parrots trak

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Re: parrots trak

Post by parrotveasey81 » Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:29 pm

got a bit more done today
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Re: parrots trak

Post by parrotveasey81 » Sat Nov 20, 2010 5:31 pm

3 pics andall in backwards order :twisted:
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Re: parrots trak

Post by Edweird » Sat Nov 20, 2010 6:58 pm

Hey, nice work. That'll look pretty smart when it's done. What did you cut up for the inside wheelarch?
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Re: parrots trak

Post by parrotveasey81 » Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:06 pm

Edweird wrote:Hey, nice work. That'll look pretty smart when it's done. What did you cut up for the inside wheelarch?


thanks,i have cut out the inner arch due to the tyres catching on the up travel and as i want more up travel i need more room,the joys of a virtual lift :roll: it may keep the truck low but brings alot of work if you want flex,at the moment i have 2" of up travel and 8" of down travel on the shocks and i would like 4"-6" of up travel as well as 8" of down travel 8-)

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Re: parrots trak

Post by Edweird » Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:51 pm

parrotveasey81 wrote:
Edweird wrote:Hey, nice work. That'll look pretty smart when it's done. What did you cut up for the inside wheelarch?


thanks,i have cut out the inner arch due to the tyres catching on the up travel and as i want more up travel i need more room,the joys of a virtual lift :roll: it may keep the truck low but brings alot of work if you want flex,at the moment i have 2" of up travel and 8" of down travel on the shocks and i would like 4"-6" of up travel as well as 8" of down travel 8-)
I meant what did you put in to fill the hole after you cut out the old arch. It looks like a panel fom somethingelse that's been cut up.

Yeah, I can see why you'd want more than 2" of up travel. I reckon that's probably about the standard movement with standard wheels, isn't it?
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Re: parrots trak

Post by parrotveasey81 » Sun Nov 21, 2010 7:43 am

[/quote]
I meant what did you put in to fill the hole after you cut out the old arch. It looks like a panel fom somethingelse that's been cut up.

Yeah, I can see why you'd want more than 2" of up travel. I reckon that's probably about the standard movement with standard wheels, isn't it?[/quote]


oh right,standard it has more than 2" up travel but i had to limit that to 2" because the tyres are 6"s taller overall and i only have a 2" spring lift

first pic with standard size tyre,29" tall and secound pic with 33" tall tyre,im now running 35"tyres
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Re: parrots trak

Post by parrotveasey81 » Sun Nov 21, 2010 7:46 am

this is how i filled the gap.its just sheet steel cut to shape
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Re: parrots trak

Post by parrotveasey81 » Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:29 pm

got the inside of the cab sealed today,now lets see if i can get the pics the right way around :roll:
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Re: parrots trak

Post by Jordi » Sun Nov 21, 2010 4:34 pm

Now that is a rather spiffy looking conversion. It all looks so neat and tidy compared to when I did mine.

Gona run the Zuk to xmas and hopefully get some garage time while Im off and tidy the bits you can't see up, I'm fairly sure these are where it's leaking.

Keep up the good work.

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Re: parrots trak

Post by ScottieJ » Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:54 pm

Looking good Parrot :smoke: tidy work as usual.
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