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i would have thought it slots into/onto your chassis...thats the way my arb bar fits my GQ...but i could be wrong as i'm not familiar with gu's

Id say what rockcrawler said sounds very realistic, perhaps some sort of judged points system for car cosmetics could be taken into account, so a straight and tidy car could score/start with more points to begin with than some beat up old shi77a ? i don't think that would be a good system...what ...

you can get a ef/el (maybe au, im not 100% on which model) falcon alternator to fit with a little bit of effort...they are 100-110A from memory...cheap and easily available.

if it is charging higher than it should be it will no doubt be a stuffed reg.
i'm not familiar with the td42 alternators, so i can't comment on ease of fixing...but i would assume it would need to be stripped down and have the reg replaced at a minimum...

it's a little high...
optimal charge range is something like 13.8v-14.3v (someone might correct this, it's late and my brain is a little fuzzy).
if the charge rate goes too high you will end up boiling the battery and you will get all sorts of nasty fumes happening.

i had the auto elec at work rebuild my alternator and delta wound it...it means that at idle revs i dont get full charge (i get just over 12v at idle, some cars wont even get that much) but as soon as i up the revs i go straight up to a fraction over 14v charging...and under load im puting out 96-97 ...

i use a futon matress in the back of my gq...fold back seats (technically middle row seats...dont have the very back seats in the car anymore), fill the gap between the back of the seats and the floor, put futon matress in, camp in style ;) here's a pic...it's on my facebook so i don't know if i can ...

i have a exedy heavy duty clutch...still n/a on my motor, but i know a few guys getting good life out of them with their rb30 turbo setups.
clutch is about 12 months old...daily driven in traffic on 35's and driven really hard offroad and still grabs really strong.

thanks narn...having a read of that link right now

i was under the impression it's not a good thing to engage/disengage an air locker while on the move anyways?? i have no info on this, but it was just what i thought was right...so could be very wrong

where do you find the paint code?? i have a black over silver gq and can have a look for you if its on the car.

don't be put off by a 3.0L gq...they are actually a good rig...they need a few more revs than a 4.2L as they have less torque, but they go hard if you push them a little bit...i have no issues turning 35's on or off road...only downside is the carby...they don't like being on steep hills for too ...

ok, before people start posting negative or positive things about this, i only want to hear from people have have an e-locker or who have had one, in their gq/gu and preferably in the front. (advice will also be taken from people who deal with lockers i have been talking to a guy (sells both air ...

petrol patrols, in general, arent exactly economy vehicles. don't be fooled by saying they are gutless...give them a generous serving of rpm and you can be quicker than a 4.2...not to mention a rb30 would have to be one of the easiest motors in the world to turbo, as well as alot of spares available ...

dont have all the gear unfortunately :( and also will be a little limited for time as well to be honest...unfortunately the new job is taking up to much of my time

well im convinced then

cheers guys

ok, tried searching but didnt have much luck (not to say there is nothing there though)... in the next week or so i will be buying an arb air locker for the front of my gq...now, im not a genious at working on cars but im more than willing to get in and have a crack at almost anything...so i was ...

2 inch spring and 2 inch body is all you need to run 35's on a lwb...hell, you dont even need the body lift if you dont want, it will just scrub a little bit. it's what i run in mine and i have had it on some pretty scary side angles and am yet to tip it (had the high sides wheels get very light and ...

i run some +16mm lowers...seem to be going fine so far :) definately glad i got them as my first trip out with them in a GU snapped one and a GQ bent one...and i was going harder than them lol mine i picked up for cheap as they were 2nd hand, but there is nothing wrong with them...they are the ones ...

all answers can be found in here
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic199119.php

champion
thanks for that mate
im assuming i will need endless air?? that being said, i will look at everything in the light tomorrow to see what i can do

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when you said twin turbo i knew it was narnturbogq...spewin, he doesnt have a good clear shot of how the alternator is bolted down.
anyone else got some info??

lol, yeh but getting them out is a pain in the ass ...taking my mates 4.2efi alt out was so easy as from stock it was right up high...had it out in about 2 minutes.
thanks for the info, will look it up

after searching to no avail, i figured i would ask the questions... does anybody have any info and/or pics on moving a rb30 alternator up higher in the engine bay?? from stock they are stupidly low and i have killed a couple of them despite my best efforts to clean them out etc. will be either ...

nevermind, i found him on patrol4x4...it was XRO...im not losing my memory afterall

ok, not tech as such, but it's 4x4 related none the less... i was wondering if anybody knows the guy on the sunshine coast i believe who makes sliders etc?? for some reason XRO rings a bell, but i cant find anyone like that in the members list, so i could be totally wrong. sorry im a little vague ...

he is running a td42...went through his old posts.

a mate of mine has 37x12.5 r16 maxxis creepy crawlers on 16x8 rims. they round out really bad across the tread (my 35x12,5 r15's on 15x8's do not, so i assume it's becuase of a bigger tyre). I definately recommend getting 10inch wide rims...regardless of the beads popping off etc, if the tyres are ...

i totally forgot about you guys shane, lol, and yet im forever checking back on your site.
i will be in today im only in helensvale, so its not that far for me.

well looks like my factory bike pump, i mean steering dampner decided it was time to pack it in today...so now i need to purchase another one.
can anybody point me in the right direction to go pick on up from on the gold coast? will travel to the south side of brissy too, but the closer the better.

they arent that slow...you just have to rev them a little bit more.
turbo would be the best thing ever for them though.