managed to slip out to the garage after kids sport this morning and fixed the 40 after rallywoods .took off the smashed pto unit and replaced the case with one that wasn,t smashed .now got to convince her indoors that it needs a test run (to make sure everything works )otherwise its lawn mowing and yard clean up ,now that the chippies have finished our renovation.(know what i want to do .and it does involve grass .cutting it with 35" simexs )
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i did this last weekend but can't be bothered adding it to last weekends thread started pulling another motor and transmission out of a car to fit into the g different one again a 3 litre sohc inline 6 with 4 speed auto tranmission started out just pulling out the loom and computer this one is going to take a little more figuring but hey it is there and running and cheaper to get mounts made to fit this one in than rebuild the other motor i had besides it has more power than the 2.8
my 4wd is not a truck
old mercedes never die but sometimes they do need some love
older cars are good,mercedes are better,older mercedes are the best
put new big end bearings and main bearings in the V6, got some oil pressure now mains were farked to the point of seeing the copper, the crank was unmarked, found out bolts are one use wonders and would cost roughly $600 for new set, so on advice of re conditioner the bolts are now used twice here's hoping i did not just put a hand grenade together
unpacked the winch removed the cable which was flattened and cincked, noticed the hook had a 1 ton rating, swapped hubs over, oh two of the four bolts that hold the imput shaft and seal are missing
Finally got my new engine running after a couple of weekends scratching my head. used old loom and modified it, added one new wire and hey presto it works, did a little skid and felt very happy. now just gotta figure out why it's revving so fast and find all the wires that make everything work with the new body.
1996 3.4V6 Surf that was suppose to stay stock
2013 6.4 litre HEMI V8 Chrysler 300
Good work on sorting the Jenny out, um 1 point thou, the plastic hose you used will get hard and brittle and then snap, should really be a hose suitable for diesel
Saturday got some new front disk rotors and pads fitted plus a new front left CV boot.. was a bit of a drama though - gettin the free wheeling hubs off too a while as the tapers had rusted onto the bolts.
Sunday I took the front bumper corners off and removed the rear bumper to get to the spare wheel holder. A bit of WD40 and the spare was free. Left the bumber off as it looks better and will eventually sort out some front and rear steel tube bumpers. Got a new white steel wheel to go with new spare tyre and tied it down as best I could with a ratcher tie down in the boot.
Still to sort out faulty alternator before going on any more trips. Then sort out a bit more lift in the rear to match the wound up front and have a look at the LSD.
spent the last week at the ICU ward at Waikato Hospital
Said goodbye to mum
drove home,
Washed and cleaned the truck in preparation of Mums last wishes, that her ashes be scattered at sea, going to take Dad (and Mum) up 90 mile beach next weekend until Dad finds a suitable place for her to start her final trip home to England.
had a great 4 days away wheeling a few minor truck issues as expected and a bit of damage for other guys, all was great until the drive home, it seams cops don't like my "rangi" mods with no cert etc... very expensive. The cop didn't seam to understand that i wanted to test the truck before going for a cert in case i change everything, she couldnt understand why i couldn't test it by driving around the block..
Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level then beat you with experiance!
rangimotors wrote:had a great 4 days away wheeling a few minor truck issues as expected and a bit of damage for other guys, all was great until the drive home, it seams cops don't like my "rangi" mods with no cert etc... very expensive. The cop didn't seam to understand that i wanted to test the truck before going for a cert in case i change everything, she couldnt understand why i couldn't test it by driving around the block..
Were you on the north canterbury trip to Kopara. If so how did it go?
rangimotors wrote:had a great 4 days away wheeling a few minor truck issues as expected and a bit of damage for other guys, all was great until the drive home, it seams cops don't like my "rangi" mods with no cert etc... very expensive. The cop didn't seam to understand that i wanted to test the truck before going for a cert in case i change everything, she couldnt understand why i couldn't test it by driving around the block..
Were you on the north canterbury trip to Kopara. If so how did it go?
Cheers richard
Na different trip, i was waiting to hear how that was as well. I have never been
Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level then beat you with experiance!
meece4x4 wrote:spent the last week at the ICU ward at Waikato Hospital
Said goodbye to mum
drove home,
Washed and cleaned the truck in preparation of Mums last wishes, that her ashes be scattered at sea, going to take Dad (and Mum) up 90 mile beach next weekend until Dad finds a suitable place for her to start her final trip home to England.
condolences to you and your family dude
I'm sure I will be right in saying that all of ORE thoughts are with you all, at this time
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meece4x4 wrote:spent the last week at the ICU ward at Waikato Hospital
Said goodbye to mum
drove home,
Washed and cleaned the truck in preparation of Mums last wishes, that her ashes be scattered at sea, going to take Dad (and Mum) up 90 mile beach next weekend until Dad finds a suitable place for her to start her final trip home to England.
condolences to you and your family dude
I'm sure I will be right in saying that all of ORE thoughts are with you all, at this time