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Started the first maintenance I've done on my Zuke in about a year. Have the front discs to replace (no wear left in them) and will try to work out why it hasn't had 4wd for 2 years tomorrow.

Cut up another rusty 40 last night. Its all in a small pile on the trailer . Getting quite good at stripping them, hopefully this is the 3rd an final one tho .
Now thats out of the way I can start on the 70 next week .
Off home to the Naki today,hope the weether's better up there

nstacey wrote:Have the front discs to replace

This didn't turn out the best... BNT had the rotors for a V6 in stock for $80 a piece. They can source the ones for my 1600 but they're $250 each . Repco don't do them. So waiting for Suzuki to get back to me on Monday.

went to head into town today and the playdo wouldnt go bit of quick diagnosis and a new lift pump for $60 bucks and we were off again, does make one think harder about the feee8 conv

pulled diff head out of my front lux diff. Discovered it was running out of teeth anyone with a spare 4.5 ratio? only the crown wheel is shot rest seems to be sweet

Well its Sunday AM, The kids have bounded into the bedroom and given me a Fathers day card and DVD. Mum is making bacon and eggs... And I am going to do stuff all today.

However my thoughts are with all those in Canterbury....

Calvin

did rear quarter chop on sat, came up pritty good for someone thats never done one before, still to paint it white.

Odlins road Saturday

Finaly finished sliders after cleaning up from the earthquake those swb safaris are not the easiest for mounting points. Just have to do the jack test now.

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nstacey wrote:Started the first maintenance I've done on my Zuke in about a year. Have the front discs to replace (no wear left in them) and will try to work out why it hasn't had 4wd for 2 years tomorrow.

just done my 4x4 all it was was a bush i just put new one in and all mint now so will be down for round 2 lol

started personalising the new zook today, moved the battery to the back put it in a box and will connect with isolation switch, also got 2 new rear shocks for it

Being fathers day I got to have a sleep in, breakfast in bed and then a far chunk of the day in the shed.

My nice new fibreglass front clip (thanks to 4wdfibreglass for sponsering the prize at the RWC) has been cut to a point where it nearly clears the wheels. Needs a bit more cut out of the headlight surround to clear at full lock and compression. Bonnet doesn't have a hump like the old one but its still clears the engine and the new super charger (just)

Got to sleep in, went up and soaked in the Ngawha hot springs for a long hot soak this morning .. so im going to stink of sulfur for a few days but man it's good to soak away the aches and pains.

Got back early enough to strip the winch off the Mistress and do a bit of long overdue maintenance on it, there was so much corrosion on the armature that im surprised it even worked at all, gave it a good clean up and re-greased the gearbox, seems to have a heap more pulling power now. just have to do the starter motor on both the Zuk and Saf .. both of them are playing up because of muddy water immersion.

Got a nice little club run coming up next Sunday that the winch will more than likely get a good workout.

Kids cooked american hotdogs and chips for dinner ..*burb*.

On saturday did club trip up stadia and down the grapevine, new exo cage worked mint, I did however spin 3 tyres on there rims so I think beadlocks might now be next on the to do list.
Didn't get fathers day sleep in, so water blasted the truck, still needs a good wash inside and out.

Finished the new gear box mount which sits about 5 inchs higher than the old one which dragged at Rotorua. Went out and got it muddy, cleaned it and polished it!

well finally got round to sorting my front brakes out on the buggy, they were real seized took till nightfall for me to get it all done and bled up using my new garage which consists of grass and sky. also mounted my line locker but have not got round to wiring it yet.

Have a new found respect for anyone who has built up a four link. They look so simple but jesus! Took ALOT of fcuken around to get mine all honky dory!

bought a 88 trooper!

did the melbourne 4x4 show, lucky i went for other stuff, filled in an afternoon but ARB had a stack of hi vol pumps no 24v one tjm nearly took a order for a rear pan hard then got put in the to hard basket
a few pics
potals on a patrol




















$11000 for a super charger fittment

spent Saturday morning patching up a window that mother nature happly smashed whilst I slept, along with bursting almost every jib wall in the house and cutting out our power and water.. fun times

but noone I know is hurt so that's good..

then after all the quake bs I put my diff back in the prado as the ground still shook lol.

got stuck at waimak on Sunday arvo till after dark and then gave her a clean.

righto coxsy

you must of asked out of curiosity

how much were the portals

turoa wrote:

skid wrote:righto coxsy

you must of asked out of curiosity

how much were the portals

http://www.marks4wd.com/products/gearma ... -GQ-GU.htm

OMG forget I asked

NO change from $20,000AU

took a motor out of the g wagen goin to try squeeze a slightly bigger motor in now

Went to Sydney to Muscle Car Masters at Eastern Creek,best racing Ive ever been too.If your into the Classics with heaps of history highly recommend! will definatly go back next year. Missed all the shakes in Chch,was surprised to arrive in Auz and hear the news.All over the news over there.



Saw this interesting looking Hilux in the Carpark...