Trailer - challenge truck build

pressbrake said:

Watch the thread up date of mr farrar's motor tomorrow

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Will do, I've been looking over your challenge truck rebuild on Devon and got some ideas from that but no close ups of the front hoop mount so ill pay attention

200tdi ayre said:

Will do, I've been looking over your challenge truck rebuild on Devon and got some ideas from that but no close ups of the front hoop mount so ill pay attention

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that was a nasty build, it needed a new chassis and the owner had stupid requests

Intercooler anyone ?

Beasty!

discomark10 said:

Beasty!

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Justa bit ! Doesn't actually fit goes about half way across the tyres this is going in a Tractor puller I've got a squarer one for mine but a similar area

More progress with the roll cage mounts




Gonna do some more supports from the chassis and some triangulation for strength
Overkill

Also cleaned out the inlet on the head as they were full of crap and made up some brake pipes more to come

Plates tacked on

Bit more ...

Wish I'd welded a plate across the crossmember first now but I don't think it's critical

Overkill is the way

The main hoop is finished



How to make sure your cuts are straight



Brakes are finished and bled


Bleeding machine applies pressure to the system pushing out air so all you have to do is crack off the bleed screws


Design for the front hoop mounts is sorted just gotta make it

200tdi ayre said:

Bit more ...

Wish I'd welded a plate across the crossmember first now but I don't think it's critical

Overkill is the way

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yes you should! its only as good as the weakest part!

pressbrake said:

yes you should! its only as good as the weakest part!

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After seeing your pic of the one you'd done on the tray back I realised, but it was too late by then :/ but I've got plenty of supporting plates to spread the load, and it's all made out of 10mm

And to e honest I think the tube will break before the mounts or chassis does

200tdi ayre said:

Intercooler anyone ?

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skyline gtr intercooler looking good so far!

Bit tidier eigh noisy


Routing the rear rad pipes





How about this for a intercooler

Rear rad pipes done


Just clears everything without touching just gotta mount it to the chassis

Yes tis much tidier now.

Hard part is keeping it that way!

Dam you and your workshop what did you use for your rad pipes? Is it stainless?

discomark10 said:

Dam you and your workshop what did you use for your rad pipes? Is it stainless?

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Hehe it's just standard thin walled mild steel at the moment, to make mountings, welding ect easier as we don't have a TIG, I'm not too worried about it being steel as isn't that what the block is made of ?

Ill make one out of stainless eventually though

Yes but the block is a bit thicker. Should be ok providing the outside is protected

Hammerite it