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Ready and packed See you all at 10.45 tomorrow

Its my work car in that video, lol. I used to drive around with all my work paperwork/manuals/tools in the boot,that gave it extra slam When i got the suspension done they put nolathane bumpstops in the rear,they lasted about 3 days before they split and disintegrated I put the stock foam ones in again, they have survived 80,000 km since

Kind of related Heres a video of a ranger driveshaft wobbling around

Ah right. For some reason i thought we were talking about a falcon wagon If its a hilux you should be able to lower it without any drive shaft issues hitting As nominal said, you may end up with vibration issues though. Some utes need the center bearing raised to reduce angles I would suspect that if you are not notching the chassis, it probably wont be low enough to worry about though.

I dont quite get what you mean? The driveshaft will move up and down less the closer it is to the gearbox,so for arguments sake if the diff goes up 50mm the middle of the driveshaft will go up 25mm. But You do have to keep in mind how much the pinion angle changes which affects driveshaft to tunnel clearance. Diffs move heaps on leaf springs I did this video ages ago , ba wagon had 2" blocks and the bumpstop was chooched so the driveshaft would rub under acceleration https://youtu.be/u0tODUUOE8Q

lvvta say 10mm is generally the limit for newer vehicles or custom independent suspension 20mm for older cars id think 8 mm is likely fine, and probably better than original. where the toe change occurs in the suspension travel is also important

Reminder This is happening this sunday!

How good. From being left to fester in a carport, to hooning reliably for 2000km around the countryside,making raspy italian noises the whole way A crisp high 5 to you sir.

Cha hoo, sounds mean as

I usually tell people 5-7 working days to allow for courier etc Ask @Bling how his one went.... it should improve further soon as we now have the option of sending the whole lot electronically which will make it much faster

nice work, the engine looks good. that thing to tip the car over is a good idea, its so much easier to work on the undersides like that

Yes. With correct pedal ratio and mcyl sizing, non boosted is no problem

Sometimes a dickered master cyl will have a sinking pedal if you gently rest your foot on the pedal but feel ok if you stomp on the pedal harder, this is because the extra pressure helps jam the worn seals against the piston bore better

Well that worked better than i expected. Went to night drags. Cold night air and the 2 step worked great Forward until the first staging lights come on , hit the button and the brakes hard, floor it, creep it into the second beam, by the time the green comes on theres a good amount of boost,wheeee Result! (534)

Probably wouldn't notice if the trans died, with that much fan it would keep going forwards anyway

Who did you end up getting the cert check done by?

Is this worth bothering with? It works, by that i mean it bleep bloops a lot when i drove around to test it, mostly on the k band light. I assume thats from picking up traffic lights and stuff like that?

J1403 is the most common vac hose spec. Lvvta is very particular about using the correct type of hose

That's a miniscule plug gap, is that what it's meant to be?

Duncan Morrison is the only guy ive had much to to do with recently Or Bob Kistemaker but im not sure if hes still doing it.

This is the route

When? Sunday 16 april. Whats happening? Drive your interesting vehicle for about 1.5 hrs to a nice park with lots of trees, have yarns,eat foods. Where do we meet, and where are we going? meet at 10.45am, at the carpark near AA Meadowlands, in Howick. We will leave there at 11am, drive to Whitford, past Beachlands, through Maraetai, around the coast through to Clevedon, from there head out to Kawakawa Bay, then to Whaharau Regional Park. Who can come? If youre reading this, you can come. The idea is to have a fun relaxed day so if you want to bring someone whos not on OS, thats fine if they fit the usual OS member vibe, ie not a dickhead. Bring your significant other, or your kids. The cruise will be at normal speeds, its not a race. Everyone should drive in a way that represents OS in a positive manner, both on the road and in the park itself. What car can i bring? If its interesting to you, bring it. Theres no rules on what you can or cant bring. Bikes are also welcome. What else should i bring? Something to eat,some chilled beverages, a folding chair would be a good idea. There will be a bbq available to burn snags with, a gazebo, and a table for buttering your white bread on What if it rains? youll get wet. If its real unpleasant then there will be a rain date. If it gets postponed, this thread will be where you find out. See you there!

This is what I would recommend. I wouldn't do any repair work until the repair cert guy has had a look