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made a long rear pan hard rod for the back, Not happy, body still not centred over the chassis,maybe a another look monday sunday is woodhill safety patrol time again

Replaced engine mounts and re-routed aerial for CB, UHF might get done tomorrow.

Changed the fuel and air filters on my L200, then spent rest of day behind a rotary hoe digging up a backyard.

Did a suspension lift on the Pajero now just need to get some bigger tyres and will be ready to go. Just in time for the muddy season .

Toymota2 wrote:Did a suspension lift on the Pajero now just need to get some bigger tyres and will be ready to go. Just in time for the muddy season .

What sort of Paj have you got? Pictures???

Fitted new brake hoses so now they wont stretch when axle drops and change both diff oils

decided against bobtailing the lux, as in my opinion its alot a work for only some gain, and I want as much deck space as possible for camping and trips, so instead im doing a virtual lift by cutting 3" off the bottom of the tail gate and the rear side panels which brings all the panel work well above the chassis line, im then able to lift the rear bar almost 5" as with the body lift i hadnt adjusted the bar to suit, so a virtual lift of almost 5".
Already started cutting and its gona look good, keeping with the same lines

started to cut the metal to lenght to hold the air tank under the VX.

bugger need to get some cut off discs.
an find a good pump

jono

Replaced the right hand steering knuckle bearings on the lux, old ones were crushed to a pulp after meeting a large tree stump at speed, messy job

Wired up the winch, added a couple of brackets to the bullbar for spotlights and spoke to a guy at Supercheap and got the spotlight wiring sorted (the high beam indicator didn't work).

Steve_t647 wrote:Wired up the winch, added a couple of brackets to the bullbar for spotlights and spoke to a guy at Supercheap and got the spotlight wiring sorted (the high beam indicator didn't work).

Just out of interest. Who at Supercheap did you talk to?

chevrolux wrote:

Toymota2 wrote:Did a suspension lift on the Pajero now just need to get some bigger tyres and will be ready to go. Just in time for the muddy season .

What sort of Paj have you got? Pictures???

I have a 91 V23 SWB with adjustable height control. No pictures sorry.

did safety patrol at wood hill today fun day out

coxsy wrote:did safety patrol at wood hill today fun day out

was colin out there too? saw him heading out in the cruiser early this morning

yes. he help in the only major recovery a cruiser failed a sand hill climb when they reverce back down they drove off the track and rolled up side down,

coxsy wrote:the track rolled up side down

that would have been awesum to see!!

Managed to lose all powersteering fluid in my 80

80 Series + No PS + 35s @ 15psi = World Strongest Man

Also exhaust manifold gasket leak is getting worse - either that or it's a cracked manifold

friday
ripped motor apart to find that the 2 rear cylenders were not working(the valveswere not lifting-snapped camshaft)
Put this motor in about 7months ago,so i am not a happy chappy.
Am now on the look out for another 3.8 vn-vr commy motor.

today might rip motor out, then rip it apart and put it with the other one.

the joys of not having the truck near when modding bits , made the rear pan hard 10mm long er than i should of, tues day cut and reweld now have the right mearurements

coxsy wrote:the joys of not having the truck near when modding bits , made the rear pan hard 10mm long er than i should of, tues day cut and reweld now have the right mearurements

Lift it higher to even it out and put some real sizes tyres on

with a 75mm lift the 34'' simexs still rub,my wife is still able to climb in it so higher is out for now, rear springs will need to be changed as the back sits 20mm down compared to the front but that can wait till funds rebuild after tuff truck AU

Thursday after work , i picked up another motor for my skidline.. then for the rest of the weekend have spent it with the partners family for a couple of birthdays and rellys from overseas , a nameing cermony , and family photos taken , so it has been a massive weekend here

finaly got around to doing the centre diff part time conversion on my 80...would have taken pics but some thieving fawkers have my camera

not to hard to do

not hard to get your camera?

left home thursday nite

drove bout an hour up the road, stayed at mates

friday drove further to another mates

saturday carried on to Thames for scrutineering of the finals of the national trials series

sunday, me and Pedro competed, had lots of fun, did stuff we didnt think possible

sunday after trial, the hayfever set in, didn't get to see the season out with a few cold ones as it kills me hayfever

drove all the way home today and now the hayfever has set in good and proper

although the body is starting to ache and my head is killing me, might be the faaaarking flu

great way to end an awesome weekend

oh well

shite happens

skid wrote:oh well shite happens

That;s my line

Out with bad back...again

Was a good weekend for me, testing out my new Wrangler MTR's.

Friday headed town to Maratoto/Wires Road, got almost the whole way around the loop, but couldnt make it up the last bog. Camped overnight, then headed down to Thompsons track Saturday. Was going to go up the Katikati side, but went in and was too rough for me! So we drove around to the other side, was sweet as a digger had been up there. But was still challenging in some places. Made it to the top no sweat. Mint view from the top! Very happy the way the mud tyres were.
Camped again Saturday night, then came back up to Auckland Sunday, drove past the National Trials at Thames but didnt go in, was packed as! Then went clay-bird shooting on Sunday and possum hunting Sunday night!

Will try get photos up soon

Choice weekend!

skid wrote:sunday, me and Pedro had lots of fun, did stuff we didnt think possible

Scarry thought

Heath wrote:

skid wrote:sunday, me and Pedro had lots of fun, did stuff we didnt think possible

Scarry thought

Your telling me, i did zip the fly to keep him out

Pedro wrote:

Heath wrote:

skid wrote:sunday, me and Pedro had lots of fun, did stuff we didnt think possible

Scarry thought

Your telling me, i did zip the fly to keep him out

You do realise that made it worse. I hope you are talking about a tent fly.