Finally....Da new rig..

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You musta missed the pics above mike :redneck:

And mine will be done before yours :haha:

And a few ideas for something on the floor as the foot area... more to come

 

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Some may recall a signature I have used many times over the years and just felt the need to finally do it on my own rig. This time though I got a little more fancy with the mount.

 

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And there is the new coolant res tank :redneck: I could have gone with something fancy but I just had to do this.

 

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And got it hooked up to the radiator with a draw straw inside like a stock toyota res tank.

 

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So I ordered a bunch of hose parts (summit brand silicone hoses) and went ahead and built the lower rad hose and the fit is very tight but I was happy with the outcome. I could have used a 45 degree hose at the radiator and only used 2 pieces of hose but I wanted some clearance at the upper link tower and using the metal 45 degree tube gave me that. On the final setup I should be able to gain another 1/4" of clearance. But that was the last part on the rig that needed to be done around the clearance of full compression.

 

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Next was the upper hose. The vortec's use a goofy upper neck thats not only bent oddly its also 1 1/4" and the neck on the rad is 1.5". So my fix was to make a new upper neck thats 1.5".

I was able to do it with a 45 and 90 degree hose and I was happy with how well it all fit.

 

[toyodaaddict]

I like the mount for the coolant tank. I'm running a 1 liter smart water myself, mountain dew would probably be overkill for my ol leaf sprung toyota

 

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You musta missed the pics above mike :redneck:

And mine will be done before yours :haha:

And a few ideas for something on the floor as the foot area... more to come

Well ****, must have not payed attention. And , well:fawkdancesmiley:.

 

[landbruiser1]

Can you tell me about that trigger setup that is on your tig torch? Looks cool and never seen anything like that!

 

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Can you tell me about that trigger setup that is on your tig torch? Looks cool and never seen anything like that!

Here is some info on it :awesomework:

http://www.ckworldwide.com/steady-grip™.html

 

[landbruiser1]

Thanks! That thing looks cool!

 

[1982cj7]

Do you use that pistol grip instead of a foot pedal?

 

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Do you use that pistol grip instead of a foot pedal?

I have been only using the pistol grip since I have better control with my finger than my foot.

 

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Also here is a great link for belt lengths for anybody needing it.

http://www.gates.com/oreilly/PDFs/SizeListings.pdf

Also for my own records and ease of finding it my belt # is K060775

 

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Next to tackle was the air system. Since I could not make the york compressor fit I had to go with an electric pump. So the only place to put the air stuff is behind the seats. To mount it on the rear wall I had to add some strength for it.

 

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Got the new ARB dual pump compressor mounted up and its pretty sturdy.

 

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Behind the driver seat is where I put the air tank. It had come off my toyota but I had to rework the fitting locations and mounts. I also ran the hose thru the back wall and to a location for ease of use and away from tire splatter.

 

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:awesomework:.........

 

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Next it was time to mount the hood. I won't deny it was a lil nerve racking to buzz the holes in the hood.... But it needed to be mounted for the next big part I need to figure out. I was also able to finish up the holes around the shocks.

 

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I finally got my PSC column so it was time to modify the mount and get it tacked into place. Length is damn near spot on...