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by 5middy
Sat Apr 27, 2013 3:29 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Building a 3T gvm car trailer
Replies: 25
Views: 1486

Re: Building a 3T gvm car trailer

Hi Mick,

Can you also PM me with that quote for a gooseneck type trailer please. Do you do trailer plans for this type of trailer?

Thanks
by 5middy
Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:13 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Comp rego
Replies: 22
Views: 2848

Re: Comp rego

this is the sort of info I have been chasing also. events like cliffhanger, according to the CCDA Rules require the vehicle to have rego but there are a number of trucks out competing inthese sorts of events that wouldnt even comply with that rule yet still allowed to race. what about the OBC, Ironm...
by 5middy
Mon Dec 10, 2012 7:53 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Winch Truck Rules.
Replies: 19
Views: 1882

Re: Winch Truck Rules.

Sorry to dig up an old thread, Just want to clarify this topic, use the guys running in Cliffhanger, OBC etc as an example, there trucks are obviously modified from mild to wild, do they need to have their trucks 'roadworthied' after their mods eg. suspension/chassis/engine conversions/mods, or do t...
by 5middy
Mon Dec 10, 2012 1:08 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Winch Truck Rules.
Replies: 19
Views: 1882

Re: Winch Truck Rules.

Sorry to dig up an old thread, Just want to clarify this topic, use the guys running in Cliffhanger, OBC etc as an example, there trucks are obviously modified from mild to wild, do they need to have their trucks 'roadworthied' after their mods eg. suspension/chassis/engine conversions/mods, or do t...
by 5middy
Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:28 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: rebodying a 4x4 in WA
Replies: 0
Views: 348

rebodying a 4x4 in WA

[*]Heya, Can anyone tell me the legalities when it comes to rebodying a vehicle in WA, ie a landcruiser chassis and hilux body. Obviously needs to be engineered, am wanting to know whats involved. Ive spoken to DOT but they didnt really answer my questions, just handballed it on to another person an...
by 5middy
Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:03 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: synthetic Winch Rope
Replies: 7
Views: 570

Re: synthetic Winch Rope

ok thanks, does anybody have any contact details for that jaico COmpany in WA? Website or phone numbers?
by 5middy
Sat Feb 26, 2011 2:24 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: synthetic Winch Rope
Replies: 7
Views: 570

synthetic Winch Rope

Just wondering what sort of synthetic Winch Rope people are running in winch challenge competitions and who to are the people to buy it from in Australia? looking at Amsteel blue or Dynex dux? 10 - 12mm
by 5middy
Wed Sep 29, 2010 12:52 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: cant find thread ... hilux body > 80 series chassis
Replies: 2
Views: 298

cant find thread ... hilux body > 80 series chassis

Have been trying to find the thread (with no sucess) that was on here a while ago about the guy who put a hilux body on a 80 series chassis? Can anybody point me in the direction of that thread please?

Cheers



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Kingy
by 5middy
Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:13 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: nissan Diff gears
Replies: 8
Views: 473

my front drive shaft is on the drivers side, and rear tailshaft is also on the drivers side. Wont have any problems witht he rear diff pumpkin being in the centre as i have plenty or room to play with. What is was originally meaning was to put a GQ diff head in the front, in a GU diff, not the whole...
by 5middy
Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:02 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: GU pinion flange sizes
Replies: 1
Views: 179

GU pinion flange sizes

Can anyone tell me if the pinion flange of a GU front diff is the same as a GQ front diff, or are the different? If they are different, will a GQ pinion flange fit a GU pinion? OR will a GQ front driveshaft bolt up to a GU diff head?
by 5middy
Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:15 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: nissan Diff gears
Replies: 8
Views: 473

nissan Diff gears

This is a toyota owner venturing in to the unknown... Am thinking of putting GU diff and GQ in to my winch challenge hilux single cab. Currently running Hilux 4.88 diff gears, and am wanting to know if i can keep the same diff ratios if i was to put a GU diff in the front and a GQ diff in the rear. ...
by 5middy
Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:10 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: winch truck/offroad challenge truck recipe?
Replies: 68
Views: 4419

the diffs have been setup properly, but the problem is coming with either cracking teeth or smashing teeth off the crown wheel. Both diffs are fitted with ARB lockers. Before you say be careful when engaging the locker, you need to see the type of tracks that we race on, sometimes the lockers can be...
by 5middy
Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:31 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: winch truck/offroad challenge truck recipe?
Replies: 68
Views: 4419

winch challenge truck recipie

I would be putting my coil overs on to the GU diff, so no leaf springs or Coils. Does anyone know the width of a GU chassis? Just trying to work out if it will actually fit under my hilux. What do people think about GU diff in front, a GQ diff in the rear of a supercharger Lexus v8 which loves to de...
by 5middy
Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:58 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: winch truck/offroad challenge truck recipe?
Replies: 68
Views: 4419

just reading all the previous posts, wont the GU diff stick out well past the mudguards on a hilux cab? how much wider? This is a mod i am searching trying to find info on. I run a 2003 single cab hilux winch truck, it has an older leaf sprung chassis under it, although fitted with FOX coil overs an...
by 5middy
Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:42 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: aquamist water injection
Replies: 2
Views: 219

aquamist water injection

just interested, has anyone tried or looked at adding water/methanol injection to their supercharged or turbocharged lexus v8 trucks?
What are pros and cons? reliability? known problems or potentila problems?

any advice would be much appreciated

cheers
by 5middy
Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:43 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: toyota PTO drive
Replies: 6
Views: 799

toyota PTO drive

hey guys, i am looking for some information on the PTO drive that comes out the back of the landcruiser transfer cases rather than the pto drive that bolts to the side of the case. am looking for any info at all so if anyone knows where i can find some let me know! thanks