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My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 6:55 am
by Reenen
Het begin as 2x4 2005 Hardbody
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 8:51 am
by Mud Dog
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:32 am
by Thunder02
Welcome to the Forum
Nice movement on those wheels
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:47 am
by Hangover
Daai agterste shackle/chassis/blad vere twist consep is baaaaiiieee interesant en ek sien dit gee jou vrek baie articulation.
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 6:30 pm
by Reenen
Hangover wrote:Daai agterste shackle/chassis/blad vere twist consep is baaaaiiieee interesant en ek sien dit gee jou vrek baie articulation.
Jip baie artikulasie, maar die vere twist nie, hulle weier, so toe moes ek sy voorste aanhegpunt laat roteer op as en bus
Maar absuluut stabiel op grondpad, baie beter artikulasie as lang shackles sonder die wobble daarvan
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 7:28 pm
by Hangover
Vrek interesant!!
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:50 pm
by Reenen
Nog n bietjie
Nog sy vol stack bladvere, so hy kan nog steeds sy vrag dra
Voor ook nog steeds vol stack, net addisionele coil by
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:09 pm
by Donkey
Welcome, very intersting suspension configuration
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:48 pm
by Reenen
en hy het dalk n slegte dood gesterf vandag
, sal maar sien of ek hom gered kry
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:03 pm
by Hi-Hilux
OOPS, wat het gebeur???
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:22 pm
by Genissie
noooooo, after all that work, sorry for the lost, hope everyone is ok
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:57 am
by Mud Dog
:wth:
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 9:57 pm
by Reenen
Massive pothole in road, could not see it, left front wheel went in, bakkie rolled over. Now submerged completely upside down since Saturday morning. we were submerged in about 2 seconds, luckily we could get out through driverside window
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:26 am
by Mud Dog
Phew! Luckily you got out OK!
So If that's all that's sticking out of the bakkie, you've got a serious recovery task ahead of you. As I see it from the pics, to flip it back onto it's wheels would have to be done with anchor points almost in the river / dam itself which makes it really awkward and by now I think it would have settled into the mud / silt quite a bit, so that poses an extra challenge. I think it would probably be best to do it while the mud / silt is still wet and soft, like while it's still in water .... perhaps after the water has subsided just a little. I would also imagine that to do it slowly would be the best option, so as to give the mud a chance to move and to break any suction that might be there. In any event, it looks like it would be better to flip it over onto it's wheels in the water and then only pull it out.
If you have access to a JCB, and you can get it in close enough (might not be possible) you could try and hoist it slowly on one side to help with the flipping over.
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:09 am
by mcw
oops glad everyone is ok
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 7:49 am
by pietpetoors
Ag that is sad, glad you are both OK. Good luck with fixing it
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:35 am
by Hangover
Ag hel dis nou slegte nuus! Hoop julle kry die kar gerecover sonder teveel skade
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:49 pm
by Cleaner
OWM That is so not cool!!!
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 7:14 am
by Reenen
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 7:17 am
by Reenen
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 7:21 am
by Reenen
Besluit hy kort bietjie groter bande
HMMWV rims en bande. 37x12.5x16.5 milspec, besig met spacers en adaptors om rims te maak pas.
En die engin het gestart, makeer niks
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:45 am
by louis fourie
Reenen
Ek hou van hoe jy dink
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 9:11 am
by Hoppy
Daai's nou n Datsun met houding! Sy naam is seker "Da Toy" of so iets.
Like daai agter set-up, net n boer wat met sulke planne kan kom.
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 6:39 pm
by Reenen
En alles gestrip om van sand ontslae te raak
Nou om alles weer in kajuit te kry
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 8:49 pm
by grobbepj
Lyk na groot werk. Sterkte daarmee.
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:38 am
by Mud Dog
Eish! Liewerste jy as ek, maar terminstens weet jy alles sal weer reg wees.
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 3:54 pm
by 4x4BEES
Jissie boet, alle sterkte en voorsppoed vir die herstel wat voorle
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 9:04 pm
by Reenen
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 9:07 pm
by pietpetoors
Glad to hear she is running again
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 9:18 pm
by Reenen
Replaced every single wire in it. And fuse boxes, relays, starter, alternator, headlights. Everything electric/electronic. Everything was coroded.
For a change every single thing in it works. After the hybrid between nissan and toyota, this dunk was maybe a good thing.
Watercooled intercooler with pumps and radiator works well. Boost from lowdown, and instandly.
Re: My homebuild SFA Hardbody met bietjie Hi Lux parte
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 9:20 pm
by Reenen
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