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so late but fitted the locker diff under the safari this weekend after having it for more than a year

Good stuff Coxsy, now you need one up front. If you ever break the dog gears inside it I know a gearmaker in CHCH that has rebuilt them for a good price.
Myself, got the winch that destroyed itself in the Chasm all rebuilt with new parts and spent the rest of the weekend doing a uni assignment. Found a PTO on TM goign as well for a good price. Not tellinh you ba****ds though as I will end up in a bidding war.
Al

Went for a run through Woodhill yesterday and found it very cut up and some parts that used to be easily drivable only suitable for those with a winch and very big tyres.

Anyway while out there went to one of the mud areas and tried to go through what used to be a puddle only to find that the Cruiser would Belly itself. Having no winch and on my own I was stuck waiting for the safty patrol. They turned up and were very friendly and got me out with a bit of persuasion from a couple of other well set up Cruisers. Not sure which club you guys were from, but a big thanks to you all for your help. All seemed like a good bunch of guys too.... Maybe if one of you read this you can let me know which club your from, anyway thanks again, you did a great job...

Hi Mate ,it was the Norwest club .Cheers

hey al i sent you the tag for that pto on patrol forum as this one was dead the weekend

diff swap

coxsy wrote:diff swap

how many tiles have you broke working in there? looks like an old kitchen.

it a two car garage , the first owner fitted them use it, as dinner hall at xmas for 14 family dinner

Crappy weather all weekend so I started to wash down a spare diff I had sitting around. By the time I finished it ended up looking like this.



It's a shame to have to paint it and stick it under the truck!

lneil wrote:Crappy weather all weekend so I started to wash down a spare diff I had sitting around. By the time I finished it ended up looking like this.



It's a shame to have to paint it and stick it under the truck!

Cripes, what did you wash it with? must have been good...

Smurf wrote:Cripes, what did you wash it with? must have been good...

Well, I had to make it look pretty to suit the new shocks some incredibly generous soul provided!

I ended up trying out those 3M paint stripping discs on the angle grinder, as there were a few rusty areas and I don't like work (such as sanding, washing, drying etc.). They were so amazingly effective I just didn't bother stopping until there was no paint left.

lneil wrote:

Smurf wrote:Cripes, what did you wash it with? must have been good...

Well, I had to make it look pretty to suit the new shocks some incredibly generous soul provided!

I ended up trying out those 3M paint stripping discs on the angle grinder, as there were a few rusty areas and I don't like work (such as sanding, washing, drying etc.). They were so amazingly effective I just didn't bother stopping until there was no paint left.

LOL. A quick coat of varnish and it'll be sweet.
Did those shocks fit the bill then? Seen Daughter number 2's vit running around a bit lately, looks good on those Swampers, what colour is it getting thrown onto it?

Smurf wrote:...........Did those shocks fit the bill then? Seen Daughter number 2's vit running around a bit lately, looks good on those Swampers, what colour is it getting thrown onto it?

I've just got to modify the lower bushings to fit them, but will do that when I change over to the 5.12 diffs. That one I've cleaned up is all painted and I'm getting the refurbished LSD fitted to it so I can do the changeover and susp' lift at the same time.

It's getting Britty's first choice of colour-scheme, Snow-camo over black sills.

Got a trip planned for September, give me a call one night.

Spent all weekend running D1NZ street round, was pretty good, and emphasises how stupid crouds are ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTzY9zFtNVA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDBqLJcXwJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tUI5LSt1jI

and this is a fave.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AvdVITRiWY

:S

man you must have been filming right in front of me,i was on the stand behind.Not
a bad comp but i wasnt too impressed with the so called officials walking all over
the track and not wearing fluro -( thats really a basic with motorsport ),there
were a few other things they will have to tighten up on to or we will not have them
back in whangas....
Al

I don't have much time for competitive drifting anymore.

I do however enjoy 4 wheel drifting my Cruiser

I went to the Auckland Zoo on Sunday with sister, girlfriend and girlfriends hot young sister. Weather was a bit shit.

coxsy wrote:diff swap

bugger the diff swap, do some washing, then there wont be mountains of the stuff.

washing is easy, drying with out using the dryer is the problem, not burning power to do it

suzookyman wrote:man you must have been filming right in front of me,i was on the stand behind.Not
a bad comp but i wasnt too impressed with the so called officials walking all over
the track and not wearing fluro -( thats really a basic with motorsport ),there
were a few other things they will have to tighten up on to or we will not have them
back in whangas....
Al

nah, I was the dude in the white ute with the headset running the grid, that came down when something serious happened, and to give a hand. yeah, some of the helpers arent the brightest sparks, but if theyre on the track the cars are not. so not overly dangerous.

Andrew1706 wrote:I don't have much time for competitive drifting anymore.

Yeah, i`m getting a bit that way, but if i dont run the days it dont leave a lot of other ppl to do it.

Running Dual batles is pretty tricky..