Offroad-Express

Rebuilt one of the front manual hubs today, re-greased everything I could think of, including the swivel housings, tried to top up the rear diff but the filler plug has seized.

Then went out for a drive trying to get the kick down cable adjustsed correctly. I'm almost out of adjustment and its still not right. Anyone know the best way of shortening it? foot flat its still changing in the wrong places:

1st 48 needs to be 70
2nd 70 needs to be 100+

at present it drops to third when you put your foot flat at 80, really want it to goto 2nd...

Will have to do all this again when the 4.88's arrive... Have done about 50k's trying to get this right so far...

Does the trans use a speed sensor? If so if it's not working correctly then that would explain why the speeds are out of wack.

Matt.

I fitted a new seat and a harnes. Got the passengers seat to go.

Mattman wrote:Does the trans use a speed sensor? If so if it's not working correctly then that would explain why the speeds are out of wack.

Its just the kick down cable that needs adjusting, speed sensor is working fine..

MATT4U wrote:I fitted a new seat and a harnes.

Hey Matt,
Do you keep the standard seatbelt for on road use ??
Where does the top of the harness anchor ??
Could ya maybee post a pic showing the back of the seat ??

dazza85 wrote:

MATT4U wrote:I fitted a new seat and a harnes.

Hey Matt,
Do you keep the standard seatbelt for on road use ??
Where does the top of the harness anchor ??
Could ya maybee post a pic showing the back of the seat ??

I have the back mounting down the back of the seat on the mounts for the sides.

I still have the standard belt for road, Bugger using the harness the whole time.

Major excitement here

finally got the time to remove the old wooden roof rack [was put on by previous owner ]

Truck looks a lot better

drove to wanganui to see my mate Moriarty and his lovely lady for the weekend

wopass wrote:drove to wanganui to see my mate Moriarty and his lovely lady for the weekend

what are you greasing for? was it the wedding?

Quiet Saturday for me, bit of an unwind day.

Sunday was a different story!!!

Left CHCH at 9:00am to go to the Waimak Gorge area to a Black Powder shooting range.
Spent the first hour trying to get my Rifle going properly.
When I sorted it out it went well for the rest of the morning.

After a quick lunch test fired for the first time the most recent addition to the collection.
Actually one I got for my mother to use, (after I have finished restoring it)

I have included a link to a video I put together of the test firing.

Don’t click on the link if you are firearm sensitive!!

There is nothing scary in it, just a little black dot being shot at! (It was quite safe)

http://s48.photobucket.com/albums/f238/ ... t_0001.flv

Left the range about 2:00pm and headed back through Oxford.

On the way through Oxford it was suggested we should check out Lees Valley, I hadn't been in there before so thought why not!

Didn't encounter anything difficult in there but it sure takes a long time to get through!!!

Finally got home at about 7pm

I did get a chance to take some pics of the small improvement in flex I have got from a couple of mods.
Not startling but better than it was, and I still have a few things to do.

Got the old rear bar off the terrano and marked out for cutting and fitting to the safari. Decided to clean years worth of dirt from inside and out, bad move, five hours later I have a clean truck ready for the next run.
Al

doris was able to find the weak link in the washing line and proceeded to break it.. ( was rusted out really, but i still give her shit.. ) bought a new bugger and put it up.. fixed lawnmower and did the lawns.. put up my hammock.. ahhhhh... bliss... also did a rubbish run to the dump, installed mates car stereo head unit...

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I spotted Matt4U parked in Wainoni (Rudds Road area) Sat middayish

Is that your home or were you just there working on the truck? Appeared to be too trucks there, one in the garage and yours on the roadside.

Nice Video Billy....looks like fun...but nothing like a semi-auto to speed things up....lol

fweddy wrote:I spotted Matt4U parked in Wainoni (Rudds Road area) Sat middayish

Is that your home or were you just there working on the truck? Appeared to be too trucks there, one in the garage and yours on the roadside.

Yea thats where I live, the black safari is hayden, Craig has the white one he lives here to.

Come say hi next time

tallsam66 wrote: nothing like a semi-auto to speed things up....lol

Yeah I know, I like my semi auto's as well,but haven't seen that much smoke and noise out of the M1's

i crused the meremere track on sat is not a biggie but its a good drive a lot of goats to be seen by the time u have reached the end this kid was so asleep he didnt wake up till i gave him a push with my foot

long wrote:i cruised the Meremere track on Sat. Is not a biggie, but it's a good drive. A lot of goats to be seen by the time you have reached the end. This kid (photo deleted) was so asleep, he didn't wake up till I gave him a push with my foot

Damn! You should've knifed the verminous little bastard whilst you had the chance!! Bloody things rank up there with possums and politicians as candidates for the most destructive things to ever happen to our bush and way of life!!!!


Only things goats are good for is kid gloves and, if you get a nice fat young nanny, roasting, with kumaras, spuds, peas and mint sauce!!!

Nah bob this one had stick shift n two ball berrings

long wrote:Nah bob this one had stick shift n two ball berrings

Should of still killed the liitle bastard. Little goats grow up into bigger goats and make more goats and eat bush!

Bosshogg and I were in the Waikato once, went to Pirongia cos there's deer there.
Saw zillions of goats, killed lots, worst thing was, there was NO UNDERGROWTH!! bloody vermin had eaten everything they could reach, no replacement trees coming up at all.

Hence my marked antipathy for them.