fuso 4x4 rebuild

[alan]

I have this new toy coming! should make the brackets etc an easier job.

 

[SkiFreak]

Am I correct in assuming that this new toy of yours is a CNC water cutter?

 

[alan]

no it's a cnc plasma cutter 100amp cuts up to 16mm so I'm told, 600mm x 900mm table, looking forward to receiving it! it has a water bath underneath for cooling and fumes.

 

[alan]

Got the rear diff housing sitting back in this weekend, as you can see for the spring mount brackets I welded nuts to a plate and then feed them in the end of the chassis and plug welded them in place,made up spacer blocks to compensate for no chassis step these are temporary so I can alter them to suit the final height, you can also see the twin shock setup!

 

[Deleted member 9101]

Your fab skills are amazing!

 

[DzlToy]

I assume you are going to beef up both ends of that shock mount and put a reinforcing bar over the top of the shocks with an end piece to make them double shear and stiffen everything up some (/hint)

same goes for bottom, just in a different manner, both sets of mounts should be double shear, IMO... too easy not too and cheap insurance.

 

[jronwood]

Really cool,

Jronwood

 

[NorthernWoodsman]

Bump.

Any news or progress? Photos?

 

[alan]

Not much progress lately, but this is a pic of the rims I am having made for the truck 16x8 billet alloy rims just going through DOT testing at the moment.

 

[SkiFreak]

Shiny...

 

[eMULe]

Wheels

I think a number of people are interested in wider wheels for their Canter/Fuso.
I have an older one that also uses the five stud/bolt type as shown in the photo.

Looking at the original photos I don't see any steering linkage on the left side so Assume you are down in OZ. Do you have any cost or contact info for the fabricator? Are you going single in the rear with these?

I guess alum. is lighter for freight across the Pacific.... I'm in New Mexico USA.

 

[alan]

yes I am in OZ
I have 50 of them being made so they will be available for anyone wishing to purchase them, price I'm not sure at the moment but approx $400 each

 

[eMULe]

Are the wheels 16 in. like the Orig. ones or larger?
I haven't found any 16" tires that can carry the rear axle wt. single in the US. Are these machined such that they could be used dual?

 

[alan]

they are 16 x 8 rims, single use front and rear, tested load rating is 1800kg per rim, my truck is a SWB derated to 4500kg.

 

[alan]

Started on the front diff housing today, cut off all the unwanted brackets and a little panel beating to knock out the dents in the centre housing.