re: 1990 M&M CJ340 Quote:
Originally Posted by chanu Nice alloys, how far the alloys are worth in off road ...
Your roll bar is quite interesting I am wondering you have mounted the anti roll bar on the end of the fender is it strong enough to withstand or did you give any support from chassis also?
how is the rear bar fixed I guess its connected or supported in the middle,
I guess the seats are from Maruti but are they comfortable enough.
Here in Hyderabad we get nice imported seats for jeeps and I got a pair as a steal deal, stored for my future project
Please don't mind me pointing out your work out of inquisitiveness the questions raised. |
Hi Chanu,
1) Alloys make no diff for off road, (well, not going into the specifics/ benefits of lower weight of alloys on un-sprung weight on axles, etc etc), i got it to (a) replace my rusting rims (b) avoid future rust on steel discs (c) bling factor
2) Read a page 23 and 24 of this thread for roll cage design and some pics from the top view.
3) page 24
4) Got them cheap, so picked them up, not very good on comfort, but this is not my daily driver so dont care about a weekend drive comfort.
5) which car's, pics and price plz?
6) Be my guest, glad you mentioned 'your work', last 2.5 months has seen me spend a lot my personal time and effort getting hands dirty and greased up. Thinking about it, in this rebuild I have (Either/And) personally visited, sourced, supervised, managed, be-friend-ed, shared (with quite a few) tea and samosa (lunch and tiffen too) with the following vendors/shops/sellers/people. 1) Metal Scrap vendors (2 shops) - for roll cage base plate and a (stalled) tail gate project
2) Pipe bender (JC Road)
3) Paint shops (1 where my painter got materials, 2nd where I went to get material for roll cage paint job)
4) Industrial Hardware store (cutting & grinding & hacksaw blades, misc)
5) Tinker and painter (the worst link in this project was painter)
6) Fastener shops (for proper branded bolts and nuts)
7) Bearing dealers (do you know how many brands exist in India!!)
8) JC Road for exclusive old jeep parts (New One Automobiles, 1st cross, expensive but get-all shop)
9) Lathe (for odd drilling jobs for winch mounting)
10) Welder shop (Initially contracted for MIG welding, but ended up with a complete Arc welding)
11) Steel Dealer (For MS Pipes, flat and angles)
12) Vehicle Scrap Dealer - for maruti seats
13) Mechanic - my trusted guy for everything
14) Electrician - removal refitting of wiring, alt/starter Overhauls
15) Oil/Lubricant Stockist - learnt how to save on bulk oil purchases
16) Sticker cutting guy (for regn plate)
17) Chinese/non-std brand tyre dealers Off-JC-Road (got Accelera 235/75/R15 AT tyres for 4K each..!!)
18) Alloyz stockist in JC road
19) Battery Dealer
20) Upholstery/Soft-top guy in bangy and hosur
21) Winch seller in delhi
22) Trucker in Delhi and Bangy
I am sure I am missing 1 or 2, and few more will come up in future...
Last edited by svsantosh : 18th July 2011 at 19:40.
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