New auckland member
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:49 am
Hey all, new auckland member.
Im a mechanic and tyre guy on the shore, live up on the coast.
I thought id introduce myself as i been lurking around the forum for a few weeks now, Im fairly new to 4x4's but im enjoying it.
Well ive been out in the mud now for about 5 weeks, already onto my second 4x4
I started out with a cheap UBS55 2.8TD Bighorn which i got for a steal as the turbo was buggered, the father in law had a turbo off the later bighorn which was installed and driving home after about 2 hours of owning it which was great.
2" body lift
2" suspension lift ( longer rear shackles, flipped ball joint and adjusted torsions, new shocks all around
2.5" exhaust from the dump pipe back
15x10 -44 wrapped in 33x12.5R15 Mudstars
Welded up the rear diff ( damn did that make a difference )
Got a factory intercooler kit and bonnet scoop from a wrecker and installed that, wound up the boost a tad it went alot better.. especially on the open road.
Then i thought it needed a snorkel as i half filled the airbox with mud and clay on its first outing at the 4wd park.. So i made a snorkel kit for it...
Then i got offered silly money for it so that got sold, as i had accuired my New 4wd a week ago.
So my new truck is a 93' SWB Pajero that i brought off a customer of mine, was stock as a rock 2.8TD manual.
Since i have owned it ( a week now ) i have done the usual service items. ( oils, filters, diff oils etc ) plus
2.5" exhaust from the turbo dump pipe back.
2" body lift.
Flipped balljoints.
2" suspension lift with new shocks. ( 50mm longer )
15x10's -44 with 33x12.5R15's XMT all around.
Spaced the wastegate acutator plate for a little more boost.
Would like a little more from her though, and would love to get the suspsnsion to flex a little more, it had its first outing yesterday at the 4WD park and it did very well, only got stuck once but that was in a really deep mudhole i always get stuck in but having the shortwheel base was definately better.
Im a mechanic and tyre guy on the shore, live up on the coast.
I thought id introduce myself as i been lurking around the forum for a few weeks now, Im fairly new to 4x4's but im enjoying it.
Well ive been out in the mud now for about 5 weeks, already onto my second 4x4
I started out with a cheap UBS55 2.8TD Bighorn which i got for a steal as the turbo was buggered, the father in law had a turbo off the later bighorn which was installed and driving home after about 2 hours of owning it which was great.
2" body lift
2" suspension lift ( longer rear shackles, flipped ball joint and adjusted torsions, new shocks all around
2.5" exhaust from the dump pipe back
15x10 -44 wrapped in 33x12.5R15 Mudstars
Welded up the rear diff ( damn did that make a difference )
Got a factory intercooler kit and bonnet scoop from a wrecker and installed that, wound up the boost a tad it went alot better.. especially on the open road.
Then i thought it needed a snorkel as i half filled the airbox with mud and clay on its first outing at the 4wd park.. So i made a snorkel kit for it...
Then i got offered silly money for it so that got sold, as i had accuired my New 4wd a week ago.
So my new truck is a 93' SWB Pajero that i brought off a customer of mine, was stock as a rock 2.8TD manual.
Since i have owned it ( a week now
) i have done the usual service items. ( oils, filters, diff oils etc ) plus2.5" exhaust from the turbo dump pipe back.
2" body lift.
Flipped balljoints.
2" suspension lift with new shocks. ( 50mm longer )
15x10's -44 with 33x12.5R15's XMT all around.
Spaced the wastegate acutator plate for a little more boost.
Would like a little more from her though, and would love to get the suspsnsion to flex a little more, it had its first outing yesterday at the 4WD park and it did very well, only got stuck once but that was in a really deep mudhole i always get stuck in but having the shortwheel base was definately better.
