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- Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:45 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: CENTRAL ZONE CLUB TRUCK CHALLENGE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1928
Re: CENTRAL ZONE CLUB TRUCK CHALLENGE
got a reg & wof but... is it sweet if they expired in 05 tho?
- Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:40 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
Is this sh!t still dragging on :?: :?: If you have left it this long to get the issue resolved then best of luck. :lol: :lol: hasn't been that long actually.... disputes tribunal arent quick off the mark when it comes to shit like this, theres a 6-8 week waiting list lol..... I don't even know what...
- Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:25 am
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
Phew, that was a long read...... In the LVVTA manual it says that the engine should not come in to contact with the axle. of course this is obvious to most ppl. The certifier has not one his job properly in allowing this vehicle to be made road legal, nor has the VTNZ. this knob end has done a bad ...
- Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:56 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
$2000 for a rebuilt 3b? good luck.. :lol: $2000 will cover parts to rebuild the block only. But yeah your probably right he probably had a rusty old 3b cruiser sitting round he wanted rid of :evil: I didnt say rebuilt 3b I said "reconditioned engine" .. :P theres quite a selection of reco...
- Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:19 pm
- Forum: Land Access / DOC legislation / Regulations
- Topic: A serious threat to unformed legal roads (ULR)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1974
Re: A serious threat to unformed legal roads (ULR)
I'd like to see anything on 4 wheels outrun the cops' new bmw 1150RT . . . you will be seeing them more and more frequently in future too, and there is nothing a man with nearly 100 horseys between his legs cant keep up with....
as for off-road, thats what helicopters are for
as for off-road, thats what helicopters are for
- Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:35 pm
- Forum: Trip Reports, Trail Reviews, Reports and Information
- Topic: Taupo area
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2160
Re: Taupo area
awesome tracks around pureora :lol: they just go on forever... forestry, bush, cutover... some of those skidder holes will swallow ya tho, I opened up a few tracks near the doc field centre... one of em involved lots of windy slippery mud track with bogs, followed by a 40 metre long bog and then a w...
- Tue Feb 22, 2011 2:25 pm
- Forum: Range Rover / Land Rover
- Topic: slow stage 1
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1303
Re: slow stage 1
were all the salisbury diffs 3.54:1 ? sure the couldn't be 4.7:1 ? I've got 3.54:1 rangey diff heads in my series 3 and they are a heck of a lot quieter than the 4.7:1 original diff heads, which produced an ear piercing high pitch whine almost drowning out the engine doing 3500rpm to achieve about 8...
- Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:42 am
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
Would also love to know how it got certified. X2 :shock: I just read all 5 pages. I feel for this guy getting his truck back in that condition. I'm glad the repower I had done on my truck wasn't as bad as that one. :shock: I still can't believe how cowboys like that get away with it. When I first h...
- Fri Feb 18, 2011 7:39 pm
- Forum: Range Rover / Land Rover
- Topic: petefj40 looks at a 2003 Landy
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5039
Re: petefj40 looks at a 2003 Landy
Spend a bit more Pete, then a bit, then a bit more......... :mrgreen: It sucks eh? I started off looking for an 07 dble cab hilux for me and a 02ish ranger for one of project managers. Was thinking that $45k ish for the Lux and $15-17k isf for the ranger (or courier as they were back then) Couldn't...
- Fri Feb 18, 2011 6:09 pm
- Forum: Range Rover / Land Rover
- Topic: petefj40 looks at a 2003 Landy
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5039
Re: petefj40 looks at a 2003 Landy
AA mech insurance is about $1700 for 3 years from memory, i bought it for the old subaru, well worth it, covers anything mechanical or electrical except wear items (brakes, shocks, bearings etc)...
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:53 pm
- Forum: Range Rover / Land Rover
- Topic: petefj40 looks at a 2003 Landy
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5039
Re: petefj40 looks at a 2003 Landy
you'll need some gold teeth and serious bling to drive that gansta wagon around pete
I've driven around & been driven around in a 2004 one, seriously comfortable eh - most luxury cars arent even that comfortable to sit in...
I've driven around & been driven around in a 2004 one, seriously comfortable eh - most luxury cars arent even that comfortable to sit in...
- Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:11 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: new truck poll - cruiser or rover ? you choose.
- Replies: 77
- Views: 8056
Re: new truck poll - cruiser or rover ? you choose.
if you weren't such a cock you would know that the 40 series hadn't been produced by then either :roll: :roll: Sorry for the off-topic post but: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_FJ40 play nice fellas. You are right Mongoose, I should of mentioned that they weren't produced in New Zealand at that...
- Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:36 pm
- Forum: Range Rover / Land Rover
- Topic: show us ya landy
- Replies: 179
- Views: 57397
Re: show us ya landy
Im puzzled. the perfect thread for him and yet not a peep Wheres muppetnut ??? I want to see pics of the best truck in the land too busy working hard every day to pay for all the repairs on my landy :wink: http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g433/landyheaven/SAM_0222.jpg I see it needs a towing dev...
- Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:33 pm
- Forum: Range Rover / Land Rover
- Topic: 'bag on landy'
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6268
Re: 'bag on landy'
stinky wrote:Good on ya Landynut your taking it well
hey whatever makes ya happy, morons need entertainment too
- Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:47 pm
- Forum: Range Rover / Land Rover
- Topic: 'bag on landy'
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6268
Re: 'bag on landy'
BEHOLD, THE MOST O'SUM LANDROVER YOU'VE EVER SEEN http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/sites/default/files/imagecache/preview/sites/default/files/My4wds/landy1.jpg surely nobody has a more potent weapon than this beast :roll: :roll: It even comes equipped with a device to allow it to be 'assisted" ...
- Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:38 pm
- Forum: Range Rover / Land Rover
- Topic: show us ya landy
- Replies: 179
- Views: 57397
Re: show us ya landy
pruggerdore wrote:Im puzzled. the perfect thread for him and yet not a peep
Wheres muppetnut ???
I want to see pics of the best truck in the land
too busy working hard every day to pay for all the repairs on my landy
- Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:47 am
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
can you stick up some photos of the actual conversion so we can see what this joker has done and why the sump has ended up so close to the diff? Is the engine sitting way down on the piss or is it relatively level, does the crank pully line back up at the origional height when you look through thr ...
- Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:33 am
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
theres a slight difference between spots of surface rust and structural rust.... I've crawled around underneath it myself, and its one of the mintest pre1980 landrover chassis' i've ever laid eyes on. Well you are the expert yes you are entitled to your opinion - but this thread was not put here fo...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:50 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
go have another beer
I'm going to bed because I have to go to work in the morning...
I'm going to bed because I have to go to work in the morning...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:32 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
:lol: not a spec.... :lol: whats that stuff all over the chassis muppetnut? and wowsers on the personal attacks there chuppachup, no need to get fired up because i think your mates pile of crap, is a pile of crap. after all im entitled to MY opinion arent i?? black goo.... :lol: arrogant.... someti...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:28 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
:lol: not a spec.... :lol: whats that stuff all over the chassis muppetnut? and wowsers on the personal attacks there chuppachup, no need to get fired up because i think your mates pile of crap, is a pile of crap. after all im entitled to MY opinion arent i?? black goo.... :lol: arrogant.... someti...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 10:25 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
Advice from lawer with a full written convo log of all the talks you`ve had with him, and a copy of this thread, then prolly off to court for his 10k back ! See if AA or mta or whatever will sort it, but prolly not! Cheers boon, yeah he's got an AA guy on-board, which has been really helpful for ad...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:32 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
i see two options here. tell your "friend" to ... 1= remove the engine/Gbox assbly and on sell, then dig a big hole and bury the rusty pile of shit thats left. 2= trade it in on a 70k defender of 'O'sum-ness then drop an american 202 into it to make it even more 'O'sum! :wink: you know wh...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:15 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g433/landyheaven/SAM_0231.jpg what springs are those, i would have thought 20-25mm side movement in the spring shackle would not be overly legal!! pedro yeah I would have thought that too... chalk that up to mr awesome mechanic since he just had them off to refor...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:03 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
just saw this on trademe: http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=353642818 could have sent that to an engine reconditioner and then installed it, exhaust setup etc all for about $5g.... $300 for a pair of range rover diff heads to gear it up a bit, or around $1500 for an overdrive.... he ha...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:47 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
this guys is obviously a bit dodgy but why would you say to do a suspension lift and why would he follow these instructions this is obviously not a fix! Extending the bump stops is the only suspension "fix" that could help this unless your lifted springs were soo stuff that you never hit ...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:20 am
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
these pics are of the vehicle now that it has been "fixed" ...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:19 am
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g433/landyheaven/SAM_0227.jpg http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g433/landyheaven/SAM_0228.jpg http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g433/landyheaven/SAM_0229.jpg http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g433/landyheaven/SAM_0231.jpg http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums...
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:14 am
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
was the clearance issue caused by the engine being mounted too low or was it the 33 year old springs sagged out too much, what was the pre conversion spring height like, has he reset the springs where they shoud be or has he over set them too high and now losing all the down travel? some pics would...
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:30 pm
- Forum: Tool Shed
- Topic: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 12074
Re: cowboy mechanic ripped off my mate, advice?
not happy at all... was told earlier today it'd be ready at five... got there at 5:05pm and he says "its not done yet come back at quarter to six" ... not happy already at this point, return at 5:45pm and once again "its not ready yet, another half hour" ................. 6:15pm ...