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nothing much but can get a d21 head for the safari $200 from local wreaker and got 2 cuboards for the garage $49 seconds for the tools, paint, storage in garage

Missus is away and I finally decided to sell the zuk. Hate to give up on a project but cant see the point if I cant use it.

Heath

a bad back can make life tough ,a soft offroader would be better for it and still do some fun stuff still

well i fixed the missing nut. and replaced the missing firewall gland for the steering

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mite go for a drive tomorow with lili

got rear of surf all finished, sleeping platform, with dry, clean, lined compartment for clothing when camping, plenty a storage behind the seats for cooker and all the other shit that i dont mind getting a little dirty, and ther rear area for all recovery gear and tools, the rear half is permanent, but the front half can be unscrewed and lifted out so 1 half of the rear seat can go back in...
looking from the back

looking from driver seat

hatches for clean dry storage

looking in from drivers side rear sliding window

wow, looks like a pretty sweet setup..

I took 4 hours to 1/2 install a water temp gauge, love it when nothing goes right. havnt even wired it up yet.
Also had a big cleanup and listed some more stuff on trademe.

does that spare wheel come out through the front or rear of your truck

coxsy wrote:does that spare wheel come out through the front or rear of your truck

can come out either way, bitave prick realy but i dont want to deal with a rear hanger, its sweet there, for the few weeks max a year that we might sleep in it for camping, thats the best place

Got new vp motor in today will get it all wired up tomorrow then i'm back in business Might even start the wide axle swap tomorrow. .

Off topic, coming home from workshop in manukau on the motorway, guy speeds past me weaving through traffic that is going about 70km/h brakes and rear right wheel locks up and ends up facing me in my lane about 50m away . Luckily he somehow managed to start driving towards me pulls a handbrake turns around and speeds off again. interesting end to the day

get up, work, work, work, missed daughters birthday party, work, work, work

so for tomorrow I have planned some work, work, and then finally I may get the opportunity to go to my mates and help him finish my 80 repairs

Stipped my diff down today and steam cleaned.

Sorted a new daily driver.

On my GQ:

Changed the supposedly 4" springs in the front for some actual 4" springs. Funny, it sits about an inch and a half lower. I was a bit suss on those springs when I bought them. At least it sits level now instead of nose high.

Took the ratty, kinked old cable off the PTO winch, and put on a brand new Warn high-mount cable. All 48 metres of it fitted on with room to spare..

Was going to take the rear swaybar release mechanism off to figure out how to extend it 4" so I can put the rear swaybar back on. Looks like I'm going to have to drop the belly tank to get it out. It can wait for another weekend.

On a mates GQ:

New brake rotors on the front. While it was all apart regreased the wheel bearings.

Tomorrow:

My missus has her first navigation event in a few weeks. I'm going to head out tomorrow and get a bunch of waypoints so she can go and find them next weekend for a bit of practice.

Got my slow leek fixed turned out the monekes that mounted tires had gouged the tire and leftt it open to ingress at low psi the poor guys spent half an hour cleaning it up painting on sealant for a $25 fee see what hapens tomorrow at woodhill

I went for a play yesterday and went under a low tree which hit the high lift jack on the spare wheel carrier which broke off spun around and hit the small door handle, breaking it and now I cant get in the back so todays mission is to get in the back

washed my tow bus... thats about it

waiting to find parts for winch ...painfull

decieded was time to look at my winch too

this is why pins are breaking me thinks


oh with the winch off look at that angle of appoach

Purchased this on Monday Went and picked it up want the diffs and maybe chasis. I'm going to put the body and interior up on Trademe for what ever I can get for it http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =232405524

1989 SX5 Turbo with a running motor but possibly a cracked head

roped my mates into driving me to nelson to pick up "kiwimidi" old cruiser, left at 10am got back at 12pm. put my 36" et2 on it this morning then took it up the ashley for a test run.

muddyplumber wrote:roped my mates into driving me to nelson to pick up "kiwimidi" old cruiser, left at 10am got back at 12pm. put my 36" et2 on it this morning then took it up the ashley for a test run.

how'd it go? anything exciting?
flexed my truck up at johns wit my 36's on and everything looks good, flex is pretty av and the shocks are a bit short but it all works and no rubbing at this stage so it will do for the trip and then i can get a bit further into it when we are back.

its way better than in the photos, longfields, dual arb, ranchos, on board, 5.29diffs, side exhaust, its awsome, flexis up pritty well, almost lost it round a corner on the way back, over corrected it just gotta make up some sliders n some bars to protect the "pritty" paint work. good to here ya trucks taking shape, trip will be wicked.

Worked all weekend busy too
Sold my 33 mud tyres
going to order 35's on monday
Think I'm going to get creepy crawlers, they are on sale at the moment and getting a real sharp price from gut in the club.

Was driving along side Lake Lyndon and found a bunch of people having a bbq and driving on it

And about 50m to the right the ice had melted through

Hey I know that UN zuki - he used to live up the road from us.

finally got the maintenance to the 80 finished today and got her back home

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