fuso 4x4 rebuild

[alan]

Hi everyone,
I finally have had time to start my rebuild, it's a 1991 canter (fuso) 4x4.
Originaly I purchased it on Ebay as a rust free mechanically sound vehicle, but when it arrived I was in shock! rust, cracks in the chassis, a well used and abused maintenance vehicle, what to do was the big question, I could'nt afford a new vehicle and being a sucker for building things I decided to rebuild it from the ground up.
At the moment most of it is stripped and a new chassis is half done, the back diff is being rebuilt more pictures will be posted on the weekend showing the chassis.

[SkiFreak]

You're obviously someone that likes a challenge...
May the force be with you.

[Harald Hansen]

I hope you'll keep us informed on your progress! Good luck on the rebuild!

[dwh]

My kind of thread! I like those blue support stands.

[kerry]

Amazing and ambitious. Good luck. You'll know it inside out when you are done.

[alan]

A little more progress today, it actually looks like something!

[SkiFreak]

Did you get the parts laser cut by someone else or do you have the facilities to do this yourself?

[alan]

Hi, no laser cutting at all, just the oxy or hole saw cutters and a grinder.

[SkiFreak]

Impressive!
As much as I have decent oxy skills I must admit to taking the easy route these days, using laser/plasma cutting services to do my cutout work.
Hey... you get older, you get lazier.

Mind you, I would not say no to a CNC cutter for the shed.
So, if anyone is donating one...

[PKDreamers]

Alan man do you have way too much time on your hands lol lol.
Wow great work.
Is the chassis same width and length?
Are you using all the stuff out of the truck eg springs , diffs etc etc?
How long do you think it will take you to finish the truck?
Keep on posting pics please.