1991 Terrano

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:34 pm

Started out pretty much standard.

Td27t
Automatic(unfortunatly)
LSD rear diff

What I have done:
Bullbars
15x7 white spoke rims(possibly painting black)
31" kumho Road venture muds

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 8:50 pm

Yes, paint the white spokes black, and send me the front bars, lol.

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:06 pm

kiwipete wrote:Yes, paint the white spokes black, and send me the front bars, lol.

Haha. Yeah i definitely want to paint them black, on a tight budget though so dont know if they are high enough priority. And noo i love them bars

They are surprisingly strong aswel.

safaripete · Post by **safaripete** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 9:37 pm

just use a spray can to paint ur wheels

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:04 pm

safaripete wrote:just use a spray can to paint ur wheels

Yeah only problem is that it will probly chip off easily

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:20 pm

u13turbo wrote:
safaripete wrote:just use a spray can to paint ur wheels

Yeah only problem is that it will probly chip off easily

So then you touch them up with the spray can every once in a while

Stop making excuses :mrgreen:

safaripete · Post by **safaripete** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:05 pm

paint them with a matt black when it drys it looks the same no matter how many coats you have

i did the wheels on my 80 and they look good need to repaint them again but hey who cares at 5 bucks a can

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:45 pm

DieselBoy wrote:
u13turbo wrote:
safaripete wrote:just use a spray can to paint ur wheels

Yeah only problem is that it will probly chip off easily

So then you touch them up with the spray can every once in a while

Stop making excuses

Haha.. Righto I might try buy some. Im 17, and due to the stupid laws i cant even buy paint, have to get a mate to. might be a sunday job?

rangimotors · Post by **rangimotors** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:16 pm

ha ha u may think spraypaint is the cheapass way of doing it but i have seen guys spend 300 to get a set of wheels sandblasted and powdercoated and the paint still strips off when your bogged in ashley stones spinning the wheels. As above if you use cans you can touch them up or repaint as often as you want.

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:20 pm

rangimotors wrote:ha ha u may think spraypaint is the cheapass way of doing it but i have seen guys spend 300 to get a set of wheels sandblasted and powdercoated and the paint still strips off when your bogged in ashley stones spinning the wheels. As above if you use cans you can touch them up or repaint as often as you want.

Yup yup, that was my worry, sinking in the stone chipping away, yeah in 2 trips i ripped to valves off cos of this... But yeah i think i will paint em and just get a can for touching up.

Got some new 2" lift rear springs from BNT today, Hopefully get them in on sunday, reindex torsions and get wheel alignment on tuesday.

Also, as a 2.5" full through is out of the budget, i was thinking of doing a 2.5" downpipe with a flange welded on, so i could have the exhaust connected or not, Have it not connected for 4wd trips for more power, Exhaust shop fella said it can overspin the turbo due to no back pressure? Is that true?

And one other thing, How hot should my intake mani be after driving for quite awhile, mine is too hot to touch, i thought it shouldnt be that bad?

lincooln · Post by **lincooln** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:07 pm

I used engine paint on my wheels, then heat gunned it a it. Only needs touching up now, 4 years later. so not bad, and its easy to do so too.

Mud Hog · Post by **Mud Hog** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:35 pm

u13turbo wrote:
rangimotors wrote:ha ha u may think spraypaint is the cheapass way of doing it but i have seen guys spend 300 to get a set of wheels sandblasted and powdercoated and the paint still strips off when your bogged in ashley stones spinning the wheels. As above if you use cans you can touch them up or repaint as often as you want.

Yup yup, that was my worry, sinking in the stone chipping away, yeah in 2 trips i ripped to valves off cos of this... But yeah i think i will paint em and just get a can for touching up.

Got some new 2" lift rear springs from BNT today, Hopefully get them in on sunday, reindex torsions and get wheel alignment on tuesday.

Also, as a 2.5" full through is out of the budget, i was thinking of doing a 2.5" downpipe with a flange welded on, so i could have the exhaust connected or not, Have it not connected for 4wd trips for more power, Exhaust shop fella said it can overspin the turbo due to no back pressure? Is that true?

And one other thing, How hot should my intake mani be after driving for quite awhile, mine is too hot to touch, i thought it shouldnt be that bad?

If you can be bothered and afford it put some tractor valves on rims re drill them further in the rim so they dont get hammered as much and just weld up factory valve holes. Deffinetly worth it have'nt ripped one off since doing this, 4wdbits.co.nz have them. And yes you need your exaughst for some back pressure. Id say intake manifold temp is normal, Bigger intercooler?

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 7:45 am

d21's are non intercooled, but yeah i thought that might be the next step.

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:18 pm

1 good and 1 bad thing came out of today, Got my 2" spring and torsion lift done, all looks good

Bad thing is i found that the bar that goes accross bottom of engine that joins to tie rods and idlers is buggered, so getting new one from BnT tomorrow i hope.

Sketchy_Racer · Post by **Sketchy_Racer** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:45 pm

u13turbo wrote:1 good and 1 bad thing came out of today, Got my 2" spring and torsion lift done, all looks good

Bad thing is i found that the bar that goes accross bottom of engine that joins to tie rods and idlers is buggered, so getting new one from BnT tomorrow i hope.

Haha hate to say it but if you do even moderate offroading, you will wreck the new one again in about 2-3 trips. Its the weak point of the Terranos for sure!

Show us some pics of your lift though!

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:08 am

Sketchy_Racer wrote:
u13turbo wrote:1 good and 1 bad thing came out of today, Got my 2" spring and torsion lift done, all looks good

Bad thing is i found that the bar that goes accross bottom of engine that joins to tie rods and idlers is buggered, so getting new one from BnT tomorrow i hope.

Haha hate to say it but if you do even moderate offroading, you will wreck the new one again in about 2-3 trips. Its the weak point of the Terranos for sure!

Show us some pics of your lift though!

Ahh bugger it, Is it possible to strengthen it? I'll try get some pics up soon.

Photobucket is redirecting me to the mobile site so i cant upload pics atm....

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:49 pm

Painted my wheels Black! Looks real nice i reckon, But then went 4wd and it chipped abit, so im gonna clean them up, give a real light sand and give another coat.
Currently in the proccess of getting idler braces and sliders to strengthen up the front abit.

Will get photos up when im not busy and have some daylight

playingInTheDitch · Post by **playingInTheDitch** » Tue May 10, 2011 12:33 pm

quick question. there did you get those bars from?

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Wed May 11, 2011 7:06 pm

playingInTheDitch wrote:quick question. there did you get those bars from?

Umm i bought another terrano with a buggered motor, had these bars on it, sorry dont know where they come from..

Went down the waimak for abit of fun in the weekend. Only got 2 photos till my camera stopped working....

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u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Thu May 12, 2011 11:02 pm

Having a look under my truck today, and noticed my torsion adjuster is all bent, after reindexing the arms sat a little lower than the x-member, and one side is bent and only just holding on..... im hoping that if i loosen it right off ill beable to bend it back with some force? and i guess ill need to reindex so the hide up in the x-member.

sibainmud · Post by **sibainmud** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:02 am

Been there done that.
Got second hand ones to replace them.
Indexed now so they sit up inside the crossmember :wink:

Sketchy has a solution for the draglink. Works mint.
Have thrashed it and still is all good.......thanks.
Welcome to Terranos :roll:

Cheers,

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Fri May 13, 2011 4:32 pm

So much cooler than Surfs

Be wary of the Airflow snorkel if thats coming up on your list of things to do, I fitted one and it wasn't a good fit from the inner gaurd to the air box.

The exterior plastic bit was fine though.

Go 2.5" stainless pipe and black silicone bends :twisted:

I've got some Terrano bits if you want them, I have a set of those little factory flare things and home made sump and transmission guard.

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Fri May 13, 2011 8:57 pm

Cheers Simon mine looks exactly like your bottom one, you think ill beable to bend it back, and the index them into xmember? Is there a thread some where about the draglink?

Diesel Boy - Yes I really love the look of terranos, and engines are much more reliable than 2.4 surfs, lot more power to, I coulda got a surf if i wanted, but really prefer terranos.

I ended up getting a snorkel from autobend, 3", cut the holes tonight and got gaurd back on, now just gotta find something to mount it to the pillar. Bought snorkel head off a mate for $30. so all set.
Only part i need atm(probly change often as i break stuff

) is the passenger torsion adjuster as simon pictured, unless i can fix mine.

Cheers

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Fri May 20, 2011 7:24 pm

Got snorkel mounted on, looks good

Just gotta figure out how im gonna hook it up to air box, gotta small amount of room and 3-2" reducing.
Noticed today that the draglink is seriously hitting the chassis now, starting to leave gouges. Im thinking its the Idler that is bent? only slightly, its hard to tell. To get a new one, Should i just get one from BnT or go to cockram nissan??

Also got boost gauge hooked up and mounted, Just needing to find somewhere to hook the light into.
Will try get photos up, atm my camera is buggered though...

sibainmud · Post by **sibainmud** » Fri May 20, 2011 11:28 pm

This is how you should be thinking.
Works mint :mrgreen:

Tested and approved by me :lol:

Tie rods are the weak link and can be changed in 10 minutes :mrgreen:

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Sat May 21, 2011 5:27 pm

sibainmud wrote:This is how you should be thinking.
Works mint
Tested and approved by me

Tie rods are the weak link and can be changed in 10 minutes

Hey Simon

Pete sent me an email on this. Looks bloody good, I want to get it done, Just need to find a place and price. How much did it set you back? I'll Still need a new idler because its already bent... But yeah im real keen to get this mod done.

Thanks

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:31 pm

Been trying to figure best way to join snorkel onto airbox. 2 options are get a 2-3inch silicone pipe or cut original 2" inlet pipe off and weld a 3" bit of metal, Which would be the easiest to connect, as ther is bugger all room for messing around with silicone pipes. Can the intake box be welded to? its bloody thin metal, dont want to just burn holes in it.

Lynx · Post by **Lynx** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:48 pm

u13turbo wrote:Been trying to figure best way to join snorkel onto airbox. 2 options are get a 2-3inch silicone pipe or cut original 2" inlet pipe off and weld a 3" bit of metal, Which would be the easiest to connect, as ther is bugger all room for messing around with silicone pipes. Can the intake box be welded to? its bloody thin metal, dont want to just burn holes in it.

Yeah of course you can.

KIWI_TERRANO · Post by **KIWI_TERRANO** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:14 pm

That would also help as terrano airbox dont have as much airflow as they need.

I did this mod to mine and made a huge difference!

u13turbo · Post by **u13turbo** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:03 pm

KIWI_TERRANO wrote:That would also help as terrano airbox dont have as much airflow as they need.

I did this mod to mine and made a huge difference!

Sweet. I'll definitly do it this way then. Cheers

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