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matwelli

sounds top end like a sticky lifter, my daewoo work vehicle had exactly the same noise, had to get the lifters replaced.

A good engine flush and a teflon based treatment may help (before replacing the lifters the service company put in an additive every 5000K to stop the noise)

matwelli

Thanks guys. the Exo cages look cool, but I need to do a 6 point internal cage. I am looking at doing a bit of off-road racing. there are two classes, class 2 and class 6, class 6 is for 4wd truck with wof and reg (its a class set up to get guys like us racing). So if I still want the truck road leg...

matwelli

Hi Guys,

Whats the story with roll cages/harneses at WOF time?

Not sure on the ins and outs, can someone enlighten me

matwelli

Hi Nick, Would be keen on doing the whanga run on the saturday, assume would not need to stay o/nite. Whats your opinion of taking kids on the trip ? Ages 4, 8 and 10 ? properly seatbelted etc. I have had one persons view that they would not take their kids along, but for me taking the kids is part ...

matwelli

Hi, Everyone has an opinion, but I have noticed on the yank sites such as pirate4x4 where they want good flex, but also good traction and still being able to drive on the open road - triangulated 4 link is the go. There are calculation programs that you can adjust every aspect of the 4 link geometry...

matwelli

Have you checked the dash pot in the stromberg has oil ? The strombies and SU's need the right grade of oil in the dashpot (very light weight) do a web search or down to the library. The strombies are a technically more involved version of the su's but from experiance hold their tune better. I have ...

matwelli

This is something I have been considering for the Pajero, whats it like having the extra control when offroad ?

matwelli

or Autronic - but you got a spare 5 grand plus , purelly for engine management ? Love the idea that the Wolf has , you can jump from one program to another at a touch of a switch ie: Economy >> Power or a change in fuels , etc by just pushing the switch . The boss just brought one (Autronic SM4) fo...

matwelli

The fact that it goes away, only happens under light load sort of rules out most of the answers so far (ie mechanical/electrical faults) Only thoughts are that at 2K to 2K8 rpm, light load on the highway the engine computer will be running things fairly lean, easy for a misfire to take place esp if ...

matwelli

me next, anyone else got some for sale ?

matwelli

Does it miss at 2K and above , or only at 2k and clears itself higher up ?

matwelli

Suspension lift 50mm, body lift 50mm (I am sure you dont need a cert ?), and as its a toyota (correct me if im wrong) and an engine/transfer case lift (for some reason toyota transfer cases hang way below the chassis http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/MotorMount.shtml :D my 2 cents.

matwelli

Why not triangulate the top link and ditch the panhard bar ? most 3 links I have seen are done this way.

matwelli

Hi, 30 deg is alot, I am running standard lift (about 10 deg) and fit the 33's no problem at all.

If you want to run it a close to 30 deg, install a set of manual hubs so you limit the wear on the cv's to when you are off road, and not day to day driving

matwelli

Surf or Terrano ? No ladder chassis on Terrano - how do you mount tow hooks, bumpers, bash plates, nerf bars ? Pajero - mid 90 petrol or diesel, great on road, great off road, no rust or engine issues, front end (cv's & diffs) is very strong (compared to the surf) Not saying the Paj is as good a...

matwelli

I must be an idiot, I can not find the 42nd on topomap.
Can someone post a couple of GPS co-ords for me so I can see where this is.
Running out of summer, the truck is finally registered and waranted so need to get out for a play.

matwelli

Older diesel engine - expect smoke :D Being a 93, keep an eye on the injector pump, play close attention if it seems to be "damp" The pump will start leaking at some stage, took me 15 bucks and 2 hours of my time to replace the two seals (diesel boy did a good write up somewhere on how to change them)

matwelli

If the latter, spend the extra, cos of the HUGE range of after-market stuff that I dont think Mitsi have. eg? I second the "example please" I dont know of one item that you can't get for a mitzy that you can for a toyota. I do agree that we need to know what the truck is for, hard yaka or "mall cru...

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matwelli

So the decision is, for the same amount of money....

Option A - Toyota SR5

Option B - Mitzy Trition, 2nd set of rims with extreme trekers, suspension lift, body lift, arb lockers, front and rear bars, winch, snorkel, certification and a recovery kit.

Hmm, hard decision

matwelli

Looking at doing the same to the paj, have you had any hassels at WOF time after doing this ?

matwelli

Toyota vs Mitzy. Opinions are like a#$eholes, we all have them. Most guys tend to sit in the toyota camp. Get on the net and do some research (its a big purchase decision), based on what is needed for offroad use (I assume thats what you want this for) Look for things as ramp over angles, aproach/de...

matwelli

definately check out NJV6's thread. Cheap mods... Remove sway bars (your choice, I have, the on-road handling suffers) Cut front upper and lower bump stops in half. Crank front torsion bars untill truck sits level (most seem to sit low in the front) The reason for the above to get get the truck to f...

matwelli

Good to see you working on your own stuff for a change !

The flare work looks good, a bit of bog and you are ready to go.

matwelli

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http://www.adultsheepfinder.com/

" You may now correctly assume that you are by far one of the sickest sons of bitches on the Internet, standing high and mighty above the rest."

Why did I click on the link

matwelli

All I know, is thats what happened. Had talked about it previously and decided to give it a go. the test was grass covered hill, AT tyres. Truck would get up so far untill one wheel would lose traction, once that happened the tyres on the opposite end (now trying to provide all of the moving force) ...

matwelli

Nice machine, interested to hear how the jungle treckers go, they were on my list of possible tyres a while ago, they look the part.

Looks like the truck is pretty well sorted, diff armour and the rest

Fuel economy - I dont think it will be any worse that my 3.0 pajero

matwelli

should have a factory one (for whatever use it is) thats basically a flat sheet.

Not sure of any aftermarket ones, get hold of de-ranged on this forum (over in hastings) as he may be able to fab one up for you.

matwelli

My tank is now 78 litres (down from 95) dont worry about it, good chance of cracking it if you try to get the dent out .

Twin batt with isolator, yep will work fine, I take it yours is a factory twin batt setup ?

Just put an isolator on the red cable to one of the batteries to disconnect.

matwelli

lots, if you are using U-joints, one U joint will be at 0 degrees (pinion end)and one will be at whatever the angle between the tcase and pinion is. This will cause the U-Joint to try to accelerate and decelerate every revolution.

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