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Builds 79 Aussie BJ55 build
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PabloCruise
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Good attitude! One I probably wouldn't share.
Same here Ron, but you are right - that is the best attitude for enjoying Pigs!
PabloCruise
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That is signature-worthy right there!
Kind of like being the Charlie Daniels of the torque wrench...
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well a bit has been going on since the last post in here.. on xmas eve coming home from lunch witg the family, thr car in front kicked up a syone which put in a substanisl crsck in the windscreen. ive got free glass cover on insurance and kicked off that process but wanted to use my own repairer based on the failed attempts from the big name mob used by insures here in tasmania. this meant i had to wait until the 9th of Jan before my windscreen guy was back from holidays, and is scheduled to replace the glass yomorrow. over xmas and new years we hung close to home with no plans and i worked more than anticipated. while not on call i did have an eye on things and helped out those who were working. that saw me ring in the new year at my desk until about 1am.. i did do it willingly but was knacked by the time everyone was back from leave..
we did go out 4wding as a family for my wifes birthday on the 27th in her 1999 lx470 (its her horse tow vehicle) on a day trip with the club though, and that was nice.
although a few days later the alternator died and almost left me stranded. we weren't far from home so i got a fresh battery which saved having to be towed.
so feeling stuffed by the dramas going on with work i decided to take end of last week, start of this week off to catch up with things around the house, misc vehicle maintenance and hang out with the kids on school holidays.. the weather down here has finally turned into summer with some warm days (25-30c).
yesterday i finally ripped the band-aid off and tackled the roof repair. i spent from about 11am to 5pm removing material around the cracks back to bare metal, before prepping, and getting body filler, primer and high build primer down. i sanded back paint until i couldnt see the filler lifting from the metal any more. this meant the crack around the windscreen, while about 10cm long on the surface, had lifted filler from the center almost to the edge of the roof. i used rust convertor on all the rusty metal, scuffed it up with 40grit then put down some fibreglass body filler. i got a cheese grater to it before it set hard and got all the high spots knocked down. next came normal body filler and sanding down finishing at 180grit.
I had stuff to do today so inbetween horse float duties i rubbed the high build primer back, working up to 600grit and trying to feather the masked edges. once home for the day another hr or two to put down a few coats of color.
it is far from good, but sealed and should protect the metal underneath. itll be interesting to see if the crack at the front reappears for a 3rd time after using fibreglass filler.. once again its not a show car and just needs to be better than a rattle can paint job for me to be happy..
we did go out 4wding as a family for my wifes birthday on the 27th in her 1999 lx470 (its her horse tow vehicle) on a day trip with the club though, and that was nice.
although a few days later the alternator died and almost left me stranded. we weren't far from home so i got a fresh battery which saved having to be towed.
so feeling stuffed by the dramas going on with work i decided to take end of last week, start of this week off to catch up with things around the house, misc vehicle maintenance and hang out with the kids on school holidays.. the weather down here has finally turned into summer with some warm days (25-30c).
yesterday i finally ripped the band-aid off and tackled the roof repair. i spent from about 11am to 5pm removing material around the cracks back to bare metal, before prepping, and getting body filler, primer and high build primer down. i sanded back paint until i couldnt see the filler lifting from the metal any more. this meant the crack around the windscreen, while about 10cm long on the surface, had lifted filler from the center almost to the edge of the roof. i used rust convertor on all the rusty metal, scuffed it up with 40grit then put down some fibreglass body filler. i got a cheese grater to it before it set hard and got all the high spots knocked down. next came normal body filler and sanding down finishing at 180grit.
I had stuff to do today so inbetween horse float duties i rubbed the high build primer back, working up to 600grit and trying to feather the masked edges. once home for the day another hr or two to put down a few coats of color.
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while hard to see the crack now goes all the way to the top and is spidering out.. crack is all the way through
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We hadn't been up to the block for a bit so ducked up there for lunch and a look around on the weekend. It was hot and a dam swim would of been good but the roof rack with awning had been removed with the help of mate, so I could do my roof repairs over xmas... the grass is getting long, but we found a shady spot and the pig sorted us out with hotdogs for lunch..
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Roof rack is back on.. and did some field work with the winch yesterday too
Theres a hay bale in that ditch.. retrieved about 4 of them from around the neighbours paddock:
Theres a hay bale in that ditch.. retrieved about 4 of them from around the neighbours paddock:
Round baling on hills.... 
She's looking good.
She's looking good.
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Round baling on hills....
Haha! Thanks Ron! Just happy to be using Frank.. I'm avoiding replacing the water pump thats weeping.. but starting to tack away at other little things.. got some C.A.D. done yesterday for the 40L water tank going next to the fuel tank so will cut that out and bend it up here and there.
The wife bought all the bales from the neighbour last year so this year he said she could have all of them if she found someone to slash and bale.. The bloke she found ended up slashing well into the night and was baling on his own.. his machine spits them out.. so 4 ended up in a ravine next to the paddock and one ended up going through a fence and ended up way down the end.. no way I was gonna try and get that one.. they are heavy suckers!
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Those are some nice bales, well worth the recovery.
My folk’s ranch is quite hilly, I haven’t put one of the 1000lb bales through a fence yet but dad has several over the years, it just comes with the job.
Nice to see the truck being used!
Nice to see the truck being used!
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Uugh more driveline dramas..
Broke down about 5mins from home on a public holiday. It was also outside a mechanics where the owner turned up to do some work while I waited for roadside assist. I really wasn't looking forward to pulling the gearbox out at home so after a chat with him limped it into his yard.
I'm in two minds about getting someone (or their team) to work on my abortion.. but really don't want to wrestle a gearbox and transfer off on my shed floor again.
The chatter grew until it caused driveline shudders. It happens in neutral or in gear but not when the clutch is depressed. Also happens when stationary.
Broke down about 5mins from home on a public holiday. It was also outside a mechanics where the owner turned up to do some work while I waited for roadside assist. I really wasn't looking forward to pulling the gearbox out at home so after a chat with him limped it into his yard.
I'm in two minds about getting someone (or their team) to work on my abortion.. but really don't want to wrestle a gearbox and transfer off on my shed floor again.
The chatter grew until it caused driveline shudders. It happens in neutral or in gear but not when the clutch is depressed. Also happens when stationary.
RUSH55
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Da fux???
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I know, right!
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Asking questions in the diesel section I'm not sure I want answered:
forum.ih8mud.com
Does this sound like a spun bearing?
15B-FT.. If so how can you confirm without dropping the sump and bearing caps, etc? metal in the oil?
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If it doesn't happen when the clutch is pressed in that points to the gear box or possibly transfercase. Not quite enough info to pinpoint it, but does it do the same when in different gears or neutral on the transfercase?
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Yes it does, and in high and low range, 2wd and 4wd.
All about rules, right.
Go to pay!
