With apologies to Woody:D I have received several PMs asking for updates on the 45 truggy. Not a lot to report because the bodywork is painfully slow (and painful to boot). The cab is finished and mounted.
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~jrice/cruiser/FJ45/Cab2.jpg

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~jrice/cruiser/FJ45/Cab1.jpg

The box is a real challenge. I wanted something distinctive, unique and still Cruiser, so I am shrinking the box to be nearly flush with the frame and with no wheelwells. It will be 37" wide and 40" long. The original LWB box is now in 10 different pieces including:

Front and floor at final size:
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~jrice/cruiser/FJ45/Tubfloor.jpg

Sidepanels (the two on the left have been stripped but not yet sandblasted):
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~jrice/cruiser/FJ45/TubPanels.jpg

Smashed tailgate:
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~jrice/cruiser/FJ45/Tailgate.jpg
Fortunately, by narrowing the tailgate to about 36" the "OTA" section goes to the scrap yard and the "Toy" section becomes centered in the final product.

Now the fun job of welding all the pieces back together. Did I mention that IH8Bodywork:mad3:

Hey Jack,

I'm putting a photo album together for the tech dept filled with nothing but 1/4 eliptic pics, and later I will add some tech info. This basicly for people to get ideas when taking on a project like this. I know I had trouble finding good tech and photos of spring placement and links when doing mine.

So I wondering if you would'nt mind sending me as many pics of your 1/4 eliptic project as you can. As of now I have probably about 75-100 pics of three different rigs. 4 rigs would be even better!

...even better would be a link to the photos you have collected already... :rolleyes: :D heh heh

Looking sweet tho!! Can't wait to see the finished product and how it performs!

And you/anyone can use the ih8<insert irritation here> moniker all you want...no patents on my end! lol

looks good....poser shots of my p.o.s. will be up shortly :D

hahaha join the club buddy!!! :D :D it always helps to have resources but since you're rebuilding yours thats even worse! but i must say it is looking nice and i will also say that i will never have a job doing body work!! :p

lookin sweeet!

its coming along now!!

Lookin good biggin!!!!!!! I cant wait till this thing is done:bounce:
Nice work

CJ

Jack,

Looks outstanding. Your Truggy is going to be one mean 45! Every time you post shots from within side your shop....Ahhrrrrr you got that place looking like you can do surgery in there. Man I got'a get out of the two car garage!

Keep posting photos! (Of you rig too!)

Mark

hey helocat, ive been meaning to ask you for ages to change your sig, the word "striped" should read

"stripped" :flipoff2: '

im gunna have to go back to the webpage and find the wheelbase length :( unless someone wants to tell me offhand :D

Originally posted by BJ On Roids
hey helocat, ive been meaning to ask you for ages to change your sig, the word "striped" should read

"stripped" :flipoff2: '



Oh great I am taking spelling lessons from someone who spells tires with a "Y"! :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Jack,

When you cut the sides of the beds are you going to set them up to be small drop sides? Spare going in the bed on a mount?

Mark

I thought about drop side panels, but I think I will prefer to have the cage wrap around the top outside of the box (exo-like). Spare??? Hell, I can't afford a spare:D :D