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PostPosted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 6:07 pm    Post subject: Tow'd Reply with quote

Very Nice Work!
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 8:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well yesterday we all but finished up the front droop stops , and reduced the front top spring packs back to 3 full leafs only which at this stage feels like a nice spring combined with the 2 1/4 arms .
With that done and us needing to get the car rolling so we can move it around for an incomming container of gear from the USA we also refitted the left rear torsion bar and wheeled it outside for a look at the adjusted stance .
At ride height i should have around 17" under the torsion housings with 4" droop from there and 8" up travel .

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nally recieved our container from the states so Christmas has come early here

My HID headlight kit which will be fitted into a pair of genuine KC Stainless Steel Dayligters

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Speed hut Gauges , including a combined Tacho / GPS Speedo , Oil pressure , Oil Temp , Cyl Head Temp , Volts , and Fuel , with all senders

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A genuine Bosch Alternator and tig welded wide fan

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A Jamar Pro X shifter with reverse lockout

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Also unpictured at present is a set of Jamar hydralic fiddlers/ turning brakes , various size bump stops , some new cylinder tinware that i will insert the cylinder head vane out of a german set into , a 36 hp doghouse fan shroud and some LED tail lights
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bit more work , have set up the upper bump stops and limit straps in the rear

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And cut out my centre consul to fit in the hydralic turning brakes , sorry forgot to take anyphoto's of the finished mounted item

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

wow what a vehicle!
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PostPosted: Sat May 31, 2014 4:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Long time no posts , no excuses but i have been working on it !!!!!!!
Have cut and folded most of my new fuel tank out , which uses the triangular void that it fit's into better than the original round tank and the new tank should hold around 55 to 60 litres , sorry no photos' of this yet

Yesterday we also finally got stuck into the rear mudguards / fenders which we have moved out approx 50 mm and back 55 mm to cover my large rear stance .
The plan with the guards / fenders is to cut ,modify , and clean up the existing guards , use these as plugs for a mould ( the existing guards are in very poor shape have been modified a few times already and weigh way to much ) and produce a couple of sets , ie one set to go on the car and a spare set .
Any way here are a few pics of the progress so far

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 12:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A bit more progress lately and while i sit here at my desk sick with the bloody flu , it's probaly as good a time as any to show you good people some fresh pics

Rear cage infill
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Modified Tri mil bobcat exhaust and NO the top elbow dosn't fit inside the deck lid so an eliptical hole will be cut in the lid to relieve this issue
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Front skid plate , which will have an oil cooler mounted above it with a grilled hole cut into the skid and a duct / mounting holding the cooler
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Center Consul with a Jamar X Shifter
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The pedals , and yes we couldn't help our selves we had to modify the jamar pedals with the new foot pads that suit the Towd sitting and foot position better , and then of coarse with the floor all but clear we also fabricated a one off throttle pedal
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The front fenders are also getting reshaped and moved out to cover my 75" front width ( outside of tyre to outside of tyre )
and yes they are somewhat higher too but i have NO tyre rub in the full cycle of the front suspension , and thats 12 "
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:58 pm    Post subject: sweet Reply with quote

Looking good, hopefully you will have it done in time for me to update my info prior to its Buggy Profile


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All the running stuff I have on the OZ Tow'd is some what dated, neither of use where even FAT last time it ran lol
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 12:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok it's been a while again since the last post , but still moving forward , will let the pictures speak

Designed , cut , folded and fitted a dash panel
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Mounted the oil cooler , it's a Towd , space is tight , and i didn't like the idea of the oil radiator drawing hot air off the top of the gearbox and or the hot from said radiator getting drawn into the cool air inlet on the fan shroud

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Cut and folded up some headlight brackets

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The alloy fuel tank in place , with the cut out area in the bottom to get around the hydralic lines of the fiddlers

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MMMMMMMMMM Starting to get the final items welded out

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PostPosted: Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Weigh Much Rolling Eyes

Guess I better put some of these in my Bag and give the old girl some veins.

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 3:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pull it apart , put it together , sleep , and repeat

Yes it's back together again at the moment as Iguana Brad has been back over here in Oz among other things wiring a lot of the car for me

Dash is pretty well done although i think i'll drop the second skin around the speedhut guages , it was just an idea and the final one was to be cut out of alloy and polished
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Wiring everywhere and being a towd space for items is fast running out , with the fuse box , 100 amp breaker , cig lighter , icom 440 uhf radio , (yes we can run UHF here in Aus) and the balast for the LED light bar
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Switching for the following from left to right , Wipers , Horn , steering column , Interior light , LED light bar , Headlights with ignition underneath
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Remote oil filter with sensor fitted to activate thermo fan on the oil cooler
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And how it currently sits in full , yep theres plenty still to do , but it's getting there finally
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 5:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great inspiration! I have a towdster and cant wait to make some mods. Its a swing and Id like to do the IRS with longer travel similar to what youve done. did you fab all the suspension arms?
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 3:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well have finally got the rear guards home and fitted to the car , i just have to make some tabs up today to hold the inside edges of the bottom of the arches to the chassis to stop them bouncing around

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Now hopefully the front guards arent to far of being done also and i can finally break this baby down and send it out for paint and powdercoat etc
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 7:31 pm    Post subject: Re: I Finally Got Started on my Towdster NOW WITH PHOTOS Reply with quote

Well today we finally bolted up the front guard plugs for the moulds to check fit etc and all looks sweet
Grabed a few photos for you all while they were on

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