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Hey guys, spoke to Marks today, if there is a warranty issue it will be covered by their standard 12month, 20,000km warranty. The item would come back to me and I would have to liase with marks but they will cover any warranty issues. That said, they have never had a warranty issue on a set of gears.
If everyone can please make payment, or let me know if you will not be coming through with the buy, please let me know.
Cheers, Andy
Hay Andy. All good mate. you will have our money tomorrow. Chubba and Pat
Thanks, I have had contact from another on the list too, so that gets us to 15 once those deposits come in. only leaves 2 out. Hope they make contact soon if not I will be moving on without them unfortunately.
Cheers, Andy
Fark you have been patient with this Andy
I run a crew of chippies, this is nothing compared to hiring and firing idiots that tell you they can do a job and have no idea, dealing with metro sexual apprentices that only think of their hair and vodka sunrises, and developers and supervisors who want the impossible delivered in record time with the material to do the job ;)
I think I said order would be around mid Feb at some stage didnt I?
To be honest I dont really know lol :/Quote:
Originally Posted by love ke70
me neither!
Ive got too much to do on my truck as it is, I am more concerned about everyone else involved.
I think when this is all said and done a glasshouse trip is on the cards.... the 85%ers V the 63%ersQuote:
Originally Posted by love ke70
I am in for that, had my truck nearly 7 years, have done kakadu and the cape, but glasshouse always seems too far!
you will have to show us around
Quote:
Originally Posted by love ke70
Really never been, oh well no time like the present to pop that cherry lmao
HAHA, dont make me put up my list of things to do :P
crossed a few off the other week, went out to sundown NP(really good fun, not super hardcore, just fun wheeling) came home with a leaking steering box. thats after 2 rebuilds in 50K and a headgasket inbetween those!
OK, last calls guys, anyone else wanna come onboard?
Will be ordering this week.
Cheers, Andy
OK, for those playing at home, just a quick update.
I have 2 spare sets ordered, so if someone wants a set, just let me know.
The order has been placed but the production time has grown. This is because marks has lots of work on, more than when the original inquiry was made, and I recieved further correspondence yesterday clarifying the extended times
"We are currently waiting on a cutter from Japan before we can finish your gears as well as another batch of our 24 and 43% gears.
I have still been told 15 weeks but they hope to have them done sooner. Waiting on the cutter is what makes us uncertain on the exact timeframe, I will let you know how things progess."
So as you can see, I only know so much, will update thread as I know more, but it will be what it will be :)
Cheers, Andy
Thanks Andy for update. I am holding my breath!
To all who are interested my 63% reduction gears came today. The day before we head of to the snow so they wont be installed for that but a couple of weeks after I get back they will be going in and I will be testing them immediately.Its taken six months since it was first brought up but I bet it will be worth the wait, will let you know how they go, and a final thanks to Andy for organising them for all of us, cheers mate.
85's woulda been heaps betterQuote:
Originally Posted by Chubba
maybe, lets test them out first.
You know I'm right ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Chubba
nah, nah, nah
I have had 85% fitted to my GU Patrol for a number of years now and reckon the following:Quote:
Originally Posted by growler2058
1) perfect for Victorian high country (or similar) - at the time I was spending a lot of time in the VHC so installed the 85% just for that driving- crawls up any hill without any crashing and bashing or wheel spinning - excellent for downhill braking - can bring heavy GU to a stop on some pretty steep hills if I want to
2) Have done the Simpson, Anne Beadell, Canning and spent a LOT of time in West McDonald, Pilbara and Kimberley towing a Conqueror UEV490 did a great job - didn't get stopped/bogged on a single dune - again very sedate - no bashing crashing BUT felt the 85% was too low overall - revs were high - fuel consumption was high - but did the job very well
SUMMARY
Now that I have changed my driving profile (full time grey nomad for the last 5 years now and towing a camper) where I am going into more "average" locations when compared to VHC - If someone said to me I will pay the changeover costs for you to go to 65% and I will have your 85% (hint hint) I definitely would
But if I was still spending as much time in VHC as I used to then I would stay with my 85%
Good info there Kiwi :)
Glad you got the gears chubba, shame you did not get them in before your trip though.
remember 4 months of the 6 months was production time, and Marks still actually do not have the cutter they are waiting on, so as far as I am aware, are not even producing their standard sets at the moment as the cost to get them ground they way they did ours was rather prohibitive lol
Cheers, Andy
They are just back on-line with their normal cutters now. Broke two sets was the reason I was told there were delays.
Ah, that must be new, 2 weeks ago they were still waiting for the new machine from Japan.
Glad they are up and running.
Hey guys,
As this buy was such a success and I have had a number of people contacting me chasing a set after the buy had closed, I am actually going to run a second group buy. everything is the same as the first time round, so just check the first post and only put your name down if you are a definite :)
Cheers, Andy
Wow Andy, Great job mate!!!.
When is the first trip to test them out
My POS is in the shop again,
and when it comes out the shop I prob wont have time to fit them, so might get them done at a shop, as the box has started throwing itself out of first I have the feeling its not going to be cheap to get the gears fitted and the box fixed, so may be a few weeks yet...
Been never ending since I built the motor in this thing....
Whats the deal with the new motor? Do you have a thread on the other forum?Quote:
Originally Posted by love ke70
Nah no thread on the truck, never get enough time to update anyway lol
I built it myself and had the machine work done by a shop, New GU head, GU pistons, pump and turbo etc, was meant to be bullet proof.
Couldnt keep coolant in the thing, finally decided it was combustion pressure pushing into the coolant jacket pumping it out the overflow.
that was less than 12 months and 25K
did the gasket and about 8 months later, 20K, it was doing it again, pulled it down and had a proper look this time, found it to be a liner was below deck height, so shop built motor under warranty and I re-installed.
15K after that, just a few weeks ago, it chewed out the keyway as I must of not got the pulley all the way back when I put the crank pulley back on (note from the wise, run the nut up tight against the pulley, then take it off and install the cone, cause with the cone it wont push the pulley back).
Got that back 2 weeks ago, went out to janowen that weekend, all was good, smashed some good hills, then I was heading to agnes water for a job, just outside of gympie I look at temp gauge, needle is pinned against the stop, over 120 on the gauge, went phark, wasnt like that moments ago, coolant pissing everywhere, no power steer, alternator light on.
pop bonnet, its throwing coolant 2 metres out the over flow bottle and all 3 belts are either missing or tied in a not around the pulleys.
I rang the workshop and said wtf have you done, I paid you to do the remove and re-install on the motor when doing the crank so as to avoid having any dramas, and less than 2 weeks later its just dropped its shit and I am stranded, and now my radiator is split, the deal was, hassle free motoring.
they say the radiator let go which made the belt spit off, so I dunno whether that is the case or the belts lost their shit and the pressure and heat split the rad.
so I am up for a new radiator and the tow etc etc, and neither the shop nor the radiator mob want to know about footing the bill as its all a bit chicken and the egg...
and since the weekend at janowen the fkn thing has occasionally been jumping out of first on take off with a load on, so I think I may have lost a tooth, doesnt seem like a detent spring issue, but could be....
Is the second group buy going ahead or are there any gear sets out there not fitted that are up for sale.. I'm keen for a set of these asap..
Cheers
There's a second run going on patrol4x4
Gears will be delivered mid Feb.
Can't get much quicker ;-)
3 sets available, have a look over there and let me know if keen :-)
Cheers, Andy
Hey everyone,
Just so people know, I have a bunch of sets of these orders, so please get in touch if you or someone you know whats the best reduction gear ratio around.
Cheers, Andy
Hey guys,
I have about 10 sets of these in stock (from a run of 50 I have done)
Anyone want a set let me know asap :)
Cheers, Andy
Any sets left for sale
I have just ordered a new run of these, taking deposits now for anyone interested, 700 deposit and the gears are priced at 1410.
Cheers, Andy
Good on ya.Quote:
Originally Posted by love ke70
Have only done one trip since putting mine in and it's excellent perfect balance of rev and speed for my tb45 auto.
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Anyone thinking of getting these, I would say go for it. As Jay see said perfect balance. You can trust Andy for sure.
Thanks for the good feedback guys, appreciate it :)
Please tell all your friends, pass my phone number around to anyone who may be interested
Cheers, Andy
0433 108 569
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Production will be completed this week guys!
Now in stock!!!