Trailer - challenge truck build

Could be exciting times, better get a shift on and get down there!

200tdi ayre said:

I've already stripped off Noisy's parts this morning stripped down the tub and sorted out some customers this morning

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ill let you off then

Mr Noisy said:

Could be exciting times, better get a shift on and get down there!

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You may be in for a treat if I get things together before you get here

Big things happening

It lives !! And noisy can vouch with only a few mishaps
And on other progress ...


Ican get the mounts sorted now
2weeks ...

looks sweet!

jai_landrover said:

700 for a comp spec isnt bad. is that just the flat pack tho?:

Time to fit and all the 1/4 plate required to make it work and be legal takes all the time.

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Just had a ex camel trophy 110 in for me to quote, the sd cage had mounting points made of 3mm plate and one vertical tube had been cut wrong and tacked back together where you cant see
the owner was shocked

pressbrake said:

Just had a ex camel trophy 110 in for me to quote, the sd cage had mounting points made of 3mm plate and one vertical tube had been cut wrong and tacked back together where you cant see
the owner was shocked

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3mm is all AWDC Regs require. 6mm is ALRC clubs. As for the mis welding aka possibly done in the field at the event if its a genuine team motor or a landrover screw up both seem quite plausable.

Should be a Saftey Devices cage as std depending on age should be bolt in version??? I know a few people sold them as they were making good money and replacing them for half the cost of the s/h SD cage with bettaweld cages fitted themselves with varying results.

EDIT: My argument is is you make it 1/4 plate aka 6mm ish to comply with ALRC regs then your set to take part in ALL events and its always better to be over specc'd when at the scruteneering bay. AWDC / Fia racers will argue the weight issue and thats great but me I like to see 6mm plate personally

jai_landrover said:

3mm is all AWDC Regs require. 6mm is ALRC clubs. As for the mis welding aka possibly done in the field at the event if its a genuine team motor or a landrover screw up both seem quite plausable.

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It wasnt a field repair it was dirty fitting. I could have rolled up the bracket with my bare hands, and was a support bracket not a fixing plate
I prefer 6mm as I believe material thin enough to bend with a hand folder (or your bare hands isnt going to withstand a high joule impact secondly a ct110 going at 3ton needs more than regs based around a trialler.

I think a fully Laiden 110 was circa 4 ton camel trophy spec people and water fuel

Yep, it's looking great but can't wait to see it in 2 weeks out in the field!

It ran today:

Land Rover 90 300tdi Engine First Start - YouTube

Aaaaaaand, we forgot about the oil cooler which evacuated (some but not all of) the engine oil fairly quickly!



Lol

Mr Noisy said:

Yep, it's looking great but can't wait to see it in 2 weeks out in the field!

It ran today:

Land Rover 90 300tdi Engine First Start - YouTube

Aaaaaaand, we forgot about the oil cooler which evacuated (some but not all of) the engine oil fairly quickly!

Lol

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Very gypsy but it lives


And bleeds ...

DR EVIL! ARE YOU WATCHING THIS!!:bolt:

Hey press brake or jai can you put up a pic of how you secure the main hoop to the a frame crossmember,

Thanks

Main hoop goes to main chassis rails?? Welded to a 6 mm spreader plate then bolted to another chassis spreader plate or welded directly to the chassis depending on how you want to do it asking as it is an approved design. Will check now you got me thinking. the centreline of the rear hoop should be no greater than 250mm from rear of crash helmet/head when fitted.

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6mm angle to form a u section over chassis rails, 3 6mm sheet to make the same thing, or inverted angle to make a T to bolt to, depends what you want.

heres a pic of one, its a trayback I built last year(not the build I posted on here
you can kinda see

jai_landrover said:

Main hoop goes to main chassis rails?? Welded to a 6 mm spreader plate then bolted to another chassis spreader plate or welded directly to the chassis depending on how you want to do it asking as it is an approved design. Will check now you got me thinking. the centreline of the rear hoop should be no greater than 250mm from rear of crash helmet/head when fitted.

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Erm how ? Haha the crossmember is directly behind the back of the truck cab as press brake has put up

Cheers press brake that gives me some ideas

sprogthedog said:

DR EVIL! ARE YOU WATCHING THIS!!:bolt:

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no