So next up I got a hold of a P38 rear axle. These are offset due to the passenger side drop transfer box, so much handier for the rear axle than flipping a D2 axle.
Usual process ensued.... cut off all the brackets weld on new ones to suit the chassis.
ive been doing this with a number of different measurement devices... with varying degrees of success.. but its worked out right in the end, this was the handiest tool.
All mounted up!
Next up I got a pair of CSW B-Pillars from YRM, this is the best way for me to get a seatbelt mount and a full height B-Pillar that i can weld a panel to at a later point in the build. Right at this point theyre only placed in until i get everything correctly aligned with the back body.
Over the next few days i will set the heights and widths for the position of these and get them welded to the threshold plate.
I was waiting at this point for a steel supplier to reopen so i could pick up some box steel for the rear sub floor and tie this into the b-pillars....So i moved on to the rear suspension...
The middle axle was already set up to recieve the D2 airbags so that made life easier, i made up brackets for the rear axle to accept the D2 bags.
I then sorted some top mount spacers to give an effective 1.5" lift and to adapt the spring perches from 110 rear spring diameter to 90 rear spring diameter (which the D2 air spring sits into)
These bags give about 10 inches of travel from bumpstop to full height (estimation, as i have no weight on the bags or bumpstops fitted.
I then moved on to the rear axle prop. this came off another 6x6 door i have, which happily, just happened to fit, the short nose p38 diff probably helped a lot!
Mostly this just required mounting the carrier bearing to the middle axle, but it was a nice satisfying job!
Prop angle of the rear diff looks a bit dodgy here because i havent nuts for the trailing arms, and the axle had moved back.
With that out of the way i started figuring out where to mount the transfer box. The best option with this for me, was to mount it remotely as the trans pan is quite wide and wouldnt allow room for the front prop if the t-box was mounted directly to the Allison. Even at that, it is still precariously close, so ill be doing some shaving to the Allison sump.
Im using a 130 rear prop as my front prop to set my t-box distance. This allows me to use off the shelf parts for some of the props which saves a few quid on custom lengths, but also puts the t-box in a decent spot.
Ill work on mounting that in the coming days.
Finally, today i got some steel and started working on the subfloor. This was a huge step for me, to start to see the footprint of the rear body.
Its early days with the subfloor yet but this gives you an idea of size.
The wheels on the back give a weird proportion to things as theyre an odd offset, ill be running BFG 33/12.5R15 on +32mm offset 10" wheels so wheels will be about 50mm inside the bodywork when done.
So there ye go! Thats the latest update... Waiting on a few bits to be delivered from paddocks and ive more steel to pick up tomorrow, so i should get the subfloor fairly well finished for the next update!
