Hey Peeps
I can't wait to install my new lightweight alloy V8
as you can see its on the truck and on its way to my place.
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Hey Peeps
I can't wait to install my new lightweight alloy V8
as you can see its on the truck and on its way to my place.
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No Hunty,,,,
Silly......can't you tell this one is going south to the gong..Yours is the red top.
This HP engine should be at my mechanics by COB today......
and you thought you had clutch trouble before....
But are either of you two going to "supercharge" it as well...............Lol..............
These should be fun on my next wheeling trip with my other 4x4 club, that or giant fridge magnets
Plenty of Missans and Toymotas and you orta see the carnage when you mix P plates, 4x4's and tough terrain.:highly_amused:
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Good on ya Hunty.... Love to see a man enjoy every minute of his life....... Keep recovering Missans and Toymotas.... Went driving at Zig Zag with guys from work.... 2 of them already bought Jeeps since I started wheeling with them. One traded in his modded Challenger and the other gave his 3 inch lifted Missan GU Pootrol to his wife for the school runs. The third one with 4 inch lifted Hilux on 32 inch muddies kept me busy recovering him all day..... Now he reckons a front locker on his already 4 inch lifted Hilux will make his rig go farther than my 2 inch lifted Jeep with open diffs...... Well, I didnt want to break his heart, but he will find out soon enough.....
Hey Mani
Good stuff mate, you are the best ambassador Jeep Has :)
In fact I am only here because of you - thanx mate.
This is the grand daddy of all mods, I've been longing for this one since I first wheeled my JK,
Lesson learn't - should have bought a rubi to start with (when I bought my JK it was the only second hand JK for sale in OZ).
Finally after 130,000km my Jeep now has a 4.1 transfer case from a brand new Rubicon that someone upgraded to an atlas. Thankyou Ebay Christmas day 2011 and for no one else bidding on it.
I now have a final drive ratio in low 1st of 83.38 to 1 :).
Cheers Hunty
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Big difference with rubi tcase...
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Hi Guyz
The Problem with my power steering started firstly by my Jeep JK not wanting to turn left (no power assist) then it wouldn't turn right, then it wouldn't turn either way.
It was ok on the highway but slow turns became dangerous as sometimes I would have power assist and sometimes I wouldnt - parking it was a guaranteed to be an arm buster LoL.
I took it to my favourite Jeep service centre and they replaced the power steering pump (under my extended warranty) sadly that was not the solution :(
They said it needed a new steering gear / steering box $3500 and my extended warranty only covers parts to the value of $2000 D'oh
As there is no way in hell that I was going to pay $3500 I thanked them for the new power steering pump and drove off quite flat....
I decided to pull the steering box out and take a look at it myself, I discovered that the sector shaft was still straight :) good news and that I would try and find someone to rebuild it with new seals etc.
Wooders (U Legend) put me onto a company who are / were awesome !!!!
Australian CV & Power steer 9638 0022 Rydalmere Sydney.
They rebuilt my power steering box with new seals etc for a small fraction of what it was going to cost me to go genuine Jeep.
Heres how to DIY
1. Go and buy a pitman arm puller $30bux at super cheap - the job is absolutely impossible with out it - ask me how I know, I dare you LoL and 500ml of power steering fluid $12bux genuine Jeep.
2. Turn your steering wheel 90degrees to the left (from dead straight ahead) Bungee cord your steering wheel so it can't move - trust me on this you do not want to have to replace your clock spring because your steering wheel moved during the repair.
3. Remove your airbox and in my case unsilicon my snorkel D'oh.
4. Unbolt your drivers side trackbar and drop it out of the way.
5. Get a 32mm socket and remove the big nut that holds the pitman arm on - my 32mm didnt fit - don't know why - the book says its 32 D'oh so I used my king Kamayah shifter.
6. Soak the pitman arm in WD and apply the puller, tighten it like you plan to break it - I used a 400mm pry bar and gave it all I had - then I had to get a 750mm piece of thick gal water pipe and belt the cr@p out of the pitman arm from above inside the engine bay - hitting down to finally get it off - this is by far the most difficult part of the Job.
7. unbolt the connection between the steering wheel and the steering box / gear - the bolt should be easy to get t (that why I suggested you turn the wheel 90deg to the left - I hope this works for every one :) slide the telescopic shaft out of the way.
8. Remove the 2 hydraulic lines and if you are quick enough you can undo them and raise them up higher than the bottle & pump so you don't loose to much fluid - tie them up out of the way.
9. undo the 4 bolts that hold the power steering box to the chassis and remove, I chose to wiggle mine up around the radiator hoses and out the top - but I could see how some may prefer to drop it out the bottom.
10. Take it to Australian CV & Power steer 9638 0022 Rydalmere Sydney or your cities equivalent and ask them to refurb it for you (provided you haven't bent your sector shaft - if you have bent it do not pass go and throw it in the bin.
11. Replace the Oring seals on the 2 hydraulic lines and If you were very careful as I was when you pulled it all apart, you should be able to put it all back together without the need of steering help / wheel alignment - the pitman arm is keyed and if you followed my suggested DIY tips it will go back exactly as it came out - mine did :)
12. Lastly, remove the cap off the fluid reservoir top up the fluid to the mark and start your engine - let it idle for 3min
13. I chose to go for a drive but you could do this next step stationary if you hate your drive and your tyres - in 1 st gear I idled along my street slowly turning from lock to lock 10x - then back in the drive way and let idle for 3min and your done check fluid level & put the cap on - well I was done at least - no more air bubbles.
If you have any questions suggestions improvement pls post up cheers Hunty
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Interesting thread Hunty. Easy to follow too. BTW what sort of pricing do they charge for a rebuild?
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I had a very bad experience with extended warranties.... My previous XJ purchased from a car yard along with a 3 year warranty ( dont laugh I was new in Australia and believed every Aussie to be very honest man. I beleived him when he told me I was like his little brother and he wouldnt lie to me and said its covered bumper to bumper.......) It was covered bumper to bumper but only upto $500 each claim as mentioned in the very fine print on the very last page of a 50 page booklet... The tranny I blew was much more than that..... So wouldnt trust the car yard guys and their warranties even if they promised with one hand on the Bible.......
Hunty your going to have write a book soon on how to rebuild a JK lol
I want to see the wheel base stretch to fit that "little V8" in..............
This poor guy had caused a nearly 1km jam as he was blocking the Comenarra Parkway left turn lane at the lights, Fox Valley rd. He was a pretty cool dude and fellow 4x4'r -I say he was pretty cool because he said nice things about my Jeep :) lol
I got to use my new low 1st gear to pull him up onto the Kerb -twas soooo sweet to effortlessly pull a big heavy car up a kerb.
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The Hon. Duncan John GAY, MLC Member of the Legislative Council Minister for Roads and Ports, speaks at the inaugural Motor Enthusiasts Conference Eastern Creek raceway.
He addresses the topical issues relating to modifying motor vehicles.
I really appreciated his honesty, knowledge on the topic of modified vehicles and humour, he is a top bloke doing a top job.
check out the video, its full of good news.
160kph destructive brake test = Gone, just to give 1 example
The direction the new RTA "RMA" is taking regarding modified vehicles is a huge step in the right direction :)
cheers Hunty
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Had a bit of Dejavu
Got a call from a mate - bogged tractor ....again.
Jeep performed well as usual LoL - another mate said "what is wrong with this picture? don't you normally call a tractor to unbog a 4x4 LoL"
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How to replace drag link ball joint, the stupid expensive way D'oh.
Recently I was purchasing some genuine power steering fluid from the dealership when I stupidly asked "How much for a drag link ball joint?".
I was totally shocked when the parts guy said $35bux for genuine and I can have it here in 2 hours, Hmmm I was planing on a drag link flip and other Poly Performance parts - what to do???? - As I was driving the black Pearl (Pirate ship or Pile of ship LoL) all over the road and death wobble was getting closer and closer I decided to get the ball joint as a temporary measure, 2 hours latter I returned to pick up my new BJ, paid for it and as I was leaving the store I noticed I had been charged $135Bux D'oh D'oh D'oh.
1. Go and buy a ball joint separator $25 - the BJ's are tight as, and I don't think it is doable without one.
2. Turn your steering wheel to almost full lock left - this will give good access to the lock nut.
3. Using a 21mm spanner or socket undo the nut on top of the BJ, if it starts to slip you can put an allen key into the top of the BJ to stop slippage. take the nut off.
4.use your new ball joint separator - again I had use it like I planned to break it (same as my steering pitman arm remover) to remove the BJ
5. To save yourself a wheel alignment - well at least the pain of getting your steering wheel straight again - which is vital to the operation of the computer stability cr@p (I managed to avoid one) hold the drag link against the tie rod and mark the tie rod with a line or scratch so you can install the new BJ at exactly the same distance as the old one.
6. twist out the old Ball joint and screw in the new one :) align the mark you made on the diff, insert the new BJ into the pitman arm and tighten the nut on top, if you are as lucky as I was when you test drive your jeep the steering wheel should still point straight :)
I hope this is helpful - if you have any suggestions re how to improve the repair pls post up
Cheers Hunty
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hahaha great... wanna do a cheap drag link flip. order a LH drive drag link when you go to fit it you will notice the ball joint will be on top of the knuckle at the wheel. got the idea from a US site the guy used a RHD drag link to do a LHD drag link flip
Hey Guyz
Its time to get your Jambo on - Only 5,000hrs to go until we make Jeep history in Sydney.
Book now people :)
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Hi Guyz
I bought a second hand pair of Mirror relocation brackets so I could relocate my mirrors permanently to the window pillar - I wanted to interchange my full doors with my bar doors and not have to worry about mirrors.
Problem
After I installed the relocation brackets I discovered that I could not see the passenger side mirror.....WTF - the dash was in the way. What a Joke.. a very nicely made relocation Kit was useless D'oh!
Solution 1 - (bad idea)
I bought some little sports car style mirrors and bolted them to my bar doors, not a very useful solution - really only made my Jeep legal. WAFTAM.
Solution 2 - (Much Better)
I bought a pair of TJ mirrors (Ebay) and bolted them to my relocation brackets, successfully allowing me position the mirrors in a place where I could see them - Imagine that LoL.
I am now very happy - can see nicely behind me on both sides :) cheers Hunty
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Found a problem with running your bar doors--------- There's no Jambo sticker!
O' so I have.
Tiny little things aren't they when you put them in places like that....lol. well in compared to those on the doors.
As for registered Jeep at Jambo - at least as many as you. Maybe 2 if finances allow.
As for Stickers I've 750 of them sitting here next to right now ready to go. Bahahahahahahahahahahaha.
But alas no big ones like you :(
Hunno
ps I do have a large www.SydneyJeepClub.com sticker across the back windscreen, does that count?
Hey Hunty, just so you know it was me who said hi on Sat night, was on my way back from the beach in the gay little barina!
Those side tube doors look sweet and your rig looks like a tank from behind seems so much wider then other JK's
hunty is wider than most..............
Hi guyz
Its time to start your spam engines and post these adds everywhere! - We need you (SJC members) to post these every week from now till Jambo! - make them your signature and spam your @sses off :) pls
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Need to figure out a better way dampen my steering and I also need to buy some more winch rope D'oh
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What's wrong with the steering dampner?
its fine - i didn't kill it - just took it off so as to NOT kill it - it hangs down too low - i need to relocate it - tried a few options but not happy yet :) - i don't need it atm cheers hunty