Outer Limits 4x4 Board

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So what sort of price difference is there between dual transfers and an atlas 4 speed conversion? Assuming it's a GU patrol.
The atlas has cable shift to make shifter location easier, with dual transfers you are locked into the shifter positions, correct?

You need to trim the metal plate around the shifters, and i had to change one of the brake or park brake brackets on the firewall, I think that's about it, it's been a while...

Acrylic is perfect for a show quality finish, bit soft for off road though...

Yeah the tach output drives the tach perfectly, but not the stupid gas relay....
I tried a different wire around the plug lead, one with more strands, and that works just fine, I guess the more (finer) strands in the wire, the more inductance?
Anyways, it's all working now, thanks for the input

I tried 5 different lengths of wire around the plug lead, ranging from 2" to 4", none worked. I guess i'll either try to fond a relay that does work with the tach output or make my own based on an oil pressure switch.

I bypassed the gas safety switch to get it to run, the cdi is soooo much better than the stock electronic ignition, it now idles when cold, and starts quicker. On the weekend I'll try the wire around the plug lead trick, see if it works...

Yeah fair enough Brad. I probably should have mentioned I am running a Blaster 2 coil and Accel blueprint distributor, top gun leads and ngk plugs, the cdi is the only procomp part there..

On the factory setup iy was on the -ve side of the coil, which is why I think the tach output should run it....
As for the quality, opinions I've heard are about 50/50, interestingly MSD in the states has about the same reputation for 4WD use...

Just fitted a procomp 6al cdi unit to my 351 clevo... The truck is gas only, with an airod gas control relay dealy Since the CDI unit says not to connect any wires(other than it's own) to the coil, I needed another coil -ve input for the gas relay, so I connected it to the tach output from the CDI ...

I was told early ones leaked the oil from the gearbox into the transfer causing dramas, my 2000 model (bought second hand) had low gearbox level, ,overfull transfer, and sucked at 3 - 4 shift. I traded it on a new 2004 Courier (yeah, I know) and was told by the service manager at the dealer that ...

I changed the oil in my Bronco last weekend, just over 5.5 litres including filter...

Also with a holley make sure you remove the choke butterfly and linkages and seal the hole. This may be an answer to the pain in my ass The Holley I have fitted was already missing the choke assy, has a sprint gas mixer (i think). At idle it seems to have a vacuum leak, poor brake performance ...

I too am interested in this, I have seen a few with temp switches soldered into the radiator, but where do you get the switches that are the right temp?

Try a different relay, it's easy to change and will help the diagnosis process

Never had any problems with autometers, in the last few cars, I've used 23 seperate gauges, including a big dollar metric electronic speedo with absolutely no issues

I got 31" buckshots on my Bronco, yhe guys who fitted them (both the sales guy and the fitter) said 40psi too... so I do, they are wearing evenly though. I used to run 18psi in the sand on super diggers, but the buckshots need to go low, down to 12 or less (in a Bronco!)

I've got a 28 spline 9" centre I spent 1650 on getting rebuilt, now I don't need it in the falcon anymore, but it's the right ratio for the Bronco. Problem is Broncos are factory 31 spline, is it hard to change the centre to suit the axles?

I have an 18V Makita, NiMH black battery model, that kicks arse... Work gave me a 15.6V Panasonic, which despite having a terrible chuck(sounds like crap, lathes the grips of the chuck the first time you use it somewhere tight) can pretty much do everything the Makita can (and it's lighter) until I ...

On gas my Bronco did 750kms on $87 of gas, towing a car trailer with an XD Falcon, in summer, at 120km/h up the Hume highway... No problems at all, I think it handles better with the trailer personally, but mine has some ancient dual shock setup, I am currently saving the dollars for a solid front ...

Here's mine...

I took my Maxxis buckshots on the beach for the first time today, actually went way better than BFG mud terrains, quite happy. Got 2000kms on them (mostly bitumen :oops: ) and they still hav e some little nubbies on the tread blocks... All up, so far, I'm stoked, but I don't do hard core rock crawl ...

I agree, bad earth
Common problem on xd falcon clusters, usually drops one half of the cluster, intermittently, it'd be the first thing I'd check

Just get a nine inch......

Tougher than all, HUUUUUUUUUGE choice of ratios, LSD, Lockers, mini spool, full spool, anything is possible.....
You can even get an alloy housing if you want to save weight

These would be sweet, but not cheap though...

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Bogged is right, take it back, may be simple(ish) Any other cheap truck yo buy is going to have problems, they may not be obvious when you buy it, but at least you know what is wrong with your truck, so buy a shitbox corolla or something to go to work, and fix what you got, make it what you want it ...

I want to buy some bighorns, where can I get them in Newy for a decent price? I'm after 33x12.50x15....

Do you mean a thermal switch, like old cars have that turns on the red idiot light when it's all too late? I wonder what temp ranges they come in, coz that would be a heaps better idea than that probe in the top radiator hose that always leaks.....
Let us know what you find, I will look tomorrow

Dunno, I've been told the boost is already high (between 15 and 22psi, if you can believe that... )
Maybe you could just wait for the new one to come out, the 3.0 CRD is sposed to kick arse...

I gained a bit of power from a 2.5" straight through exhaust, from the turbo back, I also mounted the intercooler on top of the motor, but didn't get much improvement from the shorter pipes. A mate of mine (Ford mechanic) suggested that the factory injector pump tune is poor to start with, and ...