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thought u might be intersted
saw this at the airport the other day
it ant sweetly modded
but its interesting the closer u look
i want to try and have a look under the bonnet
have a look at the brand on the tail gate!!!!!!!!!!

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq250/thrashlux/DSC07008.jpg

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Post some pics up of them when you can.

I'm interested to see them fitted up.

Cheers


Anthony.

Found some very cheap tyres brand new 750 r16 mud terrain 16 ply with 6ply sidewall for $200. They have the funniest name ever and are called,
linglong LL62
here's a pdf link:

http://www.tyreandtubeaust.com.au/pdfs/02%20RV%20LT%20Tyres%202009.pdf

I have seen them in person..

They are heavy ...

Is that a dry dock launching trolley or is it a proper road going trailer with springs (I can't see any springs on there)? Plenty of people at our yachty use the launching trolleys purely for getting the boat in and out with less maintenance than a true road going trailer.

If you're going to make ...

Thanks for the reply.

I can't really comment on where the hilux rims have all gone - sorry.

The reason I ask regarding these IFS Cruiser rims is because I'd like to run a set of these on my solid axle 105 series with some play tyres.
I believe I require 16 inch rims due to clearance issues with ...

I'm interested to find out if it's possible to cut the centres from 100 series IFS steel rims, flip them, then reweld the centre to give a similar offset to factory solid axle steel rims.

I've heard of this being done previously, but from what I can see, I don't know if it can be done.

Can ...

the receiver is on the passenger side, you need to remove the glove box, then inside on the left you will see the small black module that controls the keyless entry.
i can get pics if you have trouble finding it.

Thanks mate.

That's the kind of description I was after. Now I have an idea of ...

Can anyone shed some light on where in the vehicle (105 series Cruiser wagon) the keyless entry command unit is?

The reason why I ask is that my button doesn't work particularly well at all and I have to wave the button over the bonnet for it to ever work. If I have to go through that much hassle ...

Are they rare, I dont think I have ever seen one around
Hoppy

Not so much *rare* few still on the road now a days. I see lots in peoples yards.

What he means is it's rare to find one that hasn't fallen to bits (rust killed them).

I'd love one! Does anyone know if there are repro panels ...

Gwagensteve wrote:Paul was asking about a 5.5" sunny as he already said he doesn't like splits.

Paul I think the 100 RV has 6" one piece rims. I don't think you can get sunnies under 6"

Might be wrong though.

Steve.

Right you are. I must have skimmed over that and read it wrong.

Cheers.

Anthony.

They're nominally a 34 but most will measure in the 33's. (They actually calculate at 33.3) 285/75/16's are over 33 anyway so it will be close enough IMHO.

We used one as a spare for 34" swampers for ages.


Paul, if you really want to keep the width down though, use a split rim unless you can ...

Nah, my first car was a Pajero which had rust holes which were massive! Some were the size of the base of a coke can!

The situation was that I bought the car for my own private use (the same as you) and that I was going to fix it and not use the road worthy to palm it off to someone else.

I ...

I've got a TJM bar on my 105 series cruiser. It has the spare wheel on the left hand side and is really strong. I'd be looking for another one the same if I were to upgrade my cruiser.

I've had it across the desert and through some fairly serious tracks without any hassles at all.

Tough as nails ...

Painting in hammer tone?

I wouldn't bother on a camper.
It's something which is left out to the elements so much that the paint will soon start to flake off and it will look worse than you think it does now.

I made a roof rack for my last 4by and it was all with gal pipe. I used etch primer etc ...

PM JOHNZ off this board.

He has done this exact mod to his DX 105 Cruiser. He was talking me through it when I was there getting a cargo barrier and sussing out suspension.

He's over near Enoggera somewhere.

Top bloke to deal with!!!!!!!!!

Anthony.

Thanks for the replies guys.

Anthony

first question are your spring hangers welded directly to the rhs? If so i would be more concerned about them tearing the wall out of the rhs than your drawbar failing.

At work we build trailers that carry upto 4 ton and dont have any trouble with them we make the base frame of the trailer as you ...

STIKA wrote:what are the deminsions of the trailer box

The trailer is 7ft x 4ft with a 1900mm long drawbar.

Sorry for thinking out a loud here, but it makes me get ideas out and hopefully people with expertise in this department might comment.

Would adding a 200mm long strap to the bottom of each drawbar not add considerable strength to each of the members?

Surely this would add more steel to the ...

They are for sideways strength because such a tall narrow drawbar is joined on the narrow edge. These are fine to add as long as they are welded to plates instead of directly to the drawbar sides themselves.

dont weld on the draw bar other than front to back on 2 sides of the chassis 2 draw bar leave other 2 sides unwelded< across ways> and it will be shit loads stonger<ps i would be gettin new unwelded stell but thats me>

Mate, that's a mission to get new steel for these members...... a fair bit of ...

Should I use the same thickness (fish plates) as the drawbars so that the drawbars can still flex over their entire length?

After all, I'm just trying to get rid of the stress points which I mistakenly added, and restore the ability of the drawbars to flex if need be.

I'm not trying to make ...

If I were to use diamond shaped fish plates, is there a rule which governs how thick to make them?

Given that the drawbars are 150 x 50 x 3mm RHS, should I allow for say 4mm plates on either side of the drawbar?

How long should these plates be made? 300mm long each? Would the plates extending ...

Those MRF tyres look pretty tough - Santos run them on pretty much everything in central australia and I think BHP use them at Roxby as well.

I reckon they'd be cool in a 9.00X16

Steve.

I run these MRF tyres on my rig and have done for nearly 2 years. I love them! Ryano supplied me with them ...

I'm building a camper trailer at the moment and have been using the good old 9 inch angle grinder with a metal cut off wheel on it.

It's noisy as hell, hard work - but it gets the job done!

I suppose you have to make do with what you have......

Anthony

Ultimately, this question is in reference to an off-road camper trailer....

I have asked this question in my build up thread - but thought I'd have more chance of an appropriate answer here.

As a general engineering question for future reference:


In this instance (& with drawbars in general ...

Go get a can of spinach and harden up you sook :D

Failing that, as a last resort, and you wanna make sure it works :lol: , get a LONG screwdriver, drive it through the middle of the filter, and then use the screwdriver as leverage and twist.

This is what I did to get mine off! It was on that ...

The 7 x 4 box camper trailer which I'm currently making has a drawbar length of 1900mm from the front edge of the box.

As said before - it depends on how it is going to be balanced. With my set up (where the axle is positioned under the trailer), I have a drawbar weight which I can lift myself ...

I may not understand what you're asking here - but I'm fairly certain that 'Superior Engineering' in QLD sell X-Trail spacers.

Regards,

Anthony.

Can't you just let the air out of all 4 tyres? Wouldn't this drop the whole car 6 inches or so? Once the engine is out you could just air them up again and continue working on any other part of the vehicle.