New product: pusher strop... field testing on MU

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:09 pm

Well, went out the other day and tested the new pusher strop to near destruction... found it even works well up hill pushing Hiluxes (note how upset Rik looks since his Hilux got stuck on a boring flat piece of ground).

Nothing at all to do with not enough slip on the front driveshaft and it popping out during the ascent... note: the SECOND ascent where there was no track... first time it went up perfectly, and the truck is proving to be a bit of a weapon... just a couple of bugs to sort out...

The front shaft was about 30mm separated, so I might have to borrow Conans one

Well, probably I'll get one machined from some tractor PTO spline, since you can buy that by the metre...

Steve

hiriklux · Post by **hiriklux** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:06 pm

he he never laughed so much

what actually happened was steve stopped to pose in his bling bling pimped up mu here is the exact moment it popped and a few other shots that were taken

hiriklux · Post by **hiriklux** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:20 pm

steve tried really hard to drive past this opertunity

hiriklux · Post by **hiriklux** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:27 pm

well steve did a bit more on the mu today

finally got it sprayed up!!!! but then decided it needed remodelling

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:05 pm

Threadjacker! :enforcer:

Its all about the MU! Not the Hilux :lol:

Where are all the MU shots huh? And thanks for not mentioning the real reason the driveshaft popped

Those two girlies watching us causing me to (as the wife so elloquently puts it) 'cock-flop' and nail the throttle where I should have just crawled up :lol:

Steve

PS: photos of REAL 4WD to follow, just gotta get them off the camera

padero · Post by **padero** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:14 pm

hey thats wicked guys.. althou steve i rekon you should paint it cow colour

damn now i want big truck lol

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:27 pm

Hey Padero... I know of a big MU for sale... gotta make room for a new project

I think the best starting point for a 'big truck' as you put it would be a Hilux ute... bang for buck and ease of modification...

Or SAS a... well, SAS about anything. I'm thinking of a 96 (new shape) terrano next, just to see how it would go with a Hilux booster under it

Oh, and I've already discussed the cow paintjob at length with a panel and paint shop... just going to be too damned expensive. Nice idea tho... was going to call it the MOO MU

Was staring down the barrel of $3k to 4k just to paint it white or black, then spray some white or black random spots on it... reckoned there would be $800 or so in paint alone...

Still, if I can find a wrecked black one and swap all the major panels over then there isn't much left to paint so it still might happen...

Steve

hiriklux · Post by **hiriklux** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:01 pm

keep your hair on im bringing them with me in the morning then you can choose your own pity those girls were eyeing up my hilux !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:35 am

Looks good..... you should really stop your trucks fighting over wrecked cars though....

eatenfuller · Post by **eatenfuller** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:24 pm

steve,that mu is looking the mickey boy :lol:

good job looks nice and clean and not boggied up like others :!:

and steve a hilux is a hilux :wink:

but the mu is different ,youres looks ten times better no matter what feet are on tha hilux!

by the way was down at xmas a did the waipara gorge(new to me) ,awesome scenery from the rock images ,we breezed trough the narrow section (water just below my windows)(people dont seem to take notice of the private property sign) but a good day wheelin allround

Post by **mike** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:33 pm

eatenfuller wrote:people dont seem to take notice of the private property sign) but a good day wheelin allround

Thats because its bullshit :evil:

They are just claiming the river as their own so no one but their own clients in their 4wd farm tours can see the river. big debate about it on at the moment

Mike

eatenfuller · Post by **eatenfuller** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 3:41 pm

hmmmmmmm interesting mike ,i cant beleive people would have the cheek to do that :roll:

yeah mike we noticed everyone had driven around the sign thanking the person who pulled out the post

,i wasent worried about the mad farmer approaching us with his fists clinched,loggers can loose it too :twisted:

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:32 pm

eatenfuller wrote:
by the way was down at xmas a did the waipara gorge(new to me) ,awesome scenery from the rock images ,we breezed trough the narrow section (water just below my windows)(people dont seem to take notice of the private property sign) but a good day wheelin allround

do you mean here

Pajfan · Post by **Pajfan** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:59 pm

Well amazin how small Chch is!
Had some guys in the shop and started talkin trux with them, told them that i went for a skid in the big green beast and they knew the truck, Now either Steve gets around :wink:

or it's just dam hard to miss as it drives over shoppin trollies in the metropolis.
New project aye, how about you SAS a Pajero?? forget all that Nissan stuff!

Now how can I convince the misus she don't need her truck for 6 months?

Tony

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:03 pm

dont want to sound all girly ....

but that is very pretty,looks like one hell of a spot for a swim

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:25 pm

mike wrote:Thats because its bullshit They are just claiming the river as their own so no one but their own clients in their 4wd farm tours can see the river. big debate about it on at the moment

you are so right mike, it's my bloody river as much as yours and anyone elses who pays taxes to our queen who owns the chain on the friggin waipara river even if she's half a globe away and no damn redneck mother F*%# is gonna stop me acessing my land :sniper: that I pay for weekly at a very high charge :!:

bugger him, if you're up at the Waipara gorge and you get some shit tell them to .... off :evil:

it's your land no one elses :!:

eatenfuller · Post by **eatenfuller** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:28 am

thats the spot matt yes awesome scenery through the otherside too

(nice pic of youre wagon )

matt where else is there some good rocks like those to crawl on in the canty region?found the waimak pretty borring :cry:

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 10:02 am

wopass wrote::shock: dont want to sound all girly ....

Don't do that... DB will be after you... or hiding from you... one or the other :lol:

Yeah, the gorges on the rivers in Canterbury are all kinds of scenic splediferous fun (big words... no idea what they mean

) Ashley gorge is a beast... deep water, big rocks, crazy angles... lotsa fun.

I haven't been up the Waipara in a while but it is very "girly" up there... I'm interested to know more about this supposed blockaded part... surely the river is open access? I'm happy to join the fight over that one. All over the country our space is being methodically and systematically erroded... I didn't build this truck to drive to the mall... although at least parking won't be a problem

Or is there a fine for parking on a car... or a person

And EF, thanks for the praise... not bad for tin cans, eh? :lol:

I'm pretty pleased with it myself... came out better than I had hoped for although its still a little vague in the on-road handling department... I'm going to put a leaf back into each front pack and fire one or two steering dampers in the front (REALLY bad headshake when you drive at speed and hit a bump).

Tony - yeah... people ARE noticing the truck... especially the cop who pulled me over last night... he noticed my big tyres... he noticed my reg was out, he noticed my WOF was out... sigh... I noticed my wallet a bit lighter this morning... All because I was too tired to finish Riks truck so decided to give him a ride home and do it tomorrow instead... Might go back to driving the blue bomb for a week till its legal again... Must say tho... the cop gave me a discount... only the reg, decided that I was being nice about it and let me off the WOF... damn decent of him really :roll:

Parking on a car

Theres a few more pics here... they're a bit big cos unlike Rik I don't photoshop mine to make them impressive :lol:

so if you've got dialup you don't have to wait so long...
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php?set_albumName=MUSAS&op=modload&name=Gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

Anyway... must go finish the crossover hi-steer in Riks truck.... I need someone to pull out down the Waimak

Steve

JTop · Post by **JTop** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 1:56 pm

Hi Steve
nice professional job.
I would love to know how much Castor you are running, why not slip a couple of wedges between the springs and diff and retest for the shakes.
JTop

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 3:02 pm

Thanks, yeah a full whel alignment is a job for next week... I'm sure that will help too. I have wedges, but until I get it checked I don't really want to start trial and error work, it takes up too much time...

Cheers

Steve

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:38 pm

mumad · Post by **mumad** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 7:41 pm

Nice job steve, it would be a shame to sell it woundn't it??? you have just made it into the mu club, why leave again!!!!

How much you looking at for her??

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:46 pm

Oh, I won't be leaving... probably going to do a Wizard on coils next - more useful as a family 4WD.

If I sold it, I would want $12k for it, which may or may not be reasonable - I don't mind... its not really for sale, but if someone really wanted it... well... if they came up with the cash... well, you know... opportunities to do new projects and all that

For me its not the having, its the building

It should be cert'd in the next few weeks... not quite as quick as I planned, but there are still a few tidy ups to do, and things like balance reports on driveshafts to assemble etc. Noticed my wee blue bomb WOF runs out mid-feb, so I figure I need to have the MU sorted by then.

Steve

Pajfan · Post by **Pajfan** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:11 pm

Yeh, I bet you feel like your ass has gravel rash after comming down from mt Mu

There are some real nice copa's out there. My wife found out the other day on her way to nelson. I got this txt message
Gas $58
Speeding ticket $120
Throwing up on cop and getting off fine?
Priceless!! :lol:

Love the comparo pics Matt posted, it's amazing how wrong the little Mu looks now

Good luck for the cert work.
Tony

New product: pusher strop... field testing on MU

New product: pusher strop... field testing on MU

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