haven's MUTROL sas project

[haven]

yea me too mate! though as close to finished as it looks the last bit seems to be the longest... still need to build trans cross member, weld engine mounts fully, remove engine/trans to fit clutch, get tailshafts made up, get exhaust made, fit suspension, finish interior wiring and get new seats, fit fron locker and replace front rotors, fit hydro piping.... the list goes on it all seems straightforward at first but its all the annoying little things that arent expected that take so long..

[muzila]

Yea, your not wrong there. Its the last 10% that always takes the time and saps up the last of the money...

Honey... I sold the kids.

[haven]

sorry to say that things have moved very slowly since my last post.. still waiting on advice for crossmember before i can remove engine and fully weld new engine mounts and crossmember..
been plodding around doing menial stuff in the mean time...

[haven]

this includes, wiring up the amp, finishing up interior wiring.
priming and smoothing up bullbar, installing weatherproof box in engine bay to house the relays and fuses for all the appliances, etc.
installed the oil filter reloactor and hoses along with the catch can. still yet to sus out the ideal spot to mount the oil cooler....

fitted hose fittings to the new fuel tank and built a frame to hold it under the chassis as well as a bit of extra bash support underneath to protect the tank..

still chasing the perfect seats as i decided i didnt like my super bucket fixed back race seat. thinking of fitting subaru wrx seats, just waiting for a decent priced pair to pop up on gumtree..

[haven]

made a bit of progress today, removed the rad support bar and built a new one to accomodate the oil cooler.
fitted the top plate to the bullbar, finishing it off and test fitted it. marked holes for spotlights and antennas and did a bit of uneventful stuff inside the cab..

[haven]

did some painting yesterday of the bar, the new rad support and the fuel tank mount...

[haven]

dummy fitted up the bullbar and started wiring up the lights and antenna's..
fitted the stainless snorkel too..

[haven]

tacked and welded up the trans crossmember today so not things can start moving a bit quicker... now that the crossmember is sorted i can pull the engine back out for the last time, weld engine mounts, finish wiring, repaint chassis and reinstall engine for final time!!!

and for those with keen eyes, you better believe the bracings are made from star droppers.lol.
the brace will still be welded up a bit more at work on the mig,so dont stress about the gaps in some spots...

[geeves]

like your welding bench. It has that rustic bridge over a ditch look

[haven]

Haha so true. That was my cooling bench but the welding table isn't much better :p