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There is no way in hell that is making 500rwhp. That number would be 382rwhp and the title of the thread must pertain to the 700hp turbo which doesn't mean the motor will make that, never does.

I'm seeing bulk quantities of chopped up swb zooks and sfa utes. A sierra "ute" is a long wheel base, with a cab chassis tray or integrated tub. Taking to a short wheel base sierra with the 9" and whacking some steel monkey bars on the back doesn't make it one. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos ...

If you wanna get tricky, run an airline from a compressor in the cabin to the dizzy cap and that will pressurize it enough to stop water entering. Vasoline on new quality (I recommend eagle) leads and a good snorkel and extended breathers on diff, gearbox and transfer right up to the top of the ...

Tmax are very good whinches, apparently stronger internals than WARN winches and more powerful motors. I've got a 6500lb Tmax on my sierra and it pulls single line up hills as steep as I can go without rolling back end over end.

Goodyears have a good reputation for strong sidewalls. But IMHO I think you should stop mucking around and go to a proper bias ply tyre like Simex Extreme Trekker or Super Swampers

I also use conveyor belt rubber, it's canvas reinforced and will NOT tear or rip! It's around 8-10mm thick and very tough! Can be bolted on, using large-ish washers and bolts, again, it will not tear or rip off, it's the best stuff! This is what I use, from work. Tis the shit. Any conveyor mob of ...

May aswell put an LS1 in it haha.

Big fan of that Rocky too Joe, well done

You've got a point Steve, the sincro's do flog out and the clutch isn't the best. But i've yet to see one blow gears. I heal toe shift all the time out of habit so the dodgey sincro's in mine don't bothe me to much

Is it an ARB unit....... If so Joeblow's gunna get on tell you it was obviously poor installation on behalf of you, your mechanic, your gran, your dog, but never ARB or their authorised distributors/installers :finger: Cheers :finger: see that rust sitting on the casing? if that contaminated oil is ...

No uni binding, alip yoke dramas or any negatives really from my shackle reversal, only postives. Handles drop offs much nicer and rides a little smoother on road. over bumps. I've just got drive shaft spacers and the seem to do the job....just but a custom shaft is a small expense which I will be ...

I looked up on the J18,20 and 23A to sierra 5 speed ages ago. Just needs a spline shortening I think and bolts straight up. Bollocks to the boxes not lasting, I've seen them behind turbo GTi motors and going the distance with way more power. The sierra auto even is a trimatic, they can be built to ...

If you can block the air pipe from the airbox entirely and the motor doesn't stall then you;ve got a vaccuum leak somewhere. If you've checked the carby to the airbox then it's possibly post carby. This could create other issues too.

I have small rubber pads on my 3/4 setup ,ainly to stop any noise. I don't run mine particularly loose, just a little extra down travel but I don't seem to have a drama at speed offroad. I thrash the zook pretty hard with the GTi motor on song a fair bit. I think so long as you are sensible with the ...

alien wrote:all good ideas, but if you already have that stuff, a front bar would be worth looking into =)

What exactly is he going to hit on the beach?

Do they sell electronic rust prevention at ARB? That'd be what I'd get for the beach.

Personally not a fan of GE just because of their ruthless attitude but I have used them and probably will in future. Like mentioned you have to be smart and really have to be able to afford it. I get paid monthly which makes payments a breeze and it doesn't hurt that I earn decent coin too. I would ...

If you must have carpet for the love of good don't glue it in, it'll be a rust breeding ground in no time and you'll first notice when your feet go through the floor.

dazgq1 wrote:thanks fellas we went -34 offset brand new speedys $65 each fitted with tyres supplied

Sure you didn't get -24 speedy's. Last time I checked -24 was the most offset you could get in them and that's what I run.

droopypete wrote:

GRPABT1 wrote:then you'll just tear diff housing's and cross members etc when the anti wrap bar inevitably fails....

It depends on how the bar is designed/engineered.
Peter.

Gone through a few draft designs hey pete?

What's wrong with just a turboed G13B GTi motor? They make good power in swifts but are hampered by weak gearboxes. Don't have that problem in a sierra, can run a built trimatic, cut out the 4wd gear and you could get the power down to about a swifts weight. Pretty sure the fastest FWD swift was in ...

I messed up the quote sorry, shouldn't drunk post I spose haha. Anyway back on topic...

Maybe we should go by the words of the man who designed the world's first ute, that was Lew Bandt who was a designer at Ford Australia in 1932. A farmer's wife wrote asking for a vehicle that could "take us to church on Sunday and the pigs to market on Monday". Bandt's solution, which went on sale ...

then you'll just tear diff housing's and cross members etc when the anti wrap bar inevitably fails....

v840 wrote:Am I reading that right? 322Nm from a 1.3 Jimny?

I assume that is through an auto being a 3rd gear run, auto's on chassis dyno's always show higher than normal torque readings.

Yes but it is more common to SPOA zooks and SPOA springs need to be more resistant to sagging and spring wrap and often have more leaves added to the pack for longevity. This is contradictory to flex alot of the time and hence makes SPOA a less attractive venture.

Maybe we should go by the words of the man who designed the world's first ute, that was Lew Bandt who was a designer at Ford Australia in 1932. A farmer's wife wrote asking for a vehicle that could "take us to church on Sunday and the pigs to market on Monday". Bandt's solution, which went on sale ...

Yes a mod should delete it. I put my hand up for the job when it was advertised and also recommended Steve but neither of us got the job. One thing that this forum does have is a sense of humour, hence why we take the piss. We're just trying to turn an annoying post into a bit of comic relief. The ...

The resident tossers are sick of this shit and have dealt with it too many times. The rules are plastered all over this forum in every bloody section. If you're smart enough to get through the forum registration process then you have no excuse for not reading the rules. You can't bloody miss them.

joeblow wrote:

Is it just me or is that your ute Joe but red and no coils but wacky shackles on the back?

So think about it. You have had to modify your dinosaur twin cam motor just to get to what you could of had without modification by going with a 1.6 from the start? So you would take peaky revs over a more torque? The level of modification in my GTi motor is an aftermarket coil (needed replacing ...