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rocky hardcore

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:21 pm
by 2roky
85 daihastu rocky
solid front diff stiff as suspension, no ground clearance small feet. being turned into a mud eating monster.

waste of time modifying you may say? well its mine and i'll make it as big and as bad as i can afford to at the mo

list of mod's so far.
33x12.5x16 monoform mongrels on custom offset rims
hilux rear springs with 3 leaves removed all round
long shocks in the front
3'' longer shackles
flipped steering set up
custom $40 pvc snorkle
attitude to boot
longer brake lines
cut gaurds
rear cut off and turned into a proper well deck
custom bar still to be shaped a little
to come
winch
roll cage
more attitude to boot

standard with longer shackles in place

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nearly finished the mods just have to cut gaurds and put rear wall in place. and rollcage.
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more daihatsu pics at
http://s100.photobucket.com/albums/m16/2roky/?start=0

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:55 pm
by HotFourOk
:armsup: :armsup:

Keep up the pics and good work! :D

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:24 pm
by 2roky
cheers n will do

if anyone wants to know anything about the build up just ask :D

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:56 pm
by MightyMouse
Go for it.....

Just because I sorta rained on your Feroza parade, doesn't mean I don't appreciate a fun project.

If it was all about logic none of us would own Daihatsu's.....

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:15 pm
by 2roky
ya didnt rain on me parade at all just pointed out a few things i hadnt thought of. and after all that i've learn something lol. now just have to save up for a set of hilux diffs for the fez instead and keep the rugger diffs as spares for this thing.

i hopefully will have this thing all finished in two weeks :D would be done now if i didnt have :bad-words: uni exams

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:31 pm
by MightyMouse
I think the 5.7 crownwheel and pinion was a HiAce van ratio, but there's lots of info on Toyota diffs on the web.

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:29 am
by stariondriver
i like that snorkel!! you really have a tire called a "mongrel"?
my aussie pal he in Oregon like to call people "Mongrel" it one of his favorite words. lol

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:45 am
by 2roky
cheers easy as to make that snorkle was. and yeh monoform over there in oz made them. their a copy of the simex centipede and only cost about $250 (nzd). there so cheap cause there a retread. and i recon they call them mongrels cause they look pretty mongrel lol :lol:

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:32 pm
by mrRocky
simex jungle trekkers are unbeatable in the mud i am able to get through most stuff in 2wd in my rocky they are about $320 a pop though but worth looking at for your next set if your serious. dont worry others told me it couldnt be done either, thats why i did it
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have you heard what happens if you sit on or over 100kmph for to long with the mongrels

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:36 pm
by 2roky
yeh they fly to bits :shock:

i wont be doin that speed with it as it will be Aframed to and from the playgrounds by a feroza :P

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:04 pm
by Spartacus
mrRocky wrote:simex jungle trekkers are unbeatable in the mud i am able to get through most stuff in 2wd in my rocky they are about $320 a pop though but worth looking at for your next set if your serious. dont worry others told me it couldnt be done either, thats why i did it
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have you heard what happens if you sit on or over 100kmph for to long with the mongrels
oh we pimpin our rides agian?
just for kicks :finger:

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or this one

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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 1:18 pm
by stariondriver
Spartacus, nice boggers!

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 5:51 pm
by 2roky
nice what kind of diff you running there?

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:33 pm
by Spartacus
mq patrol. one of the brand/types of front axle that bolt up.

daihatsu driveshaft need to be ground down to fit nissan pinion, everything else bolts together. can run the daihatsu tierod but about
100mm to short.

37 boggers

2roky-i like your approach.
are the hilux springs shorter from front to the pin by alot?

when i was looking the rocky ones were 40mm forward, but 30mm total length shorter than hilux.
Do u have a part number/model for the lux springs?

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:38 pm
by 2roky
i think they are actually a bit longer these ones as they are rears. not to sure what type of hilux they are out of though. the wreaker i got them from just had them lying about. i have to get some longer shocks to take the bounce out of it now.

i may have to keep an eye out for some of those diffs need the width to allow me to do steeper sidlings and diff locks :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:32 pm
by mrRocky
mines still all rocky just as mr hatsu made it

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:23 pm
by 2roky
finally got it finished still waiting on a new rear drive shaft i kinda F@#ked me old one

the finshed product
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still has a bit more flex left but need the rear drive shaft to get it