The Navara

[tomsoffroad]

muddyhilux
Post subject: Re: The Navara

now the brother n law has seen this one its wheres my one like that ,you didnt happen to make a spare while you were at it did you

Ive still got the templates, so anopther one wouldnt be a problem

rangimotors
Post subject: Re: The Navara

very nice! I hope you have a good supplier for that silican hose joiner, that much would cost me a fortune! Worste thing I found was using it didn't allow enough flex between the engine and the airbox and everytime i gave the engine a boot full in reverse it popped the bloody hose off. Yours looks a MUCH better design.

Took the Navara for a play yesterday and had no problems. The silicone pipes cost $62 incl gst for 2x 45deg and a 100mm straight, all are 3". And that was off the shelf at Ripco.

i hope ya gettin some decent fab time on the 60 guy...? i know ya need to pay bills plus family time though fulla..

Ummmmmm nope
Starting to lean away from keeping the 60 road legal tho Some of the remaining panels are starting to get cheeky, might have to bash em. Cut off wheel styles

[tomsoffroad]

Needed a break from the work shop yesterday so went and played with the Waipara river





Long way from running out of flex but totally out of traction

Trying to convince the owner to cough up for a front locker when we rebuild the front diff . Its got a tight LSD in the rear which will do for now.

We added a leaf to the rear because when its loaded up with a dog box, dogs and dead pigs, deer etc it tended to get alittle wobbly on the road. Flexes great with a load on but not so flash when empty

[Fakey]

How bout putting a terrano lsd centre in the front when ya rebuild it? Ive got one in mine an it seems to work pretty well for the $100 it cost me alot better than the weak 80 series one in the rear

[tomsoffroad]

Fakey
Post subject: Re: The Navara

How bout putting a terrano lsd centre in the front when ya rebuild it? Ive got one in mine an it seems to work pretty well for the $100 it cost me alot better than the weak 80 series one in the rear

Bolt in??? Didnt know that Is it an early Terrano one? Sound like a plan as this truck is not as hard core as it could be

[Fakey]

Hmm probably should clarify that, the d21 lsd centre bolts directly into the hi-pinnion GQ patrol front diff. Hard to tell from the pics but did you put a GQ diff into this?

[muddyhilux]

muddyhilux
Post subject: Re: The Navara

now the brother n law has seen this one its wheres my one like that ,you didnt happen to make a spare while you were at it did you

Ive still got the templates, so anopther one wouldnt be a problem

thought you might,hes asked what you want for one and pice to send up to auckland and also just to confirm for us whats the actual air box your using,cheers mate

[darinz]

yeti
Post subject: Re: The Navara


so yours is finished then tom

This is what we have done to it so far........ It started as a 4wd 1988 with a z24 petrol

Cab and chassis rails from 88 4wd Navara Commodore V6 and auto Datsun 720 Transfere with custom disk brake handbrake
Custom drive shafts with 400mm 21spline slip joints.
Nissan Patrol diffs front and rear with a 32mm ID heavy wall tramp rod in rear.
Powersteer box from Patrol. X over steering.
Custom Steering arms.
45mm 4140 Tierod and draglink. Machined to suit Patrol ball joints.
Patrol leaves (2 removed front, 3 removed rear).
Custom spring hangers and shackles
Braided Brake hoses.
Rancho RS9000x 12" shocks all round.
37/12.5/15 Goodyear Wranglers on 8" steel rim.
Custom deck, Front bar, x members etc etc etc
Certified

Did you get the speedo calibrated for the cert? If so did it need adjusting and if so what did you do?

[tomsoffroad]

Did you get the speedo calibrated for the cert? If so did it need adjusting and if so what did you do?

Parrot & Sons did the speedo. Its just a cable from the auto. Dont think there was any calibration to do unless they got into the dash cluster. Dont think they did tho cos if I remember correctly it only cost $150