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Cloggy_NZ wrote:More detailed pics please.
I have ordered mine with the same mounting plate so it will be good to see someone fit theirs before I have a go at mine.
Did you bend the trans cooler out of the way or did it always sit up there?



Oil cooler? is that what that thingi was :!: :lol: ! yep bent it up & away

Send me a PM with email addy & I will forward some full res pix with more details !!!
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Monday: bloody work getting in the way of building trucks :evil:
Still finished round 3:30 & got it finished 8)

Pic 1: Street mode :?: still tucked up quite nice

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Pic 2: Offroad mode :twisted: to tell the truth it's a shame to hide it away so thinking this may be the only Mode :!: :!:


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1bad4x wrote:
Pic 1:

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Pic 2: Offroad mode :twisted: to tell the truth it's a shame to hide it away so thinking this may be the only Mode :!: :!:


Is there a land Rover in that picture??? :lol:

Anyway I think it's great that you can cover it up - very swish job indeed! 8)
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Is there a land Rover in that picture??? :lol:

Anyway I think it's great that you can cover it up - very swish job indeed! 8)[/quote]

Ok my typing aint that good

OK Ok Yea it sux :oops: :!: :!:
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1bad4x wrote:Is there a land Rover in that picture??? :lol:

Anyway I think it's great that you can cover it up - very swish job indeed! 8)


Ok my typing aint that good

Ok Ok Yea it sux :oops: :!: :!:[/quote]

Was refering to pic on the back wall... then realised the picutre was of the Disco :D
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Was refering to pic on the back wall... then realised the picutre was of the Disco :D[/quote]

That was my 1st guess. I should have stuck with that :!: :roll: :!:
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During the week added some spot's


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Could not wait any longer!!!!

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More pix see.. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =121299743
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After the little offroad test found the auto rear step not that good..
It made like a spade filled it's self with mud
& when filled with mud every bump I drove over the step would drop down & bang up... solution...

For most Take It OFF!!
but with Kids who love riding in the back the step is great so....

Lock it!!


Unlocked! the silver tab act's as a weight stopping the bolt undoing it's self & doubles as a wing nut :wink:
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Locked :!:

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Update !!

Handling was a bit dodgy after the lift but have since Fitted caster correction c-bars & this has solved the prob !!
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1bad4x wrote:Update !!

Handling was a bit dodgy after the lift but have since Fitted caster correction c-bars & this has solved the prob !!


What are c-bars?
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Thats what I was led to beleve they were but must be a nickname
the true name is "castor corrected radius arm" :oops:
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Update!!

Rewired the Winch so it switches on via the redundant factory Spotlight switch & the cordless receiver is hardwired out of harms way 8)
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Update:

Where oh Where to put the Highlift jack??

Get a ladder !!
Also holds the spade & covers up where the spare came off :wink:

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What about the spare?
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looks good ,but i would be worried about catching the top of the jack and ripping the whole lot off on over hanging branches.
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Cloggy_NZ wrote:What about the spare?


Dont carry one I have a compresser & tyre repair in a can :wink:

The standard one to small :twisted: the corect size weigh a ton & & cost heaps :!:
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spanky wrote:looks good ,but i would be worried about catching the top of the jack and ripping the whole lot off on over hanging branches.
vaughan


The Photo is a tad decieveing :!: the roof rails are higher so if i hear it hit them I know to be Super catious :)
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1bad4x wrote:
Cloggy_NZ wrote:What about the spare?


Dont carry one I have a compresser & tyre repair in a can :wink:

The standard one to small :twisted: the corect size weigh a ton & & cost heaps :!:

All good til you rip a sidewall or damage a rim, buying a full sized spare tyre may cost, but imagine if your tyre repair in a can don't cut it.
Having said that I didn't get an extra Creepy as a spare, but I am getting a 9.00/15 or 16 SAT as a spare, still have 5 33 inch tyres to use as spares at the moment.
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Smurf wrote:
1bad4x wrote:
Cloggy_NZ wrote:What about the spare?


Dont carry one I have a compresser & tyre repair in a can :wink:

The standard one to small :twisted: the corect size weigh a ton & & cost heaps :!:

All good til you rip a sidewall or damage a rim, buying a full sized spare tyre may cost, but imagine if your tyre repair in a can don't cut it.
Having said that I didn't get an extra Creepy as a spare, but I am getting a 9.00/15 or 16 SAT as a spare, still have 5 33 inch tyres to use as spares at the moment.



I know what ya saying It's a risk.. but do you carry a spare gearbox, diff, axles, Ok some LR boys do :lol: :lol: :lol:
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1bad4x wrote:
Smurf wrote:
1bad4x wrote:
Cloggy_NZ wrote:What about the spare?


Dont carry one I have a compresser & tyre repair in a can :wink:

The standard one to small :twisted: the corect size weigh a ton & & cost heaps :!:

All good til you rip a sidewall or damage a rim, buying a full sized spare tyre may cost, but imagine if your tyre repair in a can don't cut it.
Having said that I didn't get an extra Creepy as a spare, but I am getting a 9.00/15 or 16 SAT as a spare, still have 5 33 inch tyres to use as spares at the moment.



I know what ya saying It's a risk.. but do you carry a spare gearbox, diff, axles, Ok some LR boys do :lol: :lol: :lol:


I carry spare Cv, and free wheeling hub, spare oils, spare belts and a spare tyre, they are WAY more likely to break (touch wood) than the gearbox etc. And with a blown diff/gearbox etc I can still be towed, and I don't drive a landy either... :D
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Smurf wrote:
1bad4x wrote:
Smurf wrote:
1bad4x wrote:
Cloggy_NZ wrote:What about the spare?


Dont carry one I have a compresser & tyre repair in a can :wink:

The standard one to small :twisted: the corect size weigh a ton & & cost heaps :!:

All good til you rip a sidewall or damage a rim, buying a full sized spare tyre may cost, but imagine if your tyre repair in a can don't cut it.
Having said that I didn't get an extra Creepy as a spare, but I am getting a 9.00/15 or 16 SAT as a spare, still have 5 33 inch tyres to use as spares at the moment.



I know what ya saying It's a risk.. but do you carry a spare gearbox, diff, axles, Ok some LR boys do :lol: :lol: :lol:


I carry spare Cv, and free wheeling hub, spare oils, spare belts and a spare tyre, they are WAY more likely to break (touch wood) than the gearbox etc. And with a blown diff/gearbox etc I can still be towed, and I don't drive a landy either... :D



Hmmm..... I carry spare Kidz :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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1bad4x wrote:Hmmm..... I carry spare Kidz :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Yep, I carry three of them too, haven't broken one yet
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Cloggy_NZ wrote:What about the spare?


All that talking got me thinking :?:
:idea: I will try to get a wheel spacer made up to change LR to standard 6 stud :!:
So if i do destroy a tyre or wheel it will open up my options to borrowing a jap wheel to limp home on :wink:
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did you use castor corrected bushes or change the castor arms, if so where did you get the arms and how much were they as I am doing a lift
on my disco.
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Discostu wrote:did you use castor corrected bushes or change the castor arms, if so where did you get the arms and how much were they as I am doing a lift
on my disco.


Mailandrover sell some scorpion racing ones got mine from they were $500
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Discostu wrote:did you use castor corrected bushes or change the castor arms, if so where did you get the arms and how much were they as I am doing a lift
on my disco.


I got some std exchange one's with caster corrected bushes fitted & new bushes
got them through Top Of The Range in Albany cost was round $200 - $300
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Castor corection bushes are good for a quick fix.
But it creates another problem it wears out the radius arm to chassis bush faster and also use loose some artic as the radius arm will now be going through the radius arm bush at angle rather than straight.
The radius arms I have are cranked so it sits straight in the bush.
They also are made with 3 degrees of castor so all you need to do is replace the bushes with standard ones.
But at the end of the day it boils down to cost.
I have 4 offset castor bushes for sale if anyone wants them make an offer.
2 bushes will do around 2-3 inches of lift and 4 will do 4-5 inches of lift
Bushes are made by nolathene
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Mailandrover sell some scorpion racing ones got mine from they were $500[/quote]


It is on a Budget.. but I did not think Aftermarket arms were so cheep $500 allup for a pair ready to bolt on ???

Hmmm at this price it will be on the to do list 8)
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1bad4x wrote:It is on a Budget.. but I did not think Aftermarket arms were so cheep $500 allup for a pair ready to bolt on ???


Yep minus the bushes
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