. It may look a bit agricultural but i live in Qld.
Paved roads have not made it up that far yet ? 
'Purple' build thread
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Posted 26 September 2013 - 12:51 AM
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Posted 26 September 2013 - 10:10 AM
Yeh Jeff, but they come with a bonus pothole every 200mtrs
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Posted 26 September 2013 - 01:39 PM
See! Even the roads in Moranbah are better than Mackay!
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Posted 29 September 2013 - 04:23 PM
No wonder the tow truck drivers charge so much.
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Posted 29 September 2013 - 07:38 PM
You should see what the rim repairers charge!
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Posted 15 October 2013 - 04:00 PM
It's time to play the old 'one step forwards, 2 steps back' game.
Fit tail shaft, wrong slip yolk. Wrong U-bolts. Take it back.
New U-bolts fit into 9" yolk, winner!
New U-bolts dont fit caps very nice. They also don't fit into the existing diff yolk?
Oh wait! Someone has fitted a bloody Holden yolk to this thing! 
Decisions decisions ....... Stuff it! Do it once! I'm sticking with the bigger uni because of the blower.
Take tail shaft back to shop & get another 1" taken out.
Come home & fit ........
Bloody tailshaft is kissing the gold plated exhaust!
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Posted 15 October 2013 - 04:05 PM
who made the gearbox mount? that may be out of wack
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Posted 15 October 2013 - 04:10 PM
I made the gearbox mount, & i can quarantee it is mm perfect.
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Posted 15 October 2013 - 07:46 PM
You can "Quarantine it".....
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Posted 16 October 2013 - 10:19 AM
Yeah m8. That's like guarantee in quantity.
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Posted 16 October 2013 - 12:12 PM
gearbox mount mm perfect....torrie body out by 3mm 
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Posted 16 October 2013 - 01:47 PM
When i had the gold plated exhaust done they dummied it up with a 3" tailshaft.
I think they should have measured twice!
Anyway ......... back on its wheels again.
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Posted 16 October 2013 - 06:42 PM
You finally traded the LWLM in and got a real one I see,and you need to take the stands out from under Purple.
It looks like you will need a rope ladder to get into it from that picture
It looks like you will need a rope ladder to get into it from that picture
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Posted 16 October 2013 - 09:49 PM
Good thing you two are mates, I'd hate to see what you really think Ian.
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Posted 16 October 2013 - 10:49 PM
You finally traded the LWLM in and got a real one I see,and you need to take the stands out from under Purple.
It looks like you will need a rope ladder to get into it from that picture
The running boards pop out when the central lock is activated m8.
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Posted 17 October 2013 - 12:17 AM
You finally traded the LWLM in and got a real one I see,and you need to take the stands out from under Purple.
It looks like you will need a rope ladder to get into it from that picture
4 wheel drives always sit up that high I thought ?
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Posted 17 October 2013 - 12:46 AM
4 wheel drives always sit up that high I thought ?
Says the man with concrete roads built on a fault line. lol
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Posted 17 October 2013 - 12:48 AM
I have a truck too...so I will be ok. 
By the way...hasn't been a quake here for.......minutes at least 
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 04:02 PM
I know that some parts are going to be wrong, but lately it seems like everything is!
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 04:18 PM
Now to figure out how this is going to marry onto the existing speedo cable.
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 07:40 PM
Mal wood does a complete bolt in speedo cable to suit your modification. $68 dollars by memory, can check the invoice for you Col?
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 11:25 PM
I know that some parts are going to be wrong, but lately it seems like everything is!
Pic's gone.
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Posted 16 November 2013 - 10:13 PM
Yeah, that's strange!
Anyway, i've decided instead of modifying the droptank to accept efi, i'm going to buy a suitable tank. The old tank has already found a good home.
I'm not sure where to mount the fuel pump though.
Should i still use the std Torana sender? Are there options?
Is a lift pump really needed? Surge tank is internal.
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Posted 16 November 2013 - 10:37 PM
Thanks Jeff, Maybe you should think about importing a L31?
I love the rain Rob! There should be more of it!
It rains for 9 months of the year here Col, and they cloud seed as well, if you love the rain here is the place lol
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Posted 17 November 2013 - 02:24 PM
most of the ones i've seen are mounted just by the tank outletYeah, that's strange!
Anyway, i've decided instead of modifying the droptank to accept efi, i'm going to buy a suitable tank. The old tank has already found a good home.
I'm not sure where to mount the fuel pump though.
Should i still use the std Torana sender? Are there options?
Is a lift pump really needed? Surge tank is internal.
but there's nothing stopping you mounting a low pressure pump in the tank and the high pressure one outside
just don't mount the internal one to high or let it run out of fuel all the time
the fuel "cools" em and "heat" kills em
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