ciao all,Can not see it being a WOF issue as long as no sharp projections,structurally sound and guard flares enclose tires,this I have yet to do with strips of used conveyor belt material. Successfully completed the Cozzie Four Wheelers GLen Massey Safari last weekend. Slight rubbing on rear of ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!!

Hey thanks all for the replies.
Well I bit the bullet and got them Maxxis tyres.
Had a panel shop friend chop heaps out of the front and rear guard arches.
Needs finishing off now
Will need to either refit me old rubber guard flares or source newies

ciao all, has been a while since I last visited here. Niva has had a mild 2"? lift i.e. Dobi lift springs with nylon spacer rings front and rear. Need to sort some new tires as my current set are well worn 215-75R15 Hankook Dynamic MT. The donor car has a full set of original 16" factory rims with ...

I am onto my 5th Niva now and #5 has had the original carby rebuilt then when it got the better of me I fitted a Cortina carb off TM.
Heaps more responce power etc etc.
Never looked back since and wish I had done the swap years ago.

SP450andLE wrote:Failed. Brakes

Brakes?Niva do not have brakes.That middle pedal is a foot rest

Frank Torley of 'Country Calendar' fame knows a good vehicle when he sees one!
Have a look for yourself if you missed tonights episode.

http://tvnz.co.nz/country-calendar/s201 ... eo-4058249

I put 43.5 ltrs in mine = $97.86

From empty the Niva fuel tank fills good up to about the half way and or three quarter marks. From there they tend to spit and splutters when filling. In the past at self service pumps I ask for a chair to sit on as it takes forever to fill it right up. The Niva fuel tank is mounted quite high in ...

They must be so busy working on them!

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I tried two WACO branded ones from two seperate supplyers and both f@*#ed up. I tested them one after the other with a light to medium load. Both jammed in the rat shit mechanism. Would go up but not release to come down. I eventually settled for a 5' POWERBUILT around $100 which has worked safely ...

Of all the off road vehicles I have owned the sway bar has been removed or was prior to my ownership.Slightly more body roll on road and off the Pantry is good anyway.

To get a WOF the technician required it to be refitted.

Ciao Team, I took the 'shiny' 1998 3.1 Wizard MU in for a service yesterday. Have been informed the rear Gabriel gas shocks #91704 ,which I purchased locally and fitted myself not many 1000kms back, are leaking. What could have caused this? This may explain why the rear end suspension has always ...

Thanx for that info.

Bummer

I have another appointment that weekend.

Hi Team,

Is there a fund raiser 4x4 safari in the Pio Pio area coming up soon?
If so who does one contact

Ciao 'De Ranged',
Bravo de projecta "Lada Niva "A" class truck"
You gotta any da picktures of ah de 'Projecta Pantry"?

grazie!

Hi tpft,you have not mentioned what the vehicle is,have you?
Sounds like an Isuzu fault.
May be the alternator and or charge lamp relay are faulty.

Happy New Year Matt and others,
Matt you may already know this,come in from the Matamata/Te Aroha side.Your Disco should make it,my Pantry did.

Ciao and Merry Christmas Rocko and others,my 1988 Niva was done before I got it.Only thing is if both rear wheels clear the ground and full articulation occurs the handbrake cable is stretched and comes on.Ping me your e-mail address I sent some pix.OK

Quote:"HF radio is also a good option and just a bit of usless information, if you belong to a Search and Rescue Team, You can use HF (for SAR use) (wink wink) without needing a license." That is once you have written permission from your SAR Police sergent,National Land SAR HQ and Radio Frequency ...

While cleaning up after ' Thompsons' as I was checking me recovery gear. On the farm jack/Hi Lift the up/down latch lever had worked it's securing screw loose. This caused the lever to back it self out from the mechanism. It still worked but potentially a disaster waiting to happen. I pays to check ...

What a great day out. I was most impressed with the co-operation shown between all the groups concerned that went up Thompsons on Saturday. Even me Pantry made it to the summit and back in one piece. Am I glad we used the PRS radios for comms. Other wise I would have ended up further down the ...

The headlamp connector plug is shaped like the letter n with three wires leading to it. You will be using and tapping into the left and the right side wires but not the top centre pin wire,which is low beam. Stand automotive cube mini relay connections are normally marked as 30 = battery supply via ...

For the stereo and lites etc you need what is called a voltage reducer.10 to 20 amperes should do you fine.If you wanner run a winch get a 24 volt winch.If you really wanner run a 12 volt winch best to fit another battery or two paralled up and a stand alone 12v 100plus ampere alternator.Expensive

How big a fuel tank you looking at?
I could be wrong but it seems excessive consumption to me if it is a 50+ litre tank.

Ciao Vince,primo job! If you have da room under de bonnet mount the solenoid pack up there. Hopefully this will be well out of mucks way.You will of course have to run thick cables from the solenoid pack out to da winch motor.Da remote cable could be extended into the cabin also.Think the job out ...

kruzin wrote: 2. What sort of range do you get from them? Depends on the vehicle set up,terrain and the atmospheric conditions.Anything from a few kms to the other side of the world kruzin wrote: 4. Can CBs get into contact with emergency services in very remote places? Yes and no.On CB Ch.15 is a ...

TV coax coded RG59 is 75ohms not to be used for communications CB/PRS which is 52ohms coded RG58C/U.You can not measure the ohms unless you have complex measuring equipment.

Pays not to hold all ya eggs in one basket.If the multi radio sh*ts itself you loose your comms which could end up being a life line.

4.2 starter would be less than NZ$900 retail including GST new from a good honest auto sparky.You fit and no exchange required.