Outer Limits 4x4 Board

ive never really looked after my soft top and it sits outside all the time and it is still awesome 4 years and counting. its because it is an austops one and is made out of awesome stuff, uv marine grade all of the above. sam x2 My Austop has lasted quite well parked out in the street all the time ...

This is where I got mine. I actually bought a cheaper one first and was unhappy with the fit; these guys sold me the AUSTOP brand for $565 delivered and it been pretty good for the last couple of years - the only thing is if it rains for about a week the material will eventually soak through - I ...

That does make me feel a bit better... I was actually just ignoring the battery symbol thinking that if the display still worked then there was no problem. I guess I learnt for next time

Nick.

The original alternator is back in and output seems fine now that I changed the battery in the meter .



Cheers


Nick.

The worst thing is when you don't realise until after you've spent money unnecessarily... but oh well, that happens...

Edit: I got a partial refund for the alternator which the wrecker didn't have to do... I got 40 out of the 70 bucks back which is pretty good.

Thanks again for the help guys

Nick.

Just a question how old is your multimeter,when the battery gets flat sometimes they read voltages higher than what it is. Just a thought ,i have had this before ,had me scratching my head for a while.. Bingo. There was a little battery symbol but I thought that if the display is still working then ...

scooby_74 wrote:sierras have a fuesable link at the battery. over time they get corroded and or weak causing volt drop, might pay to check that aswell.

Would that cause the alternator to put out a higher voltage?


Thanks

Nick.

The wiring diagram is here http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/3280/50646836tv3.th.jpg The only wires going out are the ones to the dash light (marked L), the IG line (apparently needs 12V so that the alternator will actually charge assuming that its the same as described here: http://www.genco1.com ...

chimpboy wrote:It could be a second bad alternator (or rather reglator) but I am just wondering about the voltage sensing wire to the alternator and whether that could be screwing things up.

Thanks mate, any idea is good - any idea how I could check?

NIck.

Its been a while since I've been here so I feel a bit slack just coming back when I have a problem - but hopefully someone can help me out. I left my lights in my 1989 suzuki sierra on the other day and ran the battery down - it didn't charge back up that well so I replaced it. The new one battery ...

Mine are the same as the ring type down the bottom - cheaper than the slide type. If I had the cash a couple of those slide types would have been great, although I'm not sure about how you would recess them - at least the ring-tye sit flush woth the surface To recess the rails, could use a router ...

Lots of info on building a trailer to match a tow vehicle (albeit a jeep) here: http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/Trailers.htm The site has _heaps_ of info on this bloke modifying his jeep and (if you can see past the fact that it's a different brand of car) there are a lot of good ideas that he's done ...

Found some rail based tie down ideas that I've seen at opposite lock and other 4wd suppliers. Are these a waste of money, or are they really handy to have depending on what you're carrying? I'll be camping sometimes with my fridge on board and the usual camping gear incl dry firewood in tubs/cages ...

Don't know but I like the way that they've even matched the rims and paint - looks pretty good I reckon.

Don't forget to build then as light as possible for a Sierra. Would tend towards alloy instead of steel for frames. Would even tend towards a single shelf with plastic tubs in place of actual draws. Much liter and more versatile. Have to agree with that too - it's much simpler w/out drawers and you ...

Sorry 'bout the crappy phone pics - but here's my storage section; just used 90* angle bolted to the existing holes in the body from the trim and bolted form ply onto that. If I want anything stored underneath I can put it into tubs - was going to use drawers, but they're not as versatile and work ...

Here's a couple of other pics from the net:





Looks like qld no. plates and a suzisport sticker on the back of the trailer?... someone might know it.


Cheers


Nick.

In the (I think) July 2006 issue of Street Machine (yeah... gimme a break...) there was an article on how the guys made the speaker pods for their competition car using MDF as a base that was fibreglassed over - messy stuff, but not particularly hard. You could then either paint it (if you get them ...

What sorta wheel did you get? How mush was it (if you don't mind my asking). I reckon that it wouls be :cool: to get some 'plastic' paint and paint the dash black or charcoal (like more modern dashes) instead of brown and fill up the screw holes in it while I'm going. The point is that even if you ...

A couple more links on cooling by the same guy

http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoElectricFan.htm

http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoWaterpump.htm

Good reading anyhow

Nick.

Apparently jeep cherokees have a bit of an overheating problem from the factory (moreso on sand etc); this guy seems pretty cluey with a lot of the stuff he does http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoBonnet.htm Not for a patrol, but surely the theory should still apply. Also on his site he mentions ...

Say you go the 1.6L carbie, how easy is it to turbo? Not 100% but I'm pretty sure that you'd be better off going the efi engine if that was your plans; the stock computer should handle a low amount of boost but an aftermarket management system would be able to handle more. I wonder how much boost ...

Pull the shift lever out of the box. When doing so make sure that you pull it straight up (eg, vertically) to avoid putting the box into gear. This will make it easier to put back together :D. Once you have removed the shifter you should see something like the following pic. In my case the bolt had ...

No dramas. Thanks for that mate. Like I said, good job with the write-up, it makes it easier for people to see exactly what's going on

Nick

Good stuff Damo, I've also seen it mentioned quite few times but pictures and a detailed explanation helps heaps - maybe this could go into the bible? Can you further explain the symptoms - my shifter wobbles from side to side in gear, but I'm assuming that yours was the case where it could actually ...

I can hear the motor for the antenna working but the antenna is still stuck down. I had that problem on another car - I could pull up the aerial by hand though; can you do that? I went to an autoelec get it fixed but after a couple of days it broke again. Went back to the same autoelec for several ...

Hi all I have been tossing up which 4by to buy out of a sierra or a feroza to use as an every day driver as well as weekend warrior, nothing to extreme just lifted and 29s/30s with some subtle engine tweeks here and there as i have not been fully bitten by the bug yet. So my question to you people ...

Considered a swb vitara? They would be more comparable to a feroza. More power, more comfortable than a sierra, better on road and you can fit 30's from what I've read without too many dramas. One thing to consider is that suzuki's are quite common - you see a heap more compared to daihatsu's - so ...

I got a brand new radiator from repco a couple of months ago (rrp $318 I think...). It seems quite good, bolts straight up although the drain plug doesn't have that bit of hose extension on it... it works fine without it tho. It does seem to be running a bit warmer according to the guage (only ...

Cheers mate, Haven't seen that top one before, it must be the hardtop version of the calmini one?

I'm more looking at just a couple of bars as opposed to a full basket style rack, but thanks anyway...

Nick