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Hey all, I'm looking at purchasing a wrecked 05 GU ute and swapping all the running gear over into my 89 SWB mav. My Mav is a TB42 dual fuel and the ute is TD42 intercooled turbo diesel. Is it pretty straight forward, swapping the whole driveline, front diff and steering box over? Does the front ...

hey mate,
I mounted mine inside the glovebox. was a piss easy job, only took a couple of hours.

Any decent hardware store should stock them. about $30 i think.

http://www2.blackwoods.com.au/infoBANKP ... &P=2028310

i reckon it is far to easy to flog the reflectors off the blitz's, they just screw off. 2 seconds and they are gone.

yeah and pete (GQHOON) just took his tb42 turboed, motor out and put that 4.8 in. give it time, i wouldn't be surprised if the turbo work is getting done at the moment. it'll be a similar setup to andrews 4.8.

sandy bowman runs a turbo diesel. he was in the red shorty with the red windows.

http://www.ontrack4x4.net.au/Shrek%20Rebuild.htm

this has been done on quite a few comp trucks getting around. this is just one i know of.

thanks mate. just what i was after

does anyone know where i can buy them from. i have used search, cant be stuffed looking through 795 topics to find it. google didnt offer much either.
appreciate the help

cheers

This is a little off topic, My boss didn't service his mitsubishi challenger for 170,000km. finally decided to service it, got it back from the mech, was driving it for about an hour when it surged, and lost all power. what did he do? kept driving till he got where he needed to go, called the mech ...

thanks for that, ill look into tank design and see if i can find someone to make one up for me.
anyone got any info on tank design??

j-top, why NO WAY??? do you have any fact?
PJ i think the old jeeps are the same, although they are open top. i know of a few vehicles with tanks inside for diesel.
i'm just wanting to get a general consensus about it from a few people.
thanks for your replies so far fellas.

as the topic suggests, what do you guys reckon about putting an alloy fuel tank into the back of my gq shorty, say about 60 litres. I figure if gas is ok then fuel could be ok??!

just doing some work on my car at the moment and was looking at the ducting to the air filter. it's not very water proof!!! i was thinking of making up a new air box and some decent plumbing to the snorkel. the question is what do i do with the numerous vacuum lines attached to the air box and the ...

big red, Im a sparky and our wholesaler is selling an AEG 18 volt drill and hammer drill combo with a tool bag for $700. i've used a heap of different drills and can't beleive how smooth the operation of the AEG is. heaps of grunt too. as posted earlier AEG and Milwalkee are the same, just ...

thanks cossie but i'm afraid its a little too late for that. ill check it on a small alope and if it doesnt hold ill take it to a winch dr to set the brake im just glad it spins at the moment.

fixed it.

i played around with the brake and took some more grease out of the gears. think it may have been the grease.
you were right coogs they dont need much at all. ill remember that next time.

thanks for all your help.

i have used the boc 250 with remote head. i found it to be a great welder, never had a feed issue with the remote.

What about the migtronic? they have infinite voltage and wire speed adjustment. as in no steps just a dial you turn so you can get finer adjustments for welding al and the like.

aaaah. i can figure the gears out no probs. i'm 100% certain they are reassembled right. as for the brake, i'm not so sure. its possible the brake is jammed. i pulled it apart and realligned those two pieces that cam together. but this could all be wrong!!! as for wiring, all i did was piss off the ...

yep, thanks coogs. i was thinking about looking at that. i'll let you know how i go later tonight with it

i did think of that, so i took as much grease out as i cold. still no better. it shouldn't be bent because the winch ran fine after the bog hole, it was just after sitting there for a while the grease kinda turned into mud. ill keep trying i suppose.

its a warn m8000. and the stroy goes..... after a dip in a muddy bog hole i found that the winch wouldnt freespool. the clutch handle was jammed. i figure this is pretty common coz ive read of a few blokes pulling them down and giving them a clean, so i did just that. i pulled the gearbox apart ...

what about that srpay on, poly lining.
you see it in alot of late model utes.
depends where you are, but we have a guy who does it in albury. its called rhino linings.

i havent had anything to do with it, ive just thought about it before. might be worth lookinf g into

shop around, there are a few guys who sell an upgrade kit for the xgt's to HID.
i'm not sure who does it, check the for sale section.
they work out roughly about half price, however you have to do a bit of the work yourself.

thanks tiny.
feels good to be right for once!!!

ok, i have to settle a dispute with my boss.
do internal roll cages bolt to the floor of the body or go through to the chassis??

all the cages i have seen have a plate bolted to the body. i assume there is one under the floor effectively sandwiching it.

cheers
jordan

i think some dx model gq's came with a solid single piece of glass. try some wreckers. i did see someone selling them on outers or 4wdmonthly in the 4 sale section. ill try finding it.

thanks turps. i gave them a call, 500 hundred for the body, 220 for a door. not bad. i'm working in shep tomorrow so i will go have a look at it. i don't want to get too ahead of myself. i may not get the wreck back yet. then again, from what i've heard, not too many swb bodies come up at this price ...

yep you're right serve.

maybe t boned isn't the most accurate topic heading.

thanks turps i will give them a call. i'm heading down there tomorrow for work. i might drop in. do you know there address, if not i will find them. ddr, she was ok. i won't say any more. my fiance may read this. i'll be in enough trouble already. just waiting for the insurance company now. ill keep ...