Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I assume the instructions would be in the handbook along with a diagram ???

I'm not 'up to' anything except thinking out loud. However, having two systems COMPLETELY independent of each other has advantages. No matter which battery management system you have it is still possible to get stuck, particularly if one battery shorts out and it takes the second one out when they ...

Anyone fitted a second alternator ? I'm buying a dual-fuel 80 and would like to have a completely independent second battery setup.

Pics would be great for ideas. Doesn't have to be of a petrol 80.

Thanks 80UTE. The 6.2 has 12 holes around the H/balancer and I've tried using a mag pickup and 3 bolts thru the balancer to give a 3-pulse-per-rev as you describe. However, I can't seem to get enough signal to activate the tach. Being a petrol tacho I thought it would be fairly easy but the ...

What's everyone do to have an operable tacho on a 6.2/6.5 conversion ? Mine has never worked since the conversion but it's one of those things I'd love to finish. Besides, the A/C gets a feed signal from the tach and without it, I've had to hotwire the A/C and it doesn't cycle. This results in a ...

Hmmm, For years I used a dash of metho in the tank to make any water mix with the fuel and get burnt off. As I see it, there should be less, not more, free water in an E10 tank and so you should suffer less water induced corrosion not more. Did I only recently hear that Brazil has passed 2 million ...

Porous ??? Just how long would a snorkel have to sit submerged to allow enough water in to be dangerous. Besides, the thing has a bloody great hole at the top which rain can get into......................................... How many snorkels are asked to function fully submerged anyway ? I have one ...

Weight is one issue, but so is drag. As stated, SLOW DOWN (pretty easy in a 2H :P ). Years ago there was a caravanners rule that 5MPH=5MPG. Is still fairly accurate today. Lose all the dags hanging off the vehicle. Bars, racks, even aerials. Lose excess weight and pump your tyres up hard. A PROPER ...

Struth,

Using tapered roller bearings is simly a better method of ensuring a good rattle-free pivot point.

I wanna have two completely independent battery systems. Only way to do it is use two alts. I figured that while I was at it, I could make the second alt a welder as well. Factory brackets would require factory ancilliaries. Too expensive an option. Shops want over a grand for pulleys and brackets ...

Everything needs to be spotlessly clean and smooth. Did you use a good silicone sealant on the outside of the seal where it mates the block and the sump ? It should only leak statically as the CDR should provide suck, not blow, with the engine running. Not telling you how to suck eggs, but is it ...

I can't see the logic to this. I'm sure petrol won't ignite from compression the same way diesel does. Now, the petrol may be ignited once the diesel starts burning, anfd result in a cleaner burn ?? Given the lack of lubricity in modern diesel, and it's going to get worse, I'd be very reluctant to ...

I'd really appreciate photos of people's V8 conversions. Why ? :?: I did my GM V8 Dsl conv back in 1998 and have never been happy with the ancilliaries brackets (PS, Alt, A/C, etc). I kept all the Toyota stuff rather than use GM equipment and made my own bracketry (rather hurriedly :oops: ). It's ...

Try running some Chemtech through it.

The one's I've seen don't have sliding rear side glass, if you want the dogs to hang their heads out !

Where on earth can I purchase replacement body-to-chassis rubbers for an '83 FJ60. Poly or rubber bushes will do. Mine are flat and hard and the body is loose on the chassis The old girl was never really connected to the road, but every little bit helps.

LPG nozzles are always clean and dry, and the pavement adjacent the bowser is almost always clean. Wander over to the diesel bowser and you'll se that the nozzle is greasy, smelly, and the driveway pavement is soaked. Your hands stink after filling unless you carry a glove around, and diesel is ...

Up here in the tropics the auto helmets often have problems from moisture ingress. Usually from sweat.

The cheaper autos usually have a smaller field of view compare to the old CIG 'Hideroc' manual helmet as well.

On aircraft we use straight-fluted "ezy-outs". They are roughly a bazillion times stronger than the tapered style.

I couldn't be bothered reading the whole thread so apologies if this has been posted. http://www.dotars.gov.au/transreg/vsb/index_downloads.aspx VSB1 is for building trailers. You can print off the PDF from here. IIRC 2.4M is the max outside width allowed anywhere in Australia. Will the F150 move ...

Castlemain Rod Shop http://www.rodshop.com.au/ do conversion kits for lotsa stuff. Maybe they can do what you're after.

Depends on how your trailer is setup. Usually, I ratchet-strap the vehicle forward hard up against the front rail. I also add chains on the back in case the load decides to go forward. The rear chains are always slightly loose, and act as insurance, they don't hold the load. For long trips, I add ...

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS pick an engineer prior to committing any money or time to any major conversions. Talk to the engineer and ask him EXACTLY what is required. Ask a lot of questions and ensure you are both on the same page. Stick with him/her for the whole process if you can. Engineers often have ...

Sounds like a perfectly serviceable 'open' differential to me. If your vehicle is fitted with an LSD, it's not working. LSDs usually require rebuilding at about 20-40,000kms. The rear left wheel is unloaded because of gravity pitching the car down hill. Only way to fix it is to fit a good LSD or a ...

okay, thats not really working, I don't have the opportunity to have a decent drive, so a few laps of the block in 1st haven't cracked 'er open yet... Is there a cheats way to get it open and flowing? Can I just remove it and let the water flow back out the bottom pipe? The problem is that the ...

Lastly, a couple of pics of the AP60 I have, still in the box. On my AP50 I bought another brakelight switch, drilled the clutch pedal bracket, and fitted the second (clutch) switch exactly the same as the factory brake pedal switch. The AP50 control box/brain (not pictured - hidden behind RH kick ...

Next pics show the control pads of both the AP50 and AP60. I mounted my AP50 on the dash. Screws are long enough to thread into the metal dash proper, not simply into the padding. This style of pad can also be mounted as a rigid stalk, or mounted to an existing stalk. All the parts are (were ...

These pics show the connection at the injector pump. My AP50 came with a stack of atachments to suit almost any application. You simply piggy-back the cruise cable to the throttle cable. Other vehicles have different methods of connection. Note the small section of chain. The AP60 does not come with ...

OK I got some pics. PM me with an email address if you'd like higher res photos, or more pics of something in particular. First batch show the AP50 fitted to my '83 FJ60 (6.2 diesel). You can see the pickup on the RED bracket attached to the Tx case bolts. You can also see where I mounted the magnet ...

I think the AP60 is merely a later version. Either will work great. The AP60 has a different connection method (no chain link) than the AP50 which may have been legislated for safety reasons. I have had excellent service from the AP50 in my FJ60, and have a brand new AP60 in a box I was going to fit ...