F20 pix :)

[BIg StEvE]

another car that was travelling 100kmh!!! very scary experience
the impact ripped off my bullbar and bent both of the rails about 10cm's toward the passenger side of the car.
the body damage is minimal but the structual damage to the front end is huge.

Damage to other car!


The F20!

[runnin4life]

fuck a duck damb the othe car got F8ked up

yer you can see the chassis rail all bent up at the front sad to see another F20 go off the road

cheers
elliot

[RockyF75]

i'll take them tyres/wheels of ya hands if you want

(do scats have same stud patt as rocky's??)

[runnin4life]

its a F20 and they have the same a zuki
so if urs is same a zooki then yes
and i think if ur gunna make any offers for parts might be best to pm him

cheers
elliot

[TX4000]

Straighten it out... measure it up, put some dynabolts down with plates, hook it up and chainblock it back square... dont scrap it :(

[Chris F20 maniac]

hey all,
nice suggestion tx4000, but i dont have the tools to do it, nor do i have the cash to pay people to do it.

i will be parting the car out, unless someone wants to buy the whole thing and straighten it out like tx4000 is suggesting.

i have owned this car for nearly six years, it was my first car and i am very attached to it.
it was a great car to learn all the ins and outs of offroading in, but in reallity even if i did fix it, the old girl just wont do the distances i want it to, or the speeds. The limitations on where i can get to are just to great.

it was fun while it lasted but its now time to move onto bigger, better and meaner 4X4's.

the details will be in the forsale section soon.

cheers
chris

[TX4000]

*sob*.... *sniff*... ok.. right lets at it then.. does it have the center consol dash or just the basic plastic cover over hole setup ? 5sp ?

Cheers.

[Hatsu]

Bad news about the hatsu, always sad to see them go down...

Don't know if you got my pm, Chris, but if you or anyone else want to put that thing back together, I've still got this thing sitting in the shed.
It's being used for parts, has no motor or driveline etc, but it has got a chassis!

[Chris F20 maniac]

um yeah i got your pm mate.
ive been meaning to give you a call ive just been really busy.

so that pic is the car that is sittin in your garage! the body looks in great nic!

now i just dont know what to do!!!!

[Chris F20 maniac]

ok i am goin to part it out, for any one who wants build an F20 on 34 inch swampers this is a great chance. you have perfect body and chassis on offer and all you have to do is put all my gear on it!

[Chris F20 maniac]

i'll take them tyres/wheels of ya hands if you want

(do scats have same stud patt as rocky's??)

as far as i know yes. 5/5.5 is the patern i have. suposedly the same as F100 patern.

one rim slightly damaged is fixable and its still holding air. tread is 99%. for rims and tyres $1300ono

can post pics if wanted

[Hatsu]

We all know you want to fix it!
C'mon mate put it back together for just one more winter season, life without a hatsu just won't be the same!

[Chris F20 maniac]

there is a part of me that wants to fix it, but when i think about it, its not gona be ready by winter and as soon as i start to swap stuff over things like seals will need replacing, things will start to break, ill want to rebuild the gear box and motor and even when im done there will be heaps more to do and ill still want a bigger 4x4!

here is a short list of parts, feel free to ask about anything i have forgotten. And pm me for prices and pics.

-custom rear bar with led lights
-34in LTB swampers on 16in rims 99%tread
-2 in extended shackles
-2 in body lift kit
-12R 1600 motor
-a pair of WRX seats with rails moded to fit daihatsu
-chrome headlight rings
-quarter panel mounted mirrors with chrome plated arms

im sure ive left out heaps so just pm me with anything you want to know

cheers
chris

[Chris F20 maniac]

here is the link to the add in the for sale section.

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... 753#736753

[manual]

Just an update on my little beast.

Thought you has gotten rid of me hadn't you

Ok - so now I stripped everything out of the inside - and i mean everything - basically back to bare metal in the entire inside of the cab. I managed to get my hands on a few things for it:

Windscreen - turns out a mate of mine is a windscreen fitter - cheap windscreen thankyou very much in Machine Impact glass - woot - and it only took a small amount of time with a grinder and a hammer to make it fit - the top of the windscreen frame was bent in - so some minor panel beating was required.

My bros mates are all into their mini trucks - so i scored a set of hilux mirrors off of one of them who got some smaller more fashionable mirrors - score there!!

The VC seats - who said they were too big!! Ok, so they were - but I still made them fit - needed to relocate the seatbelt assembly, but that didn't take too much effort, and I managed to bolt the passenger seat in no probs.

Next weekend I will tackle the driver's seat - but I still think I am up for a new steering wheel as I feel I could be sitting a little high and rubbing my legs on 55" wheel it has standard (ok not 55" but might as well be)

Apart from that - got the indicator stalk working again - just needed some gentle persuasion, so no need to dummy wiring to switches to make the indicators work - woohoo!! all the lights now work except the drivers side headlight in low beam?? it works on high beam - but not low beam and if i changet the headlamps with the passenger side it works low beam and high beam - so i will need to find the wiring fault in that.

Spotlights that came with the car need to be rewired if they still work.

and FINALLY - got some paint organised for it!! woohoo - 4L of John Deere Green and some yellow and black (yellow fo the wheels and black for the roo bar / roll cage bars) to make it look like a true john deere tractor but before i paint it there is a small amount of rust to look into - but that shouldn't be too hard. So hopefully come Easter long weekend it should be ready to paint and I can get back to driving it again

as some of you may be aware when i bought it - the starter motor was dying - so i got a new one for $60!!! bargain

anyways - once it is all done I will update you all again with more photos / details!

Take care and happy 4WD'ing!!

[runnin4life]

sounds like your F20 is coming along very nice indeed

ive made some progress on mine

take a look here if you want
i couldnt be stuffed typing it all twice

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... p?t=553901

[runnin4life]

hi all
ive made a over head consol for the F20
ill post some pics of the finished product
i have some pics of as i built it in my build up thread

if any ones interested ill do a step by step tutorial kind of thing on how to make one

cheers
elliot

[runnin4life]

hi
just thought ide give a biut of a thanks to tx4000

you tips on tinting your windows helped alot

what tint did you get
i got mine from supercheap
its very dark smoke
is yours similiar

do you find it dark at night on the windows in the front doors

[TX4000]

Ahh no probs runnin' yep supercheap is good ! no its not too dark to me, tho I am used to dark tint.. my last 4 cars had darker than "spec" tint and I have no probs seeing either side in dark. That and the fact I rarely drive at night

Cheers.

[runnin4life]

sweet yer i got the %5 very dark smoke on the back doors and back windows
and i have the %30 dark smoke on the front door windows
works very well definantly can feel a diffrence
cuts down the general glair from stuff all around
and feels good with the dark ass tint
cheers
elliot

[manual]

Ok - slight update - she is now a different colour

I just finished spraying the body today - John Deere Green

I still gotta paint the roo bar black, and bolt all the bits and pieces back in - but here is a teaser with all the rust cut out, bogged up, and sprayed

[manual]

Ok, another update, i will try and keep this thread alive

Things that are now back in the car:

headlights
grill
RVM
side mirrors
sun visor passenger side (driver side doesn't exist)
windscreen wipers
windscreen wiper motors
indicators
steel plates for roll bar

things to go on this weekend:
roll bar
seats
seatbelts
rear doors
spare wheel holder

things to do but probably won't get a chance this weekend:
re-wire RHS headlight to work on low beam (might just slave off the LHS)
re-wire entire rear bar light assembly - purchase trailor lights for $9 a side, and a rear number plate light for $6.50) so need to make the rear bar again, and wire up the lights to get the indicators / brakes / tail lights / reverse light working

then i am back to driving it and i can't wait to take it to the dunes!!

Also gotta work on the indicators a little more - the stalk still isn't 100% - doesn't always work when indicating right - indicating left is perfect though

Will post more pics when i get updated ones

Car is John Deere Green and gloss black metallic items (roll bars / spare wheel carrier etc) and I have some john deere yellow to do the wheels!! when i get a chance that is .... not high on my list of things to do just yet.