Offroad-Express

Cant really say mines a rugger any more, More of a landcruiser with a bit of daihatsu panelsteel on top. bit of a bugger,I liked having a rugger. Beno wateva you still got your 2.8 diesel engine. guy rang me couple of days ago looking for one

na it gone.

got photos sorted now so will load them whenever someting woth while happens

motor mounted

been and mesured some 40 series diffs to night and the spring distanses and overall width seem to be the same as rugger so in they will go all i will have to do is put 60 series hubs on and sao it.

should not break them

sweet sounds like your really starting to get somewhere with it now,

im on the look out for some cheep safari diffs, need everything from suspension arms to brakes/ steering setup etc,
been offered some for $1000, from a wreaker so should be able to get them cheaper else where, do you know of anyone wreaking a safari or patrol?

yea things gettin there. picked up front 40 series diff tonight. dam they heavy. hope not to heavy. spose i will just have to add more power

dont know of any safari diffs but will keep ear out.
do you know any one that needs rugger diffs? back is lsd and front is 4 spider

if you not changin motor cruser diffs would prob b ok. they good for 400hp, safari diffs 500hp so i told

if you ever in ingill and want to have a look let me know more people look at it the more ideas i get to work with

heavy down low is good lowers the center of gravity, i thought cruiser diffs but they are bloody expensive and im after the width so thats why im going safari.

depending on price i may be interested in them just to keep me going till i do get a set of safari diffs

would take $600. they been fully striped and rebuilt. all new oils only bout 1000km ago max. no new parts but fully cleaned

mounts




trans mounts and crossmember

got diffs all in soa no lift in springs same wheels. works ont to b 9" of lift. bit more than i was wanting but o well nothin i can do bout it. will load photos when get some good weather to take some

cert guy came for a look today said it lookin good and happy with what i doin only few things he needs changed

thats good news what is it he wants changed?

how long till its usable?

still b a while till on road.
got to prove the rear shackels are going to work proply. (they do i have tested them)
got to put wire straps to stop motor falling on the road if the mount rubbers break. (even he said it not going to happen but has to b done. all good though not hard)
he gave lots of tips to help me along aswell
he was here for hour and a half and it cost me $50. money well spent i say

yeh it would be good help involving the cert guy that way it would mean you wouldnt have to go back and keep fixing things well thats the way i see it

benorange wrote:still b a while till on road.
got to prove the rear shackels are going to work proply. (they do i have tested them)
got to put wire straps to stop motor falling on the road if the mount rubbers break. (even he said it not going to happen but has to b done. all good though not hard)
he gave lots of tips to help me along aswell
he was here for hour and a half and it cost me $50. money well spent i say

barry pope or peter watson? go for pete if you arent already, hes right into the 4wds

peter. he real good. highly recommended.
Engineer: are you by anychance a turner. i going to need bits made. im a fitter turner by trade but got no access to a lathe so need to find someone cheap . any bits i need done will b set up and ready to turn with no need 4 workin out if it can b bone cos i will already know how to do it and ruffly how long it should take

benorange wrote:peter. he real good. highly recommended.
Engineer: are you by anychance a turner. i going to need bits made. im a fitter turner by trade but got no access to a lathe so need to find someone cheap . any bits i need done will b set up and ready to turn with no need 4 workin out if it can b bone cos i will already know how to do it and ruffly how long it should take

yup i am however im in a maintenance role at the moment.
i do have access to a lathe at work but its crap!
i am able to use a workshop with a great lathe however im fairly busy after hours.
what do what done and how long do u estimate itll take? i prob wouldnt charge u for my time but would charge for consumables used at this workshop.

that all good and would b happy to pay it will b a while yet till i ready. i going to need drive shafts and few other things made along the way. i will email you when at that stage. where in town do you work. i used to b at wilson bros and now at quality steet metal

just found out today that that my father just brought a lath to put in tis workshop yea i can do my own turnin. if anyone needs small turning work done let me know. cheap rates

just got sump all welded up. no leaks just got to mod pick up. holden pick ups are v small would it b better to get a bigger one and mod it or just stick with small one

i workin on getting motor running at mo but need some help with wiring. any one know how to do this in invercargill. i have diagrames but some of it is more than i can work out.

got my motor to fire today. only on engine start though. can any one tel me if it is the top hose or bottom hose on the motor that is the feed. i forgot.

motor now goes yea. now to get back to workin on body. feels like i gettin somewhere now

good work. Keep the oxy sensors and everything otherwise they use even more fuel!

ta will keep that in mind but dont think vn had all that stuff. i will look into it though.

been a while since done much work on it been busy making money to spend on it.
got a mig now so should fly through when get back to it.
all i havedone latly is swap the fuel tank over and make mounts for it.
i using commodore tank cos it shallow so less under truck to get hung up on.

hey
im looking for any rugger driveline spares if anybody has them. did the soa on my rugger, but used the 2 factory flat springs and added a couple of hilux ones in under the rugger1s. maybe 5 inch lift. mine only a mud hack tho. the front drive shaft needs to be lengthened and i didnt do it and poped out after i did a front jump. Now running a hilux front shaft. sounds like your rugger is where i wanta head if my 2.8 craps out.
may rebuild mine into a TOY-HATSU

right it been a long time for an update. stoped workin on it to do stuff on house and other bits and peices.

have now changed chassie to an ln130 surf. long story short there was lots of drive line probs with old set up.

ln130 is all good to go just move some body mounts cut back over hung off and front over hung.
it has 4.8 diffs in it so just need to put lockers in.

have to do some guard chopping and slightly mod fire wall to give clearance on the 33" tires on 10" rims that i picked up.

then drop motor in and it should be all go

well that the plan anyway but as you know nothing ever goes to plan.

will try get some photos when it stops raining