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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:20 pm
by cookie monster
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:47 pm
by evanstaniland
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:55 pm
by Lil'Loki
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.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:23 pm
by mnemonix
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.
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:38 pm
by ozy1
congrats, have followed this thread form the start, awesome build up, and even the pink cammo has come up really well, good work
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:41 pm
by RockHopper
Well yes, you'll get an A+ distinction from me. The camo looks awsome. Well done Cooki and Jr
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:20 pm
by Gwagensteve
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.
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:12 pm
by tOiletduck
Came up a treat, looks rad.
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:26 pm
by jimbo jones
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:16 am
by lay80n
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....
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:40 pm
by cookie monster
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
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:47 pm
by grimbo
after all that work she better ace the report part
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:29 pm
by Pinball
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
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:36 am
by crackatinny
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
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:07 pm
by ozy1
This build up went well, looks awsome, any updates?
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:04 pm
by Santos
Why aren't the rims camo pink, i demand a complete package damnit!
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:43 am
by alien
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:04 am
by DavePatrol
i recon white rims would look sweet, any up dates?
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:16 am
by Gwagensteve
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.
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:43 pm
by cookie monster
Updates will be coming shortly
cookie monster
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:12 am
by WICKED
*cough cough*
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:26 am
by GRPABT1
And how long is shortly???
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:40 pm
by cookie monster
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
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:04 pm
by cookie monster
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
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:12 pm
by cookie monster
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
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:26 pm
by GRPABT1
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.
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:27 pm
by 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
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..
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:34 pm
by cookie monster
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
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:41 pm
by cookie monster
[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
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:28 pm
by jimbo jones
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