Leo's Willy! **SHE'S DONE!!!**

[crawlingman9000]

dude that is sick!

i love the scale elipticale in the rear. this setup works really nice.

[topolino]

Amaaazing job!!

bada*s!!

[crashaholic]

Thanks everyone! Yes the whole chassis is TIG'd.

Sorry I haven't be updating this. the family has ween sick the past couple weeks and that severely hinders progress but I finally got the motivation to get back onto this. My wife actually had to kick my but to get working on it.

Anyways I got a good bit done the last couple days.

First off I finished welding the lower control arm cross member and tacked it into place



then I started on the cage

The cage will have cues from Poison spider customs cages so i started with the front hoop



I had to dog leg the down bar just a bit to get the right position on the foot



Then I bent up the halo



Then tacked it into place



Next came the bars behind the seats. These were a bit challenging. I wanted to mimic the angle of the front hoop and that came out pretty well



but the tough part was getting the bar up past the inner fenders





they also taper in as the meet the halo which make for a tricky compound bend but it worked out ok



next was the rear bars. I wanted to mount them in the tub so everything would remain removable so i whipped up some plates. One is tapped the other slips the screws through



then I secured them to the tub sandwiching the body between them



then I ran the bars from the halo to the mounting plates





then to support it I ran tubes from the chassis to the lower plate





then the last thing to go on was a few bars to finish the top



Now I'm beat! I hope to get the rest of the cage tacked up tomorrow as well as the rear tire carrier.

Night!

[Ryan_m]

I wish I had 1/10 your skills.

Keep up the good work and thanks for posting

[pantablo]

beautiful.

[lemecanodejante]

Originally Posted by Ryan_m

I wish I had 1/10 your skills.

Keep up the good work and thanks for posting

exactly what i think

[crashaholic]

Thanks again guys

Got the rear tire carrier done last night keeping with the Poison Spider Customs theme.

Started with some mounts similar to the ones I made for the axle



then I tacked them to the bumper and added some small tubing inside them



next I bent up the stinger and tacked it into place



now for the tire mount i bent up some small sections and tacked them to an old axle shaft with a washer



and tacked it into place



starting to look like something now



Here is is folded down



and how the tire is secured



Now the top mount. I made up some more tabs



then tacked them to the tub hoop



and finally added some more bars



Turned out real nice and works good



Here is a shot of the whole chassis so far



and with the body on



Enjoy!

[Spoon37]

sweet

great work on the tyre carrier

[slither302]

This has got to be one of the best builds.....period! Do I hear TOP BUILDS

[stevieb337]

WOW nice fab skills

[crashaholic]

Thanks again for the kind words! it really keeps me motivated to keep rolling.

Originally Posted by slither302

This has got to be one of the best builds.....period! Do I hear TOP BUILDS

I don't know about that. I guess we'll see once it's done.

Well I have a little update.

I looked at the front of the jeep for a long time and finally did it




Yep, I just couldn't stand the grill hoop any more. It was bugging me being smaller tubing so i wacked it off.

Up until now i was having problems bending the 1/4" tubing real tight but now that i found my brake line bender i could fab up the right hoop



I like it much better now



While I was at it I also trimmed the front frame down



and added the bumper.



The stinger will go on later

The last 2 days I spent time finish welding the cage and frame then i re-attached the suspension to work on the shock mounts

This time in the front I secured the axle a bit more firmly then the duct tape i had before




It's just threaded rod bent into a U then through a plate. It's temporary until i get the right solid rod. that will get bent then tapped at each end for a more realistic look.

eventually It will also have centering pins in the springs once i get the final spring packs made up and the axle centered properly.

then I mocked her up to get a good look at her as she sits now.









This is pretty much how it will ride when it's completely done. I'll need to play with springs once i get everything loaded onto it. this thing is going to be one heavy pig! it's already heavier than Joe's jeep and this has no running gear electronics or accessories!

more to come as i get the time

[d.k.v]

now thats the best welding iv ever seen on something so small

[BillH]

WOW enough said

[crashaholic]

Originally Posted by d.k.v

now thats the best welding iv ever seen on something so small

Well it's ok. Not as good as i would like it to be but i am getting better

Here is some of my more recent welds






Like I said they could be better. Right now i'm using 3/32" tungsten and .030" MIG wire for filler rod. I'm going to try to switch to 1/16" tungsten and .025" MIG wire to see if I can get the welds even smaller.

[d.k.v]

any updates?