Outer Limits 4x4 Board

i have seen a hair drier mounted underneath the dash blowing air onto the windscreen through plastic ducts on a beach buggy to make it street legal.

could also be condensation in the exhaust

my 4.2TD stumbles when its cold and then blows a huge puff of smoke ( only one time, once its done that it will be fine) i have only noticed this cince the cold weather has arrived (doesnt help that i leave home at 5am)

anyone know if this is a early warning sign of anything more serious?

i have ...

dont listen to the neigh sayers... get to your wrecker and run the tape measure around a GUs dash and then compare it to the size of the gq...

dont expect it to be a straight fit and to just BOLT up, but mounting points can always be acheived if you have a welder...

and then there are the bits ...

its just that a mate got pulled up on his gu patrol cab chassis and asked where his spare was. the copper let him off with a warning that it was a ~$300 fine for not carrying the spare.

i was just wondering if this is right or the copper was full of it. :/

what are the legalities in NSW reguarding carrying a spare?

can you get booked for not carrying one?

"no negotiations on the price" says the add

what did you use for a hinge?

and wont stored shit fall into the dash as your driving/4x4ing?

Michell Truck Bodies
1017 New England Highway
Nemingha
Ph: (02) 6760 9278

Correct Nemingha is a suburb just out of Tamworth NSW.

wow i havent returned to this thread in a long while.. thanks for the contact number ( i need to get the replacement soon, its costing me too much to get my sand ...

well they are almost finished.

the gauges were fitted to the painted pods

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and the pods were fitted to the pillar
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TOUGHENED GLASS

This is a true Safety Glass to BS 6206. It begins as ordinary annealed glass, is cut to the exact finished size, uniformly heated to 700+ °C then cooled rapidly by blowing air on both sides. The outer surfaces cool faster than the core, and permanent stresses are built up. After ...

well here are the pods, sanded, plastic primed and coated with satin black plastic paint.



i must say they are looking good!

must resist the temptation to install today..gotta let them dry for 24hrs.

thanks guys . ill post more pictures as my little project progresses.

the mechanical oil press guage is just a stand in for the time being..ill be replacing it with a pyrometer as soon as i fing one in celcius and not farenheit.

i learn my lesson in the old car where the oil gauge leaked into the ...

i had some guages left over from another car and i decided to make a couple of pods for the GU

so i went to the local bunnings and got myself 2 x 50mm PVC 90degree bends.
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these fit the gauges perfectly
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well i had it on the freeway today (40 degree heat)at 110 all the way, with the A/C on and still the needle didnt move from just under the 1/2 way mark.. so i think its fixed.

UPDATE: i pulled the radiator out and it was caked in shit! so out came the guerney and it got blasted from the opposite side, being careful not to damage the fins. then the radiator got flushed while upside down..

i have been thrashing the ute all day today with the humid and 33+ weather and the ...

hey all my 4.2 td is overheating even after 2 radiator flushes, wich released a fair bit of sludge from the radiator.

it only really gets to about 3/4 of the guage but thats not towing anything, and its running on the freeway.... this worsens as i put the A/C on

some facts on the ute:

gu 1999 ...

yeah i did try your link but uralla is a fair way further away from me than tamworth...

im still trying to find a wat to contact mitchell trays at tamworth

could i have it back Ruffy? pleeeeeeese

where would i find mitchells? i googled them but had no luck

lost the back dropside of my mitchell steel tray does any one know who sells these? or maybe where i can get a replacement?

thanx guys.. do you think maybe i should wait to get the 3"exhaust and dump pipe, retune before i do diff ratios..

also how much do diff ratios normally cost to change?

hey guys, just wondering what ratios i need in the diff a gu cabchassis 4.2td when running 35s to return it to factory gearing (or as close to factory as possible)

i did search but there wasnt much info on the subject.

welded my tray up today after chopping it up to the chassis... im sure a weld would hold on a diff housing if its just a hairline.

thanks for all the help guys.... i have decided to get the 15" wheels and get some 35x12.5x15 mtz

and stil keep 600bucks in my pocket over going the 16" route with tires only

from that tyre calculator it seems that the 325/70/16 is the closest to a 35x12.5x15 is` this right?

also ..why the massive price difference between the 16" and the 15" tires?

thanks aus.... im going to try and work it out!... but means while if anybody has the equivalent of a 35 in metric please let me know!!!

i gotta order the tires tomorrow

goddamn metric vs imperial strikes again!!!!!


i want a 35x12.5 cooper STT or MTclaws on the patrol, however i have a 16x8 rim...so ths sizes zre in a metric configuration..

how the hell am i supposed to know what a 225/70/16 is???

please help!

springs and shocks are pretty straight foward.

you just need some spring compressors. about 40bucks from repco

caster bushes are going to be a pain unless you know someone with a hydraulic press

installing the brake lines shouldnt be too much of a worry if you know what you are doing, but if you ...

thanx guys...


any problems getting them gaught on obstacles offroad?