cookiemonster-jr's Sierra Build Thread

Post by **cookie monster** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:20 pm

Ok here it is, more pics to follow next week

cookie monster

Post by **evanstaniland** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:47 pm

that has come up tops!! nice work to you both, you should be proud of the work done!

Evan

Post by **Lil'Loki** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:55 pm

Nice work guys. Looks great. Are you going to utilise the hole for the snorkel again or are you just going to leave a plug there.

Post by **mnemonix** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:23 pm

The old girl has scrubbed up really well. It's a credit to you both!
I look forward to seeing what else you guys can produce.

Post by **ozy1** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:38 pm

congrats, have followed this thread form the start, awesome build up, and even the pink cammo has come up really well, good work

Post by **RockHopper** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:41 pm

Well yes, you'll get an A+ distinction from me. The camo looks awsome. Well done Cooki and Jr

Post by **Gwagensteve** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:20 pm

Well done guys - looks great.

Small note though, those small indicator/parker lights are designed as marker lights only and are not legal in that application. You might get away with it forever, you might not.

Just something to be aware of. I'm sure a bunch of people will post up and say they're fine, but they have been noted on a defect notice here in Vic, so if a cop was looking for something to defect the car for, they could be a problem.

Steve.

Post by **tOiletduck** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:12 pm

Came up a treat, looks rad.

Post by **jimbo jones** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:26 pm

tOiletduck wrote:Came up a treat, looks rad.

cammo pink looks awsome

Post by **lay80n** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:16 am

Congratulation Cookie Monster, and Cookie Monster Jnr. You have both done a great job. You should both be proud.

Here is your next challenge :
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthre ... =kid+buggy

Layto....

Post by **cookie monster** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:40 pm

Lil'Loki wrote:Nice work guys. Looks great. Are you going to utilise the hole for the snorkel again or are you just going to leave a plug there.

We will get round to re-fitting a snorkal, but not sure what type yet.
Would like to go for a stainless pipe design.

Thanks everyone for your comments, we had a great night on Saturday celebrating the finish of the project. Its all down to Hailey now to complete the written part of the project

Ill post up some more pics of the car in daylight and of some of the other steps involved in the build.

cookie monster

Post by **grimbo** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:47 pm

after all that work she better ace the report part

Post by **Pinball** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:29 pm

Gwagensteve wrote:Well done guys - looks great.

Small note though, those small indicator/parker lights are designed as marker lights only and are not legal in that application. You might get away with it forever, you might not.

Just something to be aware of. I'm sure a bunch of people will post up and say they're fine, but they have been noted on a defect notice here in Vic, so if a cop was looking for something to defect the car for, they could be a problem.

Steve.

Does indeed look pretty spec...

on the lights, both hella and narva do a semi sealed head light replacement with the park light built in.

i'd then look at a set of led strips from hella recessed into the bar work between the tubes...

would make for a bit cleaner front end to.

Spock

Post by **crackatinny** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:36 am

looks fantastic, certainly an eye catcher!!!

id be to sacred to take it off road, might scratch the duco.

hmmm, chasing bikes some single trail = lots of scraches

Post by **ozy1** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:07 pm

This build up went well, looks awsome, any updates?

Post by **Santos** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:04 pm

Why aren't the rims camo pink, i demand a complete package damnit!

Post by **alien** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:43 am

the LEDs on front of my zuk are similar to this (dont stick out as far though) and they have the ADR stamp on the lens so theyre perfectly legal in WA... theyre designed as trailer markers and indicators.

Post by **DavePatrol** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:04 am

i recon white rims would look sweet, any up dates?

Post by **Gwagensteve** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:16 am

alien wrote:the LEDs on front of my zuk are similar to this (dont stick out as far though) and they have the ADR stamp on the lens so theyre perfectly legal in WA... theyre designed as trailer markers and indicators.

A light can be ADR approved as a marker/indicator repeater, that doesn't mean it's approved as a primary front indicator. the ADR relates to area, colour, and light spread (that's why some of them are marked directionally - i.e arrow to the outside)

There are acutally very few LED amber lights that are approved as a front indicator, and they're pretty big.

Steve.

Post by **cookie monster** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:43 pm

Updates will be coming shortly

cookie monster

Post by **WICKED** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:12 am

*cough cough*

Post by **GRPABT1** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:26 am

And how long is shortly???

Post by **cookie monster** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:40 pm

Finishing off the paint job.

Linda took over and produced the basic pattern(so blame her !)

Once I had filled in Linda's pattern, it was time for a buff and polish

Then it was off with the newspaper and masking tape

cookie monster

Post by **cookie monster** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:04 pm

Now Linda & Hailey got a bit carried away with the buffer and cutting compound. This resulted in some of the pink being buffed off

We talked and talked over the problem, one week we thought it would be ok, the next week we didnt !
Eventually, we bit the bullet, pulled the bonnet off and repainted it

In the end, we all agreed that it was worth the effort

cookie monster

Post by **cookie monster** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:12 pm

The bonnet rattled a bit on one corner and no amount of adjusting would fix it. On a visit to the local autoparts shop we noticed some bonnet latches, so thought they would do the job and also add a bit of bling !

Hailey drilling the pilot holes for the hook

Screwing the self tappers in

More holes to drill

Assembling the rubber hooks

Finished job

cookie monster

Post by **GRPABT1** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:26 pm

We have those same bonnet latches on the polaris at work as the sole way of holding the bonnet down and it goes about 80kph.

Post by **foolsp33d** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:27 pm

a big

to you both!! an awesome and very inspiring effort. Out of curiosity.. what colour is it rego'd as? camp pink would look good on a rego lable

thought about a quick coat of black on the inside of the wheel arches and along the chassis rails? would just top it off nicely imo.
otherwise, fan-friggin-tastic! be proud, be VERY proud!

sp33d

GRPABT1 wrote:We have those same bonnet latches on the polaris at work as the sole way of holding the bonnet down and it goes about 89kph.

not 90? lol..

Post by **cookie monster** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:34 pm

We picked up these ali rear qtr panels from our mechanic(Grant @ cross country 4x4) for the bargain price of $50.

Sikaflex is the gear to use. We tried liquid nails first, but it didnt stick.

We put some small blobs on first, just to check it wouldnt squeeze out the sides

Once we were happy with the fit, we loaded some more Sikaflex onto the panel and placed it on the car

Clamps help. Keep them on for 24 hrs

cookie monster

cookie monster

Post by **cookie monster** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:41 pm

[quote="foolsp33d"]a big

to you both!! an awesome and very inspiring effort. Out of curiosity.. what colour is it rego'd as? camp pink would look good on a rego lable

thought about a quick coat of black on the inside of the wheel arches and along the chassis rails? would just top it off nicely imo.
otherwise, fan-friggin-tastic! be proud, be VERY proud!

sp33d

We did put some black on the front under the bullbar to cover the blue, will probably do the same under the arches etc.

I havent rego'd it yet, so not sure what colour to rego it

cookie monster

Post by **jimbo jones** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:28 pm

cookie monster wrote:
foolsp33d wrote:a big to you both!! an awesome and very inspiring effort. Out of curiosity.. what colour is it rego'd as? camp pink would look good on a rego lable

thought about a quick coat of black on the inside of the wheel arches and along the chassis rails? would just top it off nicely imo.
otherwise, fan-friggin-tastic! be proud, be VERY proud!

sp33d

We did put some black on the front under the bullbar to cover the blue, will probably do the same under the arches etc.

I havent rego'd it yet, so not sure what colour to rego it

cookie monster

when yuou get the road worthy they will just put down the main color which is pink

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