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Well I finally started one, Picked up my new engine lift and axle stands yesterday. $429 for 2 3ton stands and a 2 tone crane. Powerbuilt. Now just got to put it together and get the engine in my work car.

it doesnt matter what colour the crane is its the rating

pickup a pioneer six cd player for the safari $30
seems its a better win, it can go with the radio in the ute too

cut the rust out from under where the canopy used to sit, 3 areas only, rest of truck rust free, ready for patches, maybe start tomorrow

Finally finished the New Dump pipe and 3 Inch exhaust for the KZJ78 Prado....
Phew what an effort that was.
Check it out on another thread http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/ ... 0&start=45

Time for a Jim Beam and Coke...

Cheers
Calvin

Shiny got a new plate on friday and the funny looking garage ornament got moved the Taz01 Engineering arm thingys got swopped for the SNR arms. .... more later

bwaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

this has to be the best shot I've seen of malfunctions plate.......

jimichelle wrote:it doesnt matter what colour the crane is its the rating

its a 2 ton crane, and folds up flat so its good for storage and it lifts higher enough to get the engine out of my Suzuki when the need arises.

picked up my boy in the 40, trundled thru to Hamiltron for a quick bit of shopping, then burned rubber over to thomos for a trundle up to the summit then home for a feed of KFC now hes in bed and im having a brewskie.

primo day really

does sound mint ben..

joey helped daddy and we washed all the crap off the engine from the prior engine leaks and power steerin fluid.

niblik wrote:does sound mint ben..

joey helped daddy and we washed all the crap off the engine from the prior engine leaks and power steerin fluid.

hahha funnily enough thats our day tomorrow, clean truck

Well I pulled the fuel tank out of the Isuzu to find out where the muck that keeps clogging my fuel filter was coming from ....
Well I got my answer
I know Diesel should not look like this ...




The level sensor



The filter inside the tank




Anybody got an '89 Isuzu laying about ???

my boy doin skids up thomos

got dropped off at the flying jug in wainui in Turoas palmy booze bus for a few saturday night jugs

Jerry wrote:Shiny got a new plate on friday

have you got my shiny Jerry




*edited due to having a msn chat with a drunken pom, who has lost the plot*

dis-regard post Jerry

added another handbrake in the Mistress and split the handbrake cables between the two so i can have skid braking on the rear.

The left rear worked perfectly, pull it on and it locks the rear left and transfers power to the right. unfortunately the right rear hardly works at all, had a quick look at the inside of the brakes and couldn't see anything obvious other than the pads are about half worn on that side. so today in going to rip the whole lot out and give it a good clean.

im going to eventually go for twin caliper setup with hydraulic skid brakes but the twin hand brakes will do for now and it cost me nothing

wopass wrote:picked up my boy in the 40, trundled thru to Hamiltron for a quick bit of shopping, then burned rubber over to thomos for a trundle up to the summit then home for a feed of KFC now hes in bed and im having a brewskie.

primo day really

so you up thomos yesterday your 40 sounded mean coming up through the bush. was a good day for it.

dvszuk wrote:so you up thomos yesterday your 40 sounded mean coming op through the bush. was a good day for it.

yea man was me, where were you ??

i was in the yellow and blue vitara stuck behind the tree.

ahhh righto, looked like you guys were having fun

This weekend me and a couple of lads took the quads out for a fang. Went from the Kowai river bridge on state highway 1 to the mouth. Then along the beach to the Waipra mouth. Up the Waipara river to the Waipara Pub. Stopped there for a pie n and a pint then home again. Me body feels faaaarked. It's only about 45mins each way. But when you're in your forties trying to keep up with a couple of twenty year olds. niblik done the ride with me before.



Finally this weekend my 12X6m garage first stage has kicked off. Bloody stoked about that. A few more weeks and I'll be able to park my 40 up, "IN A GARAGE" for the very first time!!

Fitted spots and added some extra gussets to the winch bar[img][IMG]http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz220/mudslut_01/ORE011.jpg[/img][/img]

wopass wrote:ahhh righto, looked like you guys were having fun

yeah was all good untill the green hilux got talked into going into that big mud hole and swamped the engine. Haha he was told by one of the guys it's not that deep i've seen trucks in there before. Must of been when it was just a puddle. Lol

Paneled and painted the White Whale on Sat,When pigging this arvo.Spent more time lookin for an expensive dog that was on trial than actually chasing pigs.Great day had by all!