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06-29-07, 12:50 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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I have ordered my first ARB yesterday. For my 40... And will probably receive it a few days before the car
 ETA on the car is july 10... Dont want to drive 2500km to get it home...  __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks 
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06-29-07, 12:57 AM
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Tougher'n a $2 steak
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Dude, that's
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06-30-07, 10:54 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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07-19-07, 01:32 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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Had some trouble with my car lately, first my starter had to be replaced, then the batteries and 2 night ago a braketube failed. So I had to cut, make a new peace and mount it together.
Today I take my runner to Lapland Trophy in the north of Finland. This is a 24hrs GPS trophy competition and Im looking forward to it. Will post pix afterwards, I reckon monday-ish...  __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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07-19-07, 04:39 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Nashville TN...But I miss Richlands NC
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deffinetly!!! Last edited by tntoyota; 07-19-07 at 06:00 PM. |
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07-19-07, 09:34 PM
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That sounds cool!!!
__________________ Jerod The 79-95 Truck/4Runner FAQ 89 4Runner "The James Caird" 01 4Runner, for my  Pacific Mountain Cruisers |
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07-24-07, 02:20 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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Well, I had lots a fun this weekend. But there weren't much wheeling... I had only driven 150km (of the 600km) on my way to Raajarvi just outside Rovaniemi Finland before my rear diff broke down. It was one of the bolts holding the carrier bearings that had unscrewed itself. Had an extra diff with me and after being towed to a nearby garage I changed it. A break line broke down to, so I had to get a rally-driver living nearby to make me a new one.
Well, got going again... The next day we checked the gears on the broken down diff, the damage was acceptable so we got a finnish mechanic to set it up and that was impressive. We changed back again and the car was ready for the competition saturday morning. On the first check post I ran over a three trunk and blew a tire! So I had to change it. I ran one more post with 4wd before I blew the CV joint rescuing a Jeep (with a hot blond Swedish girl in) out of a mud/water pond. We took the left front side apart, checked for damaged and found that the joint was ok and put everything back together. tested it and after rolling the car forward 1 m the cv popped out again. We took it out once again and welded on a few rods to prevent it from popping out. But something else has twisted so when it turned it wanted to pop out again. We went to eat and took a time out. After a while we decided to run enough posts to get a result. And we minimum had to get 10 approved posts. So we ran 17 post with only rear wheel drive. After about 10 point with 2H we rearranged the vacuum system for the ADD so that it disconnected when put in 4wd so that we could save the clutch and also get better control. So now I have started collecting parts to do a LJ70 front axle swap for my car! Also some arbs are on my to-do list... The garage that set up my rear diff took the cost with new gears and are installing it as soon as it gets here... I`m still a bit tired though... some pix are posted here... http://pirate4x4.no/forum/showthread.php?t=4630 Knix __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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07-24-07, 10:20 PM
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Sounds like exhausting fun!!!
"Turen ble MYYYYE lengre enn planlagt, men det var greit." ....... that means you were gettin' it on!!!!!! right? Thanks for the pics Knixen!!! __________________ Jerod The 79-95 Truck/4Runner FAQ 89 4Runner "The James Caird" 01 4Runner, for my Pacific Mountain Cruisers |
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07-25-07, 02:06 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
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He he, it was a reference to my technical breakdown on the way to finland, and the time it took to fix it and the time I got there... It took allot more time than anticipated...
But it was worth it! __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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07-27-07, 01:33 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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Check these pix out!!! http://pirate4x4.no/forum/showthread.php?t=4630
Offroading extravaganza...  Its from my last trip to finland, more photos added. Follow the links in this to, then you can see the amazing terrain.(Sorry for not posting them here too, but there was just to many pix and the resizing is soooo boring...)  __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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07-30-07, 05:49 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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Bought me a solid front axle today... All-pro sas kit ordered...
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07-30-07, 09:56 AM
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08-01-07, 11:12 PM
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IH8MUD Rookie
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tucson, AZ
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Just joined this forum, and I just gotta say that that's one sweet rig you got there! Especially considering the hoops you gotta jump through with your DMV and such!
Living here in Arizona, I just cringe at the site of dunking a rig in mud... I just see that as a 2-3 days of clean up! Anywho, keep the updates coming! Later, Chad My project build on WAZ... needs to be updated, but I'm too busy working on other junk... http://wheelingarizona.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9078 __________________ 85 Toy PU @ +4", on 37's, flat bed, stretched to 120" WB, Marlin Crawler, 5:29's, open/spool, crossover steering, doorless... most of the time! Bypass... it's a Jeep thing! |
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08-09-07, 07:06 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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Got some parts today...
__________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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08-09-07, 10:15 PM
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That's gotta be rough.... How do you sleep at night?
__________________ Jerod The 79-95 Truck/4Runner FAQ 89 4Runner "The James Caird" 01 4Runner, for my Pacific Mountain Cruisers |
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08-10-07, 01:03 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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I usually sleep lying down...
I`m starting the cutting on Monday or Tuesday I think, it will be great. I have ordered new 4-link arms from all-pro also, with jonny joints. But I am still concerned about the front/rear ride hight. Will post pix along the way! __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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08-10-07, 10:47 AM
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Location: Nashville TN...But I miss Richlands NC
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Your gonna cause me to totaly F' up my 4Runner!
and spend a small.........er..LARGE fortune keep us postedhmmm, wanted: another Toyota 4runner, must be 5speed, 4wd, oh sorry thinking of placing another add  There went my budget for a 60 Last edited by tntoyota; 08-10-07 at 02:16 PM. |
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08-13-07, 01:22 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
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Starting slowly today, will keep you posted... __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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08-14-07, 10:13 AM
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He he, my windshield tint srtip WILL say "Knixen made me do it!" |
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08-14-07, 02:27 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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I guess I will continue on the car tomorrow. Start some grinding... __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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08-20-07, 03:57 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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Got my solid axle today! Sandblasted it and removed some brackets. Painted it too...
Project moving forward!!! __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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08-28-07, 03:06 AM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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I have now started grinding the ifs mounts. So the project is slowly moving forward.
I have rebuilt the knuckle houses, still waiting for some parts. Also waiting for the diff with new gears and air locker. I reckon much work will be done this weekend. Will post pix... __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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08-31-07, 09:59 PM
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Knixen can you do me a favor?
I would like to know the weight of the IFS removed, hope this dont sound dumb but want to know if SA is lighter or ? than IFS. Just a thought. Thanks. |
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09-01-07, 06:30 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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I would think it is lighter with SA... Theres lot of steel to remove, a-bars, heavy diff, t-bars, .... lots...
Dont know how to get a number for you, but I would think theres a significant change. And I have removed a few to many parts to measure... So the feathered weight will be lower... You will move at least 50kg from feathered to unfeathered weight. Which will make it more stable... __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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09-08-07, 11:20 PM
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IH8MUD Rookie
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: monroe, washington
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when you say feathered and unfeathered, are you referring to sprung and unsprung weight?
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09-09-07, 01:12 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tromsoe, Norway
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*Yes I am! A newbie to all tech-terms here...
Sorry bout that! I will hopefully not make the same mistake twice... __________________ knixens runner on 39,5 iroks
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09-09-07, 07:01 PM
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IH8MUD Junior
Join Date: May 2007
Location: N. California
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Nice rides man. I like that you rocked the IFS so long with 39s on your runner. Badass. Your BJ is awesome too, I'd definteily like to see some more shots of that thing.
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