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Cheers Cletus, I will have a gander. Admittedly I didn't look in the CCM. 

I've seen an example of Matts KP60 build where he has boxed it in (or whatever its called)


and an example of Snoozins where he has retained the original appendage for the shock to slide onto.


I will check with the certifier too, as most people would recommend but thought if it was black and white in a rule book, I could avoid interrupting his busy day.

Is anybody able to point me to where in the rule book it talks to what is involved (if anything) with lower shock mounts when changing the differential?
Basically, are you able to chop off OEM lower shock mounts and weld onto new diff housing or does it require additional strength/boxing?

Maintaining separate shock/spring combo rather than going to a true coilover but while I am there, if it make sense to strength to leave the option to go to true coilover, I may as well, right?

Please and thank you

I've just driven this on a 1300 km round trip so I am feeling inspired to talk shit about it but more on that later.
Jeepers, it's been a few WOFs since the last post.. I'll sum up the last couple years..

I did a grass auto cross, it was a hoot

I changed the cluster for a rev gauge one (shout out to Matt for the wiring diagram. that would have taken me far too long to figure out)



 

The inevitable happened, and the 2k just wasn't cutting it anymore so I started to build a 5k (got a cheap van, drove it home and pulled the motor). While I was building it, a well used 5k came up for sale locally and for what it came with, it was too good of a price not to grab. I gave it a birthday, put that in, blew the head gasket driving home from getting it tuned, replaced the head gasket and then had a few months dorting around.

I was told all the classic yarns when I got it.. bored block, ported 3kb head, oversized valves, massive cam, high compression etc. Which surprisingly, were true. Unfortunately the lifter prolapsed.

With my tail between my legs I ripped the trusty 2k out from under the house, gave it a spray can rebuild and put it back in place. 

Sounds awesome!

what width wheel are you running?

Looks awesome man, looking forward to following the progress

6 hours ago, ThePog said:

 Murry wasn't all that to deal with

For what it's worth, he was really helpful to me (as a commoner, who knows nothing).
Pricey, yes but not much more expensive than if I imported plus he gave his time on several occasions to help work through various options which isn't something you get when scanning through a website

You may have caught him on a bad day

Flat front is master race

We had 5 KP's going to a coffee and cars meet at southwards a couple months back, was cool.

 

12 hours ago, Snoozin said:

I'm taking the KP, gave no real thought to a wider OS presence.

 

This one?

Bloody talented you are, thanks man really appreciate it
Incredibly grateful I don't need to use that monstrosity of a bracket and it can go right in the bin

Nice! They've got a bit of a cult following.
If you've got any unanswered questions, the GB facebook group is an incredibly helpful bunch of people
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1689304681350865

Heres my old one that I ruined (In the purists eyes)

5 hours ago, kws said:

This thread just means i keep seeing the damn things everywhere now, mandatory dent and all.

You and I both man..
Today I drove by one and thought to myself "Ooh nice, a black two door"
This thread has undeniably created a pine for a K11 and I have no regrets
 

Few small updates..
Due to failure to locate beige headrests, I picked up dark brown headrests awhile back.. I've always kept an eye out for the correct brown and recently got my hands on some very dirty beige headrests.
The waifu offered to bring them back to life to which I jumped at.. Top is how they came, bottom is scrubbed



Another win that took far too long to find, was locating three of these clips as there was only one present when purchasing the vehicle




I also re-painted the number plates, attached some Toyota backing plates and got my hands on an S front badge albeit faded..








 

Loving the progress so far!
No input for the issues you're experiencing but this puckers my butt.. Avoid speed bumps at all costs! haha