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Custom 4 door would have a $40k price tag on it now, even with the fibreglass!

New ep is live :) Just a heads up - something isn't right with the audio in the intro, but then the interview seems fine

Low tech: chat over facetime/skype etc (with headphones), and record audio separately at each end with voice memo app on phones This would allow you to import each file as a channel and adjust levels independently etc, but relies on your guests being tech savvy enough to be trusted to record...

I have to admit, the background workshop noises in the recording were a bit of a distraction at first, but then it really felt like having a chat in the workshop while tinkering with mates. The best bloke convos are had over a beer with tools in hand Is the old Walker 'cruiser known to the...

What have you "messed with", and why? The vacuum setup on a 15BFT looks confusing at face value but it should be simple to trace out. If you have an inline pump 15BFT, all the electronics are usually 24V so assuming you didn't mess up the plumbing the OEM 24V shutdown VSV would be the first...

70 series steering rods, arms and TRE's all work together in a 40 series too, no need for custom! The knuckle arms are fatter so you lose a tiny bit on the steering stops unless you get the grinder out ;)

BJ's are better with a bit of rumbly vibration :D Maybe also check your oil level and that the seal between gearbox and transfer isn't compromised, you ideally shouldn't be going thru bearings / thrust in just 3 years since a rebuild unless something was messed up or damage wasn't picked up...

Agreed, most likely something to do with the tophat Best and cheapest check will be to borrow a known good tophat and go for a test drive :)

You would have to refer to the FSM, I've only messed with the transfer side of them From memory, that nut should be staked, that would be a relatively easy thing to check I just checked a H55F I have lying around, by hand 1st, 3rd and 4th are tight and don't move, 2nd has a little give 🤷‍♂️

*Warning: gearbox layman's musings* That's odd, the shifter bush is a common issue for not shifting, I've come across this on an H55F where it wouldn't select gear, but I'm not sure if it can cause your other problem of the grinding and jumping out of gear unless the shifter was worn as well as...

Nice, 22mpg ~10.7L/100km is awesome mileage for a brick towing an even less aerodynamic brick! At that speed/RPM, the little turbo is probably screaming along making full boost with the pump compensating? I wonder if installing a VSV on the boost reference line could further improve economy...

Great to see more 15BFT BJ42 builds! I just blew the cobwebs off mine, and started mocking up the 60/70 power steering and F shock mounts similar to what you have done, so I'm a few steps behind you! Looking forward to seeing how yours turns out :) I assume you're already on the 15BF series...

Did you ever get the last one out of the tree?

Impressive mileage with a 40 tub on the roof :steer:

Off the top of my head the 15BFT factory setting is ~8PSI so that sounds about right @Redbj40 should be able to give some tips on dialling some more fuel into it! Just have to watch the little CT12B isn't working too hard, there might be anecdotal tuning info from 1KZT applications as to what...