Outer Limits 4x4 Board

This appears to be a common problem.
I tied the tops in with hose clamps and have had no issues yet!

When I first got the car it was running a 500 holley 2 brl. this made great power when opened right up :lol: But was very lacking when trying to crawl up rocky track :cry: it made bugger all power down low. It also flooded up really badly on any sort of a hill and used s**t loads of fuel when driven ...

Gee I only have a little one

I have what I was told is a 275 Holley built for the Holden 253. I have this fitted with an adapter plate on a standard 4.4 2b manifold.

Hello again Bulldog, Are you running a 2 barrell manifold with a 4 barrell adapter to fit the Quady? If so do you have a flat spot when you put your foot down when running on petrol? Mine was very bad when I first put the Quady on and I worked out that the Quady was set up for a much bigger/hotter ...

Glad you got it sorted Bulldog

I made a flat alloy plate for mine, seals nicely.

Now all I need is to get the Quady modified to suit the 4.4 and it should go good.

Hi Bulldog,

What kind of manifold are you using?
I had similar issues (start and stall again, backfiring through the carby) a big part of my problem was the adapter I used to fit the Quady actually leaked where it mounted to the 2barrell manifold I have.

Good luck with it!

I'm at Lilydale so Hall's is probably where I would have tried, that is where I used to go years back

I didn't think that the pinch a part type places would have had 40's in the yard. Maybe I'll go have a look there as well, it's always fun to poke around and see what they've got.

Thanks guys,

Once upon a time I had an FJ55 with a 2f as I recall it had a full bellhousing. When saw this one I was a bit worried that he'd got some sort of dodgy bros. conversion. I will check out the wreckers tomorrow.

BTW does anyone know a good wrecker in the outer east for these things?

Hi Guys, My son just picked up a 1975 FJ40 for his first 4WD. He has great plans for it as all 18yo do :lol: My question is, the car has a 4.1ltr ford motor but it seems to sit very close to the firewall. Also the flywheel and clutch assembly are in the open :? It looks to me as though the bottom ...

G'Day, I don't know much about Disco's but it sounds like a centre diff issue. How do you engage the centre diff in yours?

I think some very serious thought needs to be given to the future of this sport. As KAT said the easiest way to get involved is to volunteer as a marshall. This is true. But it is getting harder to get enough marshalls to run an event let alone enough so that everyone gets some time off to spectate ...

Lucky it wasn't completely buggered
Pretty easy to rewire with a bit of thought, once you only have switching current through the switch it should be all good

Hi Mick, You could try Ringwood Speedometers.
I have found them very useful for some oddball stuff over the years.
They seem to carry a good range and have good product knowledge.
Glen

Sounds like the switch.
I don't know about the disco's but in my early Rangies the power all ran through the switch and it used to burn out the contacts.
That problem was solved by rewiring through a relay.
Hope this helps, Glen.

I have a 450 4brl Holley of a 253 here at the moment.

Going cheap

Your right Bigbad

I always assumed it to be a standard manifold

I just pulled the carby off and there is a "speco" adapter plate.

Sorry about that

I've got a 500 Holley 2 barrell on a standard 4.4 manifold. Doesn't yours fit?

Are the injectors in these electronicly controlled?
My Jeep wouldn't start at one point due to the injectors not firing. Same symptoms as this had fuel and spark but wouldn't fire.

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the help

I borrowed a 4brl Holley and replaced the Quady with that. Guess what, same problem

I can only figure now that it may be related to the manifold?

This weekend I'll be taking that off and checking the seals.

Any thoughts let me know

Seems to be working. When I work the linkages there is 1 squirt in either side. :cry: I'm thinking I will have to try and find another quady to try and see if it's the carby or something else. The carby guy assures me it's not the carby but doesn't know what it is :roll: But I figure that it must be ...

Hi all, I have a follow up on my manifold sealing problem. I finally got the manifold to seal by making extra thick gaskets from exhaust manifold gasket material. :lol: Problem is the car still won't run. :x I had issues with the quady that I replaced the Holley with, so I sent it away and had it ...

G'Day RM,
What motor is it? Is it a carby/EFI?
Have you done anything to it lately or is this a long standing problem?
Sounds a bit like some of my symptoms.

Sounds like a class act already. The list of extras is endless and expensive. It all depends upon what you want from it. I would add a winch/bar, a difflock or 2, good tyres, endless air and an auto. Try to keep it as low as possible. I would also keep the sill tanks to have a bit of touring range ...

Yeah, I always find stuff to spend on in there

The inlet manifold is sucking air and I don't seem to be able to seal it. It is a P76 manifold that has had a 4 barrel adapter welded on in place of the standard carburettor mount. I think maybe the heads/manifold have been shaved down because the manifold seems to sit lower in the valley. But ...

Hi all, I have taken the 500 Holley 2 barrell off my 4.4 and am replacing it with a Quadrajet that I had in the shed. Problem is I'm having big trouble trying to get the inlet manifold to seal. The 2 barrell manifold sealed well on this motor and the 4barrell one seemed to seal well on the other ...

Hi all, I have twin nissan Pintara fans (I think) on mine. (standard radiator and 4.4) They both run off a craig davis type thermo switch (sensor in the top radiator hose). They were easy to modify and fit and work very well. I have them running through a toggle switchand fuse to a relay so I can ...

Hi DL, Yes it was 1st low. On most of the hilly stuff I found driving in low range was excellent! Coast along in drive/low, pull back to 2nd over the conversation humps and around the corners and back to 1st on the steep bits. It was only on the really steep bits that it got a bit speedy for me. I ...

Hi all, I just swapped my lt95 for a C4 in my rangie ('80 2 door with a 4.4) in time for cup weekend in the high country. While I was impressed with the performance overall I would be keen to have it a bit slower on the steep downhills. The GPS measured at about 15kph on the steepest ones. As you ...

G'day guys me again, I'll see if I can cover a couple of points. The catering can definately be increased to reduce waiting times. Eating and drinking are high on my list of priorities :) How it is delivered might need some consideration though. The access track was VERY slippery Friday night and ...