yoeddynz Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Its just the irony of a big staunch 4wd being called a cutesy name. Like fluffy. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted July 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 Well it is looking quite a bit more staunch now Edit, I now have a vin plate for it, so it is in the system. Next is a warrant check, then the cert check, then compliance. Yay probably. 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Fuck it's cool. Good work man. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 What about Dynatrol for a name? Not sure if it's a good idea or not because it sounds like some kind of drug and the Dyna is high as fuck now. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 1 minute ago, kyteler said: What about Dynatrol for a name? Not sure if it's a good idea or not because it sounds like some kind of drug and the Dyna is high as fuck now. Shit I forgot that one. I doubt it will catch up to the leaders now though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted August 2, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 2, 2020 Righto. On Thursday I took the beasty down to my friendly wof man for a cert pre check. Apart from the obvious issue that there had been some minor mods going on the the chassis/cab/drivetrain etc, there were some actual wof issues; The towbar mount was not pulling up hard against the chassis. I must have always been like this but not obvious as it was covered by a bumper. Some rust in the passenger front door. The wiper mechanism is toast. The tyres are too sticky outy. My handbrake adaptor/pivot was made from aluminium, not steel. He also questioned the pointyness of the cab steps and the bumper. All good points, so I early Saturday morning I cracked on. First I fixed the towbar issue with some additional welded on spacers that I forgot to take a pic of. Sweet. Then I sorted the handbrake thing, again I forgot pics but it's not super interesting, so whatevs bitch. Then I looked at the door. This had a bubble which I had rust killed and ignored a while back, but I guessed I would be dealing with it at some point. As usual it was uglier than expected with bonus bog; A bit of sanding and it was as good as my care level for paint and panel work thought it should be, ie completely unacceptable to most people. A couple of coats of etch primer and it's sweet. I did go to repco this morning with a paint code for 048 Poverty Spec Toyota White, they were fucking useless. I then went to supercheap just in case, but after waiting for 10 mins at the service desk I got the hump and went home. Next I eviscerated the dash to get at the wiper mech. I had sort of fixed this up from the outside a while ago, but I kind of knew I would have to sort this eventually. It looks like the hiace mechs are the same, or at least close enough to mod to suit if I cant find a proper Dyna one. Might do some tidying in there while I'm at it. I am glad I did this though, because I noticed this issue. If you look closely the tube feeding brake fluid to the clutch has what looks like condensation. This is brake fluid eating it's way out of the pipe. This is disappointing as I bought that from BNT specifically for this application. I guess I need to find something different and then flush that fluid out. Next I thought I would sort the tyre issues. I got this far and realised I had no more suitable sheet steel or 10mm round to make some for the rear. It's a good start though, so I will pick away at this over the next few evenings. I might paint those rims silver, it is looking a bit too aggressive for my liking, that might soften it a bit. We will see. 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 keep it agressive. this thing was not built to look soft. It is the first thread I check on oldschool, infact often it is the only reason I visit the site recently 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 4 hours ago, felixx said: keep it agressive. this thing was not built to look soft. It is the first thread I check on oldschool, infact often it is the only reason I visit the site recently Cheers man, it's hard to tell if remaking flares and cutting out rust is interesting at all. I guess it's still it's a good record for me of whats been done, I can look back when I'm old and see what I wasted time and money on. The aggressiveness is probably just the change from the other wheels, it stepped it up a couple of notches for how serious looking it is. I will get used to it no doubt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Keep the wheels black, looks dope. Truck is looking great dude. Keep in mind you can bring egts down a bit more with more boost too, though you probably know this. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 hour ago, UTERUS said: Keep the wheels black, looks dope. Truck is looking great dude. Keep in mind you can bring egts down a bit more with more boost too, though you probably know this. Yea I'm thinking of getting an adjustable boost actuator to blow a bit more through it and lean it out. I'm sure it can be sorted as is with the boost aneroid though. It's not a huge turbo and is probably running out of puff at the top end. That combined with the non compensated fuel delivery it's probably just very rich at the top end. It's torquey as fuck now, the boost comes on almost straight away, so I'm happy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Turn it up, I daily 20psi. You should totally go for a play somewhere to see what it's like off road, bet it's lol. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 TD42 20psi ??? Profit 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Mate of mine rolls 20psi, I asked about his egt's, he reckoned 750-800 all the time. It's been like that for a couple of years and hasn't grenaded yet. Fuck knows how. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, UTERUS said: Turn it up, I daily 20psi. You should totally go for a play somewhere to see what it's like off road, bet it's lol. I took it up my wee paddock the other day, was convincing from what I could tell. I'll take it up the neighbors paddock when I get a chance, do some skids. It has steep bits too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, ThePog said: Mate of mine rolls 20psi, I asked about his egt's, he reckoned 750-800 all the time. It's been like that for a couple of years and hasn't grenades yet. Fuck knows how. 800 is ok if your mechanical sympathy is low. I've hit higher with my 3L plenty, but as long as you have a good flowing cooling system and it's only brief, you're fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just now, Yowzer said: 800 is ok if your mechanical sympathy is low. I've hit higher with my 3L plenty, but as long as you have a good flowing cooling system and it's only brief you're fine. He is on 37's and has a lot of kit on it so probably not much choice. He rides it pretty hard too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Well that's a good benchmark. If you dial yours back a touch off what he's running you'll be happy as a Barry at a tractor swapmeet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 2 hours ago, ThePog said: I guess it's still it's a good record for me of whats been done, I can look back when I'm old and see what I wasted time and money on. Is a suitably good enough reason to post up threads for me too. Otherwise we'll be there in our retirement homes wondering why the fuck we aint retired in the Maldives on a yacht like those other lucky fuckers. Because we fucked with old car holes for money is why.... But it is fun. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 21 minutes ago, Yowzer said: Well that's a good benchmark. If you dial yours back a touch off what he's running you'll be happy as a Barry at a tractor swapmeet Yea it recalibrated my expectations, 600 should be absolutely fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.H. Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 I've been running all my diesels at 700 constantly and hitting 950 for a few seconds and never had a problem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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