skid wrote:I already know what my weekend has in store for me.
ya see, I lied a little bit there.
yesterday afternoon Klem rang me up to go look at a site for a rides fundraiser we're going to do. So I met him there after work, only 1km from the centre of town , and we played around sorting out a short series of tracks to drive.
skid wrote:I already know what my weekend has in store for me.
ya see, I lied a little bit there.
yesterday afternoon Klem rang me up to go look at a site for a rides fundraiser we're going to do. So I met him there after work, only 1km from the centre of town , and we played around sorting out a short series of tracks to drive.
coxsy wrote:spent 6 hours at the workshop finishing the vitara removable winch ,looks cool on, and put the plastic bumper on no see anything of the mount
Pic;s please... 'cause I want to build one and cant see the point reinventing the wheel so to speak
There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be solved by brute strength and ignorance.
- Front & rear diff oil changed
- Engine oil & filter changed
- Transfer case oil changed
- Power steering oil changed
- Radiator drained, system flushed and charged with fresh coolant
- Front end greased
- Tyres rotated
- Brakes cleaned & adjusted
- New deeper transmission pan prepped and painted
Ran out of daylight and now its raining outside (don't have a garage).
With my birthday yesterday I had dropped a few hints about things needed for the jeep, so I now have a full set of deep dish mats for the front and back of the jeep to contain the mud and water. Also money to go and visit WTBS on Monday and buy a recovery strop, just what I have been after.
Had the Novus man come and visit on Thursday as a crack in the windscreen had failed the warrant, he took one look at the windscreen and recommended a brand new one, insurance will cover it. Great - I will be able to see the mud coming much clearer
'95 Jeep Cherokee (XJ)
1936 Ford Flathead V8 Colonial Cab (restoration project)
Today:
1)cleaned and adjusted brakes, now they work worse than before.
2)decided to strat making my tube front bar, decided also that i really really really really ought to leave the welding to people that can actually weld..... also discovered that a grinder hides all sins
Tomorrow:
Will cock up some more welds, and grind the crap outa them so no-one knows.
TJ wrote:Hey Downunderxj, do you have pics of your Ford flathead restoration project and progress. Sounds like fun.
Here are some photos http://community.webshots.com/album/561190976bfeETX Progress has been slow this year, this was my grandfathers truck from new, and I bought it up north in January 2006. The cab and deck have been removed, just the motor and drive train needs to come out now before I can start repairing the rust in the chassis, painting it and starting on the actual restoration.
When the Novus man came to look at the jeep windscreen he saw the bonnet from the Ford and instantly recognised it for what it was, we spent more time talking about old Fords than the Jeep
'95 Jeep Cherokee (XJ)
1936 Ford Flathead V8 Colonial Cab (restoration project)
TJ wrote: My dream is to do something similar, but with a 1941 Willy's...
Careful what you wish for TJ, you could end up with a project like this one, of my fathers
Purchased in about 1982, still being done
Sorry about the photo quality.
1989 LWB Isuzu Bighorn, Intercooled 4JB1T, Ball Joint flip, Torsion bar wind, 3 inch stainless homebuilt snorkel,1/2 done electric fan mod,front sway bar quick disconnects, 15x8 ROH White Spokes,33x12.5x15 Hankooks.
bought a new cruiser its in CHCH so will be getting some work done on it down there b4 bringing it back up here, went for a play at ashurst, managed to destroy my new radiator in the lux, so its up for sale as is..
will address the front bar and rear exhaust asap lol!!
Ha, had looked at that cruiser! Looks a nice machine! You can rip that spark arrestor off - being a turbo I'm pretty sure it doesn't need it.
Its a typical upgrade, hilux/surf to cruiser. I did the same thing and so have others.
Sold my 1985, BJ74 MWB Landcruiser, rear locker, 33" MTs, snorkel, PTO winch, solid bars all round, spotties, AM CB etc.
Now just a 1994, 1kz Surf, pretty standard.