Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 10:11 am
bigsteve wrote:~ Attach the flares and mud flaps (Bought some push fasteners yesterday)
What are these push fasteners mate?
What are these push fasteners mate?
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What are these push fasteners mate?
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 10:33 am
Sorry guys typo, I meant pink bits.....
They look so good i've just ordered some paint!
Thanks for the reply Steve, hope you can get some sleep at work!
They look so good i've just ordered some paint!
Thanks for the reply Steve, hope you can get some sleep at work!
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 12:52 pm
Thats simply gergs unhealthy fascination with "Pink Bling" 
was just a bit of fun Droopypete was having at gregs expense ... we all had a laugh
along with the loveheart in the rear of the bikini top pete made form an old soft top ..
was just a bit of fun Droopypete was having at gregs expense ... we all had a laugh
along with the loveheart in the rear of the bikini top pete made form an old soft top ..Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 1:04 pm
Yep - good times those body swap days 
Speaking of bling - I've just ordered some bling goodies from Spidertrax on Big Steve's behalf
Speaking of bling - I've just ordered some bling goodies from Spidertrax on Big Steve's behalf
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:12 pm
greg wrote:Yep - good times those body swap days
Speaking of bling - I've just ordered some bling goodies from Spidertrax on Big Steve's behalf
what sort of Bling are we talking here ?? A thorax, Birf rings, rear disks, 1/4 eleptic ... what what ??
(I go wheeling and shopping vicariously lately
)Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:14 pm
love_mud wrote:what sort of Bling are we talking here ?? A thorax, Birf rings, rear disks, 1/4 eleptic ... what what ??
(I go wheeling and shopping vicariously lately
Sorry mate - it's all a big secret right now... you'll just have to wait and see
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:35 pm
greg wrote:love_mud wrote:what sort of Bling are we talking here ?? A thorax, Birf rings, rear disks, 1/4 eleptic ... what what ??
(I go wheeling and shopping vicariously lately
Sorry mate - it's all a big secret right now... you'll just have to wait and see
Thats it .. I am having a tantrum .. and I refuse to do anymore work until you tell me ...
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 6:13 am
Latest Update:
It Drives!!!!
Greg came over last night for a bit of a mid week spanner spinning session.
~ Bolted in the new 6:1 chrome tcase
~ Fitted up all the drive shafts, this was where the problem lay waiting. The jack shaft uni was shagged so we used one of my spares (Complete jack shaft) only to find that the flange was different (88's have smaller flanges like NT's) so we had to whip a flange off another piece of unused tail shaft to fit it up, both Greg and I now both know the intimate inner details of zook uni's.
~ Tightened up all the front end (Left loose after the chassis ext.
~ Bled the breaks and adjusted the clutch and away we went.
A quick spin around the block with no doors, windscreen, bikini bar or tail lights also revealed a strange burning smell which we worried to be a shorted wire but soon found a split heater hose (Because of the body lift)
Low range was coool with 29's however I'm picking up my rims this morning and will hopefully fit the swampers to them tomorrow morning, still need to paint some remaining panels and work out a small fuse blowing problem (tonight)
Still looking a posibility for a bit of a run on saturday but but no t not a strong possibility.
Thanks again for your help Greg and the use of you "Small hands"
It Drives!!!!
Greg came over last night for a bit of a mid week spanner spinning session.
~ Bolted in the new 6:1 chrome tcase
~ Fitted up all the drive shafts, this was where the problem lay waiting. The jack shaft uni was shagged so we used one of my spares (Complete jack shaft) only to find that the flange was different (88's have smaller flanges like NT's) so we had to whip a flange off another piece of unused tail shaft to fit it up, both Greg and I now both know the intimate inner details of zook uni's.
~ Tightened up all the front end (Left loose after the chassis ext.
~ Bled the breaks and adjusted the clutch and away we went.
A quick spin around the block with no doors, windscreen, bikini bar or tail lights also revealed a strange burning smell which we worried to be a shorted wire but soon found a split heater hose (Because of the body lift)
Low range was coool with 29's however I'm picking up my rims this morning and will hopefully fit the swampers to them tomorrow morning, still need to paint some remaining panels and work out a small fuse blowing problem (tonight)
Still looking a posibility for a bit of a run on saturday but but no t not a strong possibility.
Thanks again for your help Greg and the use of you "Small hands"
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 7:07 am
Cool, there's light at the end of that tunnel....
Look forward to more pics....
Look forward to more pics....
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 8:43 am
Drewfus wrote:Cool, there's light at the end of that tunnel....
I'd prefer to see another cup of coffee than light right now
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 8:44 am
sounds swwwwet dude.
cant wait to see the action shots[/quote]
cant wait to see the action shots[/quote]
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 8:49 pm
greg wrote:Drewfus wrote:Cool, there's light at the end of that tunnel....
I'd prefer to see another cup of coffee than light right now
Tell me about it, I stayed up for another 2 hours after you left then was stuck on the road for about 12 hours today.
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 8:52 pm
Todays update:
Not a lot done tonight as I got home late from work.
Picked up the rims today, I hope to drop them in to be fitted on the way to work tomorrow.
Preped the windscreen surroun as well as the bonnet for painting (Tuesday) just need to prep the doors, work out the small electrical problem, fit the new heater hose and all should be well for some driving to and from work next week.
Not a lot done tonight as I got home late from work.
Picked up the rims today, I hope to drop them in to be fitted on the way to work tomorrow.
Preped the windscreen surroun as well as the bonnet for painting (Tuesday) just need to prep the doors, work out the small electrical problem, fit the new heater hose and all should be well for some driving to and from work next week.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 3:25 pm
Put those swampers on and put up the pix dude
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:58 pm
greg wrote:Put those swampers on and put up the pix dude
They are on but I am cameraless, will take some tomorrow, but I guess you will have to wait til Monday now
Steve
(Dad Mode)
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 10:03 pm
Well the rims and tyres are on, A few measurements.
They sit right on 10.5 inches wide and are a fraction over 33.5 inches tall
Pics do the talking
They sit right on 10.5 inches wide and are a fraction over 33.5 inches tall
Pics do the talking
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 10:06 pm
Few more
The front hits up hard on the body, I'll probaby extend the bump stop a touch.
The front hits up hard on the body, I'll probaby extend the bump stop a touch.
Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 10:08 pm
Last one
The rear shock is at full compression so I will be replacing the rears (Just shitty ones I bolted on) with N76's like the fronts.
The rear shock is at full compression so I will be replacing the rears (Just shitty ones I bolted on) with N76's like the fronts.
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 7:33 am
u got a measurement on the LTB's yet?
how high did u lift a wheel b4 the rear started to lift?
how high did u lift a wheel b4 the rear started to lift?
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 10:25 am
redzook wrote:u got a measurement on the LTB's yet?
They are taller than Gregs (But keep that to yourself)bigsteve wrote:A few measurements.
They sit right on 10.5 inches wide and are a fraction over 33.5 inches tall
redzook wrote:how high did u lift a wheel b4 the rear started to lift?
About my waist hight, its a bit hard to judge though, I'll be ramping it again when I have sorted out the rear shocks.
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 8:00 pm
Knocked some flares up today, they are semi-removable.
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 8:16 pm
go the garden edgeing flares 
how do you attach them to make em removable?
how do you attach them to make em removable?
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 9:07 pm
When the tyre contacts the flare it becomes removable
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:40 am
bigsteve wrote:Knocked some flares up today, they are semi-removable.
Please explain? How removable are they mate?
(note - first attempt to make mine removable resulted in them being removed by wind resistance at 80km p/h.
)Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:04 am
Steve why didn't you trim your guards back before painting? Seems to be a "little " bit of tyre contact which will play havic with the flares and the tyres
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:29 am
what kinda offset are you running on ur rims steve? where'd ya get the flares from? i've been looking for something like that, but havet only found stuff that's 'bout 60mm....
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:31 am
stumped wrote:what kinda offset are you running on ur rims steve? where'd ya get the flares from? i've been looking for something like that, but havet only found stuff that's 'bout 60mm....
In my best Big Steve Voice
"They are from the garden section of bunnings warehouse"
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:36 am
Hmm interesting stuff ...
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:43 am
love_mud wrote:Hmm interesting stuff ...
Here's some more interesting stuff... As it sits currently big steve's car is 3 inches taller in the front, and 4 inches taller in the back than mine is.
Note: 0.5 inches would be explained by the larger tyre diameter - but the rest is because his new springs are very springy
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:48 am
greg wrote:love_mud wrote:Hmm interesting stuff ...
Here's some more interesting stuff... As it sits currently big steve's car is 3 inches taller in the front, and 4 inches taller in the back than mine is.
Note: 0.5 inches would be explained by the larger tyre diameter - but the rest is because his new springs are very springy
as soon as Big Steve gets in it .. it will be .5 of an inch lower than yours
.. Means he can go quicker down bush tracks etc at this point though ..