we all getting old . i get more enjoyment watching my son drive my 40 now . mind you last time out he chernobyled the engine big time . couldnt even find one piston .completely disintegrated thru whole motor . i had to have a quiet moment by my self . that 400 had done me well for 30 years,never got ...

pretty sure its next to impossable to get hydraulic handbrakes certified (motor sport exempt exception ) ,even electric handbrakes cant be retro fitted onto kit type cars. Bloody handbrakes are a pain in the arse . my 80 one sucks

me too. very helpfull . just dont start talking jeeps or you will be there all day lol

looking good ants. when do you want my 80 round there to rebuld

im surprised you dont have him working on the surf yet lol

turns out that my solenoid is fine,but chinglish instructions are shit and can f..k you up big time.bloody reversed photo

right guys ,just mounted my warn m8000 on my 40 and my brand new pos solenoid fried itself while i was spooling the cable on .who has these in nz for a reasonable price.cables are all cut for those black square ones.have a trip on this weekend and keen to sort for it. suggestions please

any body had any experience of the mcc side steps.want new ones for my 80 series.but cant be arsed to make them .thoughts !!.cheers sig

you dont want much skiddy do ya

i have done what you want to do.took off my 882 cast iron heads (which are in good cond) from my 400 and replaced with edelbrock performer alloys and wouldn,t do it again.as well as the heads i needed different length pushrods,head gaskets etc plus hardened washers for the head bolts .i tried to do ...

after taking driveshaft and front driving plates off vibration is gone.lots of movement in cv so pretty sure brass bush has picked up on new cv and munted itself .all good now.quite interested how it will be in 2wd as a part time kit was on my shopping list this year.thanks for all texts and calls ...

its looking more like the replacement spindle i put on a couple of days ago may have been a bit worn and the brass bush may be spinning with the cv causing the vibration thru the front end.am going to remove front driveshaft and driving plates and try that this morning

right have managed to find my password and log in .am still diagnosing but rear driveshaft appears fine .am getting vibration from front so tomorrow will reinstall rear driveshaft and remove front and try that.dont you just love holidays when all you do is fix your own bloody 4x4s in any town but ...

im in the process of redoing my 40 front suspension and ive used range rover front suspension.nice and easy and the springs are quite a good rate.can get some pics if you want.i coiled it 20 yrs ago with rr stuff im just redoing it a little different,

i got a big power gain by doing a 3inch exhaust and then a little more gain by intercooler. exhaust made the biggest difference by far.

i took mine off when i intercooled my 24v 80 .been up the mountain in winter and at the end of the day it started fine .bin it

i have an intercooler here if you want it and i may have a scoop as well

check out sedgins .they do a complete assembled Spanish head which has a good name.and a reasonable price.just remember to do belt,thermostat,waterpump and tensioner at same time

how much and where

trans difference i think is 1hdt is full hydraulic and 1hdft is computer activated solenoid controlled ( correct me if i,m wrong)

dont bother with the chev 6.2,try for a chev 6.5 .way better motor.6.2 will rattle your cruiser to bits making f all power.

are you sure its not engaging.my one engages but the light keeps flashing.can you hear the motor trying to engage

do i detect an LS powerplant in that mockup ?

orsom laser services in wingate lower hutt have the pattern and can cut them for you.not sure how much but all my dealings with them have been reasonable prices

where are you

cheers clint ,think i have the studs sussed .now just need someone to swap my winch .cheers sig

first time i have started this in a while.well finally got some forty time in the last couple of weeks and progress is good.started working on the new rear end 4 years ago but other stuff has got in the way but now it is time to get my shit together.managed to get 4 bar mounts,spring mounts and ...

hi guys ,am back on my 40 and need some bits .am changing the discs on the rear and somehow in the 4 years since i started coiling the back i have lost my wheel studs.any cruiser drum brake hub will do ,need 2 hubs also am taking the pto winch of it and want to change to electric.can get a new ...

where are you

sweet as