the rear end you can see a trailing arm has been installed, using those “custom” eyebolts and hardware. Same treatment for the rear shock towers. And below, some images of this working together:
This basically worked out as planned, though I would have preferred the rear end to sit a bit lower. At this point, that desire seems a bit irrelevant - it works and only I’m griping about it.
Next up will be a roll bar in the bed, some bumper work and a few odds and ends - then to paint.
Thanks for having a look
Nick