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16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:38 am
by phraza
Up and early for a saturday and fixed the heater in the Jeep! Stoked, no more cold mornings in my puffer on the way to work. Needs an oil change so thats next on the list, oh and wiper blades!
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:24 am
by TJ
Ordered a new radiator for TJ. Should change wipers as well, I might have to read up on factory manual first.
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:36 am
by safaripete
must be the weekend for fixing jeep heaters lol
have repaired mine too
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:52 am
by yeti
....heaters na dont need em down here in ch ch...
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:06 pm
by TJ
phraza wrote:Up and early for a saturday and fixed the heater in the Jeep! Stoked, no more cold mornings in my puffer on the way to work. Needs an oil change so thats next on the list, oh and wiper blades!
What did it end being? Was it the connector to blendoors?
My heater was fine, just the radiator has been seeping coolant for a couple of months down from the bottom tank (apparently). I thought I should change it now that the amount has increased,
and before it blows up on me in traffic.
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:22 pm
by CLUMZ1
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:30 pm
by yeti
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:47 pm
by 00falcon
Printed out the 'service manual' for my TJ, all 1000 pages (ish) of it... So I can be a bit more confident when I start pulling her to bits...
Ie. fluids, spring lift, body lift, radiator, brakes etc
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:55 pm
by coxsy
and 10 k of parts ex usa
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:45 pm
by rokhound
I have had a new high torque starter sitting at my feet in my office for 3mths. finally got it in today. But alas, it was only so the mutt could be started and go and live outside for while as I need the kennel space
. It's not even at it's usual place of residence either, so I can't even look at it and say "I should be getting this or that done".
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:20 pm
by TJ
coxsy wrote:and 10 k of parts ex usa
Hey at least Jeeps can be worked on by average punter, unlike some European vehicles where you need a degree in Computer Science just to change a blown bulb
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:23 pm
by CLUMZ1
TJ wrote:coxsy wrote:and 10 k of parts ex usa
Hey at least Jeeps can be worked on by average punter, unlike some European vehicles where you need a degree in Computer Science just to change a blown bulb
t'was the price of replacement parts and wait time that caused me to sell my TJ
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:34 pm
by scruff123
regreased front wheel bearings and changed front diff oil, checked everything over and went for a little spin up the paddock make shure its allgood for next weekend. then had a huge clean out of the shed and packed all my parts and gear up ready to shift into the tiny garage at the new place in a couple of weeks
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:42 pm
by Weemsy
got the bloody hilux running, wheels on, holding coolant, fans working ***
HOORAY
*** its been a long time build......
drove it home as well, 20km drive & now need to get more jobs done
especially sort the electrics so it starts when cold. may even head down the river tomorrow to see how she flexes up (if i can suss the cold starting)
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:53 pm
by coxsy
TJ wrote:coxsy wrote:and 10 k of parts ex usa
Hey at least Jeeps can be worked on by average punter, unlike some European vehicles where you need a degree in Computer Science just to change a blown bulb
that maybe the price i pay for my engine rebuild
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:11 pm
by imsohi
after smoke started coming out of the surf dash last weekend thought i would get in there and find out what was going on. brake light wire had birdnested the main wiring loom
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:15 pm
by mudlva
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:17 pm
by mudlva
oh and a 4 seater couper truck very nice albeit a tad long and nowhere to fit a winch
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:03 pm
by ladeda
imsohi wrote:after smoke started coming out of the surf dash last weekend thought i would get in there and find out what was going on. brake light wire had birdnested the main wiring loom
That looks like the repco add, where the guy pulled his commy apart looking for the ratling earings in the glove box.
friday I spent 2 hours cleaning up the garage as I couldnt find the work bench
today did a clutch on a corolla. man I miss having a hoist.
front brake on the shitta. rotors had heaps of warp. should stop a bit better now.
also did the fronts on a mates honda ronda
tomorow.. work
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:18 pm
by Suza
Spent the morning using the Safaria as a tractor, dragging harrows around the calf paddock. Then this afternoon started work on my new roof basket to go on the Safari.
Building it big and strong 1.2 x 2.4 x .25 it will sit on 8 gutter mounts, base frame is made out of 34mm pipe with 3mm side wall and a floor of 50x50x4mm mesh. The top fram is made out of 25mm pipe with 2mm side wall.
Pretty happy with it so far
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:38 pm
by andy3542
had a clear out of the garage with my flat mate and got rid of heaps of junk. then took 150kg odd of steel to the scrappy, got the land rover in the garage next to the honda project (not mine). so i can start to work on it seriously and out of the cold too. power steering pump doesn't line up so it isn't what the guy told me it was
but will get it to fit.
off tomorrow to uwshho's to help him strip the surf out abit more and see if the steering uj's will fit onto the power steering box. Realistically though well stand around and talk sh*t all day and look at his zuk.
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:45 pm
by Filthy4x4
andy3542 wrote:had a clear out of the garage with my flat mate and got rid of heaps of junk. then took 150kg odd of steel to the scrappy, got the land rover in the garage next to the honda project (not mine). so i can start to work on it seriously and out of the cold too. power steering pump doesn't line up so it isn't what the guy told me it was
but will get it to fit.
off tomorrow to uwshho's to help him strip the surf out abit more and see if the steering uj's will fit onto the power steering box. Realistically though well stand around and talk sh*t all day and look at his zuk.
I second that
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:49 pm
by Drurban
ladeda wrote:That looks like the repco add, where the guy pulled his commy apart looking for the ratling earings in the glove box.
It was the ash tray not the glove box
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:45 am
by PuddleJumper
mudlva wrote:oh and a 4 seater couper truck very nice albeit a tad long and nowhere to fit a winch
Any pics?
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:20 pm
by crazyclark31
imsohi wrote:after smoke started coming out of the surf dash last weekend thought i would get in there and find out what was going on. brake light wire had birdnested the main wiring loom
Had the same problem with safari. kept blowin the auto fuse. Found the reversing feed had melted 5 wires together in the loom. Had to cut out a metre out five wires and replaced with 5core trailer wire. Man it was amission
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 3:11 pm
by skid
PuddleJumper wrote:mudlva wrote:oh and a 4 seater cowper truck very nice albeit a tad long and nowhere to fit a winch
Any pics?
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 3:53 pm
by kbushnz
Well been an expensive weekend....
The only time the truck has been touched was to back it out of the garage so I could get the washing machine out and put in the new one.....
Our old Smart Drive has given up the ghost (did get 14 years out of it)
Now some one on here used the motor bit for a generator???
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 4:03 pm
by skid
kbushnz wrote:Now some one on here used the motor bit for a generator???
PM Moriarty
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:01 pm
by sibainmud
This weekend has been great. Yesterday went to seaworld and competed against the masses for fun rides. Today meet up with Wax and did a couple of local tracks. Had an awesome time. Will post pics when I get home.
Tomorrow Movieworld
It was a cool 24degs.
Cheers,
Re: 16 - 17 June 2012
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:33 pm
by mudlark
after all my wee weekend expeditions of doing no damage, finally blew out a head light and rear tail light, main thing is found snow,
