Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I am not being a smarty-bum here, but it needs to be said.

If your experience of painting cars is at the point where you need to ask the questions that you asked...I would seriously consider getting some professional (or at least someone who knows what they are doing) help. Have them there to help ...

Dale from 2Dextreme did the cab-cut and barwork on mine.

HE has also done a lot of work for other guys on this site. Check out his website for more info... http://www.2dextremefabrications.com.au

Leigh.

Here's mine...These are pics taken when the chop and barwork was finished. They are the only pics I have uploaded on Photobucket at the moment and couldnt be bothered uploading any recent ones.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i145/g_loomis/HJ60%20chop/done-1.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com ...

RN wrote:
I purchased a set of second hand Coopers ATR's for $50 each, fitted. I reckon they are hot, but who cares!

Especially for $50 each.

Naughty naughty little RN

Leigh.

Squik wrote:I just bought a new aluminium cookware set the other day... should I be concerned that maybe the thief melted it down and sold it to Harvey Norman?

If you cut the bottoms out of the pots, they will make great headlight protectors!

A tyre size restriction and not allowing wheel spacers are two completely different things...

I know its the organisers right to make the rules that they see fit, but I agree with Guts on this...you can have offset rims or cut and welded rims (quality of welds is a guess) but you cant have spacers ...

There are a few ways to attach the net to the window frame...I have seen people use velcro, cable ties and recently I modified a set for Ian Paltridge that utilized press studs.

Along the bottom there are, once again, a few different ways to go...bungee loops, sailtrack, adhesive velcro and so on ...

Its called "protruding chassis rail" and yes its illegal!

moose wrote:

G_loomis wrote:Anyone know what number Dave Greens truck is...just so I can how they are going on the points table.

Do you mean Darren Green & Kevi Knott ??
Car 8 !!

7th !!!

Oops...my bad!

Thanks moose

Anyone know what number Dave Greens truck is...just so I can how they are going on the points table.

If you are really worried about certain things in the shed, simply cover them over with old sheets or whatever you can find. To limit the amount of overspray that floats around wet the floor of the shed. The overspray will settle on the water, limiting the amount that floats around inside the shed ...

Give Dale (2Dextreme) a call...his number is 0407837074

He is based out at Jimboomba.

I sub-contract for a camper trailer manufacturer here in Brisbane, so I have seen quite a few campers...

Most campers are 7 x 4 with 500mm sides and leaf sprung suspension...by the time the tent section is fitted the weight of the trailer comes out in the 550kg area. That only allows 150kg of gear ...

Thanks Shorty...I will clamp the pack anyways I think. Better to be on the safe side.

Can anyone tell me if the rear leaf pack (2" lift) in a 60 series is spring loaded...basically do I have to clamp them when removing the centre bolt, or can I just undo them without the clamp?

Just about to order a new set of shocks for my HJ60. But they dont make the ones I want for a 2" lift...only a 4" lift.

I have ramped my truck and took measurements, but as I always do...I have lost the piece of paper with all the measurements on.

I just jacked up the front corner to see how far ...

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chook05 wrote:

j-top paj wrote:im already thinking of just getting 2 new doors.... i wonder how much they would cost

new doors would cost big$$$. Any good panel beater could repair your doors in a few hours. from the photos they dont look that damaged. Go and get some quotes.

X 2

HJ60 landcruiser.

Climbed under it yesterday to adjust the clutch...was told I could adjust it slightly at the slave cylinder (hoping thats correct terminology).

Unsure of which way to adjust, I tried both ways and found the winner (or so I thought). The clutch was heaps better than what it was ...

Its been said before...but I'll say it again.

DONT TOUCH IT!

After the 74 floods in Brisbane, many flood damged cars were repaired and everyone was happy...until the problems started appearing, and kept appearing...again and again and again.

Thats one of main reasons now that any submerged ...

Go with the mobile stud extractor people....it may seem fruitless paying someone to remove a bolt, but these guys have all the tricks and the right equipment! A job done right the first time is worth the expence if you ask me.

its a toyota thing...same thing happened to our 02 dual cab hilux...

$7 for the new spring and all is good!

dirtyGQ wrote:whereabouts in bris is your mates workshop g_lomis ?

B & D Mechanical, its on Spanns Road at Beenleigh.

Got a phone call from a mechanic mate of mine this afternoon...I was in the area so I called in to his workshop to see what all the fuss was about.

The story behind it is as follows....

Lady rang him early in the morning, saying that the brakes on her 80 series suddenly started making a grinding ...

sounds like some one needs a disc brake conversion

Problem solvered! :armsup:

After searching through OL last night (when I had the time) I came out with a few solutions that may fix the problem. The first one I tried, was the one that fixed it.

Turns out that the wheel bearings were a little ...

drum shoes will cost ya less than 50 bucks and will take you an hour or so to replace.. may as well do it sooner than later mate.
no leaks from wheel cylinders? i replaced my wheel cylinders and shoes all at once was easier once in there.

Will do them as soon as I have the time to do so...have a ...

I had a look at one of the rears, and the shoes are well and truely worn. In some places they are alright, but others are down to pretty much nothing.

So this would cause the sloppy feel, with the 2nd push of the peddle bringing good pressure?!?!

I just bled the brakes again....and pumped enough fluid through them to garauntee that there is no air in the system. The system is airtight (done a few tests that are mentioned in the manual) so I am leading towards the rear shoes.

I have had the truck for about 5 years now, and in that time the ...

I just finished bleeding my brakes on my HJ60...again! The first push of the peddle is soft, then on the second the pressure is there and brakes work great.

This tells me there is still air in the line somewhere...correct?

In the manual it says something about bleeding the brake proportioning ...

Spent the day working on the truck today and all seemed to go smoothly...

Put a new Swivel Hub seal kit in, new bearings, new rotors, new pads, oil and filter change, drained/flushed cooling system blah blah blah.

There was one moment when I thought I had made an oopsie...Upon finishing the ...