Recent content by tabledrain

It has been a good while since I posted. We relocated back to QLD Australia and am currently sitting in almost the middle of a desert in QLD on a oil rig. The '80 was sold, our personal stuff came home and so we start again. there ends Africa.

the front axle was pulled out and the cracks ground out and welded up. the whole thing is back together with a new steering box fitted..our zambian travels can continue

so today we tied the shock tower to a tree via chain block nd put in some effort..the tower is now clear of the shaft so that problem is gone put the wheel off showed that the chassis has cracked behind the shock/ coil towers.. a light plate was adde to help things stay still, but the reality is...

So the road has been really rough, more so than usual and i now have a right front spring tower rubbing on the steering shaft to the power steering box. I took a look at the left one as well, the bump stop is rubbing on the spring.. I am in the nw corner of zambia, africa, so any fix will need...

that is a handy link darkness.. thanks. now to see if amazon support them

champion..thanks mate.

Would any one have a source or parts isting with images for the harness connector and male female pins. being in africa, a good wiring job by a local artisan has resulted in no connectors and lots of twitched wires.. but at least th twin tank setup is poor;y fitted...

Mine has taken us scouting giraffe and buck, Zambia Africa Little one is two months old

be interesting to see what other differences you note..

Originally, it was sold into the south african market. somewhere in its life, it was imported into zambia.. it never had the third row, correct. the tyre mount is actually amazingly solid, if you keep the stop, the lock and the block all adjusted it doesnt rattle or vibrate much at all. i do...

Saturday morning: Its a bitch when the epoxy holding the skeleton under the hood lets go. So in my quest to rid myself of rattles, vibrations, drumming noises I flew in some Sikaflex. The Sika came with my wifes best friend for her 50th surprise aprty, sweet... The bonnet was pulled off and...

Its taken three weekends, but the compressor is mounted and blends into the rear cargo area. the test run is up to the source of the zambezi on Tuesday.. Just gonna get the wife to check it out for rattles and vibrations wiring is being run the full vehicle length to power it and the fridge...

and so tonight i finally have the speakers mounted. New plugs in the doors, waiited 3 weeks for the new screws to hold the speakers to the plugs..turned it on and now its a matter setting the levels where i like it.. photos to come..even had the aerial sorted and it now goes up and down on the...

Could you elaborate on the fluid you are using. yu guys are all using a spec i am not familiar with. what is this 30K 25-27K mixture?

thanks Inkpot, no, I am not importing, i am coming for an holiday and was looking for a wrecker.