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    Wicked stuff - this is getting really exciting now. Well done all involved, looking forward to the next updates

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    Think it will be done in time for this years weekender?

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    I would love to have it completely finished but i hope it driveable at the least even if it doesn't look pretty.

    I think it will be there even if it has to go down on a trailer.

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    Another very exciting update from Paul.

    It's been a bit of a difficult week for Paul by all accounts but some major progress has still been achieved and i'm very impressed

    First task was to remove the screen so more cutting can be done to the body





    The chassis design program Paul uses is very useful as not only does it give measurements to allow exact bend profiling and lengths to start of radius etc but it also prints notching profiles. I like



    From these tubes can then be cut to length and the notches cut/ground to perfection for welding.

    Here's a pic of the finished front upper tube which forms the basis of the front panel to hold the rad, intercooler, light etc.



    Then everything is double checked to make sure it's square



    and here it is in situ at the leading edge of the chassis



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    After this the body was dropped back on and the engine thrown in to double check engine mount position and outriggers for the body. Paul says the engine has been in and out 4 or 5 times this week already.... sounds like hard work to me.







    The body should be sitting about 1.5" lower than it is is the pics as the mounts aren't made yet so it's just resting on the table.

    The trans tunnel and backbone are going to make a great armrest.





    Paul's also stripped the paint of the Pathfinder arches and unfortunately they're not quite as perfect as i thought There seems to have been a small accident at some point and the panel has been tugged and filled..... nothing a little dolly work won't sort out apparently





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    Thats some cool tech stuff on his program, and some nice work going on! I would hate to be you, id be so excited now, i think id irritate the guy building it!

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    Oh I am excited..... very excited!!

    I'm not hassling Paul at all as theres nothing worse than some idiot phoning all the time and interrupting the flow of work.

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    Great work going on here. I'm loving it
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    Me too..

    I'm off outside now to do something about the old chassis that's still sat round the side of the house.

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    WOW! thats awesome. didnt realize you were having a whole chassis made up! cool stuff mate

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    What started as a half chassis soon turned into a full chassis.... wait until you see the front suspension setup.

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    Well i took a drive down to see Paul this morning as i really wanted to see my truck in the flesh and take a load of pics

    Hey Paul



    I have no idea what all the numbers on here mean but this is the design that Paul has been working to



    Due to other commitments not a huge amount has happened this last week but the main thing is the engines in on it's own mounts.

    The engine mounts are standard S14 so can be uprated at a later date but that actual alignment was taken directly from the standard subframe. The engine is canted at 4* from left to right as per standard to allow for the torque movement but is also angled 4* front to back as this is reckoned to be the best angle apparently.





    There's also room in the standard position for the steering rack although the bottom tube will need a slight scallop taking out but basically it'll just need mounting.



    Work has started on the body mountings on the drivers side. These locate to the original positions whereas on the passenger side the mounts will locate about 4" further in to allow for a maximum 4" dia exhaust to be run along the sill should i need to upgrade later.



    I'm not entirely sure the 17's are going to cut it in the arch but i'll make that decision when it's rolling on the suspension (it's are about 2" further back in the arch than it should be but you can get an idea)



    There is no suspension yet as the next step will be the bodywork but it will go here





    As for the bodywork the floor will be all new sheet metal and about a inch higher so the whole body will sit lower. A new rear bulkhead will sit tighter around the frame and a new front bulkhead is planned to give a little more room around the back of the engine.





    There looks to be a big gap around the frame but when the body is sitting on it's mounts the will only be about an inch gap above the frame.

    And here it sit's on Pauls frame table in his busy workshop





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    Workshop looks very tidy, looks like he has a good few projects on the way too! Very nice, yours is taking shape very well, im following this with serious interest. I reckon this will be a lot of fun!

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    Coming along very well top class work there that man.

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    I'll tell you about the other projects in a min but first have some more random shots

















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    Twisted Concepts Caddy project

    Another project Paul has on the go is A VW Caddy track truck. It's another bare shell build for a customer that has basically the same idea as me and wanted some fun.

    Lots of custom work about to go into the shell for suspension mounts and the like .





    But the best part is the engine





    and the parts truck



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    I presume there is engine work to come? I was just thinking that while the engine is easily accessible like that, it would be worth ripping out the remains of the EGR system

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    Yeah i was looking at that earlier. It will be coming out but there should be about an inch of clearance anyway.

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    Will i need an 18"?


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    Slightly larger tyre sidewalls?

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