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Posted: **Thu Jun 04, 2009 7:07 pm**

Yeah, yeah I know it's not the weekend but for me this whole week has been my weekend. So on that note, it was time for me to swap my motor and box into a new body, chassis and all.

Must be flintstone power... :roll:

Old body on the right, new one the left

Just a small donk going in :lol:

Get in there ya :beep: :beep: :beep:

There ya go, new home!

More Photo's are here, will add more once it is finished and running.

Reece

Posted: **Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:10 pm**

I've started the weekend early aswell, but its because fifth gear was sounding very bad, gear box now in bits, looking for heavy duty clutch to go in while its out. Looks like few days working on the truck. Think I might do body lift before gear box goes back in, only to make it easier honest! :lol:

Posted: **Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:48 pm**

got the day off 2mrw so going to do some much needed work on the 40

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2009 4:56 pm**

safaripete wrote:got the day off 2mrw so going to do some much needed work on the 40

good on ya mate :wink:

ive done all the work on my 40 for now, all thats left to do is replace a blown indicator bulb...tough job...may take a couple of weeks :lol:

i have been planning a mount for the spare wheel that i will get around to at some stage making :roll:

but for me im heading to Wanganui satday morning for a partay sat night then home sunday arvo so thats my weekend shot to hell :lol:

i

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:06 pm**

i wondered where the engine lifter ended up

picked up my car trailer from the galvaniser on wednesday . if the weather holds will start the assembly process on it in the driveway(wont fit in garage

)

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:09 pm**

Hopefully get round to fitting this distributor

well whats left of one.... :lol:

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2009 6:29 pm**

fianlly changed the oil and filter in the trans

what a bloody messy job that was

heres a quick vid hope you all like the sound

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2009 7:14 pm**

Just posting these pic's for Sadam and Skid, hehehe managed to get a socket on there and didn't have to remove the whole dash!

Posted: **Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:58 pm**

suzuki1k wrote:Just posting these pic's for Sadam and Skid, hehehe managed to get a socket on there and didn't have to remove the whole dash!

Yeah um..... sorry about that Reece.... will only be a few screws to put that dash back in :oops:

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:23 am**

suzuki1k wrote:Just posting these pic's for Sadam and Skid, hehehe managed to get a socket on there and didn't have to remove the whole dash!

that looks like the clutch pedal in a safari,I've just fitted pedal in my one(was auto) but not done that top bolt yate.looks like fun

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:49 am**

Shane wrote:
that looks like the clutch pedal in a safari,I've just fitted pedal in my one(was auto) but not done that top bolt yate.looks like fun

You would be correct there, and it is not easy to get in there, remove the speedo cluster and use a magnet to get the bolt in there, then go up from underneath and with a socket and universal... best of luck!
I had help to get it started though hehehe in the lines of a your fellas hand!

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 11:04 am**

with a manual safari the joys of first low and slowly wander down steep hills is so nice
today a little cutting

where did that lot come from

done

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:24 pm**

otherside

more crap inside

all cut plus the cable

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:50 pm**

well there was abit of sun in the manawatu today and the harts ticking agane so i got out in the sun and painted the old hilux from black to green :mrgreen:

before

after

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:02 pm**

fj40 wrote:well there was abit of sun in the manawatu today and the harts ticking agane so i got out in the sun and painted the old hilux from black to green
before

after

Looking good , nice work

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:07 pm**

started on the next stage of the lux
rad on the back winch in the rear ... auto and pto .... and a bling set of flows

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:11 pm**

so there is no intention with comps down the track with the rad in the rear then? unless the north island do outlaw class

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:25 pm**

Well got gear box apart and most of the way back togeather, BUT always a but fifth gear damaged(bugger) and one bearing in the kit I got is wrong.
Have to do it next week after I get the parts.

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:33 pm**

went to work for half a day and then was clearing up the shed and found my old racing wheel, so decided to chuck it in the 80. cruiser wheel 395mm, racing wheel 330mm. so quite a difference.....................

also took the towball off the rear as per the request of the organisors of next weekends safari. Was going to put a shackle and rope on there, but the hole was smaller than the shackle, so it didn't happen. I can see a pintle hitch reciever coming very soon I think.........................

didn't really have any plans for tomorrow, other than more cleaning and a small job involving putting the cruiser wheel back on. :oops:

Bloody small racing wheel is cool but impractical. sits too close to indicator stalks, kept flicking high beam on, horn dont work and indicators don't return. I knew that would be the case, as I've tried it on other cruiser before. :oops:

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:30 pm**

hopefully finish re-upolstering the rear of me truck tomorrow, and finish rear storage/bed platform and bleed and adjust brakes

Posted: **Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:45 pm**

Then come out for a play :twisted:

Posted: **Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:27 am**

went and picked up my power steering setup for the criuser

will probably do it next weekend now

Posted: **Sun Jun 07, 2009 12:48 pm**

Stupid 5 minute jobs.

We decided that it would be easier to remove the roll cage so that we can shift the air input and output and add a bar across the top.

Figured easy enough just undo the bolts.

However to get those bolts out had to remove seats, rear bar, roof, doors, seat belts and pretty much everything else. Nevermind will be worth it in the end.

Should have put the truck in the sun as there is a bloody cold breese out there.

Posted: **Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:13 pm**

Pulled broken shit off the Jeep... shook my head and closed the garage door behind me.

Posted: **Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:12 pm**

oops...

Posted: **Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:25 pm**

swampa wrote:so there is no intention with comps down the track with the rad in the rear then? unless the north island do outlaw class

nah not really
its never going to be a competitive truck its just for fun

im in this to have a good time not to win any trophies
if i really wanna compete that badly .. ill organise my own outlaw comp

Posted: **Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:51 pm**

Today........Removed radiator got rid of the mud on both sides of it, then flushed it.. Then removed all the AC stuff in front off it, and the AC compresser and AC brackets etc etc on my 2lte, new radiator cap, flush cooling system, then put radiator back in, then give it one hell of a mega wash... who needs AC? pfft

Posted: **Sun Jun 07, 2009 5:05 pm**

vvega wrote:started on the next stage of the lux
rad on the back winch in the rear ... auto and pto .... and a bling set of flows

C'mon Wayne wheres all the pics, Or update your Lux's buildup with the latest pics and info/new mods etc.!!

Cheers

Posted: **Sun Jun 07, 2009 6:33 pm**

PIMPED MY RIDE TODAY

10am till 4:30pm got the rear pretty much finished, just need to make a drop in box for the front end of the platform so its sleep-able.
Bit of a face lift from the surf kaka brown interior

Posted: **Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:07 pm**

went to Wanganui for the weekend, found some rocks in the parapara's so took a couple pics for Jaffa :mrgreen:

and a pic from the drive home, what a view of the mountain!!!

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