MISSILE ENGINE UPGRADE

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Mon May 14, 2007 6:17 pm

managed to give the carb a good clean out and re build today,photo with the pod filter off the Phaatsun on it :wink:

cool

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Wed May 16, 2007 9:55 pm

Why has the vid been removed?

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:22 am

deleted the you tube one as i now have it loaded on ORE :wink:

the link is on page 10 or 11 i think

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:24 am

link to video

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/ ... art_up.wmv

managed to oget a bit of wiring done last night so with any luck i should be able to get it finished this weekend, just need a radiator fan shroud now

Post by **mike** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:46 am

I didnt have anything nearly as exposed as your pod filter ben (just to little silver filters) and the first big mud puddle i hit caked them so bad in crap it choked the engine, although all resemblance of splash guards and stuff are now removed off the LR and to be honest I did hit the puddle a bit to fast as there was mud an inch thick on the under side of the bonnet :shock:

I'm guessing your going to snorkelfy it anyway at a later date

Mike

Goose · Post by **Goose** » Thu May 17, 2007 10:14 am

Interesting video wop.....

Informative too.......

Good drugs up your way huh?

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu May 17, 2007 6:49 pm

Goose wrote:Interesting video wop.....

Informative too.......

Good drugs up your way huh?

hahhaha,

mike wrote:I didnt have anything nearly as exposed as your pod filter ben (just to little silver filters) and the first big mud puddle i hit caked them so bad in crap it choked the engine, although all resemblance of splash guards and stuff are now removed off the LR and to be honest I did hit the puddle a bit to fast as there was mud an inch thick on the under side of the bonnet

i will have a splash gaurd on the pod filter so that it cant get covered :wink:

and another little update..... have done some more wiring

pretty much sorted now

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Thu May 17, 2007 7:22 pm

so since ya got a pod filter.....

......................does this make you a 'boy racer'?

:wink:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu May 17, 2007 7:41 pm

niblik wrote:so since ya got a pod filter.....
......................does this make you a 'boy racer'?

the filter belongs to the Phaatsun unfortunatly :oops:

so i need to buy another for the missile :wink:

and no, not a boy racer...... just a boy :lol:

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Thu May 17, 2007 7:42 pm

a boy, in a racer!!!

FJ40Boy · Post by **FJ40Boy** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:28 pm

More like a TOY BOY :lol:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:33 pm

FJ40Boy wrote:More like a TOY BOY

in a NUTSHELL ! hahhahha

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:56 pm

sounds like you will make it to welly??

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:27 pm

Ryan wrote:sounds like you will make it to welly??

maybe, see how it goes first, it may be a dog and blow up on the shake down.... who knows. will depend on money as well :oops:

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Thu May 17, 2007 9:29 pm

i know what you mean...

... good luck mate...

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Fri May 18, 2007 5:35 pm

bit more done

loom finished...and everything works

new stuff

and have a new reverse light as well :twisted:

but no photo of that :roll:

so now all i need is an air filter and a fan shroud and its done......ish..... :roll:

basics · Post by **basics** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:12 pm

this is one mean truck, cant wait to see it on the trails :twisted:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:56 pm

basics wrote:this is one mean truck, cant wait to see it on the trails

there are penty of V8 40's around mate, mine is just another one on that list..... its me that makes it different...very different

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:52 pm

wopass wrote:
basics wrote:this is one mean truck, cant wait to see it on the trails

there are penty of V8 40's around mate, mine is just another one on that list..... its me that makes it different...very different

very VERY VERY different ]:-)

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Sat May 19, 2007 12:18 am

wopass wrote:
basics wrote:this is one mean truck, cant wait to see it on the trails

there are penty of V8 40's around mate, mine is just another one on that list..... its me that makes it different...very different

I would have said SPECIAL! Wopass needs a whole special class just on his own :wink:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Sat May 19, 2007 8:00 pm

..... in a cool kinda way yea im special :wink:

and ive got a V8 :twisted:

rokhound · Post by **rokhound** » Sat May 19, 2007 8:33 pm

" ROCK DA BOAT"

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Sun May 20, 2007 3:21 pm

todays efforts, modified a late model cruiser viscous fan to fit onto the chev pully :wink:

way more agresive fan design than the steel chev fan so that and a shroud it should cool the beasty..... i hope :roll:

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:54 pm

Ever thought about puting the radiator in the rear? To keep mud out?

That big scoop i've got on my bonnent lets all the hot air out the top of the engine bay - takes ages for my engine to heat up which is cool (sorry for the pun - nah I'm not :wink:

)

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Mon May 21, 2007 8:46 pm

BIG ups to my mate NIBBY who sent me a shroud up on short notice :wink:

cheers dude..... ive cut it to bits allready and its going together piece by piece. no photos of it because its really not pretty at the moment

looks more like its been run over by a 40ton digger then put thru a shredder and sort of re shaped and bolted onto my radiator..... had to get freaky with it to get it to fit the much larger fan and in a slightly different position

well thats the start of it, will make it better during the week and take a pic of it when its all pretty again :wink:

on the up side it holds temp when sitting at idle so far

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Mon May 21, 2007 10:36 pm

after a couple more hours in the garage im ready to weld :twisted:

so thats tomorrow nights mission, weld it where it touches and poo the bigger gaps :lol:

after a lick of insta-bling it will look a million buks :wink:

.......

will post a pic of it tomorrow night if i get it finished :roll:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:28 pm

shroud finished

bottom radiator hose not so good, lots of little cuts in it from sharp edge of shroud going in and out many times to get it to fit right :oops:

new hose before going anywhere now :roll:

and its a custom one thats made from 3 pieces..... ahh well, at least i only need one of the bits

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:45 pm

I had this shroud off the 40 I wrecked for my engine knocking around the shed and had a clear out and gave it away about a year ago

Would have been the perfect fit... sorry mate :oops:

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:46 pm

wopass wrote:

Man you are really racing through that to do list - nice work!

Bit off topic but how hard was it to set up that new fuel guage? (mines not working :cry:

)

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue May 22, 2007 10:52 pm

Sadam_Husain wrote:I had this shroud off the 40 I wrecked for my engine knocking around the shed and had a clear out and gave it away about a year ago

Would have been the perfect fit... sorry mate

why i outa.... got it sorted,will be sweet, doesnt look pretty but works :wink: