Wow, no like button. This is good, I need to actually write a comment

Awesome to see it move, now to get it across to the Sth Island

I have the Defender 110 insured with Barley/Rothbury. Started with them after they agreed to insure it when we took it to Australia and have stuck with them. Windscreen cover, and all mods and accessories covered at an agreed value. Covered off-road (not competition) and recovery is from a point ...

Lots seem to come in from Aus, better climate so very minimal rust issues.

I would want to personally inspect one from the UK, do you have family that can??

Cheers for that.

What's it like getting up the Avoca river??

Is it straight forward to hit the Harper river and then onto Avoca with out any access permission??

We are heading down Sth to escape the Nth Is madness over the xmas period. You sort of get forced to go away at that time of year, with work closed and all the public holidays making the best used of your A/L :roll: Among other things, I want to head into Lake Coleridge and then up the Wilberforce ...

Be scary in the back there with out any windows!!!! Your power issue: Fuel filter replace (look for diesel bug from being parked) Turbo waste gate - check its not stuck open/seized from sitting (take the little hose of and jam the air duster up it to make it actuate) Sounds to me like the injector ...

How was it done on my old truck you were working on a few months ago??

That had a top mount and a WRX scoop last time I saw it

Mine was a Chinese head supplied by a reputable cylinder head shop in Hamilton, and the fitted all my genuine Toyota parts (valves, camshaft etc) to the head. I reckon that's a good option, better than a Chinese head with all the cheapi Chinese valve gear in it☝️ Done over 10,000km so far so good :)

Is that hand cut set my old set??

Can I book you in for certifying??

What grade oil are you running?? The reason it's quick when warm is that oil is thin so it's easy to pump around and up to pressure. Normally bottom end wear shows itself as low oil pressure in hot idle, as in the oil pressure lights comes on or flickers. Diesels suffer from oil thickening due to ...

The machine shops had forgotten to fit/supply these which go in the holes.

Faith restored a bit......

I just got an aftermarket head fitted with my original cam/valves etc and was happily working away fitting stuff to it on the bench before putting it on the block and spotted this. Major kill joy. Just as well I was doing this work on the bench, not after I torqued it all up!!!! All 4 injector seats ...

You know his new contact details??

Got a load of rims to send his way

Right, just answered my own question with a quick google:

http://thesteelsurgeon.com

mudlva wrote:

DieselBoy wrote:Bloody hell, really?? That's on my way home from work!!!!

Hes a good man to know. If its steel he can do it

Yep for sure.

Lost count of the number of modified rims he's done for me over the years

Bloody hell, really?? That's on my way home from work!!!!

Yeah, that's my point, even at high speed you can slap the CDL in if it looks like it might get slippery. All that matters is your wheels are straight and you don't have any wheel spin already happening. Each to their own. With a lockable centre diff I don't see the point in a torque biasing one. On ...

BadCo wrote:They look like good kit and I have heard good things about them. You weren't tempted to get the ATB center diff while you were browsing Ashcrofts site?

Dunno, I didn't quite understand the point of the ATB centre diff??

Ya want it to unlocked on the road and locked off the road??

If your worried, which you shouldnt be as it's a TD42, you could pull the electrical plug off the fuel pump, then crank the engine until your oil pressure lights goes out. Then connect pump back up and you be confident you have oil and oil pressure when she fires up. The problem your referring to ...

I'll do thread for it, fixed 3 of them now, so getting good at it!!!

Seeing as it's been quiet round here, and I can't remember the last time I got something this bling, I thought I might resurrect the thread!!! It's time for a front end overhaul as the swivel hub seals are weeping more than usual and the inner axles seals must be knackered as the diff oil keeps ...

im still after the heater controls if youve got em. Hey bro, out of interest is it because ya heater fan is only working on full speed and nothing else?? If so I can tell ya how to fix that for a couple of $2 parts from Jaycar and 10 mins with a soldering iron. Simplest fix on the planet, and ...

Does it have the factory electric adjustable shocks in it still??

Keen on those if it does, the yellow Munros I got are way to hard!!!!

Thats all very well, but its not you who gets to "draw the line in the sand" its the revelent authoritys and the courts, I am simply pointing out what what is happening now days. Yep, and we thank you for that, we have taken note of your advice, and will be sure to bare it in mind in the future. I ...

I would also draw a line in the sand too. Haveing ya mates round for a play is quite different from advertising and organising a gathering on a website. Obviously the potential for the above mentioned issues still exists with ya group of mates, but the dynamic is quite different when compared to ...

Hey guys, As kbushnz says find the actual cause first. Do a cooling system pressure test, and a TK style combustion gas test to identify what is actually happening first. I've also seen the genuine waterpumps on 1kzs leak from brand new, yet the aftermarket repco ones are perfect... If you do ...

So, let's say I advertise on ORE to have a camp out, bonfire and tear up grass weekend at our place, 22 acres of hills and bush, it's an open invite to all ORE members (muppets not included) It's an "event" as far as in the dictionary definition of an event. No money changes hands, it's an informal ...

Blue bridge has cancelled our sailing tomorrow and refunded us, so that's us out

Better organise a Nth Is gathering lol

Am I being a Nanna??

The forecast looks pretty grim for traveling south, with the worst of the weather due to hit right when we would be leaving tomorrow after work!!!

It's the wind more than anything, ya reckon the ferry will still be running at 1pm on Friday??

We are on the 1pm crossing on the 14th, should be hitting Westport late Friday night. Prob just camp down the beach for the night if its not to windy, and come track you guys down on Saturday at some point. Anyone got a shiny plan for Saturday/Sunday/Monday?? Our rough plan is to catch up with you ...