V8 blowen coiled LN106

[imsohi]

Made up my spare arb front diff today also pressed the bushes out of my rear link arms so i can get them all welded up.

[imsohi]

Diff arms all welded up need a quick spray paint then press the bushes back in

[imsohi]

Yay Shiney new bits showed up today

Arb locker and compressor Many thanks to Bruce hughes (Hughes Autos) in Winton who did me a real sharp deal on these Being the Tokin Maori is paying off

now waiting on the bearing kit from central 4wd so I can put the 80series diffhead togeather thinking it will be wednesday. Pics of all the gear including the 4.88 ring and pinion i brought off trade me 2 months ago

[Rotazuk]

What's that lurking in the back ground

[imsohi]

A Mini Quad Bike

[imsohi]

Finally got my enthusiam levels up and got to putting the rear axel in the hilux, the axel is an 80 series landcruiser with custom 4 link setup thanks to Craigs4wd and DaRam for the info on 4 link setups and a huge thanks to Pete Spring Creek Engerneering for the use of the workshop for the weekend.

[imsohi]

that was sat and today sunday got a little bit more done

[DA RAM]

looking good lee or leigh not bad for a cabinet maker ,
will you be ready for taupo ? need to get that craig along also, give holmes a hurry up

[QUADRACER]

all these winch trucks should be ready for the last round of the mainland winch challenge, would be a good shake down run for next season.

[imsohi]

all these winch trucks should be ready for the last round of the mainland winch challenge, would be a good shake down run for next season.

I wont have mine certed till early next year and we are looking at running the clubman class for the first year to get the seat time for me and the miss. then come up and give you big boys a run for your money, whats the last round? i should come down just incase you need help to make it to bed again

[imsohi]

not bad for a cabinet maker :

Haha yea almost at the builders level of fabrication taupo would be good but i will only come up and watch if we do. aiming to go to dredgville in november for a bit of a test out.

[QUADRACER]

Jump into the deep end, last comp is timaru go in the outlaw class, I did

[imsohi]

Finally gave the motivation tree a good soak and got a weekend of work done on the hilux rear axel, its all mounted now . EFS long reach shocks that match the twin shocks in the so all 6 in the truck are the same. This was my aim through the truck as all bottom/top link arms are matching and all wheelbearings are the same, hopefully should lessen the parts i need to carry.

[imsohi]

it has ok articulation at this stage but need to lift the deck as it hits and is only using 2/3rds of the shock so can still go another 80mm up something to do later down the track.

[tomsoffroad]

Pretty slick man What are the rear link bushes out of?

[l4RRY]

Might been keen to jump out of Larry into your toyota next time i'm down that way, good work mate.

[imsohi]

Pretty slick man What are the rear link bushes out of?

Thanks. Link bushes are from a surf

[imsohi]

Might been keen to jump out of Larry into your toyota next time i'm down that way, good work mate.

Yera i will be keen for that when she is all up and running. Good to see larry take up most of the pages in the latest 4x4 action mag lol.

[imsohi]

Another weekend sorting some things on the hilux, had the miss's as a little helper for the weekend so got her to put all the interior back togeather while i sorted out mounting the two front seats from a wrx. Also got my relay box mounted and started wiring it up, and my rear brakes put on and ran my brake hoses, not much interesting to take pictures of.

[imsohi]

Tonight pulled out my spare auto and transfer to sort my adaptor spacer after getting it from my engineer last week, i have made it as my drive shaft is to short and to much stress will be put on the uj's. also removed the vacume engaged 4wd and made a morse cable lever setup instead

[imsohi]

this weekend sorted my auto shifter and hi/lo shifter and made up all the arms ect. mounted my arb air comperssor removed pipe below the window and fitted the bonnet properly, hooked up window washers. all slowly coming togeather now need to get drive shafts measured and made

[imsohi]

got the truck dropped off to Andrew Murry at Murrys Muffler Service to make the extractors and a tempory exaust on thursday then was off to seafest for a good old blow out on the weekend. got to see these before i left

[imsohi]

mounted my arb air comperssor removed pipe below the window and fitted the bonnet properly

[QUADRACER]

looking sharp, just like a winch truck.
here comes Timaru

[imsohi]

Almost lol just no winches yet Good luck for the weekend give mike heaps.

[QUADRACER]

Cheers, used to have the theory of slow and steady,but thinking of changing it to win it or bin it.
After 5 rounds level on points

[imsohi]

This weekend i got the truck back from the exhaust guy who is finished for now and i am able to use it, once i get my winches in he will run the rear pipes. Last monday i dropped the driveshaft lengths off to my fab man and said i want these for the weekend, friday still no driveshafts but he said he was working saturday

[imsohi]

Went in today 4.30 to check on driveshaft progress Nothing but he said he was about to start them. 5.30 went in to see him 1 down and the other one 50% done 6.15 2 new driveshafts. Now off to Craigs to fit them and see what it is like on the rock.

[imsohi]

Some vids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f_G3_gITpQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE6XeJAhoNw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPke19pEGtk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irzM-rQgUl0

Having some fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOpbJDlo2NQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjNViCReINw

[imsohi]

Tidyed up lots on the truck during the weekend wired up all the fans so they are on a temp switch now on 86 off at 82, fixed the rear springs down as at full drop they come uncaptive til i get longer ones, Mounted my bash plate properley and number plates on, put in the uhf radio in and mounted the areil.