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Thoughts on building an offroader

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17 Sep 2011 05:02 #22027 by unsure

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any ideas whats involved in fitting a sj box into a jimny? i am awaiting delivery of my cradle and rail gear crawler set from the US at the mo

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17 Sep 2011 12:49 #22048 by bari

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the roll cage i built myself the pipe bender i have is an old one so it took alot of working hours to build it
the radios arms are standerd because of the $$$ same with the axels plan to change them but first i have to get myself a rocklobster box.

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18 Sep 2011 18:52 #22107 by TomDK

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Simon>
I think that if it turns out the standard Transfer gearing is too high, then I will this out www.bigjimny.com/images/documents/rocklobster.pdf

Bari>
How did you cut/grind the tube-ends so they could fit around the other part of tube for welding? Hope you get my point :-)

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19 Sep 2011 16:02 - 19 Sep 2011 16:04 #22135 by bari

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yes i think i get your point i cut them with an angle grinder to size (big gaps:) ) them i filled them with weld and grinded them down,but if i was doing it again i would try use a hole saw in the piller drill,i think it would be easyer.

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19 Sep 2011 17:44 #22144 by X-Eng Simon

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The tool is called a tube notcher. eBay is full of them from about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£30 upwards. I have a Baileigh Notcher which was at the more expensive end, but it is very good.

Use a fine pitch hole saw and even a cheap one will make a good notch.

Most of them are suitable for use with a battery drill meaning you can notch once the tube is bent and that you wouldn't get in a pillar drill.

Si

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