4V Century V8 powered Dyna Camper Discussion

[Tiger Tamer]

I will have a look in the shed to see if I have any to see what it is. Jaycar sell a couple of thermal pastes for heat sink applications. If they are the correct type to use I don't know, but I would think one of the auto parts places like Segedin's or pro parts etc could help. Mounting them on thick aluminum seems to be suggested as well. No expert on the subject but I it won't last if you don't. 

[fletch]

We have plenty of it. I'll grab some next week of you can wait till then.

[chris r]

Jaycar probably the best bet for thermal paste, auto parts shops most likely won't have it on the shelf or know what it is 

[HumberSS]

2 hours ago, fletch said:

We have plenty of it. I'll grab some next week of you can wait till then.

thanks mate, appreciate it!

[dmulally]

I'd just bolt it on anywhere and see how it goes. But if you wanted to get all fancy:

[HumberSS]

9 minutes ago, dmulally said:

I'd just bolt it on anywhere and see how it goes. But if you wanted to get all fancy:

Have a look with what I ended up doing.. good enough I reckon 

[Nominal]

I think there are cert rules around electric handbrakes and current limiting.

[chris r]

I looked into the electric parking brake for another project a while ago, need a special controller which monitors current. Wilwood do some stuff but it's $$$

https://www.wilwood.com/hardware/HardwareProd?itemno=620-15487

Ended up deciding that running cables/modifying parking brake lever to suit was a less expensive and easier option 

 

[dmulally]

This was in the west island but I was told that I couldn't have an electric or hydraulic handbrake. That was a billion years ago however. 

I ended up using a go kart caliper which was mechanical. Something like this. It was in a lotus 7 type thingy though so bugger all weight. It worked well however and once locked on it wasn't budging. 

[HumberSS]

Cool appreciate comments @Nominal @chris r will carry on as is.

I looked at those generic mechanical calipers @dmulallybut ultimately decided I needed a caliper off an approx 1.5t vehicle and with the 4.5:1 ratio diff it worked out roughly the same holding capacity on a single caliper

[Nominal]

For some sort of reference, this is in LVVTA Braking Standard

[HumberSS]

2 minutes ago, Nominal said:

For some sort of reference, this is in LVVTA Braking Standard

Sounds more hassle than it's worth aye

[bigfoot]

I have fitted an electric handbrake puller to a vehicles at work as a disability thing. Not sure on price but might be worth looking into

[HumberSS]

1 minute ago, bigfoot said:

I have fitted an electric handbrake puller to a vehicles at work as a disability thing. Not sure on price but might be worth looking into

Can't hurt. Can you get a part number?

[Nominal]

Electric puller might help with your other little problem!

[RXFORD]

That paint/patina is sweet!

[HumberSS]

5 minutes ago, RXFORD said:

That paint/patina is sweet!

It really is. Id probably entertain keeping it for a bit if I lived somewhere dryer, but now that it's here in Taranaki it's probably a better strategy to protect it long term, especially given how hard it's been to find a half decent cab!! 

[RXFORD]

Wipe some lanolin over it, or some patina preserver.

Good score though. I had wondered how you were getting on with this and that cab from aussie. 

Did you see the Dyna food truck in Christchurch?

[HumberSS]

10 minutes ago, RXFORD said:

Wipe some lanolin over it, or some patina preserver.

Good score though. I had wondered how you were getting on with this and that cab from aussie. 

Did you see the Dyna food truck in Christchurch?

There are a few repairs needed, probably more than a few but a lot less than my original cab. Im thinking gby the time I tackle them I may as well just blow it over. Plenty of delays of late, works been hectic, kids been hectic, shed build has been dragging out and of course budgetary constraints on all fronts! The Aussie one was great but he'd left truck with his ex who was holding him ransome on it so started getting too hard and it was likely all of $5k landed, maybe more. This one at $400 (using man math of course...) was much less of a gamble. 

Have not seen chch food truck, do tell! 

[RXFORD]

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