Swedish Endeavors: Project Rally Tractor

Yeah, you have to take out thoses seat pedestals, kind of a PITA but well worth it on head room.

Ho boy, I feel like im going slooooooow.

Good stuff. Care to go into how you pulled those seat boxes out some more? I hadn't planned on it, But if its deemed so nessasary...

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Ho boy, I feel like im going slooooooow.

Good stuff. Care to go into how you pulled those seat boxes out some more? I hadn't planned on it, But if its deemed so nessasary...

Remember I say (in my Swami voice) "You must become one with the spot weld drill when you own a rally car. It is written!"

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

I figured as much... Is what It is.

Harbour freight, Is our friend.

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Enablers, All of you.

I've got two at home, since they are cheap, but work surprisingly well. With my cordless drill, I count to 8 and it's done...

-Jon

I use the $20 american made one. I've used the Harbor Freight one but I find the pin starts to deform and cause it to spin oblong. The nicer one has a good hard pin that doesn't ball up on the end.

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Grant Hughes

Okay, Im keen on the whole lets buy American thing. Where did you find a $20 American-Made bit?

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Enablers, All of you.

Locally. Not sure on brand. Might be a Blair. It's like $20 but they sell replacement pins and cutters and such. Did about 50 yesterday with it.

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Grant Hughes

Oh, ok. Ill check it out, see what the (not so local) place has on hand.

This has made me realize how few tool stores i have around here... kinda sad.


Edit: sorry to knock this thread so off course guys...

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More grinding, drilling, welding, and sanding happened Tuesday night. Pistons from Al have shown up and the links have been dropped off for zinc coating. Another full day of work planned for Sunday. Onward...

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Zap zap my ass...

I think the spot weld drill tool I have is Blair, I got a 3/8 cutter for it cause the 5/16 one didn't work very well on the Volvo.

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More grinding, drilling, welding, and sanding happened Tuesday night. Pistons from Al have shown up and the links have been dropped off for zinc coating. Another full day of work planned for Sunday. Onward...

Don't know why but I flashed that it's time once again for
"I never wanted to be a rally car builder, I wanted be in the grreat outdoors, ...."
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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

Vive le Prole-le-ralliat

www.rallyrace.net/jvab
CALL +1 206 431-9696
Remember! Pacific Standard Time
is 3 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

Blake and I both put in 8 hour days on the car today. it felt like we got a lot done but there isn't much to show for it. Blake spent most of the time cleaning up and finishing the welding boxes. Those are nearly done. I cleaned up many more feet of seams, nearly got the rest of the seat support out, cut out the rear factory jack points and trimmed the inner rear fenders.

You can see some of this work in the picture. Looks damned near good.

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Zap zap my ass...

Solid work you guys. Thanks for the updates.

John, just had a brief phone conversation with one of your little ones. I will try and call again soon. Just trying to catch up and see where we are with some things.

I'm out the door here in just a couple of minutes to go work on the beast again. OTR is now no longer possible but for those not following the OTR entry list already, I have landed the ultimate inspiration, in the form of a co-driving roll for Mr. Al Kun in his swedish kabota (only orange tractor I could think of). Really excited about this. 1st time in RWD, in a volvo. YEAH BUDDY!

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Zap zap my ass...