Fatboy here,Thanks to Madaz for some pictures, yes it does indeed haul arse, but i havr to admit it sure drinks some petrol sincr the 4.6 diffs have been put in,but it sure has some torque.

Hi Fatboy,the truck has now done 1500 klm on the road and a little off road as the service truck for Madaz at the Taupo Round of the whinch challenge and is running fine. It has 2 brand new ARB diff locks and a set of 4.6 diffs in it now so it is starting to come to gether . I have just cut more out ...

36 years of playing with trucks and cars give one a far idea of some of the problems, the sump was the first thing changed as the is no place for a front mounted oil pickup in a off roader as the old addage is most of the hard work is in climing so may as well have the pick up where most of the oil ...

hi Mike, i have not put a pressure gauge on the system but the way the motor is running i cant see or here any untoward effects , the hose used was ENZED push fit rated at 400psi to 220c and is fine, but it is early days, they are 600mm long and as i said the plate at the pump is not a restriction ...

Fatboy here , the trick is not to restricked the oil line size and then all is as it should be the hoses run from a new plate at the pump to the orginal filter pressure block all is 1/2" bsp sizing making the inside diametre of the line 1/2" so there is no effort required to push the oil around, all ...

no Tim is my son, he has picked up all my bad habits ,4 wheeling, shooting you know all the good things, Cheers, oh yeah your more than welcome to view the project at any time.

yes he is , and yes it runs phase one is near completion.

Fatboy here, Yes progress at last oil has been put in the engine brakes have been bled,a small issue with a seazed master cylinder on the clutch which should be sorted this weekend and hopefully it should run. All electrics are now 12v thanks to a NZ new 12volt ad patrol which we brought and de ...

fatboy here, The pump was off a sr20 motor that i put in a jet boat i built a couple of year ago a 1996 model.The primera pulley was used. The sump has all the braces slightly modified as you have to bring the bottom bolts through the bell housing from the rear of the engine as when you change the ...

hi fatboy here, this whole project has been a great test to a mans enduro, right from conception to the present. The gearbox has been moved forwards 100mm this was done after cutting out the firewall and then deciding that there wasnt going to be anywhere enough airflow around the engine and for ...