yoeddynz Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 It didnt take me long to fix em and cost me nothing but a smidge of CO2 Plus- its soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much more satisfying doing it this way! other than the rust they were perfect and work well with no wobbles or vibration on door. I like the old internationals.. and old volvos.. and scanias, kenworths, macks, erfs, fodens. could have a whole yard of them but for lack of money and space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 you'll want a drain for condensation etc in there. prolly why it rotted out. also, the old owner of this thing rang the other day. shoulda mentioned the build youre doing on it but he was grumpy as hah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 Yep- I drilled a big hole in it And it will get filled with some waxoyl before being fitted back in place. It should outlast the truck now... How much should I expect to pay for a new filter? I was going to try local BNT as they are well friendly and support local places that help eh! Yeah- the old fuck who owned is a right fucking miserable bastard. But he seems to have looked after his trucks so thats all we care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I can't remember what an 0915 corresponds to in hino shassis code speak. it's eitehr an fd164la (w06e engine) or an fd174ka (eh700 engine) i think being a 150 it'll be eh700 (paper element filter) which would be about $20 tops. alternatively go to heslops in kotua place in stoke, ask for paul in parts and tell him cam from multispares told you to give you a sweet deal. not sure how much his would be but yuh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 I'll check it out- its a 150 bhp engine and it is a paper element filter. "the hino cyclonic filter system'... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 yuh eh700 engine then. I was talking to paul at heslops today and he said he'd do you around 20% off their normal $21 price. 'tis in stock at his shop too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 WICKED! cheers for that! next time we in nelson - which will be soon as we need some other pretty wood for rafters etc - I will pop in and see Paul then. The fella we bought truck off gave us Multispares phone number off the top of his head- he must ring you all the time eh? I think he got all the engine parts for the rebuild from you fellas but not sure. I know he just rings up and orders anything he needs and passes it over it to his mechanics. He still has several trucks - nissans? but I dont know if he his getting out of the business or passing it on to his sons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 lofl yeah he rings now and again. pretty grumpy old bugger. seems fairly happy with spending money on things that need doing which is often quite uncommon in this game, so you probably ended up with a bloody good truck. seems he runs mostly nissans now yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 will try find a pic of my aunties truck cant find one, but heres mums bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 after spending the last 2 days trying to weld outside i feel your pain. went and cleared off the work bench and dragged the welder across to it Keen for beers when you make it Auckland ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Have you got a code of construction to follow? I am seriously amped to build one similar but on a 2 axle trailer chassis instead (cheaper to COF with less repairs and no engine to worry about) - I know several people with tractor units to haul it when needed. But I'll have to buy a tractor unit if I want to tour the country for an extended period but can do that when needed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 4, 2010 Author Share Posted March 4, 2010 cool Bus Tortron. Quite big. Is it diesel? I notice it has an extra set of legs to help it up hills. Euron8 - I will contact you and tell you when to put the kettle on and pack the bong. KK... - as long as you build it onto a deck or something that is 'bolted' to the chassis and not permanantly attached you can go for gold. Just need to stick within the dimensions allowed. Tractor and trailer would be great too. And there have been some wicked old classy classic tractor units up for sale. Who cares if they are slow when you would only have to pay historic license fee on them. And if you get an old petrol one just run it on LPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 yea its an ex NZR bus, i forget what engine is in it, but its definatly diesel as i have had to grab fuel filters early in the morning for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 cool Bus Tortron. Quite big. Is it diesel? I notice it has an extra set of legs to help it up hills.Euron8 - I will contact you and tell you when to put the kettle on and pack the bong. KK... - as long as you build it onto a deck or something that is 'bolted' to the chassis and not permanantly attached you can go for gold. Just need to stick within the dimensions allowed. Tractor and trailer would be great too. And there have been some wicked old classy classic tractor units up for sale. Who cares if they are slow when you would only have to pay historic license fee on them. And if you get an old petrol one just run it on LPG. what are tha allowable dimensions (overhang?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 just chucked together a quick drawing to see what I would like in mine.. dreams are free - most probably way too expensive to build/will fall apart from too many addons.. more detail http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4100/housetruck.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 cool picture...how did you draw it so it doesnt have smudges and rubber marks all over it? I want to know or is it a secret? I like the plants. Must have plants. Illegal ones of course. once you have a trailer then it doesnt need to cost a lot if you take time sourcing cheap materials. steel is the most expensive bit for us but so far it has only been $1500 split between two people. Overhangs...see here.... http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/facts ... a/13a.html For a truck you can go 3m in front of drivers seat!!!!! We are going maybe 1 meter and thats enough. Out back we are going to the limit of 70% wheelbase hence we wanted as long a wheelbase as possible. Height we are going to 4.2m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 cool picture...how did you draw it so it doesnt have smudges and rubber marks all over it? I want to know or is it a secret? I like the plants. Must have plants. Illegal ones of course.once you have a trailer then it doesnt need to cost a lot if you take time sourcing cheap materials. steel is the most expensive bit for us but so far it has only been $1500 split between two people. Overhangs...see here.... http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/facts ... a/13a.html For a truck you can go 3m in front of drivers seat!!!!! We are going maybe 1 meter and thats enough. Out back we are going to the limit of 70% wheelbase hence we wanted as long a wheelbase as possible. Height we are going to 4.2m Use Microsoft Visio for the drawing - tis very easy - chucked that picture together in less than 20 minutes - I haven't figured out how its going to work yet - once I get a trailer and the dimensions I will actually settle down for a week and do some detailed drawings how all the opening and closing bits will work together - like the last pair of stairs at the rear folding up etc (I ain't no architect but enjoy doing shit like this) Thanks for the info - I hope this thread never gets deleted cos its got some valuable information IMO.. Cheeers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazytim Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 hey was just thinking when you take it out on the street to check for gutter clearance make sure you take into account the lack of weight on the tray at present... unless truck springs are magical and don't sag... sure you've thought about this and after reading the comments dicovered how you come up with your ideas... electric puha has that effect! Good shit... Also are you gana A-frame the Viva? Wanna see that too when you make it to Ak!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 cheers mr crazytim. I will remember that. I dont think it will drop a lot though. We will ere on the side of caution anyway. In the future if we end up with a particularly bad gutter to enter we might carry some blocks of wood to fill it with. But hopefully it wont come to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EURON8 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Max respect for scraping a truck in a driveway! Watching with interest. I do so much enjoy seeing a new post in the thread about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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