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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2005, 06:58:20 PM »
They are about the same size as the toy CVs but they can achive steeper angles.
Mike

How do they achive the steeper angles, are the nissian CVs stock?  Are they shorter or longer than the Toyota CVs?
My Cvs are a Nissan / Tracker Hybrid. I dont have the exact measurement but I belive my Cvs are 6 inches longer than stock. By same size as the toys I meant same strength. The inner balls and cages are almost identical.

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2005, 07:21:15 PM »
Im leaning tward making a complete new frame for the front suspension starting at the point where the frame stretch took place on the rockstar. In doing this I want to be able to run the upper control arms under the oilpan, to the center of the rig. Comments welcome!

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2005, 09:16:47 PM »
Muhuhahaha, Sounds like a long travel desert racer.
So how much lift would that be, like 8 or more inches

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2005, 04:16:24 AM »
So you going to keep it a family rig or do another two seater with this one? Watch that front end streching, the further back you move the COG the quicker the ass end wants to come around (it jumps good how you have it loaded now) 

Weight comparison wise, I bet you could get a 4x4, long travel, pre-runner kit for a TACO and mate it to a kick  :-\ When I was watching Johnathan build his Tundra, he showed me lots of cool double arm IFS stuff for Toyotas.

Next time you get bored let me know. I've got something you can wrench on  8)

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #19 on: December 14, 2005, 06:37:48 AM »
For those who have forgotten or are new, I have had a custom front drivetrain for 2 years now. I got a prototype Calmini built center mount anvil front diff.
Do you have some pictures from it?

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #20 on: December 14, 2005, 06:27:08 PM »
For those who have forgotten or are new, I have had a custom front drivetrain for 2 years now. I got a prototype Calmini built center mount anvil front diff.
Do you have some pictures from it?

I do but the pic is too large to upload. I can e mail to you.

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #21 on: December 14, 2005, 07:51:53 PM »
Here is a pic.

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #22 on: December 15, 2005, 10:10:48 AM »
Thx. Looks good. I'm curious how your project will develop. I'm going to tru to do almost the same. It don't has to jump for me but I want good flex and still maintain onroad drivability.

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #23 on: December 15, 2005, 11:11:40 AM »
Here is a pic.

Mike


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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #24 on: December 15, 2005, 11:16:42 AM »
Here is a creative frame mod on a Tacoma, that you might find interesting.

http://www.desertrides.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4876

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #25 on: December 15, 2005, 01:37:09 PM »
Here is a pic.

Mike


Have you had tranny troubles lately? ;)

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What is wrong this that? It looks normal to me.  ;D

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #26 on: December 15, 2005, 04:47:50 PM »
Have you had tranny troubles lately? ;)

-Eric

Just with destroying front struts. After I blew My OMEs Ive been grabbing every used OE strut I can get my hands on. I can Blow a OE set in 1 day of wheeling. Ive been stalling on buying OMEs cause I want to put the money tward my new setup. Ya know, I just didnt realize how tuff the OMEs were till I didnt have me anymore.

To be honest I havent wheeled the Orange rig more than a handfull of times since the rockstar has been built. Pretty much only when I had my kids with.

Mike

BTW if your comment was geared tward all the bent and leaking components.... Well thats just another reason to start fresh. on a side note, Bent does NOT mean broke. ;)

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #27 on: December 15, 2005, 05:52:57 PM »
why not start fresh with another kick?

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #28 on: December 15, 2005, 06:00:45 PM »
why not start fresh with another kick?

Stu

 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o Its not that bad is it! ::)

Its been so good to me. Never left me walkin in over 200K now. Till it does its still my baby. That rig and I have been through a lot. Im pretty sure its still got a few more good times left in it. It just needs some attention.  :-*

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #29 on: December 15, 2005, 07:35:34 PM »
at the amount of work your talking about, why not make a custom tube chassis to get everything where you want it, then drop a kick shell onto it. 

HMM, independent front/rear, why not get an entire yota drivetrain engine and all.  Swap on an independent rear set up and then do custom double A arms to get the lift/width you want. 

could be almost less work to build the structure you want with a wheelbase for a kick, and then just figure out how to mount most of the body to it.