Gabriel need pics

Joined: 25 Nov 2002 Location: Golden Square

Gabriel it's about time we got some pics of these toys that you are building. Your shorty sounds very nice, bit high for my liking but front and rear winches sounds very nice. Only cars in aus I have seen like that are Patrol utes.

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Hi guys,

Thank you for your interest in my car...I have to tell you that my car is "under construction!!" since august...and I still have a lot of work to do on it...such as:

- MQ knukles (today I took it from the mechanic shop - I reverse the hooles up side down)
- the steering custom made rods (will be steinless steel, 42 mm diam, 3 wall, inside another bar with 33 diameter, also 3 mm wall). I bought the materials, but I have to machine it...
- the new shocks arrived before christmas, but I took it from the airport on jan 6th. Sway-a-way coilovers, 14" travel, 2.5" diam, w/res. I will replace my existing custom made coil-overs, as this are not good enough (broken easy...;-((. On jan 20th I will go to the factory in order to make the spings...so I'll install it on the car end of this month...
- I have to make the custom cuted prop shaft...as the rear axle is moved now 15 cm back...through the same steinless steel traction arms as will be the tie-rods...plus the fact that I made the arms with johnny joints at both ends (johnny joints that I made it, btw...) Laughing

...together with the 4-link triangulated rear susp...

...and thats all what is still pending...plus painting the car (will be Lamborghini Orange.. Wink

...did I forget to tell you that the car now is a kind of "king cab"?!? The back is cutted this style...I have some pics in this stage, but I have in the camera, not downlowded yet..

ohhh yeahhh, I still have to cutt the gear box crossmember, as at full front flex, the front shaft is touching the crossmember...

The old "style" car you can see it on my club web page, under the "photo section", look at the Transylvania Adventure Trophy 2003, there is my GQ black color...

I'll keep you up-dated, with my changes... Wink

www.offroadromania.com

Best regards, Gabriel

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

...I forget to tell you that regarding the 7" lift, there was not a good idea...I found it out by myself, on the first comp with this lift, so I lowered the car 2"...now I'll keep it that high (thanks to the regulables "everything" I have under the car, is a easy job to high or lower the car now...). YES, 7" in a SWB is FAAAAAR too much...and is useless, even the suspension works great, the rear tires will rub on the inner guards...so no good idea...but this bed ideas I have to find it by myself, probing and testing... armsup

Gabriel

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Here I took some pics from the club site...I hope you like it!

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Joined: 26 Jun 2003

how nice is that web site that you linked Very Happy

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Here you have some pics of my car, prior painting...;-((

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

few more....plus the new Sway-a-way coilovers, 14"!!!! Laughing

Regards, Gabriel

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: ACT

Gabriel wrote:

Here you have some pics of my car, prior painting...;-((

Nice!

Joined: 22 Oct 2002

I can see why you need a winch out back... Shocked

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Guys,

I made some progress in building my car...\

I finalise the rear axle:

- triangulated 4 link on johnny joints and ball joints
- the rear axle is moved backwords about 14 cm

Centre: I cutted the T-case cross member, in order to allow the front driveshaft to move with the front suspension

Front:

- I reconstructed the coil-over upper mounts
- I beefed a bit the lower shock mounts
- I mounted the MQ style steering stuff...

The 8 liters aditional gas deposit is done (waiting to be mounted) - the little gas deposit has a shape that permit the car to be 90 degrees on on side, and the engine still has fuel.

On monday the car will be painted, so starting then I think in 2 weeks I will run it!!! (I cant wait to do that...;-)))

I'll keep you updated with the process.

Best regards, Gabriel

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

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Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

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(please let me know if its ok to post such a lot of pics, please...)

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

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Joined: 20 Oct 2002 Location: Greenbank

Gabriel wrote:

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(please let me know if its ok to post such a lot of pics, please...)

You can never post To Many pics Very Happy

Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Location: ACT

cool, let us know how the MQ steering works out with Left-Hand Drive.

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

Hi guys,

Finally, after a lot of hard work, my car is almost complete...(of course, as this issue is a "never ending story", I can't say the car is completed..;-)).

I've been 2 weeks ago to the first stage of the National Championship (I came 3rd overall) and the car works EXCELENT!!

here you have some pics, I hope you loke it!!

Best regards, Gabriel

Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Location: Bucharest, Romania, Europe

I don't know what is going on, but I can't see the attachement buttons here...?!?!?!??! For thoose of you that knows the Patrol-GQ-list, I have some pics there, under the Photo section...hmmmm.....strange I can't post pics....