petefj40 is going soft

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:28 pm

Hey there guys.
Incase anyones interested I thought I'd update you on new plans for my FJ40.

After rolling it at the Shefield event I'm doing away with the hardtop and getting a soft top made up. I've found a local guy, Stu Green, owner of "Trim Tech" that's bloody good with the upholstery! He's doing a total refit on my wee Bayliner at the moment and I'm so impressed. I've asked him to do a soft top for the 40 and he says he's done them before. Sweet! :bounce: I'll post some pix on the progress of it.

The other plans for the 40. I'm looking at getting a 70 series 5 speed and transfer box fitted to the Marks housing. Dave at Falsgrave Auto is helping me there. he recons around $1500 should get me a goody with a warranty. I've just had new master cylinders fitted for the clutch and brakes. Just have to fit a new slave cylinder to the clutch.

I'm thinkin of buying another set of 33's (with rims) so I can fit the 40 in the garage (damn it). I like the 35's but they are a real hassle at times. They didn't help me on the Shefield event at all. They reduced my turning circle and made me more top heavy. I think I'll keep them though.

That's about it for now.
Any advice anyone can think of to help would be great.

Take care.
Pete.

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:55 pm

petefj40 wrote:I like the 35's but they are a real hassle at times. They didn't help me on the Shefield event at all. They reduced my turning circle and made me more top heavy.

You didn't need to show everyone at obstacle #8 just how "top-heavy" your tyres could be tho :lol:

Good plans tho - keep the pics coming...

Steve

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:59 pm

SupraLux wrote:
petefj40 wrote:I like the 35's but they are a real hassle at times. They didn't help me on the Shefield event at all. They reduced my turning circle and made me more top heavy.

You didn't need to show everyone at obstacle #8 just how "top-heavy" your tyres could be tho

Good plans tho - keep the pics coming...

Steve

Nah Steve. That was just plain bad driving on my part. Anyone else would of nailed it driving my 40. :oops:

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:07 pm

petefj40 wrote:The other plans for the 40. I'm looking at getting a 70 series 5 speed and transfer box fitted to the Marks housing. Dave at Falsgrave Auto is helping me there. Pete.

the diesel gearboxes have a longer (and skinnier) input shaft, about 67mm longer or something like that so check whether you've got a petrol or diesel box before you go looking for a replacement 5 speed :wink:

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:14 pm

Sadam_Husain wrote:
petefj40 wrote:The other plans for the 40. I'm looking at getting a 70 series 5 speed and transfer box fitted to the Marks housing. Dave at Falsgrave Auto is helping me there. Pete.

the diesel gearboxes have a longer (and skinnier) input shaft, about 67mm longer or something like that so check whether you've got a petrol or diesel box before you go looking for a replacement 5 speed

Thanks for that!
Will do.

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:33 pm

Here's a pic of the new master cylinders

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:37 pm

I'll be after a new bonnet to. This one is munted. I've got some new indicators coming.
Oh yes. Corey will be making me up a new bull bar to give me more protection.

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:40 pm

The left side got a real pounding when it rolled (and so did Corey the poor bugga). I've got a new snorkel coming. The K&N filter on the top works ok for now.
I'll be sticking with the orignal doors with the soft top.

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:42 pm

As it wasn't a good idea to have the only filter at the top in the snorkel (as it got crushed when i rolled) Corey is making me up an airbox to fit in there some where. :scratch:

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:44 pm

I like the new position for the locker switches!!

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:22 pm

ya should go see a doc about the soft thing man.

cant wait to see ya new look

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:35 pm

MATT4U wrote:ya should go see a doc about the soft thing man.

cant wait to see ya new look

But I am!! The doc said I should get over being hard. Soft is the only option.
:lol:

The partner won't like me. She'll have to wear her hair in a net from now on. :shock:

I'm really looking forward to having the top down and hearing the noise come from the LS1 better. :bounce:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:17 pm

petefj40 wrote:The partner won't like me. She'll have to wear her hair in a net from now on.

ladies LOVE soft tops ! she will get over the hair thing real quick when the wind is blowing between her boobs :lol:

petefj40 wrote:I'm really looking forward to having the top down and hearing the noise come from the LS1 better. :bounce:

it really is a beutifull thing :wink:

open top V8...what more could you ask for

Sawdoc · Post by **Sawdoc** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:53 pm

looking forward to seeing it on the streets

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:01 pm

wopass wrote:
petefj40 wrote:The partner won't like me. She'll have to wear her hair in a net from now on.

ladies LOVE soft tops ! she will get over the hair thing real quick when the wind is blowing between her boobs

petefj40 wrote:I'm really looking forward to having the top down and hearing the noise come from the LS1 better. :bounce:

it really is a beutifull thing open top V8...what more could you ask for

My partner laughed when i read that one out loud to her wopass!
I have to agree with you mate.

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:02 pm

Sawdoc wrote:looking forward to seeing it on the streets

Cheers! Me 2!

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:18 pm

petefj40 wrote:
wopass wrote:
petefj40 wrote:The partner won't like me. She'll have to wear her hair in a net from now on.

ladies LOVE soft tops ! she will get over the hair thing real quick when the wind is blowing between her boobs

petefj40 wrote:I'm really looking forward to having the top down and hearing the noise come from the LS1 better. :bounce:

it really is a beutifull thing open top V8...what more could you ask for

My partner laughed when i read that one out loud to her wopass!
I have to agree with you mate.

well its true !

ive had mine open top for around 14 odd years and have asked a few ladies what the thing is about open top vehicles and thats what they said !

wind in the clevage !...who would have thought :roll:

hey it works for me

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:27 pm

wopass wrote:
petefj40 wrote:
wopass wrote:
petefj40 wrote:The partner won't like me. She'll have to wear her hair in a net from now on.

ladies LOVE soft tops ! she will get over the hair thing real quick when the wind is blowing between her boobs

petefj40 wrote:I'm really looking forward to having the top down and hearing the noise come from the LS1 better. :bounce:

it really is a beutifull thing open top V8...what more could you ask for

My partner laughed when i read that one out loud to her wopass!
I have to agree with you mate.

well its true !

ive had mine open top for around 14 odd years and have asked a few ladies what the thing is about open top vehicles and thats what they said !

wind in the clevage !...who would have thought hey it works for me

COOL!
She's looking forward to it. :bounce:
So am I. :shock:

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:50 pm

Talking about bad driving and petefj40 learning the hard way??

This is what happen to me last weekend. :oops:

We parked up on the south side of Quail Island, (at 6.30pm) on an out going tide for 20mins. I knew i had to be careful. By the time I noticed the boat looking high and dry and rounding up the family to help push it back in the water, it was to late. (doh)
So I radioed Coast Guard on channel 16 asking for help. They alerted a commercial boat called the Kingfisher to transport my partner and her two young kids and I back to shore while leaving the Bayliner high and dry.

The tide wasn't high again till 3am the next morning and as it wasn't a life threatning retrieve I had to do it myself.
SO, I went to my brothers farm to pick up his jet boat in my Holden and asked Corey to drive my FJ40 and trailer back to Lyttleton and wait for me. (what a mate to do that for me)
We both were on the water at 1am heading to Quail Island to get my Bayliner back.
We did but i must say it was a freaky experience boating in the dark.
We got back to shore washing both boats down at around 2am.

What a mission.
Thanks Corey!!
Like the Shefield event, I learnt alot that day. :oops:

And keep learning everyday.
:shock:

NJV6 · Post by **NJV6** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:59 pm

Our boat usually looks like that after the old lady is driving while coming into beach at water skiing!!! :lol:

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:20 pm

For those of you who don't know Corey. Here's a picture of him before both of us were going for our gun license, and passed.

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:21 pm

Oh and this one.

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:30 pm

you have to be real carefull on that beach lots of people do that and the tide goes out a lot further.

I tied my jetboat to a log tied it real good went over the other side of the bank for a picnic. We climbed back and the boat was gone the log too :shock:

, then I saw another jetboat got his attention and he took me back to the main river and my boat in a real shallow area.

Got it in deeper water and went back to pickup the girlfriend, not sure why but she never went out in the boat again. :roll:

in fact that was pretty much the end of the relationship, :shock:

maybe we both should have gotten into the other jetboat.

Hindsight a wonderful thing also earmuffs she was not happy I left her.

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:38 pm

Steve_t647 wrote:you have to be real carefull on that beach lots of people do that and the tide goes out a lot further.

I tied my jetboat to a log tied it real good went over the other side of the bank for a picnic. We climbed back and the boat was gone the log too , then I saw another jetboat got his attention and he took me back to the main river and my boat in a real shallow area.

Got it in deeper water and went back to pickup the girlfriend, not sure why but she never went out in the boat again. in fact that was pretty much the end of the relationship, maybe we both should have gotten into the other jetboat.

Hindsight a wonderful thing also earmuffs she was not happy I left her.

I enjoyed reading that.
I don't feel so bad now.
I'm glad my partner is still with me. She saw the funny side of it straight off. She's an awsome person. I'm so lucky.
But thanks Steve. I hope you have a better partner by now.

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:49 pm

those pix of Corey?
To be fair, while we were waiting to have our gun license papers marked. We were at the Chch central police station in the line up room. Corey asked me to take his picture using my phone. :lol:

he really is a farking good bloke!!

SMOKEY · Post by **SMOKEY** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:35 am

With that MUG SHOT,

I SAY

GUILTY AS CHARGED,

FITZY.

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:00 am

SMOKEY wrote:With that MUG SHOT,

I SAY

GUILTY AS CHARGED,

FITZY.

I Recon!

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:15 pm

This is what me 40 looks like now with the new 33's on. Now I can fit her in the garage, JUST. :bounce:
The hard top has gone, for good. The soft top will be made before summer.

Me and a couple of mates used it for bunny shooting last weekend. It's an awesome setup for spotlighting! Bunnies don't stand a chance! :shock:

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:24 pm

This is a sight I've been looking forward to.

muddy · Post by **muddy** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:19 am

How ya goin with the 5 spd box? I just put one from an FJ60 into my 40. It's about 90mm longer than the old 4 spd, so affects the driveshafts. If you do a rear spring flip, it moves the rear axle back enough so you don't have to shorten the rear driveshaft. It makes the handbrake cable a bit tight though....

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