Blowen 87 series Landcruiser

[DMcCready]

Thanks yea was going to wrap with header wrap aswel. Alloy foil sounds like it might not be ideal in the long run Hope yours doesnt all fall off before you get the truck finished

[Fakey]

Think ripco sells alloy exhaust heat wrap (racetech i think) in 10m rolls for about $40

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Think ripco sells alloy exhaust heat wrap (racetech i think) in 10m rolls for about $40

yea they do but it's pricey..lol compared to just normal rap and you get 15m.. reason I foiled it was to help keep the mud off and help radiate the heat better.. but I'll just rap the exhaust with wire if it starts to fall off totally..lol

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Well been trying to get the painting finished and I keep getting distracted..
Rubbed down the body yesterday and today and started on the doors.. Took a pic of the rust before I deleted the card to make space for more pics, so I don't have a before.. so here are some of during..

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BTW I did cut the rust ut and plate it.. I hate 1mm steel..chasing holes all afternoon..lol
and with under etch lipstick

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Will post up a pic of all painting done.. might be next weekend or later..
Jezzzus.. I hate fixing rust, rust, RUST.. with a passion.. and it's starting to show cause I starting to not give a fark..lol
Cheers K

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Well I have all but finished the painting.. LOL just 1 more door.. then it's done.. Orange peel and all.. getting a bit too cold now so I'm just blowing it on.. and will have to rub it out then polish..( more work.. )
I'll try to get a couple pics up today..

Cheers K

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well here are some pics of driverside..

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Passenger side is just getting BOG on the little bit of rust that there was.. I know I should cut and plate it.. BUT at this stage.. FARK that..
More when it's complete..

Cheers K

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well I've been trying to get the gawd dam painting done.. and I've just blown on the second to last coat on passenger side..waiting for it to dry so I can then get on as much paint as possible.. White is a gawd dam prick of a colour for cover.. doesn't cover fark all.. so you have to load it up..
anyway here a couple pics..

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It will ned a nice final rub down with 1200-1500 paper, then a polish to bring it up nice..
It will be then ready for some graphics of some disscription.. (sponsers maybe.. - if any would like to now please PM me.. )
Still thinking of adding a blower for shyts and giggles.. so will have to watch this space..
Cheers enough for now..

K

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Well not much to report BUT I have got the on board entertainment area sorted.. Sounds sick.. It's good to have good sounds when cruising..
Looking at getting to tahs shortly.. Looking at the Dynapro 33's and at a bit over $300 each inc not a bad deal.. A mate is getting them for me at trade price.. Once thats done then I'll start the bar work.. and then get the air system sorted too.. so much to do and so little time..

Thats it.. cheers

[109]

so much to do and so little time..

I hear that,

Its coming along bloody great tho mate

Props to ya

[oldyella]

Keep it up mate. People making progress convinces me to get my a into g haha

[NJV6]

Keri, you've done all this work and not going to do it justice with a decent set of tyres.....???

Get some 35in Simex and be done!

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Keri, you've done all this work and not going to do it justice with a decent set of tyres.....???

Get some 35in Simex and be done!

hahaha All in good time Glen.. I'm going to run it as a club truck for a bit to make sure things aren't gonna break and can handle the jandle and more importantly be realiable.
I'm sort of trying to gear up for next season.. I still gotta build my trailor to cart it around yet.. Lucky I have a twin axle one out the back with a long draw bar on it so I'll be modding that to suit.. BUT as a lot of 4wders.. I don't have a money tree in the garden otherwise it would have already been done..
I've still gotta get all the air lines in yet,gauges,club tahs,cert,etc etc etc..LOCKERS.. The way I see it, it still has about 6-10k to spend on it yet..( including supercharger etc ) and it just won't happen over night..
cheers

[NJV6]

Yea I was just tugging, its all happened alot quicker than mine!!! I swing round next time I'm up - we'll go for a skid

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Yea I was just tugging, its all happened alot quicker than mine!!! I swing round next time I'm up - we'll go for a skid

If your lucky..

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Well had an interesting day today,
Daniel has come and got my old body..Glad to see it heading to a new home where it's going to get the loving it needs..

and here is Dan proud as punch..

and now I've got this to get rid of..

Then I might be able to get some decent tahs..
Things to do..
Bar work
More bar work...
Might lift the rear deck yet.. depends
Install radio communications, GPS, etc
make up some rear mud gaurds..zzzz
TAHS
CERT... Did I miss anything..? maybe some spit and polish..

Pictures later of interior etc when I can bothered..lol

Funny as it has turned out.. seeing as I started with a chassis like a year ago and now having a chassis left.. weird..Oh well more will come laterzzzz

Cheers K

[ClassicCruiserSpares]

Are you selling the rolling Chassis Kerry?

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yip..

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well thought I'd chuck my old 33's on for looks and see whats needed for bar work and to check tolerences etc..
Might need to hack the deck off due to tah to deck clearence..might get away with it as I have 125mm from top of tah to deck BUT cross axle may be different storey..

Here is it with the 33's on side view.. Also think it might need more lift..LOL

And here is a pic of how far the tahs stick out from the gaurds..lol Heaps wider than the ol 70.. tahs would just sit outside the gaurd and now they are approx 120mm wider..lol
so I got a bit of work ahead of me still..
Good thing so far is I almost have enough to buy some tahs.. And i'm still debating 33 over 35's.. but for the time being.. might stick with the 33's for club runs..etc..
More later

Cheers K

[109]

Lovin' the stance mate , looking the goods

Pm/email us ya addy again and Il get that plate back to ya

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Well seems an update is in order..
Been ttrying my luck at building front bars.. and wut a farking drama..lol bloody hard when you get a bender for 1 day and pre bend everything so I don't have to hire it again.. You can see the bits under the truck thats left.. imagine all the bends sitting under there and working out how it's gonna look..
anyway I'm reasonable happy with them so far..Just need a 5mm plate to cover the lower front bit where the fairlead will be.

and here is a pick that I took lastnight.. notice it's sitting roughly where it will when finished.. I need new springs.. even the new front ones aren't high enough..

and this was one side done.. sitting low as it is now..

All thats needed now is to unbolt it and finish off the welding and buff the joins etc.. then work out how to attach the sliders then attach to chassis at the other end.. seems to just go on and on and on
Will be looking at tahs soon and I'm still debateing wether to get 33's or 35's.. LOL maybe a poll is in order..?

cheers K that's all

[mudlva]

35s or nothing it would look "small" with 33s on it

[NJV6]

35's.

Barwork looks good Keri! Called in for a look last weekend but you were out shooting stuff

[mudslut]

Yea only 35''s will do

[Fakey]

Cough37"sCough

[KIWI_TERRANO]

What sort of pipe was used???

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Cough37"sCough

lol...

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What sort of pipe was used???

48mm ext 3.8mm might be 3.2mm wall thickness med wall thickness..I think I'm no engineer but I think it's whats called 42mm nom bore med wall thickness.. same shyt my main hoop is made from.. with one suttle difference.. I tried to make it as 1 but ended up having to cut it in a few places to get the right shape.. It's just for protection so I figured it didn't matter so much as a posed to the main hoop which is 1 peice..
It's up to ORANZ std from memory.. but tell you something it was a farker to get right..

[KIWI_TERRANO]

Not galv finished though is it?

Might be my poor eye sight!


Heard that the galv finish is weak ? dont know how true that is and Im sure you have done your research, just wanted to know as I want to make sliders for my new toy

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Not galv finished though is it?

Might be my poor eye sight!


Heard that the galv finish is weak ? dont know how true that is and Im sure you have done your research, just wanted to know as I want to make sliders for my new toy

Quit right you are except.. that the pipe I have used is the same stuff but galv.. besides it only some of it..lol Best price around.. freeeeee..

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Well not much to report.. having a mare about slidders now and having a cold is not helping..
Once thats done will post up a pic or too..
Also does anyone have some 850J front coils(new if possible) spare..? or willing to swapp as my 850's just aren't high enough..lol

thats it..
cheers