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by matto
Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:44 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Some trick tube radius arms
Replies: 18
Views: 1205

Re: Some trick tube radius arms

what about issues with rusting from the inside out if water gets in the tube. it might take 5 years but any rust will make them weaker
by matto
Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:30 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: motor swap
Replies: 11
Views: 752

Re: motor swap

is there much difference between the 2 all bar 200cc e.g more power, better reliability, fuel economy, one takes to a turbo better than the other?
by matto
Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:53 am
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: motor swap
Replies: 11
Views: 752

motor swap

will the 5l motor mate up to the 3l gearbox and are the engine mounts the same?
by matto
Wed Sep 08, 2010 6:19 pm
Forum: Cruiser / Prado
Topic: whats the best hilux motor
Replies: 1
Views: 263

whats the best hilux motor

in the market for a hilux 98 to 2004 is there any motor that is a a grenade or are they all pretty good
by matto
Tue Jul 06, 2010 8:04 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: removing air line at diff for air lockers
Replies: 5
Views: 340

Re: removing air line at diff for air lockers

thank you very much guys
by matto
Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:50 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: removing air line at diff for air lockers
Replies: 5
Views: 340

Re: removing air line at diff for air lockers

just the plastic line, the end at the compressor is easy but the end on the diff is different and i dont want to damage any fittings
by matto
Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:48 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: removing air line at diff for air lockers
Replies: 5
Views: 340

removing air line at diff for air lockers

how do you remove the air line at the diff on an air locker without damage
by matto
Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:31 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Selling trucks interstate
Replies: 16
Views: 693

nsw to qld you have to hand your plates into the rta and get a transfer rego $30 and drive to the new state with no plates and yes the cops pull you over heaps but thats the rules.
by matto
Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:31 pm
Forum: Auto Electrical
Topic: negative-earth on body v battery
Replies: 13
Views: 736

your right but also wrong electron current flow is from - to + conventional current flow is from + to - the current or amps is determined by the voltage source and the resistance on that circuit (ohms law) if the voltage and resistance are stable then current will be stable too. more resistance will...
by matto
Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:41 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: GQ geabox into GU?
Replies: 5
Views: 453

i have a gq gbox in my gu, had to cut the floor drop the gearbox down a little and cut and weld the gear leaver.
by matto
Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:30 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Driveshaft Extension
Replies: 5
Views: 368

snake racing and other manufacutures make bolt on extentions
by matto
Mon Oct 26, 2009 11:16 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: V8 exhaust clearance
Replies: 1
Views: 228

bigger bump stop
by matto
Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:14 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Beach recovery equip, what are your picks or suggestions?
Replies: 26
Views: 1035

good driving will stop you getting into trouble aswell, if you loose momentum reverse slowly on the tracks you came in on and if you have to stop try and stop on harder sand and it wont dig in as much. another thing would be to have road terrain or at tyres. a shovel a bucket and a snatch strap will...
by matto
Mon Sep 28, 2009 12:38 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Auburn Locker for Nissan
Replies: 9
Views: 929

being magnetic would it pick up the fines in the diff and cause more wear?
by matto
Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:01 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Silastic Vs. bead leaks?? or tubes?
Replies: 10
Views: 735

I have siliconed my tyres about 5 months ago and i havent had mud in the bead yet, its a good idea and costs f-all. i constantly had mud in the bead everytime i went 4bing prior to doing this.
by matto
Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:08 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: solution for air line breaking on rear air locker??
Replies: 23
Views: 893

i have a split in my line i'm going to try a few layers of heat shrink and see if that works
by matto
Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:57 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Will a 33' tire fit on a 15-7 rim?
Replies: 17
Views: 668

if the tyre is 10" wide or less it will be perfect if its 12" wide it might crown abit but incase you dont know 33" is the outside diameter, 15" is the inside diameter and 7" is how wide it is.
by matto
Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:27 am
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Is this the right sump for LS1 conversion?
Replies: 8
Views: 600

theres a plug you can knock out to fit the standard dipstick but you will have to cut about 70mm off to get the correct reading
by matto
Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:54 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Dedicated offroad tires, what would you get?
Replies: 15
Views: 838

why dont you buy some cheap tyres and a tyre groover and make your own design?
by matto
Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:44 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: How reliable are EF/AU factory thermo fans on a 4x4 tourer
Replies: 7
Views: 413

mine have been no worries and i abuse them, they go swimming and can run constantly
by matto
Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:07 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: air locker not releasing air
Replies: 12
Views: 576

mine played up a little on the weekend i found that a bit of mud had got into the solenoid, i just pulled it off cleaned it and sprayed some wd40 and all good.
by matto
Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:04 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Engineering - Rough costs, and requirements? NSW
Replies: 14
Views: 755

when i got mine done the center of the headlight must not be higher than 1200mm from the ground. make sure everything looks good i dont know what regs there are on tyres.
by matto
Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:23 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: What temp range for thermos on a SD33T
Replies: 3
Views: 216

i bought a davis craig one and it has a range of 65 deg to 105 deg so i just turned it off and went for a strap on the highway and found that the car sits on 90 deg so i bumped it up so at 92 deg the fan comes on.
this was done on a hot day in summer
by matto
Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:15 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: 35s or 36s
Replies: 24
Views: 1384

if you want to go in comps go 35" if its general 4bn go 36's.
Alot of the cockbags on this site spend more time on this site than 4bn and enjoying life.
by matto
Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:02 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Petition for the new lift LAWS!
Replies: 19
Views: 1099

reading them has made me think outside the box i live in e.g all the jobs that will be lost in the 4x4 industry due to lift kits being illegal.
I just hope someone important realises this.
by matto
Sun Jul 19, 2009 3:40 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: who sells A frames
Replies: 3
Views: 470

who sells A frames

Just wondering who sell A frames for a nissan gu? All i can find is a wizard performance are these any good?
by matto
Thu Jul 16, 2009 7:03 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: Car Hoons and Suspension heights 4x4s inc
Replies: 225
Views: 10726

thats crap, this might add value to vehicles already raised with engineer cert
by matto
Tue Jul 14, 2009 6:54 pm
Forum: Nissan
Topic: Manual GQ/GU gearbox differences?
Replies: 7
Views: 523

the shifter is closer to the front on a gq and the low range transfercase lever is different.
by matto
Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:07 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: anyone put a lsd back together
Replies: 3
Views: 177

how do you keep all the tags aligned
by matto
Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:22 pm
Forum: General Tech
Topic: anyone put a lsd back together
Replies: 3
Views: 177

anyone put a lsd back together

i tried to shim my lsd using 1 each side and now i cant get it back together, any ideas?