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Good luck Scotty here's to making Tank a load tuffer.
Thanks fella!!! Good to have you back by the way!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark 1
Righto - manifold and all pipe work is off, head goes off to get machined on Monday (for the decompression), and the dump pipe and return intake from intercooler pipe go on Monday also to get ceramic coated. Petrol tank, pump and injectors have arrived (injectors fit the fuel rail and the ports on the manifold!!! Yay!!!) and the gas has started coming out. ECU arrives Monday also, so it's all systems go!
Decided to get a new wiring loom for the injectors also - the old one is pretty fragile ... may as well whilst it's out ...
Fingers crossed!!!
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Mate i think im more excited than you!!!! hahahahhahahahahaha maybe not but bloody close
its on at last, make sure you number every thing,dont leave any thing out
whoa im excited also
Thanks lads!!
Haha - yeah Roofy, I'll be watching with a close eye mate!!! Already missing the old throttle body!!! lmao - neither of us know where it's gone so chasing one from a wrecker at the moment ...
Annnnd he's getting the ceramic coating in blue to match the rest of the setup!!! I'm such a w@nker!!! lmfao!!!!
x2hahahahahahahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
oh I wouldn't have gone that far mate!!!!!! hahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
well i have to admit i liked the blue grill just stood outQuote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
There will be songs written about this Rig one day & it'll go something like this....
Tank had so much power & was going so fast he cracked warp 9 which is faster than a dag thats been shot in the arse...........
(No pun here Doggy, we wouldn't go shooting at you like that old mate)...............lol
I know, I missed my true calling ay.............hahahahahahahaha
Hahaha ... isn't a dag a lump of turd hanging from a sheeps butt?? lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by patch697
Hay..... You be nice to Tank, he may just surprise the hell out of ya.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Remember old mate, doing mok 5 with your hair on fire in a fast car & living to tell the tail is considered hooning!!!
Doing mok 5 with your hair on fire in a Nissan Patrol with a 5" lift, no sway bars & living to tell the tail???...... Now thats legendary!!!
Given what Tanks got going on & if there was a question in there somewhere?? Im tipping It'll be answered very soon..................lol
BIG BLUE TANK.
Firstly, thanks for the ongoing effort in keeping this thread going.
As big a task as the build.
And thanks to your mates for their efforts also.
Truly Australian.
What's the go on the dyno after all that?.
Would you mind making a comprehensive list please of.
Work preformed and parts to summarise this build.
I know I should be writing more here but,
my eyes are still spinning after reading this thread, LOL .
Cheers fellers.
Robo
Sorry mate - completely missed this. I'll bang up a full summary once I get it back from the Dino so I have the full story ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Robo
Update so far ... what a mammoth effort!!
1. LPG System Removal - complete
a. All lines, wiring, computer, etc. also - complete
2. Petrol Install - complete
a. 148 Litre Brown Davis Tank - complete
b. Pump (Wallbro High Performance) - complete
c. Original Sender - complete
d. Fuel Gauge Functioning including low fuel light - complete
e. Injectors (660cc High Performance) - complete
f. Original Throttle Body - complete
g. Original TPS - complete
h. Original Distributor - complete
i. Check Coil and replace if necessary with original - complete
3. Decompress Engine - complete (including machining of exhaust manifold)
4. ECU Installation and connection - complete
a. Wolf V500 - complete
b. Wiring Loom - complete
5. Band Adjustment on Auto Gear Box - complete
6. View and Inspect Torque Converter - complete
a. Test TC Lock up solenoid - complete
7. Wheel Bearings - complete
a. Front - complete
b. Rear (not being done)
8. Oil Seals - complete
a. Front Axle - complete
b. Rear Axle - complete
9. Transfer Case - complete
a. Rear Oil Seal - complete
10. Handbrake - complete
a. Shoes - complete
b. Adjustment - complete
11. Power Steering - complete
a. Leak on Low Pressure Line before banjo fitting on top of box - complete
12. Oils
a. Engine
b. Transfer Case - complete
c. Automatic Transmission - complete
d. Front Diff
e. Rear Diff
13. Radiator - complete
a. New Cap - complete
b. Overflow draw back to radiator? - complete
c. Full Radiator and engine flush? - complete
14. Electrics (Definite Issues) - complete to a degree ... still some items for inspection, but Rodney is going to help me with that when it comes back (thanks again Rod!!!)
a. Check for Earth leakage/s - complete
b. Check all individual fuses/relays and looms
15. Air Conditioning - complete
a. Pirtek line covers to heat shield - complete
16. Automatic Transmission Oil Cooler Lines - complete
a. New Flexi lines to avoid turbo and dump pipe (reduce heat transferrance) - complete
b. Flush cooler for blockages - complete
17. Electric Window “Cog” for Front Passenger Door
18. Dyno Tuning to complete
Awaiting the return of the ceramic coated dump pipe and intercooler outlet pipe (should be Friday). New gauge for transmission temp is in also as is the switch for the manual torque converter lockup.
Planned to hit the dyno on Tuesday next week all going to plan ... bring on the berries!!!!
It's nearly there ... but I'm so over this process its not even funny ...
So gearbox was all a.o.k ????
Did you get a new ECU????
Any pics during all of that?
Thats an awesome list of mods.....and a monster thread!
10 thumbs up for a top effort.....looking forward to seeing The Tank on the road (or a dyno vid, roaring its guts out. Or a hillclimb...or a......)
Dont give up mate,as you said...."nearly there":bigthumbup:
Auto Electrical....always a pain in the ar$E on older cars:devilred:
Great work, and something to be proud of....
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cheers
Gearbox seems fine - proof will be in the pudding when it kicks over on Saturday. Fingers firmly crossed mate!!Quote:
Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2
New ECU went in - Wolf V500 ...
Heaps of pics and will get them up in the coming days ...
Thanks a million on all counts fella!! Yep, it's been an epic journey and hopefully one that will wash away into distant memory when it roars to life and throws out enough berries to make a rice burner blush!!! lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by robbo0001
I'm an idiot, I was thinking TCU for some reason not ECU, I knew you were replacing the ECU with the Wolf. Think its time for a nap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
So now that all of Tank has been replaced, what parts do you still have up 4 sale ???
Good luck with the gearbox mate, I'm sure it will be purring like a kitten
Thanks mate. TCU is still in place, but the Wolf takes over a 'few' tasks it previously controlled ...Quote:
Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2
As said, fingers (and everything else I have two of! lol) firmly crossed.
Goddam, I just read this entire thread and it took 2 hours, 4 beers and wifie goin "what are u reading that's so amusing" every time I laughed!!!
Best build up thread I have ever read mate, u have done a fantastic job on this truck I can totally relate to how fond us blokes can get about our trucks, the amount of effort u have put in is awesome, looks to be on the home straight now too I'll be watching for further updates.
Steve
Very clean rig mate how long you had it for?
June 17th 2010 was the day we started the relationship!!! lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by mattyh
It's been over 18 months in the making (very different rig to the one I purchased for $7500) and hopefully, just maybe ... I might actually get to drive it in the coming days after another 3 week stint off the road!! lol ...
Thought the idea was to keep em off road as much as possible :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Bwah hahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaa ....Quote:
Originally Posted by growlers71gq
Not ........
lmao!!!
My good sense of humour is fast diminishing ...
Glad to hear tank is almost done
bet he,s got itchy rubber now wanting to hit
the tracks again
Well ... as fate would have it, the ECU (new Wolf one) is a bit dodgy so it's being shipped back to Melbourne tomorrow for repair (crank angle sensor pinouts wrong, no injection pulse, no spark ...). Soooooo, there goes another week with no progress ... that said, it is what it is and fingers crossed that something will go right from here.
A few piccies in the interim, there's heaps so won't bore you anymore than I have to with them!!! The new ceramic coating on the pipes is very blingy indeed!! lol - until they get covered in crud when I get my hands back on the wheel !!!
Not sure the CV grease is meant to look like that!!! Those inner oil seals are a pain in the proverbial to change by the way!!
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Took the opportunity to give the swivel hub bearings, etc, etc a tickle up whilst it was apart ... amazingly, I had no parts left over!!! lmao
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The new bling!!!
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You can just see the dump pipe at the back of the engine with its new coat of 'shine' also.
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Never ask me to get to your sender cover in the rear - this is what will happen (yep, the carpet is cut!!! lol)
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looks the goods now
One step forward two steps back!
How many K's were on Tanks clock when you got it?
Tony
Its a Nissan nothing ever goes right *LMAO*
251,000Quote:
Originally Posted by YNOT
292,000 now ...
I can handle the occasional backward steps, but this seems like its stuck in reverse!!
Not wrong there mate ...Quote:
Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2
Keep persivering with Tank ole mate, He's gonna be one hell of a weapon.
Thanks mate - its all I can do at this point!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark 1
Hey least you still own it, my time is limited.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Yay!!! My 12,000lb Mako winch arrived today!!!! Well, arrived last week, but I got my dirty little hands on it today ... big thanks to Murray and Dave from Torq4x4 for their (yet again) unbelievable assistance.
Now, just need to to get that motor running so I can install and use it!!! lmao
Can't wait to have it fitted!!!
very nice mate. I bet she goes great
Hahaha - doesn't go at all at the moment mate ... but one day, one day .... lolQuote:
Originally Posted by convict_au
Nice......at least Tank will have 6hp.... ahahahahahaaaaQuote:
Originally Posted by Bigrig
Sorry that was a bit low.......but funny. :smile:
Hang in there Tank will be on the road before you know it.