Outer Limits 4x4 Board

I have just done the same power steer conversion on my old shorty using bits of an fj62.
When mounting the power steer box to the chassis, it is necessary to fit some crush tubes inside the chassis rails to prevent the 'box mount bolts from collapsing the chassis tube and allowing the mount bolts to ...

It will pay to Jack up the front and check your wheel brgs too.

New wild engine in my 40- worked, stroked, rollered and cammed.

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Hi guys,
Has anyone fitted a disk rear end from a 75 series to a 40 series?
Im talking whole rear axle from hub to hub.
Widths seem to be the same and I was hoping this might be another way to get a disk brake rear end and handbrake at the same time.

Thanks
Craig

I called them a while ago about those, approx $1500.
The Hoppers bloke said they were designed for slow moving, underground mine utes and they tend to drag and wear out quick at speed.

Not wild yet. But it shall be soon, oh yes it shall.

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Welded all the body seams to make it smooth, reinforced the rear guards internally with rod and tube and a nice coat of 2 pac green.

Am building up a v8/auto combination for it ...

Just got an email back from the handbrake company, about $470.00 aus landed here, sounds like a good deal. I suppose I just have to hope the DOT approves it for rego.

No i haven't done the conversion yet, was probably just going to get them from eureka offroad, about $500 a pair. Seems a little ...

I need all the driveshaft i can get, the b series diesel is gone and in its place is a 5.0v8 and t700 box, add onto that the Marks transfer adapter and 60 series transfer case and theres not much shaft left.

I was worried about the subaru calipers holding ability, thats why I like the idea of the ...

I was talking to the bloke from eureka offroad and he told me the subaru calipers were too small.
My 40 has the full floating rear axles aswell, which i think stops me from doing that conversion.
Can anyone set me straight on this?

Hi all, just chasing some leads on a tranfer mounted disk handbrake for my 40 series.
Im running an fj62 transfer case, in place of the standard early 40's unit with the rear mounted drum, and was planning a rear disk conversion aswell, which dosn't allow for a wheel mounted handbrake caliper.

Have ...

A transaxle out of a fiat nikki would be perfect in a buggy, 650cc aircooled twin, 4 gears and reverse.
A mate just bought a whole licensed one for $500.

If it's an aircooled motorbike motor it would make for a much smaller install, prob need an airflow fan though.

How about a motorbike engine, with the output feeding into a sideways mounted datto 120y independent diff. The diff output shafts could then travel to solid(or otherwise) Axels front and rear.
That's bulk reduction gearing. (moto box + datto diff + final diffs).
should drive up a wall.

The datto ...

Try a coke bottle test.
1:Warm engine up
2: pull off the little hose that runs from your radiator neck, below the cap, to your overflow bottle, at the overflow end
3: stick the free end of the overflow hose into a plastic bottle half filled with water, so the bottle is replacing your overflow tank ...

how does the 3x the weight thing work?
surley it would depend on the towing capacity of the tow vehicle, stated by the manufacturer of the vehicle and tow bar. i.e. 750kg unbraked, 1600kg braked.

Craig.

I recently bought a 3.0l auto surf and after a few trips offroad i was impressed enough to get an auto for my 40 series project. Very well matched to the vehicle, very tractable and even on very steep downhills I just lock it in low-low and it idles its way down comfortably.
Not 100% sure but i ...

full metal jacket - your correct, and i agree with you, but it was the way i was told. i wouldnt liek to drill the leaf ether, as the other hole, that was original to begin with would then become a weak point, and probably get stressed.


I think he meant drill the spring pad on the axle, not ...

I think its called "olive drab"

my girly no longer works at a paint shop so i dont think i can be much more help

the dellows/ seatons type mount you are describing wont fit mine as it was a b series diesel and the chassis mounts are too far back to reach

Allright, I bought the chev, cant put any pics up though a my digital camera took a swan dive out the window and refuses to work now.
Got an engine mount kit and t-case adaptor from marks adaptors too.

Has anyone used one of these kits before? and any pics of the mounts on the chassis? I am ...

I was allways planning to fit the 350, on dual fuel for economy and any wild angles. was thinking more cubes = more toque down low and would be more 'relaxed' making the power than a smaller engine pushing the same kw's, but then the 5.0 came along.

hmmmm, decisions decisions.

Yes the bolt pattern ...

so we have two for 304 and 1 for 350.
Any other takers?

Am about to attempt an engine & trans swap on a shorty cruiser from the b series diesel to a th700 auto and v8.

A old carbie 350 chev and an injected 5.0 are available to me for around the same price and i was interested in opinions as to what would be the better engine for the swap.

Any help ...

Some dirty maggot kids nailed my girly's surf with a rock just below the rear side window, will try this and see if it works.
looks like an easy solution.

Got rough!!

respect to mad dutch zook owners!
very tough

i like it!

Craig

A good friend of mine has a 2.4l td surf, nice to drive and pretty good on the beach (crap on the rocks but). Very popular car around the coast where i come from (south of perth). Economy is pretty good and very comfortable and quiet with full lekky windows and air con.

very good value for money ...

I own a 75 and all our work utes are 79's, 120mm longer, transmission hump narrower etc. The cabs are completely different and noticeably larger (roomier) inside. Lovely to drive for a cruiser ute.

My pop used to have one on the farm, reckons the way it handled it was a wonder we ever won the war
tough old bangers but. That winch would be handy to have around, might get an invite to a comp as a recovery vehicle.

coming along nicely.
Just wondering if you are running the sierra steering box and if so how is it connected to the steer hubs, as the drag link is behind the axle on hilux diffs (on mine anyway). Is it as simple as turning the pitman arm around or is it more involved

And still not break the speed limit