Offroad-Express

Removed my centre mounted tow hook got a new one off repco , now have tow hook bothsides at the rear. Filled the bumper up and made a rack to hang on the spare wheel to mount the spade and tow strop, Room for a hilift later on

Pulled an engine out of a supra and an engine out of a supra

MATT4U wrote:Pulled an engine out of a supra and an engine out of a supra

1 out of the lux and one out of the supra?

Walked a road getting signatures for the resource consent needed to hold the Manukau4wd round of the National Rally Champs in February - was piddling down

BrentC wrote:8) Walked a road getting signatures for the resource consent needed to hold the Manukau4wd round of the National Rally Champs in February - was piddling down

love ya commitment brentc...

fri nite... drove up to palmy to pick up my new toy...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 356532.htm

spent sat pulling the sway bars and rear bumper off, winding up the torsions and putting my 33s on it...
then today i went to aotea block with a couple of mates.... IM LOVING THE LOCKER!

I started grinding off my engine mounts today, and I killed my grinder, FA$K

Did nothing in the shed , but just saw myself and Chris ("Rotazuk" on here) star on TV3 Sports Arena. My second claim to fame on telly

Found this in the bottom of my diff & built a bull bar. Pics to follow.

1st time post, got the bug again during the week and decided to start on the 1989 LWB Isuzu Bighorn I have had for a year.

Started with a couple of tidy up items, photo shows grill post repaint to clean up the old flakeing plastic chrome.

Front bumper next to get attention and powersteer seal to replace, just did front pads and C.V. boots during the week.

Next weekend should be tow hooks and then fun time.

By the way its not snowing in Christchurch, just rain in photo.

lilpigzuk wrote:Did nothing in the shed , but just saw myself and Chris ("Rotazuk" on here) star on TV3 Sports Arena. My second claim to fame on telly

Yeah, I saw ya's!!!

Go the lil pig!!!!

which truk was rotazuk's?

Goose wrote:

lilpigzuk wrote:Did nothing in the shed , but just saw myself and Chris ("Rotazuk" on here) star on TV3 Sports Arena. My second claim to fame on telly

Yeah, I saw ya's!!!

Go the lil pig!!!!

which truk was rotazuk's?

click for pics

Managed to bend some steering gear, get as much mud inside the truck as out(you could start a vegie garden) and frst tme can't make it up worsleys spur in chch.
Al

BrentC wrote:

Goose wrote:

lilpigzuk wrote:Did nothing in the shed , but just saw myself and Chris ("Rotazuk" on here) star on TV3 Sports Arena. My second claim to fame on telly

Yeah, I saw ya's!!!

Go the lil pig!!!!

which truk was rotazuk's?

click for pics

Rotazuk is the man.........

had a friday night at h2o's again after gettin a couple of bits of kit from suprasurf (thanks fella) and with h2o's input managed to sorta sort somethin out to mount rear calipers on for the impending upgrade.. just need to get them made up and i'll be hummin..

worked all weekend.. :'-(

NJV6 wrote:Found this in the bottom of my diff & built a bull bar. Pics to follow.

How did you ever get a pen in your diff and then you built a bull bar from it. I knew there were some talanted guys on here but man

MATT4U wrote:I started grinding off my engine mounts today, and I killed my grinder, FA$K

Why cut off the engine mounts? Leave 'em be... you need em for the supra motor

Steve

SupraLux wrote:

MATT4U wrote:I started grinding off my engine mounts today, and I killed my grinder, FA$K

Why cut off the engine mounts? Leave 'em be... you need em for the supra motor

Steve

Um so I can weld new mounts in

Klem & I did our 1st winch challenge in Rotorua. Got 20th. Had the cambelt slip a couple of times, blew a CV, a front diff, a rear diff, blew the side out of the electric winch, mangled the front bar a couple of times but still started every stage & had heaps of fun thanks to our awesome support crew.

Cheers
Clint

Clint wrote:Klem & I did our 1st winch challenge in Rotorua. Got 20th. Had the cambelt slip a couple of times, blew a CV, a front diff, a rear diff, blew the side out of the electric winch, mangled the front bar a couple of times but still started every stage & had heaps of fun thanks to our awesome support crew.

Cheers
Clint

are these events are sponsored by a parts supplier

I thought M series motors bolted directly onto Diesel hilux engine mounts? No need to grind off. My motor is in a petrol surf so new mounts were needed

Smurf wrote:I thought M series motors bolted directly onto Diesel hilux engine mounts? No need to grind off. My motor is in a petrol surf so new mounts were needed

Yep Some people grind them off and make new mounts to lower the engine a little but its not really neccessary if you have a body lift.

Steve

Clint wrote: Had the cambelt slip a couple of times, blew a CV, a front diff, a rear diff, blew the side out of the electric winch, mangled the front bar a couple of times.

Cheers
Clint

Is that all ? Good on ya - Klem strikes me as the type of guy that wouldn't be too worried about a few little breakages like that.

The cambelt thing sounds a bit scary. If it slipped too much or broke - would the Lexus be lunched or would it not clash pistons v valves ?

Rangielux wrote:

Clint wrote: Had the cambelt slip a couple of times, blew a CV, a front diff, a rear diff, blew the side out of the electric winch, mangled the front bar a couple of times.

Cheers
Clint

Is that all ? Good on ya - Klem strikes me as the type of guy that wouldn't be too worried about a few little breakages like that.

The cambelt thing sounds a bit scary. If it slipped too much or broke - would the Lexus be lunched or would it not clash pistons v valves ?

There was probably something else, it's all a bit of a blur None of the crew are prone to getting stressed, we just got stuck in & fixed stuff, luckily we had plenty of spares on hand.

The lexus is an interference motor, luckily it only slipped 45 deg out. We'll have to try & seal off the cambelt a bit better as there was crap in there that caused the problem.

Cheers
Clint

Glad you enjoyed the event Clint.

I just spent the weekend chasing winch trucks around stages. Started with four trucks and ended up with only one. Bloody hard on trucks these things.

Had great fun pulling a truck out of the night stage. Lots of winching and dragging.

Better get on to cleaning now.

G

SupraLux wrote:

Smurf wrote:I thought M series motors bolted directly onto Diesel hilux engine mounts? No need to grind off. My motor is in a petrol surf so new mounts were needed

Yep Some people grind them off and make new mounts to lower the engine a little but its not really neccessary if you have a body lift.

Steve

And I dont have a body lift

you got any pics? who got in the top 10? any southlanders competing? go the swede eaters!!!

Sorry, but i gotta say it:

How much mud would mudchuka chuck if mudchuka could chuck mud??

Bwahahaha, try saying that five times fast

Anyway, back to the topic at hand!!!!!!!!!!

SupraLux wrote:

Smurf wrote:I thought M series motors bolted directly onto Diesel hilux engine mounts? No need to grind off. My motor is in a petrol surf so new mounts were needed

Yep Some people grind them off and make new mounts to lower the engine a little but its not really neccessary if you have a body lift.

Steve

mmmmm........seems I musta been dillusional at the time I sat my M series in the hole that a 2l came out of and even with a 40mm body lift it was ugly high, and mounts were out substantially, if you want a good made to fit job do the mounts otherwise it won't look right, and I know it's not just about looks but do it once, you're happy and its done well, a few hours of work for years of enjoyment

lilpigzuk wrote:Did nothing in the shed , but just saw myself and Chris ("Rotazuk" on here) star on TV3 Sports Arena. My second claim to fame on telly

Yes I thought that was your little suzuki on tele. Good stuff