6th- 7th april
6th- 7th april
a good start to the day went to drive saf out of garage , mid week pulled centre dash out to remove faulty prs, pto in gear snappped the hook off the cable,
cable stuffed too
cable stuffed too
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89 safari, pto winch, 33x15 simexs. sliders,75mm lift . turbo intercoolered
Re: 6th- 7th april
80 series shudder Zero a Noobie Hippy 1
Re: 6th- 7th april
Just spent the morning removing more Thompsons mud from the brakes and other nooks and crannies..Only the interior to go once its dried up a bit...
Need to pull radiator at some time soon and while I am at it put in a hi flow thermostat...Rad is full of Woodhill pine needles and probably some Thompsons mud... Ran a little hotter on the way home last weekend but not as much as the Nissan's with us..
Need to pull radiator at some time soon and while I am at it put in a hi flow thermostat...Rad is full of Woodhill pine needles and probably some Thompsons mud... Ran a little hotter on the way home last weekend but not as much as the Nissan's with us..
Cheers Calvin
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
KZJ78 Landcruiser Prado...
Re: 6th- 7th april
No 4wding yet .
Replaced rear brakes on a J95 Parado - Discs where ready to snap, not from 4wd mud, but Salt water rust ...
Greased up all DRY drive shaft joints ..
Replaced rear brakes on a J95 Parado - Discs where ready to snap, not from 4wd mud, but Salt water rust ...
Greased up all DRY drive shaft joints ..
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Re: 6th- 7th april
Just got back from leading a community trip up the Leatham to Bottom Gordon's Hut. It was a great turn out had 10 4x4's all up, with a good selection of family's and older couples, even had a Kia Serento come along and surprisingly (to me) it did really well, I was bit worried about how it was going to get on with the 3 main river crossings but no problems
Re: 6th- 7th april
Picked up my balls and the grinder and started the guard chop on my SJ
Still have to do some more grinding and bogging but not a bad start and good gain in clearance
Still have to do some more grinding and bogging but not a bad start and good gain in clearance
Re: 6th- 7th april
Went for a bit of a night cruise as i was bored.
went up Whariti Peak to the Aerials. Bloody eerie up there on a night with a few clouds blowing through!
Then shot across North Range Rd from the Ballance end.
The 'unmaintained' stretch of North Range was a little more chopped up than I remembered but still a piece of piss.
Need some more lights!
went up Whariti Peak to the Aerials. Bloody eerie up there on a night with a few clouds blowing through!
Then shot across North Range Rd from the Ballance end.
The 'unmaintained' stretch of North Range was a little more chopped up than I remembered but still a piece of piss.
Need some more lights!
Re: 6th- 7th april
Kids were having a birthday party so a perfect excuse to evade into shed for a day.
I recently bought a Safari with dodgy WARN winch.
It's one of those older models with 4 solenoids out of which 3 were busted. Free spool clutch was also stuck.
Pulled winch apart and reassembled it with fresh grease. Clutch is going on smoothly and new contactor kit to replace solenoids should arrive next week.
I recently bought a Safari with dodgy WARN winch.
It's one of those older models with 4 solenoids out of which 3 were busted. Free spool clutch was also stuck.
Pulled winch apart and reassembled it with fresh grease. Clutch is going on smoothly and new contactor kit to replace solenoids should arrive next week.
Re: 6th- 7th april
Replaced the flimsy rear door trims with 0.070" aluminum panels. Ordered some clips to mount some tools on them. Cleaned out the shed, nothing too serious.
Tomo
1991 Nissan Safari AD SWB TD42 - 33x12.5 BFG KMs, 2" lift + more coming.
"Never let a nerd loose with a torque wrench."
1991 Nissan Safari AD SWB TD42 - 33x12.5 BFG KMs, 2" lift + more coming.
"Never let a nerd loose with a torque wrench."
Re: 6th- 7th april
took the 33's of the bighorn to put back onto the terrano.
started making a new battery tray as mine is quite rusty from leaking battery acid.....
started making a new battery tray as mine is quite rusty from leaking battery acid.....
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Re: 6th- 7th april
Went to Woodhill today, mucked around with Filthy4x4 and DatsunSafari. Pretty dry up there, wont be surprised if its closed again if there isnt any more rain!
Mint Day:
saw discoalex testing his new rubber:
Filthy4x4 and Datsunsafari coming down the hill:
Pretty dry... lots of dust!
Flex time
Mint Day:
saw discoalex testing his new rubber:
Filthy4x4 and Datsunsafari coming down the hill:
Pretty dry... lots of dust!
Flex time
2WD 06 Hilux... for now
Re: 6th- 7th april
just gave the old winch a birthday...
getting it ready for this ...
http://www.4x4events.co.nz/node/408
anyone entered a team
getting it ready for this ...
http://www.4x4events.co.nz/node/408
anyone entered a team
v8 tj...luvs the gas......
Re: 6th- 7th april
Bought these
Now off to the ORE courier section to get them picked up and on a truck heading to the other end of the country
P.S any one want an 8274, I will have one for sale, checked rebuilt if required, prob 6hp motor etc.
Now off to the ORE courier section to get them picked up and on a truck heading to the other end of the country
P.S any one want an 8274, I will have one for sale, checked rebuilt if required, prob 6hp motor etc.
Toy - Zuk chassis tub, hilux 4.88 axles and transfer, Nissan CA18DE motor and auto trans, sc12 supercharger, 32 10'5 simex, twin motor 8274 custom freespool. Well the parts are all there in various corners of the shed
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Re: 6th- 7th april
went for a bit of a play up at woodhill today,as phraza said it is very dry up there,still a good day but i wasnt too impressed at my new hi lift jack mount only lasting one trip i think i'll find somewere inside to put it,spare wheel mount is a joke.
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Re: 6th- 7th april
So went to install all the bits i've collected for a 4" lift on my patrol, half day job etc, dropped the rear diff down and what do we have.......
Ahh poor mans 2" lift, gutted I didn't notice it when I bought the truck! So time to make it right! Luckily I had a few mates that were handy with a grinder and welder....
What a mess to clean up, centers were gas cut out and box section was all but fully welded right in the inside, took about half an hour of creative grinding on each spring base to salvage!
So since all the rubbish has been cut off, great time to angle the bases slightly foward
All fixed! A nice coat of black primer and all is tickityboo, only difference from factory is the bases are now roughly 5mm lower and angled foward slightly
While we've got everything up in the air, time to chuck in my custom drop boxes that push the diff forward 15mm
And in place.......
Seem to have lost my before and after photos of the truck in totaly so will update soon...
Ahh poor mans 2" lift, gutted I didn't notice it when I bought the truck! So time to make it right! Luckily I had a few mates that were handy with a grinder and welder....
What a mess to clean up, centers were gas cut out and box section was all but fully welded right in the inside, took about half an hour of creative grinding on each spring base to salvage!
So since all the rubbish has been cut off, great time to angle the bases slightly foward
All fixed! A nice coat of black primer and all is tickityboo, only difference from factory is the bases are now roughly 5mm lower and angled foward slightly
While we've got everything up in the air, time to chuck in my custom drop boxes that push the diff forward 15mm
And in place.......
Seem to have lost my before and after photos of the truck in totaly so will update soon...
Re: 6th- 7th april
phraza wrote:saw discoalex testing his new rubber:
That bog was doomed from the start....Ie.. Impossible.... but i couldn't head back to Ponsonby all clean now could I?
Good to see ya phraza
Re: 6th- 7th april
My track rod..... Is that what it's called? Either way... This happened on the way out of Woodhill... Time for some hd rods me thinks
Re: 6th- 7th april
meatc wrote:Bought these
Now off to the ORE courier section to get them picked up and on a truck heading to the other end of the country
P.S any one want an 8274, I will have one for sale, checked rebuilt if required, prob 6hp motor etc.
I was looking at that little lot too...
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Who knew Prados could fly?
Who knew Prados could fly?
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Re: 6th- 7th april
Tested out the new chassis up thompsons track on saturday. Stoked as of how ot went. Then sunday weny fishing and went for a walk up a new track i found.
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shity old hilux wrote:Tested out the new chassis up thompsons track on saturday. Stoked as of how ot went. Then sunday weny fishing and went for a walk up a new track i found.
keen to hit the new one in the Patrol, hopefully muddy as!
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Re: 6th- 7th april
Went out to the Whangarei 4wd club's Northland 4x4 series on Sunday. Was a great day, very dry and bumpy as you can tell from the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uc56fIPusI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uc56fIPusI
Comp rig: Suzuki Vitara, L67 Supercharged V6 Commie and auto, Prado chassis and diffs. Gigglepin 8274 twin motor rear mounted winch, air free spools, 35" Silverstones, ect
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