Parksy's gq

[Alitis007]

You can check the angle where it fits into the stub axle and i think the length is deferent between gq and gu not sure on the thread tho.

Talking bout Dynamat, when its packed to be used in cars the price skyrockets but the stuff at bunnings is advertised as a water proofing agent but it does the same job and at roughly $35 per square meter you can go wrong

[Parksy]

Thanks alitis.

Wire brushed the bracket and steering box, degreased them, treated them with metal ready then coated them with some seriously glossy paint called Rust Not Epoxy Paint.
Will fit them in the next few days hopefully.

[Parksy]

Old steering box vs new.



New drag link


Front main seal has made a bit of a mess of the front end. Corrosion proofing.

[BigRAWesty]

You can check the angle where it fits into the stub axle and i think the length is deferent between gq and gu not sure on the thread tho.

Talking bout Dynamat, when its packed to be used in cars the price skyrockets but the stuff at bunnings is advertised as a water proofing agent but it does the same job and at roughly $35 per square meter you can go wrong

Don't be fooled George, that bunnings stuff is the bitumen based stuff, and melts at a much lower temp than the butyle stuff..
Have a browse for our sound deadening thread for more details

[Petrolling]

Very nice truck mate, some well spent time on it.

[Timmers]

OH MY GOD parksy this build is absolutely ridiculous! iv been glued to my PC from the beginning. well done mate its amazing! if you ever sell it here's my number... PS how does you wife/family put up with this hobby. hahaha! Can't wait to see more!

[Timmers]

Hey drew. It's a 2.5" exhaust, extractors, high flow cat with 2 mufflers. Was a seller off eBay, an exhaust mob in Ringwood Victoria. Can't seem to find them now, then again I haven't exactly been trying to find exhausts lately... But has done a lot in terms of power gains, sounds tough, all the good things. Just need to trim the exhaust tip as I think it's huge!

Im more then positive the exhaust came from ringwood performance exhaust, which were amazing! but have now moved to vermont. There still amazing though!

[Parksy]

Thanks guys. Wife isn't the biggest fan but she knows I enjoy it. Ps you don't happen to work for performance exhaust?

[Parksy]

So I had dramas fitting the panhard mount brace. I believe it only fits on patrols with the old style mount which is thinner (I'm guessing). But a quick measure of the mount and I was able to easily adjust the brace to suit...

Fitted



I also adjusted the steering box, adjusted the drag link so the steering wheel is centered and made sure the damper is centered properly. Steering is nice and tight and very direct.

Also removed the covers that sit on the front spring hats and removed about 2 cups worth of sand and mud. I highly recommend that everything check these as you can't see what's going on inside and they could be corroding to the sh1t house.
Cleaned them out and made sure they were dry. Then got some heavy diff oil and coated the insides and put the cover back on.

[Bloodyaussie]

Cheer Andy good work as always.... those spring hats love to keep a good half tonne of mud in em thats for sure !!!!