Skip20 Bradley GT - SS

The top doesn't have a cross bar.
Everything runs under the heavy plat on the floor

The lift is basically finished.
Need to run the power line, then adjust the 2 cables.
Went together pretty easy.
Needed help to lift the post up & wiggle into place.
Then the power unit is heavy, but used a 2x4 to support it & got the nuts & bolts started.
Moved the power unit to the side so had to cut it off & weld it back on.
Touch paint to come.
Very nice for $1620.00 shipped from GA.

Maybe it'll go down faster with a car or weight on it, my jack does for sure!

Here it all the up.
The is showing the bottom of the car.



The car up. Got up 5' and maybe able to go another 6" with the junk off the roof. Would still have to bend a little at 5'11"
I installed a cable stop 4" from the ceiling so it will shut down if I hit it.



Instead of 5 hours, it took me 4 days to be up & running, A lot of breaks.
1st day - raised the posts
2nd day - anchored posts & assy'ed them, welded the pump bracket on & mounted the pump
3nd day - ran the 220 volt power, ran the lift & it hit the pump
4th day - cut the pump bracket off & moved it over, finished adj. cables, lifted the car.
IT DIDN'T FALL DOWN

Now I need to clean up the big mess & figure where to put stuff.
Then disassy. the platform & store it away till the next time.
Then will be able to bring the car back down & straighten it out.

Got the top of the platform cleaned off, after a lot of 2" drywall screws the 3/4" boards can off.

Screwed on some 1.5" x 3/16" strap to the sides to help aline the body to the frame & wheels.

looks great Skip!! Question for ya, if I take an older 2 door blazer chassis and drop the front end is it possible to put to put say a subaru cradle and mount in the back for mid engine?? Still in the bench building stage so I wanted to see what others thought of this idea. I've seen where people have put the toronado transaxle this way before and thought the subaru might be a better option for the bradley and the blazer chassis is good length chassis to use because you wouldn't have to shorten it.

Today, went to the junk yard to get a 5 speed trans.
Found one & took it out, but one bolt on the clutch plate would NOT come out & I was tired.
On the way out found another on so will go back on Tuesday.
Did get the pedal assy. w/ brake & clutch master & a few things off the eng, like injector plugs which had been cut off of my engine 3.3.

OK, you've seen the 3.3 & 5 peed, now here's the rest of the story.
Below are the other items for the new engine & trans install.

Brake booster/ master, clutch master. pedal assy -gas, brake, clutch.
Look close & you will see the section of the firewall for them also!



Rad, twin fans, AC Cond., upper & lower section of the frame just in case.



The wiring jungle which I will need to take out the EMC wiring.



And the rest of the parts.
Engine cradle, trans mount & got 2 steering joints to use for the shifter rod.
And what I hope its the Alt bracket.



Now the FUN begins.

By they way, now have 2 - SUBARU 2.7 6 cyl XT6 engine, 1- 5 speed turbo trans for it, complete wiring harness, & other misc. items for your Bradley engine change.
PM with "?"

Nope, won't work with this trans it looks like, it has the plate on top of trans, need a 99 or newer for it & mine is a 1998.
Engine is out of the 1992 SVX
May use the shaft conn.
Subaspool 4WD to 2WD lock $200 AUD inc shipping.
Ordered it & it's $215.00 US

www.subarugears.com/index_files/Products.html

I think there's room of the length, but will check first.
May have to cut into the fiberglass trunk I already made.

OK, was able to cancel the drive shaft coupler in time.
After I cut off the 2 parts, put them in my lathe to cut them down to length.
Cut the larger one so as to have a lip between the two.
Put a rag into the trans around the shafts, Trans has been drained.
Used the mig to hopefully hold in in position. NO FIRE!
This is were the will be tig welded.
After which it will go back in the lathe to clean up the back side where the washers/nut mount.
Here it sitting inside the trans.



An inside view.

this thing is so off the hook, i cant even comprehend it. when i think about the little stuff ive sweated over !!!

keep it up..

big bob

What did you do for axle adapters?

Will be adp'ing the dune bugge shift linkage to alum rear plate when I make it.







Here it is with the Subaru XT6 engine 2.7 145HP & turbo 5 speed all mounted in the mid.



That all come out now for the 3.3 - 230HP engine

BOY, I DON"T believe it!!!
The engine is IN & in the cross member.
Cruised the web & found a maybe that the EG33 would fit in the XT6 cross member, so I tried it.
It fell right in, without a fight.



Clearance on the rear window bulkhead is tight, but I think I can cut the top & bent it in to get maybe an inch or two.



Do have to make a new trans mount cross member & it sits right where the rear stab. bar ( bracket on your right, Left was trans mount ) was bolted to.
May be able to build a crooked cross member using the old frame mount.



And here's a side & rear view.





Don't believe it, pull the engine back out, put the mounts back on & Wazoo, it's in.

Got the trans mount figured out, able to use the old frame mounts after trimming the cross member down about 3".
Will need to go to junk yard & get the rubber mount for the rear section.



Also got the Alum plate cut out for the rear of trans to block it off.
Used 1/2" as that's all I had laying around here to fit it.
Started with the cut off wheel , then flipped the band saw up & finished cutting it out on that.



Now to set it up on the Mill to drill the mounting hole & shifter rod hole.
Will make a gasket for it then mount to the rear of trans.