Cost thus far
Bundera chassis - Carton of great northerns
Bundera 4.55 with ARB locker, hubs, brakes etc - $700
Steel - Less then $50 in plate steel
Power steering hose - $108
Labour - Many hours in the shed.
Costs to come
Shocks
SOA Rear.
Obviously i do expect there to be unforseen costs along the way. Will have to see how much of a budget i can stick to!
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So i got a few days off back in Brisbane to complete a little bit more work on the ol girl.
The bill has expanded slightly.
Beadlocked 33" TSL swampers - $550
Front Drive shaft - $20
Front Procomp shocks - Got given them along with another set of springs to play with.
Brake Lines - $80
Bolts / washers assorted - $40
Unrelated to the SAS - I also picked up a 120AMP alternator off facebook classifieds and installed her. Fired up running 14.2V without a hitch! $100! Should keep the winch a little happier than my original mud filled one. haha
Couple quick SOA pics i grabbed. Still have to grab some photos for it positioned. The spring perch is only held on by 2 x straight welds on the diff. Easily cut and repositioned on top. Will Have to flex up and see what size shocks i need. The original shock mounts arent going to work. I used my original MU springs which have been sitting in the shed for 4 years collecting dust. I used these coupled with extended shackles. The Ride height is pretty dead on.
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Few photos of the front all finished off with a bit of paint. Will have to play with caster once all spring heights are sorted and weights of bullbar / winches go back on.
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The bill has expanded slightly.
Beadlocked 33" TSL swampers - $550
Front Drive shaft - $20
Front Procomp shocks - Got given them along with another set of springs to play with.
Brake Lines - $80
Bolts / washers assorted - $40
Unrelated to the SAS - I also picked up a 120AMP alternator off facebook classifieds and installed her. Fired up running 14.2V without a hitch! $100! Should keep the winch a little happier than my original mud filled one. haha
Couple quick SOA pics i grabbed. Still have to grab some photos for it positioned. The spring perch is only held on by 2 x straight welds on the diff. Easily cut and repositioned on top. Will Have to flex up and see what size shocks i need. The original shock mounts arent going to work. I used my original MU springs which have been sitting in the shed for 4 years collecting dust. I used these coupled with extended shackles. The Ride height is pretty dead on.
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Few photos of the front all finished off with a bit of paint. Will have to play with caster once all spring heights are sorted and weights of bullbar / winches go back on.
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Front tail shaft has different bolt pattern. However upon playing around with a few parts i found that the original MU drive shaft with an isuzu UNI joint fits a bundera pattern head to the end! Just hope its going to be long enough. Otherwise i might swap it the other way. Use the bundera shaft with MU transfer case side..
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AND I FINALLY GOT SOME BRAKES WORKING (Although soft i think some seals in the master cylinder may have perished) AND GOT THE OLD GIRL OUT OF THE SHED!
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AND I FINALLY GOT SOME BRAKES WORKING (Although soft i think some seals in the master cylinder may have perished) AND GOT THE OLD GIRL OUT OF THE SHED!
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Things are getting exciting now. I have been working away from home (where the shed is) so progress has been slow.
I was finally able to take the mu for a drive / quick stretch and discovered i have violent death wobbles at 50 - 60 KPH.
Roughly aligned the toe in / toe out - no change.
Removed steering RTC dampner - no change (these are notorious apparently for making wobbles worse.
Changed back to tyres that i knew was balanced - DRIVES BLOODY GREAT.
When i set out i originally said that i wasn't looking for flex but i tell you... its bloody addicting and once you get a taste you only want more.
Still to buy - Tailshaft spacer.
Still to do - Wire in compressor for airlocker and run airlines. Modify rock slider. GO DRIVING.
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I was finally able to take the mu for a drive / quick stretch and discovered i have violent death wobbles at 50 - 60 KPH.
Roughly aligned the toe in / toe out - no change.
Removed steering RTC dampner - no change (these are notorious apparently for making wobbles worse.
Changed back to tyres that i knew was balanced - DRIVES BLOODY GREAT.
When i set out i originally said that i wasn't looking for flex but i tell you... its bloody addicting and once you get a taste you only want more.
Still to buy - Tailshaft spacer.
Still to do - Wire in compressor for airlocker and run airlines. Modify rock slider. GO DRIVING.
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Very impressive. Are you doing this for fun or doing comps?
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So tyres fixed the death wobble? I have sasd mine on leafs and have a violent death wobble at 40kph that cant be driven through. Am thinking about doing radius arms and coilovers now as much easier to certify in nz.
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