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Finished early today so shot down and got my Silverstones fitted.

They are very aggressive and noisy on the tar seal! Can't wait to get them of road.

Matt.

Getting goodride mts 31" fitted tomorrow fitting my extended shackles and winding torsions to suit and fitting my 8inch foglights busy day tomorrow

Finally it moves
Busted front diff at xmas, took a month to get over being scared of fixing it myself, then decided to do both diffs and change the ratios. Couple more weeks being confused on the net about which R&P I needed (thanks Suzolla for sorting that out). Took me two weeks to pull it apart cause I was paranoid about what I was going to wreck with every nut I took off. Then the dude setting the diffs went on holiday .... While I waited, did some new brake lines and pads and a wee mod to the brake line mount so I can pull the rear axle without splitting the brake lines apart (that was a dumb design Mr Toyota)
Putting it back together wasn't as bad as i feared. "Just do everything again but backwards" some bright spark said, but that was pretty much it really, apart from a lesson in how to replace bearing races.
2 new batteries today and now it moves. Woo woo.
Oh damm, the rear diff wont disengage Back under it again....

Mattman wrote:Finished early today so shot down and got my Silverstones fitted.

Must be almost time for a Maungagotukutuku Road test run Matt

lax2wlg wrote:

Mattman wrote:Finished early today so shot down and got my Silverstones fitted.

Must be almost time for a Maungagotukutuku Road test run Matt

Once I do some clearancing today it will be Josh!

Mattman wrote:

lax2wlg wrote:

Mattman wrote:Finished early today so shot down and got my Silverstones fitted.

Must be almost time for a Maungagotukutuku Road test run Matt

Once I do some clearancing today it will be Josh!

What are you two up to next weekend?

Crash bandicoot wrote:
What are you two up to next weekend?

No plans at this stage. Go for a run?

Mattman wrote:

Crash bandicoot wrote:
What are you two up to next weekend?

No plans at this stage. Go for a run?

sounds good how long from levin down to there ya reckon.

Actually I am a tard I am away easter weekend and the weekend after.....

Palmy is about 55 mins from pram. We are looking to do an overnight in feathers ton next month so keep an eye out.

Mattman wrote:Actually I am a tard I am away easter weekend and the weekend after.....

Palmy is about 55 mins from pram. We are looking to do an overnight in feathers ton next month so keep an eye out.

sweet.

Gave the safari a birthday today

New oil engine, transfer, box and diffs.

Got to use a mates workshop. Made life way easier has a hoist for each wheel got to tinker with flex etc lol. Perks of using truck hoists.

Also replaced a axle seal on a mates safari.

Tomorrow's task install prs and cb before I head away for my holiday on Monday.

got the cruiser wofed and reged after a rear diff swap that took way too long.
now back to saving for tyres and to figure out cable set up for rear cable locker.
next mission replace the centre consol with a mini fridge and mount radios there aswell.

Have the ute stripped and ready for body work.
Full rebuild time.

finally got round to doing some bar work couldn't get my hands on enough three ml steel so six it is with 90ml pipe.
Ran out of time to finish around the lights and grind it up all pretty and also to recess the indicators so will have to wait till easter as it has to get me to work and back this week.

Started modding an old steel Navara Bullbar for the Terrano.
Day worth of grind, weld, drill & repeat. Got a busy week ahead preparing for a big off road weekend over easter!

Moved the electrics for the winch under the hood, had some welding cables made up fo the extra distance required. Feels so much safer with it there, rather than on the front

Stopped procrastinating finally and cleaned my truck saturday... then had Mike and Zahra (batfastard) round for a bbq.

Then spent today with tools in hand getting a step closer to my goal of a finished truck

Big thanks to Jono for coming round to help sort a small issue I wasnt sure about...

Got my mates truck back on its wheels, we cut the independent f**ked suspension out and done rears up front has a little more droop in the front
to go but the lovely short arm rear suspension doesn't like to flex.

Nice work jordan, long arm 3link setup will sort that rear end out

fourby wrote:Nice work jordan, long arm 3link setup will sort that rear end out

Yeah man Adams stoked, still needs the steering box moved forwards a flat pitman arm and shock hoops then it could be driven,

Had to do the glow plugs in the hilux, after reading dieselboys writeup a while ago about soakibg his intercooler etc thought itd be good time to do the same. Unreal the amount of shit built up in there intake pipe and manifold, cleaned them out and also fitted a oil catch can. Be interesting to see how much it catchs, Also did fuel filter and started running 300ml two stroke oil in with the fuel, will see how that goes. No major changes straight away.