[pinkfloyddsotm]

Originally Posted by roscoFJ73

If you run american through babelfish ,gas comes out as petrol

No real difference between diesel and petrol mufflers. Ive been running the 3F muffler on my 73 series for 4 years.

Originally Posted by crushers

think about it,
the reason for an exhaust system is to move the gasses from the side of the engine to a safe point away from the occupants and to make the noise acceptable to the public.

gas or diesel, the exhaust systems are the same material.

yeah yeah i know ,dont have to be smart alecs about it, thought id double check.

[crushers]

nothing smart-alec about it, some people actually believe there is a difference. i was trying to make it easier to understand..

[pinkfloyddsotm]

sweet as

[lshobie]

ARB compressor and on-board-air installed. Front ARB going in next week.

Rear wheel spacers added (1.5") had to trim the bed, no chance to rub now, had a longer flex line made to handle the articulation.

[lshobie]

Enough room for flex now, the tires were too close before, and now the rears will actually follow the fronts.

[pinkfloyddsotm]

some spacers are what i need aswell, tyre scrubs up against the chassis
have you tried them out yet ?
compressor looks good too.fits perfect

[roscoFJ73]

Originally Posted by lshobie

Enough room for flex now, the tires were too close before, and now the rears will actually follow the fronts.

Louis ,what did you use for your tray to sit on. Are they Hockey puks? If its rubber,the tray should allow the frame to flex a fair bit.

[lshobie]

I am going wheeling this sunday so I will see how it flex's. Yes Ross the mounts are hockey pucks, the aluminum tray is built to flex - it will be interesting to see how it all works.

[crushers]

you will find the hockey pucks wear quite quickly...

BTDT

[lshobie]

Ya, only thing I had on hand at the time. The good thing is that 2 guys can lift this deck off and they can be swapped out easily - I made it that way so I could raise or lower it.

Thanks!

[crushers]

not critizing, just some heads up...
once you have the height confirmed that you want then may i suggestwelding new blocks and a peice of conveyor belt between the aluminum and the steel frame?

[lshobie]

Ya, I'll get around to it sometime, not on the list of priorities right now. I already have the materials, just no time to throw them together.

Have fun on your ride this weekend, I'll post some of my trip.

[Fromage]

Post up some pics!

[lshobie]

A quick video http://www.youtube.com/v/b_I2RNKSa8M

another:

http://www.youtube.com/v/ogMh-zsnuuI

http://forum.ih8mud.com/ca-true-nort...p-wier-qc.html

[Gold Boy]

Originally Posted by lshobie

Enough room for flex now, the tires were too close before, and now the rears will actually follow the fronts.

[crushers]

nice touch with the finger over the lens...LOL!!

looks like fun, maybe next time...

[lshobie]

Ya, I have my blonde moments.

[crushers]

i pity you having to run with those POS Rovers...
Rovers are like North American Jeeps... great to look at... from a distance.

[pinkfloyddsotm]

sick videos mate,is their much other guys driving around in the 79 series utes up in canada ? your's should stand out a fair bit then aye.

[lshobie]

Not too many that I know of - maybe one or 2 more in canada on the road?? I get looked at all day, thought it was me at first - then I tinted the windows - turns out they were just looking at the truck

The tires are rubbing on the bottom of the bed - have to either lift the bed or add some longer shackles.

Here are some high quality videos hosted on my site:


http://www.japaneseswordcollector.co.../louisweir.wmv

http://www.japaneseswordcollector.com/videos/jlweir.wmv

[Fromage]

- Delete -

[crushers]

or drop the bumpstops...

[lshobie]

I dont want to drop them, there is only about 6 inches or less of travel when I have my gear on the truck. The springs have worked in nicely since I removed the 3 leafs. Or, I might just put one leaf back in.

[crushers]

what i suggest is custom shackles and drop the bumpstops till the tire just clears the bed... you will not need much of a drop at all, less than what you might picture...

[lshobie]

I'll mess with it after the ARB install, will drive it on a ramp and see what happens. Thanks for the suggestions.

[hzj76]

Hi Ishobie

May I ask how you imported your HZJ79 to Canada? I'm planning to import my HZJ76, but there's a law prohibiting import of vehicles 1992 onwards.

Thanks.

[pinkfloyddsotm]

hey mate, how much is diesel up there in canada at the moment ?

[lshobie]

Mate, about 135-139 a litre in the city, up in the hills where I was wheeling it was 155/ltre. Just about killed me.

[pinkfloyddsotm]

Originally Posted by lshobie

Mate, about 135-139 a litre in the city, up in the hills where I was wheeling it was 155/ltre. Just about killed me.

damn thats not too bad, here im paying $1.90 a litre and its expected to be reach the $2 mark soon

[fortysixandtwo]

Nice cruiser man. I wish I could get a hold of one of those in California. Enjoying the build so far!