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Finished the second axle today: Here you can see the movement of the axle:

Would be really awesome to buy a Hägglund drivetrain... :Wow1: Turned the missing axle bushing today cause the lathe already was a hell of a mess:

Ok, let me introduce my new shop. Always was out of room and wanted something bigger. Going to take most of my machinery with me, of course not my three small saws when there are four bigger/better ones. Here`s the main room and some impressions: We`ll free up this space to get the...

Tacked the first parts together: Mounted the wheel bearings and wheels: Aligned it: Tacked together:

Can`t wait to see that too. Nice thing will be that i can "marry" the front and rear car in the new shop and get an idea how it looks and how (if) everything fits together. No assembly line, but i already started drawing the next two projects... :ylsmoke: Continued working on the axles...

Just working on axle parts:

Since i need to move it soon, i started building the front axles:

Thats by far the best welding mask i`ve ever used. Finished the clutch: Btw., got everything signed for the new shop. Hope to start moving soon...

Next was the clutch. Didn`t like how i build it the first time: 5mins later: Reamed the pedal: Turned some brass bushings: A shaft for it: And a mount: Welded it: How it sits now:

First i mounted the throttle cable today: Then the brake:

Started by cutting out and replacing some tubing that i screwed up bending the first time. Before: And after: Then i bent up the second return line. : Got parts for all the cables: Had to modify the hand throttle a bit: Made a mount for it: Finished: Only thing missing now...

Connected both return lines together today: This piece of tubing is worth about $50...

Milled down the backside of the mount: Used my new scribe for the first time, it`s really awesome: Milled a rectangle in: Tacked it in: And made a linkage for it: Also bend up another tube...

Removed the seat today: Then i brought out my hydraulic hole punch: And put in some grommets for the shifter cables : Then i made the air intake for the heater: Need to relocate the hot/cold lever so i started building a linkage:

I`ll sure post some when everything is signed. We need to do some final discussions about price and stuff but i sure hope i`ll work out... :Wow1:

Mounted the mirrors today:

It`s not sure yet if everything works out. But if, it`d be great. It`s about 600m², got a 3ton crane in it and like 150ton worth of machinery. Some really big ones like a vertical lathe, a 200t press, just everything really big. Mounted two 12V outlets and the wiper switch today: Couldn`f...

Thanks. Made the new dash today:

Finished the safety lock for the steering lever: Then i cut the old instrument cluster: Thats what i`m going to use: Soldered some wiring in: Tested it: Then i started cutting the new dash:

Today was an awesome day. First i passed the last exam, so i`m a service engineer now. Then i got a call that everything should work out with my new shop. But i got something done too. First i mounted the side facing working lights: Also the rear strobes: The horn: And the compressor...