Me too fella - mine couldn't be putting out more than 80-90 rwkw's so this thing should cone close to tripling that!!Quote:
Originally Posted by growlers71gq
Awesome news for Loveday also!!!!
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Me too fella - mine couldn't be putting out more than 80-90 rwkw's so this thing should cone close to tripling that!!Quote:
Originally Posted by growlers71gq
Awesome news for Loveday also!!!!
Too right mate!! As said before, once this is all done, what do I do then??Quote:
Originally Posted by Yendor
The answer? "just enjoy it"!!! lol
Love your way of thinking mate *L*Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Hahaha ... very good mate!!Quote:
Originally Posted by toddrhind
Dint know if you want me unleashed on your rig! It'll never run again!!! lol
looks mean and and tough mate, i'll flex ya up one time if ya want :-PQuote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Don't think old Tank will flex up quite like that mate!! Yours looks like an angry dog cocking it's leg on a tree!!!! lmao ... Love it!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by blazza
Sounds like your wallet is gonna get very light, very quick mate.. Cant wait to see all the mods when finished
It's empty already brother!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by big_fletch
But I have a method of making more money for a while yet ... I've got 4 kids ...
I used to have 6!!!! roflmfao!!!!
ha ha ha very true there with cocking the leg up ha ha, what trip u reckon you'll be planning next after the scenic rim?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Wouldn't mind doing Pine Creek (or Pine whatever it is up your way) or something different like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by blazza
dont know if i've heard of that before but keep us posted :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Pulled over for a p1ss to mark your territory blazza?? :-) Looks great!Quote:
Originally Posted by blazza
Buggrer, just realised Big Rig had the same idea some time before me. Oh well, will happen again I guess. And it does look like a leg cocking exercise.
Pine Creek near Bundy??
Update on Tanks progress Scotty.
Hey Largerus riggerus whats happening with the sliders???????
Half an hour off dropping it to Derek's to get radiator pulled out and sent for repair whilst they do the warranty claim (has to go back in though). Tomorrow the petrol tank comes back and goes in, and tomorrow bight whilst I'm packing the dude is bringing over the sliders to fit them up for me at home (he's doing it) ... cutting it all fine is an understatement!!
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm! Mate all this is just a tad to fine.
Tell me about it ... just got the call that the radiator is cactus - he's sealing it up as best as possible, but won't have it back to me till lunch tomorrow ... Thats got to go back in so I can drive the b@stard back to get the fuel tank installed tomorrow afternoon now ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dhuck
Some story about a wheelbarrow full of sh!t and a hill is what comes to mind!!!
Is to fine mate. Start packing tonight or see you sometime on the weekend
Don't be a pessimist!!! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Dhuck
It'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ... it'll be fine ...
Right ... I think I've convinced myself ... how about the rest of you?? lmao
We good and Adam will be there Friday night or Sat morn. I is a little ansy
. Yeah mate testing the flex on a truck ramp at my work ha ha, oh ok up near Bundy, yeah haven't heard of it, Bundy bit passed sunshine coast where im from :-pQuote:
Originally Posted by Silver
I've got a mate in Bundy who knows about Pine Creek, I'll give him a call tomorrow night and find out more about the place.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Tony
The new engine has arrived!!!!! Godang I'm excited!!! This thread is big now, just wait until this bad boy goes in!!!! lmao
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All going well, it's scheduled for install the week starting Monday 19th September.
that will sort out your new cv's,,,,, diff's trani etc etc lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Effken OATH mate thats excitement cant wait to see this at loveday
Haha ... too right!!!! It'll identify the 'weak links' real early in the piece me thinks!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by hekarewe
Can't wait to be there brother!!! 7 months and 2 weeks to go ... what ever happened to the clock on the home page with the countdown timer that we were talking about yonks ago??Quote:
Originally Posted by growlers71gq
True True whos the guru who can sort that out! :1087:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Well, hopefully I've ruled out having a dodgy hub ... pulled both out this morning, and they were dead set chockers with grey, pasty old grease!! ... cleaned them out completely, gave them a bit of a lube up (nice and light) with some HTB and now both swivels are turning nicely with no play at all ...
Some happy snaps just for giggles - was playing around with a little program I downloaded on the iPhone ... not bad for a bit of fun ... heaps of different filters and overlays ...
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No trick photography on this one ... that's just Tank's usual aura!!!! lmao
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this shot is nothing to do with the truck, but downloaded a 360 degree camera thingy also as an iPhone app, and it works pretty well ... this photo is a bit broken as I went a bit quick (look at the pool fence line) but you get the idea - think it would be good for panorama shots when we have trucks lined up at get togethers ... that entertainment area is about 8 metres long and you can continue to a full 360 degrees ... very funky!!
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Got the same app mate good fun ay
Tis indeed ... downloaded another one that records video in old 8mm (and a few other modes). Looks great - like old Charlie Chaplin footage!! Should go well at double speed with Benny Hill music behind it when we do something stupid on the next trip!!!! lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by growlers71gq
ooooooh look at you with your fancy fandangled Iphone apps hahahahaha.............. seriously though, look pretty good mate
Well, the engine transplant has taken somewhat of a HUGE sidestep. Long and short of it is we can't do, at a reasonable cost, what we thought we could initially (hence the engine is up for sale!). Thinking currently is a fully reco'd TD42T long motor, larger turbo, manifolds, and pretty much new everything else - but this will take some time as I don't want to make the same mistake twice. The TD42T running at something like 14lb of boost will be no fire breather, but heaps more power and torque than I have now, and be a keeper for a long time (not to mention being a heap more fuel efficient and a far easier conversion).
Jase and I did the CV's on Tank as I've been concerned of a clicking noise in there when we were out at scenic, and apart from the muck pictured below, they are all good - fully regreased and back in. Put some instant gasket back on also, as a fair bit of water had been in there. Gave everything a clean up and grease on the way, and hopefully all good now. I'll need new front bearings (only 5-6 months old) as they are burnt fairly bad from the watery, grey, coagulated grease not working properly - what's that all about?? lmao ... oopsey!!
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Now to the next problem - the auto transmission appears to be working fine as such, but I can't manually select second gear - just doesn't change back, and if taking off, it gets to second and rolls into third as though it's in drive ... I'll post up a separate thread for that one and then start thinking about ripping it out for repair ... love working on gearboxes ... not ...
One piece of advice I will give........ Keep the short side cv and axle as a spare They are few and far between and you usually dont break the long side..Grease it wrap it in glad wrap leave it for a rainy day.
Thanks mate - not so much blew the budget as became not economical as such (never going to be on a 20 year old rig, but outcome versus cost just ruled it out). Silly stuff such as having to put a second row of injectors in to get the fuel rate up (apparently can't, or extremely difficult to modify existing injectors, and can't get bigger ones). Long and short of it when I starting converting dollars into extra kilowatts, whilst it would have plenty of output, it was at about $300 per kilowatt!!!! And essentially I still end up with a 20 year old motor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
For less than that (not as much power outright, but I'm not trying to do wheelstands) I can virtually end up with a brand new TD42T that will have a longer life expectancy, and heaps cheaper to run (not to mention to fit!!).
Oh well ... back to the drawing board we go!!!
Thanks mate - didn't swap them out although we called around wreckers to get a GU set - that is definitely on the agenda.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben-e-boy
Thanks boss - sort of found it, just holding off until everything is covered off. - Tony and Paul have been sorting that pretty much and have been superb through the whole process.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
cvs are longer than gq so I have been told, you will need a gu diff or gu from the swivel hub outQuote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Really??? I thought they were interchangeable ... no worries either way, I'll get what's needed and swap it out ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben-e-boy
Welcome 2 my world mate *LMAO*Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
here is a link for you just 2 get you in the mood http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...earbox-Rebuild
Can send you a very think manual 2 if you want it *LMAO*