Stu Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 My TD42 ran at 600-650 preturbo all the time and 700 under really heavy load when towing a trailer. On the non-compensated 10mm pump it would just get past 18psi with the wastgate wired shut, rolled coal down low but meh. The compensated 11mm pump made quite a difference, and I also fitted a low pressure lift pump which helped quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 28 minutes ago, Stu said: My TD42 ran at 600-650 preturbo all the time and 700 under really heavy load when towing a trailer. On the non-compensated 10mm pump it would just get past 18psi with the wastgate wired shut, rolled coal down low but meh. The compensated 11mm pump made quite a difference, and I also fitted a low pressure lift pump which helped quite a bit. What turbo were you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 It was a hybrid T3/T4 mongrel thing, big front on a standard T3 frame and 0.58 rear from memory, cobbled together from parts I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 12 hours ago, ThePog said: 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. The man said REAL four wheel driving, none of this "I went in a paddock" bullshit, Sounds like I need to come up and show you some of the sweet sweet forestry you have and see how far we can send it. you might want to fit a good winch before I come up though haha In all seriousness this is looking fucking great! leave the wheels black and man up a bit 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 29 minutes ago, sidewaysickness said: The man said REAL four wheel driving, none of this "I went in a paddock" bullshit, Sounds like I need to come up and show you some of the sweet sweet forestry you have and see how far we can send it. you might want to fit a good winch before I come up though haha In all seriousness this is looking fucking great! leave the wheels black and man up a bit Im a bit afraid that even with those wheels it wont compensate enough for my tiny dick. I have been watching Matts off road recovery on yt, he has a winch that just goes on when he needs it, this has been on my mind. I will probably only ever drive it on tarmac though cos I am a complete poser cunt. 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 34 minutes ago, ThePog said: I will probably only ever drive it on tarmac though cos I am a complete poser cunt. It's like all those cunts in chch that drive around in their VX cruisers that look like they have never touched a blade of grass let alone some proper mud Oh wait, that was you hahaha 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 You are obviously a smart cookie, as far as upping the boost, there is potentially an easy/ cheap option by fitting an external spring on the waste gate actuator.. So long as the diaphragm has the grunt to overcome the spring. This is effectively kind of like taking apart an external gate and swapping in a heavier spring.. The other option is to take it for a gentle drive with the waste gate actuator hose removed, this sounds like a disaster waiting to happen on a small capacity petrol but on the big diesel donk with that size turbo free boost may not be that bad.. It may even crack the waste gate off the seat with the exhaust gas pressure under the flapper, and self regulate at a higher boost pressure... What we don't know is the turbo speed, but it's probably already heaps... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 33 minutes ago, mjrstar said: You are obviously a smart cookie, as far as upping the boost, there is potentially an easy/ cheap option by fitting an external spring on the waste gate actuator.. So long as the diaphragm has the grunt to overcome the spring. This is effectively kind of like taking apart an external gate and swapping in a heavier spring.. The other option is to take it for a gentle drive with the waste gate actuator hose removed, this sounds like a disaster waiting to happen on a small capacity petrol but on the big diesel donk with that size turbo free boost may not be that bad.. It may even crack the waste gate off the seat with the exhaust gas pressure under the flapper, and self regulate at a higher boost pressure... What we don't know is the turbo speed, but it's probably already heaps... I am a fucking genius I know. I often tell my wife. I had thought about adding springs to the actuator, I might do it yet but there will be a whole mission with adding the boost compensator and tweaking it. This means a bit of time on the road which I'd much rather do with it legal. It would be good to see how much boost it could make, but I reckon I'll run out of fuel before I run out of boost. And fuck rebuilt pumps are expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted August 7, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2020 Finished up those flares tonight, the back ones are surprisingly hard to get a pic of in the shed light. I am pretty pleased with them, there were a lot of constraints to work within, but they came up good. I have also sorted the wiper mech, reassembled the dash and fixed the clutch hose. Tomorrow I'll get some more stuff to remake the mud flaps and have yet another go at stopping the power steering pump from leaking. Again. It's really minimal but the wof guy mentioned that it should be sorted. 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted August 23, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 23, 2020 Righto. Turns out that the leak around the power steering pump was just leftover juice from the 14,387 times I evacuated it to fix leaks. A bit of a wipedown and it appears solid. I went through a few things with cert man, one of which was a discussion about seatbelts. I think it was @KKtrips in the cert thread that told me that as a scratch built it needed reels all round. This seemed straightforward at the time so I dropped some coin and bought 4x as the fronts were a little manky anyway and I figured presentation and a clear commitment to doing it right is going to be of value in the very near future. The fronts went on with some minor shenanigans around the stalk mounts, but no drama. The rears turned out a bit problematic. Because they were fixed belts there were only three mount points and no great place to mount the reel. So after a bit of mocking up and getting the concept approved by the advisory peeps I cracked on. 1. The beginning with all the seam sealer scraped out. Both the horizontal and side wall skins are doubled up with no way to get in there short of cutting holes, so a doubling plate would have been difficult. 2. A bit of angly stuff that could be welded in place and hold a captive nut 3. An extra bit of stuff that ties it in to the existing mount for extra lovings 4. Sorting some ugly on the other side before making a mirrored replica of the previous mount. 5. Plug welding the back skin to replace the factory spot welds 6. Weld all around, paint with poverty spec Toyota white from a rattle can and assemble. Looks good. Just some minor painting and reassembly of the airbox and it is time to ship it off.... 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzurro Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Found these and thought of your beastie. Just needs more exo (no, no it doesn't) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 Sweet. I have kind of been thinking about buying one of those RC trucks with the proper detailed axles and making a replica pogmobile for lols... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted November 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2020 So, long time no update. I have been holding off as shit was so nearly there for fucking weeks but kept on dragging on... Early September it got shipped off to Wellington; Then early October it arrived back home with a very excited son of a truckie.. Then I got the list from the cert man and was pleased/kind of surprised how short it was; - Needs rear headrests - Extra size on the driveshaft hoop mounts - Front seatbelts needed to web clamp type not inertia - Change a vac hose for proper auto stuff - Wheel alignment That was it and apart from sourcing the seatbelts it was all done in that weekend with the help of some butty ramps I had made for this sort of thing; So if anyone needs a brand new set of vertical fit reels, hit me up. Then I waited for the cert man to approve all that and get the plate done - this was another couple of weeks... Then the compliance man was on holiday and couldn't do anything for another couple of weeks... Then I realised much to my disappointment that the head was probably cracked as it was using water and pressurising the system That will teach me to not get things checked by professionals and just trusting to the prime cause. So while I was waiting for the compliance man I dragged out the spare head out of the container and sent it to Mean Machine for crack testing. This came up sweet but the valves were dodgy and the surface was a bit banana. So I got it surfaced and the valves and seats recut, plus I got a spare set of injectors rebuilt as i didn't want to fuck up the newly sorted head. Getting it in and out was not too much of a drama with a bit of channel clamped to the forklift forks. I didn't really take any pics of all this as I was on a bit of a mission, just this one of the freshened head put back in place; New gaskets, head bolts, slightly thicker oil plus filters plus coolant and much money out of my account and the jobs a goodun. Then fast forward to today and we have this very very exciting situation early this morning... Resulting in this even more exciting situation this afternoon; Ah shit yes. Anyway there is still a bit to do, I am not happy with the radiator situation as it is pretty much relying on the fan even at road speed. I can fit a standard Safari rad in the same hole but with much bigger collection area, plus I have some cunning plans to duct more air toward it so at least on the open road it isnt cycling the fan. Still I'm pretty happy, it has been a long but satisfying road. Beer will be drunk tonight I imagine.... 49 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Fuck yeah. Looking forward to seeing this in person! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted November 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2020 Also I really want to give out some thanks to you OS peeps, it would have been a shit ton harder without the community. In particular; @Mof - sorting the gearbox top plate and other helpful advice@KKtrips - pointing out failings in my knowledge from a position of greater knowledge. And probably making the cert plate for me@cletus - also helping point out my failings plus much specific and useful advice@sidewaysickness - for testing the limits of Audi wagons and treating factory tow ratings for the mere indication of minimum performance that they are.@yoeddynz - for clueing me in on where the local safari foamers lived so I could sneak in at night and steal parts@mjrstar for the most super solid turbo deals possible@Beaver for sorting a boost compensated pump that I will be fitting in the near future Its probably not everyone that helped but its all I can remember with my failing memory. 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Non Destructive Testing. Seems a bit like the big guy named "Tiny" Well done my friend! That must be a very good feeling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePog Posted November 24, 2020 Author Share Posted November 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, anglia4 said: Non Destructive Testing. Seems a bit like the big guy named "Tiny" Well done my friend! That must be a very good feeling. Yea I'm meant to be working but mostly I'm thinking about drinking beer.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Fuck this is so cool- I know your feeling when its all one the road cert'd etc. It looks choice! So cool to see a rego plate on it- its the little things eh but they mean so much. Now please go park it next to some fellas 'big' ford ranger and laugh at him I might have to steal our hino firetruck and meet up with you for some cool proper 4wd truck photos! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThePog Posted November 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 24, 2020 11 minutes ago, yoeddynz said: Fuck this is so cool- I know your feeling when its all one the road cert'd etc. It looks choice! So cool to see a rego plate on it- its the little things eh but they mean so much. Now please go park it next to some fellas 'big' ford ranger and laugh at him I might have to steal our hino firetruck and meet up with you for some cool proper 4wd truck photos! Ha I have been practising my look of disdain that I will get to use when I pull up next to a 'tuff' ranger. Also I went to the servo to fill it up and a dude fist pumped me. This gave me joy. 8 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 How were they to deal with at Vinz? Deon has left and I have heard from a couple of people that the place has gone a bit 'mean and grumpy' since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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