The beauty and the beast

[Colt]

This build is coming out great!  I also thought your other build was cool

I like following these international builds and seeing the different styles, scenery and trails

Thanks! I gain most inspiration from this board. In Europe there are not so many builds because of the strict laws... Every single change on our vehicles have to be proofen by a Technical Supervisory Association 

[Colt]

this weekends progress:

bracket for the roll bar



a good friend welded the bar with blowpipe


another couple of friends helped us




getting the doors together and attached


installing the rear window


driver seat went in


no much to cover with the 33s


first steps on the flat

i don`t now whether taking round or square tube for the side rails. time will tell...


the weekends are really short when you work on a project like this... 

[skipnrocks]

tubing looks beefy, is it poop pipe?

[Colt]

That pipe is called "siederohr". It is a seamless pipe in 70mm outer diameter and a wall thickness of 3mm. It`s used in the industry for pressure lines.

[skipnrocks]

Cool!

[unclejpl4x4]

wow thats some big pipe

[Colt]

very small update

just painted the headlights...

had to work the last three days 12 hours per day...  but I have friday off and a long weekend 


oh and I was at fault with the pipe. that pipe has 75x3mm.

[Colt]

It has eyes!


radiator is in


cutting and grinding for the siderails


i hocked it up about 10mm back so it doesn`t hook into rocks or trees


a small toolbox 

[twistedtoy92]

hell yeah, lookin good and comin right along!

[ninja turtle]

damn thats a big toolbox! your not going to be able to see out of your back window. anyways, your truck is looking very good man. this is one of the fastest builds ive seen. its ture what they say about the germans, no one can re-build faster!!

[Colt]

this is one of the fastest builds ive seen. its ture what they say about the germans, no one can re-build faster!!

thank you. I have a motivating deadline. The next Romania trophy starts at the end of may and I have already paid the starting fees...

[unclejpl4x4]

how much weight do you have batween the bars and the box.  Looks like a heavy set-up

[Colt]

how much weight do you have batween the bars and the box.  Looks like a heavy set-up

It is more lightweight as it seems. The CAD say something about 180-200kg for both flatbed and rollbar. The siderails are not that thick (only 2mm). The target weight for the whole truck is 1500 to 1700kg without payload. I`m anxious to the outcome...

[Colt]

time for todays work:
a buddy stopped over and tried his luck on the wiring harness...


my first engine running on gas. there are huge differences to my diesels 

carburator? Whats this?  but time will tell

but hey, the headlights are working 


finally I made the drawing for the wheel houses

but I hope tomorrow there will be more time to work on the truck... 

[Colt]

that was my weekend:

dashboard went in


after that puzzle i made some progress on the flat




and finished up some smaller things like the air vent

[skipnrocks]

Lookin good!   

[twistedtoy92]

very nice progress!!!

[Colt]

thank you guys!


finished the other side:







took some 1 3/4 inch square tube and cutted it to pieces:


cleaned it up


and welded together



thats a mount for the mudflaps...
lots of grinding and welding today. and welding on zinc plated steel is very difficult 

[Colt]

welded the flat together

the wheel wells will be finished after the finishing the brace of the roll bar

cable works


connecting the radiator to the cooling system


i didn`t get the ignition cables in the whole town... 

now i ordered em per mail...

can`t wait to turn the key and get that beast running

[Colt]

the progress from the weekend:

first the plan for the flat/rollbar from the cad


a couple of friends stopped by and made a few things on the beast
fixing the seats


mount for the winch relais box


arghhhh


puhhh

painted and the box installed


the ignition cables went in

also the brake lines

tack welded the upper side rails


my friends tested the seat position


also worked on a few other rigs...



...and had a little barbecue


that was a nice weekend with the friends 

[twistedtoy92]

looks like fun!!

[Colt]

got a few things done






welded all together

[DTB]

What size tube is that? It looks huge

[Colt]

What size tube is that? It looks huge

the siderails are 60mm x 2mm and the roll bar 75mm x 3mm.

[unclejpl4x4]

hes got his chucks on

[Colt]

hes got his chucks on

chucks?  What are chucks?

[Colt]

yesterdays work:

[skipnrocks]

is that planking there for the bed?  might be cool to have an old school wood flat deck!!

[Colt]

yes, I want to go old school! I think thats perfekt for the black truck!

I will glaze the wood with a scumble that it looks like red cedar or perhaps teakwood

[Colt]

welded a few more parts together




not finished yet, but i hope i will finish the rail tomorrow