Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Cleaning is done with acetone. If it's already cured on your driveway you won't easily remove it.

In a previous life I was a fibreglass fabricator specialising in gelcoat detailing and finishing.

Brushed gelcoat is horrendous to sand compared to sprayed, but the finished result is the same. You'll use more gelcoat also.
You'll almost never find a pro who brushes, mainly for the neatness, low material use and speed of spraying.

Drove my LWB sierra SPOA with drop shackles for 2 years.
Looked good posing for photos. Drove like a piece of shit.
Went back to stock shackles, then back to SPUA configuration and these 2 steps made the biggest improvements to driveability offroad than any other mod I've done.

I would be very surprised if you used more than 1.5 litres for a job that size. Because of the thin coating it does go quite a long way. Have you considered a 2pack finish? Gelcoat isn't the most hard wearing finish and will need recoating in the future to keep it's "new" look. Properly applied ...

Flowcoat and gelcoat are essentially the same thing with differing quantities of styrene monomer. Prep: Sand any surface to be coated with at least 180grit paper to allow the chemical bond to take place. Personally I use 100 grit to save on time but still achieve a quality finish. You'll need to ...

Redhead only needs right boot at the entrance because half the clowns there use too high a tyre pressure and chew it to shit. I run 5psi in my zook and can 2wd it without wheelspin. Mates in cruisers/patrols run 6-8 and can do the same. You don't " need" a locker on the beach, but on dune climbs it ...

The 4 speed AW4 is a factory match for your g16b engine. Ideally, you'll want to source a gearbox from a pre 1997 g16b vitara, as vehicles later than this year integrate the transmission control module with the vehicles ECU. Wiring the TCM is a simple job for anyone who can handle the wiring aspects ...

+1 for Pete at newie muffler centre. The best by far.

Most suzuki conversions involve upgrades to larger engines in the same series.
ie: G13ba(carby) upgrade to G16b(1.6 efi) or G13b(1.3 twincam efi).
m13a to m16a / m18a.
H20a to H25a / H27a.

A few engines from other OEM's have been common over the years.
Ie:
Toyota 4k/5k, Toyota 4age.

Gutless wrote:My current build.

Thats gonna be sex on wheels when it's finished. (in about 2022 going by your build thread )

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On the firewall would probably be the air con idle up, so not related to your issue.

All ratcher spanners have larger heads, it's a trade off for the convenience of how often you are quicker when using them. I've got the regular sidchrome ratchet spanners, that I don't like because of the hinged head. It always wants to twist to an angle other than what I want. I've got the ...

Spinning tyres impresses the kids in maccas carpark.

Wide track feroza leafs are 2.5 inches wide and around ~45 inches long (from memory).

Sierra leafs are 2 inches wide and 40 inches long (rear).

So no, they will not fit without substantial work, and would offer a reduction in performance.

- Would you trust anything 4wd monthly review to be non biased? That being said: Provided the hook is rated on par with the power of the winch, all should be good. My warn winch always ran hot and struggled for 30 seconds of winching. No different to a tigerz11 at half the price. I've got one ...

Check his location guys, he's not exactly located in Sydney CBD.
Lets discuss the Tech aspects, can it be done and if so what procedure/with what tools etc.

Leave the legalities to someone else.

Open beach and touring

I'm running Britax Xray vision spotties. You'll find them at TJM stores.
Damn awesome lights for the driving I do.

Arb ez deflator and a full tank of fuel.
You dont "need" anything else for an enjoyable time on the sand.

Front and rear rated recovery points and a snatch strap iin case you get cheated by gravity (bogged).

I'm getting the idea that you're not going to last for very long around here...

I'm seeing bulk quantities of chopped up swb zooks and sfa utes. A sierra "ute" is a long wheel base, with a cab chassis tray or integrated tub. Taking to a short wheel base sierra with the 9" and whacking some steel monkey bars on the back doesn't make it one. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak ...

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They're a pretty bullet proof engine. Check the clutch switch is engaging (your starter won't crank if it doesn't). And check the CAS/Coil pack (depending on engine variant) as per the instructions in the field service manual (FSM). Google "Hyundai Webtech / HMA Service". Sign up for an account. It ...

I've also just recieved a w2a package from frozen boost. Keen to whack it on the zook and see how it goes.

The only link I have is offsite.

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3mm tube, 1.6/2.4mm red band tungsten, 2.4mm filler rod.
70-100A for butt/corner. 90-120A for lap/fillet.

You get a page full of useful suggestions, answering the exact question you asked.
Yet you choose to go discuss a suspension lift with them. Something that mostly likely won't fit the budget you specified and is of zero use for the task you mention.

I'm currently in the planning stage of doing something similar myself. A roof top basket. Tied into the 50x50x4mmSHS supports for my canopy. I'm stuck on choosing the correct gauge of steel for the task. Will be used frequently to cart the kayak (20kg). And on road trips will be expected to carry ...

Very informative post. Thanks for the info.