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- Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:35 pm
- Forum: 4wd Safety
- Topic: Snatching with bow shackles
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15079
Re: Snatching with bow shackles
Exactly that’s the point it’s not the rating it’s not designed to be there and doesn’t need to be there
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:50 pm
- Forum: 4wd Safety
- Topic: Snatching with bow shackles
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15079
Re: Snatching with bow shackles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66BXmM_JuBI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7STkTpTjDCU I haven't watched the whole second one yet and can't find a video of seeing when a tow hook will open up. Interesting though A quick search didn’t take long right here on this site https://www.offroadexpress.kiw...
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 6:53 pm
- Forum: 4wd Safety
- Topic: Snatching with bow shackles
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15079
Re: Snatching with bow shackles
Yes that’s what I have noticed after spending all this spare time watching 4x4 vids. from Australia, but I have noticed local guys driving around with shackles and tow points with there strap wrapped around bullbar. I think of them as a fuse. I am a bit paranoid though after seeing what the tow ball...
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: 4wd Safety
- Topic: Snatching with bow shackles
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15079
Re: Snatching with bow shackles
I am no engineer but the whole point in using the rated hooks if or when they fail they fold out not breaking. Where bow shackles will break/ let go if they fail. Steels not consistent and China is known for using crap steel. I want to try some of the soft rope shackles. I haven’t needed to use a sn...
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:45 am
- Forum: 4wd Safety
- Topic: Snatching with bow shackles
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15079
Snatching with bow shackles
Something’s been bugging me after watch one of Australian 4wd action episode guys connecting a snatch strap to a bow shackle connected to a removable tow hitch. To be fair it wasn’t a spirited snatch but not the point. And the guy calls it a text book snatch.Products are changing maybe I have been l...
- Fri May 24, 2019 8:37 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
Re: Suzuki Build
Jameshunt244 wrote:looks cool mate, always keeps me motivated when I see people sticking at their long term builds. just out of interest what's the measurement from ground to bottom of your lower link mounts?
450mm roughly at ride height.
- Thu May 16, 2019 7:54 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
Re: Suzuki Build
Slow progress doing what I can with what I have http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/mudhog_photos/Mobile%20Uploads/2019-05/773253A0-1BDB-4DFB-B72A-A169B409D5C4_zps0og4rn8b.png Finishing off a bit of plateing on trusses and link mounts http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/mudhog_photos/Mobile%...
- Thu May 16, 2019 3:46 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: best way to float a intercooler over the engine
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7085
Re: best way to float a intercooler over the engine
Pics say a thousand words bit of a list there
- Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:54 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: best way to float a intercooler over the engine
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7085
Re: best way to float a intercooler over the engine
I would whipp up some steel brackets, mine was bolt on but I did have to make a inlet adapter flange/ egr block off.
- Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:15 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: Marine Battery in a Truck?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3786
Re: Marine Battery in a Truck?
Yep run a couple of these in a patrol no issues with them off road and winching. I skimped on the optimas for these.
- Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:46 pm
- Forum: Jeep
- Topic: v8 barbie make over.....
- Replies: 463
- Views: 103337
Re: v8 barbie make over.....
As you said AWSOME! Looks pretty tiiiiiiiight. Good pic and sound for a hundy.
- Tue Jul 25, 2017 8:44 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
Re: Suzuki Build
still in same place si.......................will come for a visit mate ....bit hard on ya self with ya words build is way cool, less rangi as you put it ...... :D Hey mate! Yeah still at the same place , definetly come for a visit I enjoy seeing your car puts a smile on my face :D .Cheers mate jus...
- Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:58 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
Re: Suzuki Build
Well I'm glad you didn't :) What's your plan for here on in? What's left to be finished? Finish setting the suspension up, flip body over to tidy my rangi panel work underneath, steering(got most that sorted) make brake lines and find an electronic brake booster that will fit (half the battles maki...
- Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:28 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
Re: Suzuki Build
Cheers for the incouraging comments guys! I think I threaten myself parting it out to motavate finishing it.
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:34 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
Re: Suzuki Build
Crawlerer79 wrote:Wasn't that just up for sale? I think I saw it on Trade Me recently....
Ha ha that was one of the nearly parting out moments
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:26 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:24 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:21 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:13 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:11 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:09 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 9:02 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:58 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:55 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:53 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:49 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:44 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:19 pm
- Forum: Projects / Mod's
- Topic: Suzuki Build
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13377
Suzuki Build
I meant to post a few pics a few years ago, it's a 1991 Suzuki escudo soft top scratch build. Purpose of the truck is for winch challenges, off road racing, club trips, and down to the dairy for milk. Using 80 series axles and drive shafts, 70 series landcruiser auto and transfercase, and the 1uz vv...
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 4:28 pm
- Forum: Nissan
- Topic: Amp rating of a Safari's altenator
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1501
Re: Amp rating of a Safari's altenator
Most the GQs run a 35amp altinator, it will have it on it. Years ago I replaced it with a 70amp upgraded one and always kept a reconditioned one spare on trips.But now they have a 100 amp one http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1372899305 Definetly one of there weaker points, have you se...
- Fri Jul 21, 2017 5:54 pm
- Forum: This weekends achievements
- Topic: Canterbury hut - 4wd access
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7840
Re: Canterbury hut - 4wd access
I have only driven to reischek hut and Lauper bivy. Definitely can't go further on reishek side, the lauper side you can go a bit further but boulders get big and river crossing get a lot harder from there. Lawerence hut and bivy are an easy drive, mistake flats hut can drive to. I haven't been to p...