FYI, you can't install HID globes into lamps designed for incandescent globes, the beam pattern gets shot to hell - it's pretty hit and miss whether you'll find the results satisfactory or not. ahh bugger. Has anyone else tried this ? I see H4 et al HID conversion kits on TM - are these bogus ? S

Sup, Where can I find a new pair of seriously large spotlights for my shiny Surf ? I want them for road use, to illuminate widely rather than for great distance (Surfs aint that fast). I'll set up some HID bulbs for them. Badddasssss. Any suggestions ? Theres little or nothing on TM. TIA, S

it'll cost a lot more than 500bux if I have to tow it to wellington from the bay of plenty. This type of thinking isn't going to work. If someone figures out how to wire up a 1kz-te engine then the trick is to document it somewhere. Have you guys thought of having a wiki to document all this sort of ...

to be more specific, I need the wiring info to run the 1KT-TE engine without the fuel computer.

Steve

[...] and ditched the efi and the pump was made mechanical and then its very simple and i like to have control over fuel psi opposed to an ecm and resistors. is this documented anywhere ? I am tempted to do this conversion also, but I have no idea how to successfully disconnect the EFI so the ...

Hi Steve, yeah we have stuck the boat up the beach a few times so far, but not 14m. Yet.

Well, we just bought another Surf - '96 intercooled, 178km, 10k - A shiny though, so thats two! Now, just one more not so shiny one we can bush bash with hee hee

S

ok I got some firestone Destination H/T's fitted and they seem very light, quiet, and smooth. $240 each F&B incl GST. Lots more traction on the tarseal compared to the old baldies that wheelspun everywhere. I'll try them on the grass and sand, and open road next week.

S

BrentC wrote:have a look at an ORE advertiser http://www.4wdbits.co.nz/ProductsList.aspx?CategoryID=6&selection=9

yeah that was the first thing I did, but they have no H/T tyres listed, and it was suggested elsewhere that there were much cheaper options.

S

Hiya thanks Fitz. Yeah my hatred for cheap road tyres know no bounds, AND they last for ages so I get to hate them for years.. nice.. Wobbly slippy pos. :growl: I pretty much figured that would be the case with my "shiney". Same applies with my families' shiney jetboat I took up the rapids and ...

nice to meet you fellas.

ok any sources and good prices for these tyres ? I see there were unidentified sources mentioned some time ago.


TIA,
Steve

hi Guys,

The server emailed me from "mike@ORE" so thats where I picked up that from. "Mike" must be the servers' name eh ?

I also do a bit of jetboatin, flyin, divin, paraglidin, and some Linux server stuff also, and some other stuff I forget.

gee its late. /me sleeps.
S

Gidday Mike

From Edgecumbe in the Bay of Plenty.

http://smaps.co.nz/nz/whakatane/edgecumbe+urban/


Steve

Greetings, I have a '95 Surf SSR-G which I'm not game to put into the bush yet.. it's still shiney.. Ok I need tyres for this ride.. 99% on-road, 1% mild off-road work so I'm thinking nice and quiet Pirelli Michelin etc.. Anyone got any contacts for a real steal deal ? 265/70R16 many thanks, Steve