a Little???????
My dancing was good :drunken:
24-25th march
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safari_mulisha
- Hard Yaka
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- Location: hamilton...under a safari
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safari_mulisha
- Hard Yaka
- Posts: 334
- Joined: Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:00 pm
- Location: hamilton...under a safari
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IcedJohnno
- Trailer Trash
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- Joined: Tue Oct 11, 2005 12:00 pm
- Location: Christchurch nr the hills
Just couldn't help myself, I had to massage my head a little... You gotta do what ya do well.. I've been trying to keep this as my first ever standard vehicle 
There are a few more changes planned now.....
Spent about 5 hours on Saturday finishing off the die-grinding on my new 1KZ-TE cylinder head. Had a total of about 8 hours on it now and it definitely flows a lot better than stock
The short-side on the exhaust ports were just plain horrible, a razor sharp 90° bend where there should be a smooth 20mm radius, the inlets were a little better.
I've just got to match-port the inlet manifold to the head and the Ex manifold to the turbo. The head is off to get valves installed and the cam bucket shimming tomorrow.
Went to the Canterbury round of the national off-road racing series today. Rick was doing well in the 4wd Accessories Jeep, winning his class 4, I think.
My mate Andrew won all five Class 8 Thundertruck races in his awesome new 4wd Toyota Tundra that he built himself in Rod Millen's shop in the States. 600 neddies, no, real Clydesdales, out of a USA TRD built Cast iron version of a Lexus V8. The howl of that V8 was sweeeeeet to the ear. I'm sure Al will agree, he was there watching too. Just think of Rod's Race-to-the-Sky Hill-climb truck, only 15 years newer. Suspension travel for Africa, only 15" in the front and about 20" in the rear. There will be an article on this rig in the next or one after 4wd Action mag.
Dave from Falsgrave Auto's also debuted his new 4wd trials rig which is clever enough to double as an off-road racer too. It is a single seater, suzi v6 powered, water injected, and supercharged too, running into front and rear diffs made from Suzuki centres and Hilux outers. The chassis is ex a Sprintcar. When in Trials mode it runs the same shocks big Ranchoes, but much softer coils. It also has fiddle brakes and ARB lockers f & R. He came second in the Class 8 racers more often than anyone else, bloody well done.
There are a few more changes planned now.....
Spent about 5 hours on Saturday finishing off the die-grinding on my new 1KZ-TE cylinder head. Had a total of about 8 hours on it now and it definitely flows a lot better than stock
The short-side on the exhaust ports were just plain horrible, a razor sharp 90° bend where there should be a smooth 20mm radius, the inlets were a little better.
I've just got to match-port the inlet manifold to the head and the Ex manifold to the turbo. The head is off to get valves installed and the cam bucket shimming tomorrow.
Went to the Canterbury round of the national off-road racing series today. Rick was doing well in the 4wd Accessories Jeep, winning his class 4, I think.
My mate Andrew won all five Class 8 Thundertruck races in his awesome new 4wd Toyota Tundra that he built himself in Rod Millen's shop in the States. 600 neddies, no, real Clydesdales, out of a USA TRD built Cast iron version of a Lexus V8. The howl of that V8 was sweeeeeet to the ear. I'm sure Al will agree, he was there watching too. Just think of Rod's Race-to-the-Sky Hill-climb truck, only 15 years newer. Suspension travel for Africa, only 15" in the front and about 20" in the rear. There will be an article on this rig in the next or one after 4wd Action mag.
Dave from Falsgrave Auto's also debuted his new 4wd trials rig which is clever enough to double as an off-road racer too. It is a single seater, suzi v6 powered, water injected, and supercharged too, running into front and rear diffs made from Suzuki centres and Hilux outers. The chassis is ex a Sprintcar. When in Trials mode it runs the same shocks big Ranchoes, but much softer coils. It also has fiddle brakes and ARB lockers f & R. He came second in the Class 8 racers more often than anyone else, bloody well done.
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Moriarty
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- Location: The newly formed Nation of OKATO
Not quite weekend, was thursday last......
Call for help from Richie, flat battery, can I tow start?
Yup.
He had fritzed the injector pump drive belt.
Scavenged the one off the dead engin that he had hydrauliced a few months back.
Couldn't time the pump. no info.
Flattened batt on testing.
Found a page online at a nissan forum on LD28 engines.
DUMB system!!!!
We followed the direction, (easy when you know how.....)
Goes better now!! LOL.
Call for help from Richie, flat battery, can I tow start?
Yup.
He had fritzed the injector pump drive belt.
Scavenged the one off the dead engin that he had hydrauliced a few months back.
Couldn't time the pump. no info.
Flattened batt on testing.
Found a page online at a nissan forum on LD28 engines.
DUMB system!!!!
We followed the direction, (easy when you know how.....)
Goes better now!! LOL.
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mike
- Last minute Mike
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- Joined: Fri Dec 06, 2002 12:00 pm
- Location: Christchurch - The place I'd like to be
mike really enjoyed matts "coutdown"....3, 2, 1, (then open fire at mike)
I think the term firing squad springs to mind.
I've got welts on top of welts on my left side - the side that turned towards the squad when I tried to run away
All in all a good day.
Mike
1973 SWB Land Rover V8 Hybrid
1994 Toyota Surf
1994 Toyota Surf
tidied up shed too get chassis in and other various bits. Got a shitload of crap too take to the dump and scrap metal next weekend.... 
Yesterday had round 4 of the Laurie Sanson Trial Series. Good day, few rolls and breakages. Good range of vehicles, 540cc 2 stroke Jimny (410 body/running gear) that did bloody well and got 3rd in A class (Mudhaws was it??), right up to Johno's s/c lexus hilux, always impressive too watch and listen too - even that had a wee tumble at the hand of his missus . Ususal crowd of national trials trucks and club trucks. Hopefully Chris can upload a bit of video of some of the mentioned vehicles 
Drove LP onto trailer at end of so must of been a good day (plus I bet Dan - Dr PC )
Yesterday had round 4 of the Laurie Sanson Trial Series. Good day, few rolls and breakages. Good range of vehicles, 540cc 2 stroke Jimny (410 body/running gear) that did bloody well and got 3rd in A class (Mudhaws was it??), right up to Johno's s/c lexus hilux, always impressive too watch and listen too - even that had a wee tumble at the hand of his missus
. Ususal crowd of national trials trucks and club trucks. Hopefully Chris can upload a bit of video of some of the mentioned vehicles Drove LP onto trailer at end of so must of been a good day (plus I bet Dan - Dr PC )-
billyvanboheman
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Not the weekend, but I started early.
Thurs night
Put the starter motor back in the Isuzu
Fitted a fire extinguisher.
Friday night
Unwind from hell day at work
Saturday
Helped daughter No1 make a loaf of bread in the new bread maker
Pulled starter motor and front brake hose out of brother in laws quad bike
Test drove new car for the better half
Fixed the alarm in the better half current car
Watched the Crusader vest the Stormers
Pulled the quad bike starter to bits to find why no go, brushes needed
Sunday
Morning bits and pieces
Drove to Mayfield (1hour 15 south of CHCH)
Used profile cutter to make EGR blank off plates for the Isuzu
Used this digger
To lift this into the shed
Had tea and drove back to CHCH.
Pretty quite weekend really
Thurs night
Put the starter motor back in the Isuzu
Fitted a fire extinguisher.
Friday night
Unwind from hell day at work
Saturday
Helped daughter No1 make a loaf of bread in the new bread maker
Pulled starter motor and front brake hose out of brother in laws quad bike
Test drove new car for the better half
Fixed the alarm in the better half current car
Watched the Crusader vest the Stormers
Pulled the quad bike starter to bits to find why no go, brushes needed
Sunday
Morning bits and pieces
Drove to Mayfield (1hour 15 south of CHCH)
Used profile cutter to make EGR blank off plates for the Isuzu
Used this digger
To lift this into the shed
Had tea and drove back to CHCH.
Pretty quite weekend really
1989 LWB Isuzu Bighorn, Intercooled 4JB1T, Ball Joint flip, Torsion bar wind, 3 inch stainless homebuilt snorkel,1/2 done electric fan mod,front sway bar quick disconnects, 15x8 ROH White Spokes,33x12.5x15 Hankooks.
