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Tech Spam thread - because 1/4" BSP gets 5 hand spans to the jiggawatt
smokin'joe replied to Roman's topic in Tech Talk
run joists 90 degrees so they do not tie into longest span. don't ask drawings..... i can barely write legibly -
Tech Spam thread - because 1/4" BSP gets 5 hand spans to the jiggawatt
smokin'joe replied to Roman's topic in Tech Talk
someone will adjust this for current, if it isn't, but make the 'clearspan' between fixings 3.55m ?, use 190 X45 SG8 at 400mm CRS, connected to 2X 245 X 45 at 2.8m long -
looks like a 4" feck-up that needed a wee filla piece
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@cletus and if already certified as a flat -deck, does it need re-cert for making it tipping, if no welding to subframe was required ?
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Tech Spam thread - because 1/4" BSP gets 5 hand spans to the jiggawatt
smokin'joe replied to Roman's topic in Tech Talk
whip the box out and check the clutch. sounds more and more like the spigot bearing issue i had -
Tech Spam thread - because 1/4" BSP gets 5 hand spans to the jiggawatt
smokin'joe replied to Roman's topic in Tech Talk
is the clutch operating as it should ? had a spigot bearing fail once and jammed itself in the pressure plate. felt like clutch was releasing, but it wasn't -
Tech Spam thread - because 1/4" BSP gets 5 hand spans to the jiggawatt
smokin'joe replied to Roman's topic in Tech Talk
better use these then....... or get better clutch/gearbag : -
unless already done, convert sway bar links from strut to LCA. they steer way nicer when done
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or small diesel alternator ?
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lucky !! i had enough for a dogleash out my 30m that wasn't compromised !!
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where is the brake on that winch ? reason i ask is, i bought a S/H winch for Scrubby-Scud that came with new dyneema rope (un-spooled), nearly the whole 30m melted by the time i had the drum fully spooled with it, due to internal brake heating drum
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just thunked about this.... why disc ? reason i ask is debris failure, as in rock/stone either smashing disc, or getting jammed in caliper, as mounting i 90 degrees from usual fitment. would a drum be such a cumbersome thing, as most mid-commercials used drum on back of transmission
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Tech Spam thread - because 1/4" BSP gets 5 hand spans to the jiggawatt
smokin'joe replied to Roman's topic in Tech Talk
amongst a host of other things on the mid-00's Swifts. wife has 06, piece of crap that should have been immediately sold for profit, not driven to 200K with many niggles -
Tech Spam thread - because 1/4" BSP gets 5 hand spans to the jiggawatt
smokin'joe replied to Roman's topic in Tech Talk
all depends were it done it's mileage. a 130K car from open road use is a better buy than 130K stuck in traffic odo is km's travelled, not engine Kms -
yes, they supplied mentioned unit
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Catalytic converter bolts snapped - Plan A, B, or C?
smokin'joe replied to Grizz's topic in Tech Talk
mighty fine collection of corroded components. recommend dissasembly by any means, and persevere with breaking/stripping fasteners until you replace with new (with copper-cote on all disassembly threads. euro import , by chance ? bet there is other corrosion issues looking at the state of exhaust -
i guy i know used 'euro' LHD MK2 Escort rack to R+P his Datto 120Y. engine required front-mount rack
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Suspension - Starion strut modification / coilover options
smokin'joe replied to tomble's topic in Tech Talk
he is not under Lovatt Mitsubishi anymore (shit yarn, don't need to bore you) but is now a Honda agent. still has some access to Mitsi parts,, but mainly competition side. only have his cell number, but best to call the workshop. -
Suspension - Starion strut modification / coilover options
smokin'joe replied to tomble's topic in Tech Talk
depends what you hope to acheive as end goal have a yarn to the Mitsi rally lads. Malcom Lovatt in Ashburton, Bruce Herbert in Palmerston North, plenty others mucking with them. looks like they can have an insert fitted easy enough by removing the top nuts, fire some Bilsteins or adjustable konis in there. if going coil-over, modify for something decent, and rebuildable, avoid cheap coil-overs, not worth the hassle of the cert, for how long they last -
are you on Air Liquide ownership ?
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am on Home D with BOC $180/PA with 1 free refill.......... which is a good thing when one forgets to turn the gas bottle off !!
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Jack Hawkswood maybe ? , as he seemed a bit unimpressed with his new car, which is sister-car to McKenzies, i believe