The Skippy 101

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:50 pm

Well, I started with a S1 Landrover. This went good, however I wanted to move to something a little more comfortable and that was road legal.

So I sold the landie, and made money on it (ha) and then brought an '87 Diahatsu Rugger. Its the 2.8 Turbo Diesel model, and goes really good.

It took 7 hours to drive it home from welly, cause I was towing over a tonne of spare parts on the trailer (poor trailer, the springs where so flat it was riding on the axles most of the way home).

Anyway, this is what it looked like the morning after I got home:

No doubt, some of you may recognise this as Jerry's old truck.

Then after dismantling the front bumper, mud flaps, rear step/bumper/thingee, and cleaning the mud from the outside and inside, it looked like this:

Rear stuff gone:

Currently the truck is in the shop at the mo getting all the bar work done.

Havent done anything with the suspension yet, but im not to sure what i should do. The springs are not far from being flat, and im a poor student, so after the bar work, i think im just gonna have to live with semi-flat springs for a while. I mean they are ok, just not as high as i would like.

Will post up pics of the new bar work, when finished.

WACKO · Post by **WACKO** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:39 pm

there was mud inside it? huh? wonders never cease! lol. i actually saw you the day you picked it up, in petone, looked like you were straping all the stuff down on the trailer or checking it. anyway! get some extended shackels for it and get the leafs reset. that will give you some lift for minimal outlay. :wink:

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:06 pm

Ok, cheers. I will look into getting the leaves reset. Yeah there was heaps of stuff on the trailer. Luckly it was strong.

And talk about mud. There was mud on the dash, mud inside the heater vents, mud on the roof [inside], on the seat. I think Jerry went through a few too many bogs with the window down. ha. :roll:

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:55 pm

Dick wrote:Ok, cheers. I will look into getting the leaves reset. Yeah there was heaps of stuff on the trailer. Luckly it was strong.

And talk about mud. There was mud on the dash, mud inside the heater vents, mud on the roof [inside], on the seat. I think Jerry went through a few too many bogs with the window down. ha.

Jerry and bogs=????hahahah!!! :lol:

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:25 pm

Ok, cheers. I will look into getting the leaves reset. Yeah there was heaps of stuff on the trailer. Luckly it was strong.

And talk about mud. There was mud on the dash, mud inside the heater vents, mud on the roof [inside], on the seat. I think Jerry went through a few too many bogs with the window down. ha.

Did you find the Mud that I left in the glove box and the Ash Tray :lol:

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:29 pm

EFS do springs I think, Repco sell them

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:58 pm

Jerry wrote:EFS do springs I think, Repco sell them

Cool, thanks. Ill do some investigation work and see.

Did you find the Mud that I left in the glove box and the Ash Tray

Mate, there was mud everywhere, where do i begin.......

zukmeista · Post by **zukmeista** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:03 pm

snorkel looks a bit lopsided

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:20 pm

zukmeista wrote::shock: snorkel looks a bit lopsided

Yeah thats under construction at the mo. May use some steel pipe instead or do a mod on that one.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:48 pm

My fault...buying a cheap shitty airflow snorkel ....... works but in not 100% right...it was the one listed for the vehicle too

zukmeista · Post by **zukmeista** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:20 pm

dats all gud den :roll:

lilpigzuk · Post by **lilpigzuk** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:13 pm

*Edit*

rokhound · Post by **rokhound** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:14 pm

zukmeista · Post by **zukmeista** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:52 am

you got a prob :?:

i am a talkativ person :lol:

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:20 am

zukmeista wrote:you got a prob i am a talkativ person

**edit**

Can I please end this here, as I dont want it to ruin my thread!!
Dick.

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:06 pm

It was just getting good

Mate I luv that old skippy

MAHINDRACJ4A · Post by **MAHINDRACJ4A** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 4:30 pm

looks good, does that canopy thing come off ?

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:26 pm

For the Rugger? yeah it unbolts and you can cruise round topless, the front roof come out as well......some models had removable door tops like the Series LandRovers

MAHINDRACJ4A · Post by **MAHINDRACJ4A** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:31 pm

that would look pretty cool with a military style rag top instead on the canopy thing, whats on the cards for this ?

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:43 pm

Bubba wrote:
Mate I luv that old skippy

As in the name or the truck or the Kangaroo or have I totally missed the point here?

MAHINDRACJ4A · Post by **MAHINDRACJ4A** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:45 pm

Dick wrote:
Bubba wrote:
Mate I luv that old skippy

As in the name or the truck or the Kangaroo or have I totally missed the point here?

i think he ment your old S1 Landrover

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:52 pm

MAHINDRACJ4A wrote:that would look pretty cool with a military style rag top instead on the canopy thing, whats on the cards for this ?

Yeah i have considered that, but have decided that i dont really want to be taking it off and on all the time, and once i've taken it off, the seals would be stuffed, and also when you live where i live, it gets really cold in the winter, and after doing a winter with a roof-less landrover, Im keeping the roof on!!!

At the mo, the truck is in the shop, getting the pto winch put back on, bullbars, side bars, rear bars, and a, well, full external roll cage built.

Then shes getting driven!!!!

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:53 pm

You'd get mud inside with with the roof off as well :oops:

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:55 pm

Jerry wrote:You'd get mud inside with with the roof off as well

Exactly, and when you come home from a weekend in the bush, you end up bringing half of it home with you, not to metion not being watertight anymore, and not being able to lock it up in town, so yeah. The roof aint comming off!!

MAHINDRACJ4A · Post by **MAHINDRACJ4A** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:57 pm

Dick wrote:
MAHINDRACJ4A wrote:that would look pretty cool with a military style rag top instead on the canopy thing, whats on the cards for this ?

Yeah i have considered that, but have decided that i dont really want to be taking it off and on all the time, and once i've taken it off, the seals would be stuffed, and also when you live where i live, it gets really cold in the winter, and after doing a winter with a roof-less landrover, Im keeping the roof on!!!

At the mo, the truck is in the shop, getting the pto winch put back on, bullbars, side bars, rear bars, and a, well, full external roll cage built.

Then shes getting driven!!!!

yeah but is this going to be daily driven ? or just a fun weekend road legal truck that you sometimes drive on the road ?

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:59 pm

Jerry wrote:
You'd get mud inside with with the roof off as well

Exactly, and when you come home from a weekend in the bush, you end up bringing half of it home with you, not to metion not being watertight anymore, and not being able to lock it up in town, so yeah. The roof aint comming off!!

So I can bring up my cruiser for you to clean :lol:

I'll pay you $5 :lol:

MAHINDRACJ4A · Post by **MAHINDRACJ4A** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:59 pm

Jerry wrote:You'd get mud inside with with the roof off as well

lol is that how some of the mud got inside the truck ?

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:59 pm

MAHINDRACJ4A wrote:
Dick wrote:
MAHINDRACJ4A wrote:that would look pretty cool with a military style rag top instead on the canopy thing, whats on the cards for this ?

Yeah i have considered that, but have decided that i dont really want to be taking it off and on all the time, and once i've taken it off, the seals would be stuffed, and also when you live where i live, it gets really cold in the winter, and after doing a winter with a roof-less landrover, Im keeping the roof on!!!

At the mo, the truck is in the shop, getting the pto winch put back on, bullbars, side bars, rear bars, and a, well, full external roll cage built.

Then shes getting driven!!!!

yeah but is this going to be daily driven ? or just a fun weekend road legal truck that you sometimes drive on the road ?

More of a weekend truck, as I have another vehicle for my daily, but yeah. The landie I had before this had a soft top, and i didnt like it how it got full of mud and bush, so I think ill keep my roof on for now. ha.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:00 pm

Enclose the back and make a little bobtail ute thingy :lol:

will go better without all that heavy canopy :lol:

Dick · Post by **Dick** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:02 pm

Jerry wrote:Enclose the back and make a little bobtail ute thingy will go better without all that heavy canopy

Ha. Other than the windows, its fibreglass, so thats not to heavy (i think).

And I aint cleaning your truck!!!!!!!!!!!!