Hey PJ,
Maybe I shouldn't of suggested the beer fridge for the shop.
Do you want me to mail a padlock and hasp but no key for the fridge, so that you can get back on track with this project? :bat:

What have you been doing brother?

hi bert, been out of the country,injured my back,got better,made a good bit of progress,will get back in with the pictures when i get back home.
regards.
p.j.

PJ,
Wow, sorry to hear that you hurt your back. I hope you are doing better. It's been too hot and humid here to work on my truck for the last couple of weeks.

How did you hurt your back? :humm:
If you did it picking up fat chicks you should know better. :tttt:

no fat chicks in my stable mate.:jump:
did it humping parts and machione tools-i wrecked the spine years ago moto-x/road racing and skateboarding...all in the name of fun.:tu:
went to race lusty old brit bikes in france-great trip.
then to chill in tenerife for my birthday-this was where i hurt my back again-less said about drunken fun the better.

cut some restraints to stop the props climbing through the thin floor if they ever let go-
started mocking up the cold side ram air feed to turbo-
made some restraints to prevent engine from entering cab in case of upside down time or front or reat impact-
the props covers were made from a c02 bottle-suitably hacked and welded-

the cold side air feed will have the first 2 foot made in stainless or wrapped in kevlar ,as it sits fairly close to the end of the exhaust manifold-

initially i planned to run the exhaust out the bonnet like a puller truck,and i will be doing it this way,but i have run the cold air over to the other side-so if i do need to go sensible on the exhaust -i have the room.

here is the pedal box from the unimog-its going in the dodge.

here,s one of my engine restraints mounting points-4.5 tonne steel hawser,0.5 inch plate to reinforce chassis-

check out the 0.75 inch chassis rails-no quitting there.

PJ,
It's great to see that your back at it. I was only kidding about the fat chicks. Happy Birthday brother. :c: I bet vacation in the Canary Islands was great.

Those are a couple a great looking bikes in post #104. In post #106 the forth picture, is that a new cylinder for the tipper?

The gas cylinder makes a great scatter shield for the propeller shafts. That is some excellent looking fab work. I've used the cable tie down method before on a GM 454 LS6, it had a tendency to break engine mounts shifting to 3rd gear.

thanks bert,racing the old brits at over 120mph was a gas-until it rained.:w2:

the big ram is from a caterpillar,and is way over the top,the tipper is proving to be uber tough to get the right parts-i think i have the right guy on the job now.

also i finally found some fat wheels and tyres for sensible money-it,s a 600 mile drive,but it,s to scotland,where i have a few mates,and will come home with some good grog.i will be paing less for 5 wheels and tyres than the damn frenchman wanted for one-:tttt:

will be quiet for a few days as im gathering parts and no internet while im nomad...thanks for the support-it helps get urrr done:tu:

few jobs-dash stripped,cleaned painted-done with.

made some brackets to allow fitting off road tyres to my welding trolley,im building a car port outback,so i can work through the winter on this truck.