Dynafari shit errday

[ThePog]

1 minute ago, NickJ said:

If I ever make time for it, I have an idea in my head for a tailgate spare mount that unfolds to put the spare on the ground, gives bit of lever advantage to lift it back into position too.

Something similar that folds the wheel down to window height for yours?

That not a bad idea TBH. I just chucked this together with the thought that I only really need to get a flatty onto the deck, but there is real merit in making something that won't fuck my back. I always imagined two spares, so the same mech each side would work...

[tortron]

will be lighter to lift the flat one up, wont have as much air in it

 

plus

 

[ThePog]

You bitches are giving me ideas and i'm trying to work here.

[ThePog]

Decided to adjust the tappets now they had settled in and got a wee bit clacky. I'm on the last stretch checking all the nuts are tight and on the last one we get a funny noise and this rather disappointing result.

 

Fortunately I have two other sets of rockers so I grabbed the best set, ran a stone over the valve faces and chucked them in, all is up and running again.

This set was rather hard to adjust for some reason, the screw would turn with the nut and felt quite spongy when tightening up. The new set was way more confidence inspiring for some reason...

Or I'm a hamfisted monkey.

[yetchh]

You've got no idea who's been tightening shit over the years.. Got this Italian bloke who works for us and he fucken overtightens everything all the time. Its like he has to prove he can get it tighter than anyone else. Maybe the previous owner had small man syndrome.. or he was italian, maybe both, they seem to go hand in hand. 

[ThePog]

Yea it's nearly time to sort that other short block, I should really start collecting shiny new stuff for it, and probably a set of rockers is on the cards.

[ThePog]

This week in Cabin Builders News;

I glued up the doors and mounted them.

 

Many different interior finishes.

Then I made some things so the back door could be strutted open with some cheapish Comac struts.

 

I had a small solar panel lying around so I glued this on. I had been using this as a battery charger with a small solar controller so I bought a dinky battery and an LED light and installed all that.

The controller has a USB port so theoretically I can charge my phone at night. No pic cos it needs charging and isn't that interesting anyway...

Got the cabin sitting on the back more or less;

 

Not much adjustment on those struts so those doors don't open quite as high as I would like, probably brain myself eventually as the front edges are at a good height for that.

 

I then spent a minor amount of time attaching the hold down latches, and absolutely fucking ages making several iterations of the clamps such that it worked properlyish. The adjustment is sensitive to sideways movement of the cabin, I may need to rethink the rear ones..

 

Now I need to make something like 4x struts so I can lift it a bit and drive away without having to use the forklift to get it on as this is awkward.

Then sort the door latches.

Then increase the rear door overhang so less rain gets in, I'll probably just glue some flat ally I have on.

Then I'll be sorted.

[Valiant]

Be cool if you could lift it on with the little hiab you have.

[ThePog]

13 minutes ago, Valiant said:

Be cool if you could lift it on with the little hiab you have.

Yea I know but it won't work unfortunately, the arm wouldn't be able to swing out past the cabin even when full up...

[Mof]

Maybe a little front edge protection for tree branches along the roofline? 

[ThePog]

26 minutes ago, Mof said:

Maybe a little front edge protection for tree branches along the roofline? 

Yea there are a few considerations that are coming to light...

The branch protection I can deal with by having some lead in rails on the rack over the cab. But I am seriously thinking about cutting the roof back to the level of the cab.

[NickJ]

I built this crane from scrap rhs to lift the RTT off the Defender, not quite suitable for your situation but may spur something useable?

Park the Niva on the foot and then a spare car battery to run the winch, takes me 20min to take it on or off, including fasteners.

 

[ThePog]

17 minutes ago, NickJ said:

I built this crane from scrap rhs to lift the RTT off the Defender, not quite suitable for your situation but may spur something useable?

Park the Niva on the foot and then a spare car battery to run the winch, takes me 20min to take it on or off, including fasteners.

 

I can do better than that as I have a forklift.

I have just spent a couple of hours building some lift struts that hook in to the awning rail and it is dodgy as fuck. It's off the deck but sways around like a motherfucker 1.2m off the ground. I think I am going to change a little bit of stuff which will let me wrap lifting strops all the way around and use the forklift..

Or fix some lifting points into the roof which is probably a better solution.

 

Better than this anyway lols

[Mof]

46 minutes ago, ThePog said:

Yea there are a few considerations that are coming to light...

The branch protection I can deal with by having some lead in rails on the rack over the cab. But I am seriously thinking about cutting the roof back to the level of the cab.

I thought just a bit of 50x6 angle along the leading edge might suffice. 

 

[tortron]

spare tyre will do that

[anglia4]

20 hours ago, ThePog said:

 

Then increase the rear door overhang so less rain gets in, I'll probably just glue some flat ally I have on.

 

Does this help? (The video explains how to use it)

https://comac.nz/pvc sealing strip for piano hinge black 2m-2836.html

[ThePog]

8 hours ago, anglia4 said:

Does this help? (The video explains how to use it)

https://comac.nz/pvc sealing strip for piano hinge black 2m-2836.html

Na it just needs some more eave over the door. Some rubbery stuff might do a better job tho. Maybe I'll call in to para rubber tomorrow.

[ThePog]

Cabins pretty much done. I made some lifting points so I could fork it around the place.

 

Its looking pretty expedition right now.

The latches are pretty trick, I got these so the didn't poke out and get caught.

 

Also here is the light and solar controller setup.

 

Next I'll see where it leaks, I imagine pretty much everywhere.

After that I'll change that top rack so it can take two tyres and have a spectacular tyre mounting and demounting system. I'll need to buy some hardware for that tho.

[ThePog]

Tonight I modded the rack in preparation for spare tyre shenanigans, even got some paint on it this time.

 

Yea nice rack.

 

 

 

Badum tish

[Unclejake]

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