New 4.2 Ute 'Hexie'

[NomadTech]

Bought this ute last month.

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Workmate and myself drove down NSW South Coast to have a look. Looked great on first appearance, but test drive didn't go very well. Clutch was the most brutal I've ever felt; I'd liken it to crushing an unopened coke can under the pedal. Stalled it straight away as the friction point was down in the carpet. Drove out onto dirt road off the farm, had a panic moment coming downhill to a washed out causeway as I pretty much had to stand on the brakes to get her to pull up. Was struggling to change gears and get her moving as I was having such a fight with the clutch and brakes that I got flustered and couldn't pay attention to what I was doing... Wasn't that hopeful about this one. Down the mountain I threw the keys to my workmate to let him see what he thought. He got in and had a feel: "She's got no vacuum". Duh! Why didn't I twig to that. We drove back to the farm, decided to have a thorough look over the rest of her. Engine sounded very nice considering the k's, only a bit of surface rust. Decided to buy it and take a chance I could get her running well. Workmate had to drive her back to Sydney as he's a big guy and could work the clutch and brakes (It still cramped his leg up for a day afterwards).

At my place did an assessment on what it needed and ordered off the bat new:
-Vacuum pump
-Vac lines.
-Brake hoses.
-Clutch hose.
-Brake booster.
-Clutch booster.
-Brake master cylinder.
-Clutch master cylinder.
-Clutch slave cylinder.
-Clutch slave heat shield.
-Shifter bushes.
-Dash Fascia.
-Wiper arms.
-Wiper bottle.
-Coolant bottles.
-Heater hoses.
-Belts.

...Details and further work to come.