Twistys Jimny Buggy Venomous Maximus - No Longer being built, got a FJ40

[Twisty]

Well as most of you would know i picked up my new toy, a Suzuki Serria last weekend. Its going to be setup as a purpose built offroad 4x4, and for competing in Tough Tracks (formally Short Course) and the new event at LCMP the Superior All-Terrain Challage.

My mates and I had an old rally packer once called Venomous Maximus, and I've been wanting to use that name again since, so thats now the Zook's offical name.

I bought it off a mate, Steve, for the small sum of $4000. Steve has giving this thing a hard life, its driven every track at LCMP, and it shows on it. But he's put a lot of work into it so it can handle that kinda stuff with minimal damage.

Here's what I got for my $4000...
1992 Serria on a 1997 Coily Chassis
1.6 EFI Vitari Motor
Hilux Diffs front and rear, which are heavily braced.
Rancho 9000 shocks (rear are too short)
Custom 4 link front and rear (3 links with panhard rod) (1 Helm Joint at end of each control arm)
Rockhopper Series 3 Crawler gears (awesome low range!!)
ARB Airlocker in Rear Diff
Swift GTI seats
Uniden UHF
ARB Winch Bar with Warn 9000lb low mount winch
Custom roll bar and Fibreglass Hard Top (will be removing both)
Custom offset 15x8 White Wheels (will be for sale soon)
31x10.5 Bias Ply Baja Claws (also for sale soon)

And now some pics of it all.....

Picking the zook up from Maryborough....with the current suspension setup, and those bias ply claws and offset rims its not the most stable truck to drive. So we towed it the 2hr trip back to the Sunny Coast, which my V8 4Runner just ate up....towed it really well.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aag.sized.jpg

Back and home and after a quick wash....probably its first wash for a couple of years...
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aai.sized.jpg

The rear flex....the shocks are way too short on the rear...but not for long...
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aal.sized.jpg

The front flex, with more to go yet....flex's really nice!!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aak.sized.jpg

[Twisty]

1.6 EFI Vitari Donk
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aas.sized.jpg

Font suspension/diff setup, not much will be done to this, except mod the upper link so the castor is adjustable. Its out a fair bit becuase of the lift at the moment.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aat.sized.jpg

The front suspension/diff looking from behind
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aaw.sized.jpg

The rear suspenion...and hilux diff....heavily braced....but not too good for clearance...
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aau.sized.jpg

The rear suspension/diff from the front
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aax.sized.jpg

Polished Alloy Snorkerl...this was wierd...so much work had gone into making a great looking snorkel...except there is no mounts on it....its held on with zip ties and a dodgy bracket near the snorkel head.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aay.sized.jpg

Swift GTI seats, checkerplate door trims...
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aaz.sized.jpg

I ripped the hardtop off last night....much better
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aaq.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aar.sized.jpg

[Twisty]

Fitting the 15x10 MT Classic II wheels and 33x12.5 Radial Claws off the 4Runner. Looked awesome, but the wheels woudln't turn. All my balance weights are on the inside of the wheel and they hit the calipers on the hilux diffs, the IFS calipers must be smaller.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aam.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aan.sized.jpg

[Twisty]

And now whats planned....

First off I need to get some stuff engineered, and then a roadworthy so it can then be registed in my name. So a lot of tidying up first is happening at the moment, and getting everything up to speed both engineering and road worthy wise.

Once it is registed in my name the real fun begins...I've hopefully bought some 15x8 beadlocked wheels with 35" radial claws to go on. So a little more lift, and a lot of guard trimming is going to be needed.

The rear diff/susp is going to be moved as far back on the chassis as possible to increase the wheel base, or maybe even a chassis extension to get some decent length out of it. The body will be cut into a ute at this stage too.

Then a full roll cage, half doors, custom guards to cover the rubber, and bits of other cool custom metal fab, which Kane from Komited Kustoms will be donating his time for.

So its going to be a totally different beast when its all done, and will have plenty of bling on it too!!!

[Nemesis]

Hehehe I remember a guy last year who told me he was over the hard 4wding :P

Again.... I'm jealous as hell!!!!

[Twisty]

Hehehe I remember a guy last year who told me he was over the hard 4wding :P
Again.... I'm jealous as hell!!!!


Yeah, it amazing how getting married changes your thoughts on life........gotta get this out of my system before the missus makes us save to get a house!!! :(

[Nemesis]

Too late for me :(

The 1UZ got the nod because I convinced her it will be cheaper in the long run, being able to sell a working 3VZE...

[boof]

cant wait to see the build up should look good when its finished if the 4 runner any indication on your idea of a little bling

[FJ_351]

hahaha holy shit havn't seen that bus for a while!

last time i saw it was out kruzer park...goes f@#!ing hard ay

have you had a chance to take it for a play?

well good luck with the build and hope to see you out there sometime!

[PJ.zook]

Man those tyres are almost as bald as the ones on my stato!

Nice vehicle, me wants

[Humpy]

And now whats planned....

First off I need to get some stuff engineered, and then a roadworthy so it can then be registed in my name. So a lot of tidying up first is happening at the moment, and getting everything up to speed both engineering and road worthy wise.

Once it is registed in my name the real fun begins...I've hopefully bought some 15x8 beadlocked wheels with 35" radial claws to go on. So a little more lift, and a lot of guard trimming is going to be needed.

The rear diff/susp is going to be moved as far back on the chassis as possible to increase the wheel base, or maybe even a chassis extension to get some decent length out of it. The body will be cut into a ute at this stage too.

Then a full roll cage, half doors, custom guards to cover the rubber, and bits of other cool custom metal fab, which Kane from Komited Kustoms will be donating his time for.

So its going to be a totally different beast when its all done, and will have plenty of bling on it too!!!


I dont think you need any more lift, the longer wheelbase will help stability a lot

[Mad Cruiser]

What can i say Twisty ? I just love the name you've given the zook "Venomous Maximus" has a nice ring to it !!

You for sure got a real good buy on this, not many competition 4wds already done up like that are readily availble at that price ! ;)

I am looking forward to the changes you'll be making to it and watching you compete in future events.

I think i need to work harder, make more money and get my project comp 4wd off the ground ;D

[Soft roader]

Twisty looks bloody brilliant so far, can't wait to see the finished product if the 4 runner is anything to go buy

[Nath]

Nothing but good fun to be had in that truck Twisty. Good luck.

[smac]

that looks great already man!

all that for $4000? gee

[Twisty]

Thanks for all the comments guys.....I still can't believe the bargain I've got.....and it's still going to be a cheap truck even after I finish doing everything planned.....I just wish I could start cutting it up now....

Humpy - I think the extra lift is going to be needed to clear the 35" rubber if I want to keep some kind of guards on it. If I don't have to lift it more I wont.

As for taking it out on some tracks, I haven't yet, I'm hoping to try and get out this weekend, But its still very dodgy to drive with the coils that are in it (way too soft) So I've been waiting to get the other set of springs he's sending up.

I will be sure to get pics of its mayden vouge offroad but.

[2 BRUTAL]

AH mate your fun is just beginning trust me. these projects are never ending, it took me 2 years to get Brutal on the road and it still needs more mods. at least you have a good head start on things, looks good mate.

[Humpy]

Humpy - I think the extra lift is going to be needed to clear the 35" rubber if I want to keep some kind of guards on it. If I don't have to lift it more I wont.



Become friends with an angle grinder and a large hammer ;D

[De-lux]

do you still need to get that roadworthy?

i'll message ya after i get mine done and let you know how it went. (or if i can do yours :D )

[crack]

twisty that is one little number you got yaself there love it! good work mate!

[kitch76]

how wide is the windscreen on the zook???

[Twisty]

do you still need to get that roadworthy?

i'll message ya after i get mine done and let you know how it went. (or if i can do yours :D )


Yeah mate, I still need it, so let me know how you go!!

[Twisty]

how wide is the windscreen on the zook???


I'll find out for you Mick.....what kinda sticker are you planning for it??

[Twisty]

Well I've picked up a good deal on some rims and tyres last night. I got 5 pretty much brand new 35x12.5 Raidal Claws on 4/15x8 Beadlock Wheels and one sunrasia for $2000.

The claws were used by Brent Perret in the LCMP GU Patol in the international winch challange last year and that is it. So they have some chunks in them, but tread depth wise a brand new!!! The beadlocks are the green and yellow ones of the old LCMP Cruiser.

Everything is still working out good money wise...heres how it looks so far....
$4000 purchase price
-$250 sold the 31" claws and white wheels
-$400 sold the hardtop
---------
$3350
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+$2000 5/35" Claws and Beadlock Rims
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$5350 stoked!!!!

I will keep a tally of the $$$ spent from start to finish so you's can all keep track of it....

[kitch76]

I'll find out for you Mick.....what kinda sticker are you planning for it??

Mind your own buisness LOL

$250 sold the 31" claws and white wheels

Bugger I would have bought them

[Twisty]

Mick, its just under 1000mm......

[Twisty]

I've also been told by my mates that it has to be Venomous Maximus II since our old Rally Packer was Venomous Maximus....so the zooks name has been changed a little.

[Twisty]

Well the deal for the claws and beadlocks fell through....I gave my mate the money to put a deposit on them while he was out at LCMP on the weekend and it turns out they are Bias Ply claws, which I'm not really keen on........so now I'm shopping again for tyres and wheels.........Grimace's 37's would be nice for $1200, but I think I was pushing it to get 35's under it nicely, let alone 37's.....

Hey Twisty why are you not so keen on the Bais Ply Claws??

Btw i thought Brent Perret used Radial Claws all the time??

anyway hope all goes well for you finding the right tyres 8)

[Twisty]

Yeah, that what I thought about Brent too, which is why I didn't question wether they were radial or bias. But for some reason he ran them for the Extreme International Winch Challange.

I spoke to Brent about them, and he said they are awesome offroad, but horrible on the black stuff, and I kinda want to be able to drive it out to LCMP and on the black stuff to start with, as I wont have my own car trailer for while.

[Twisty]

Thought I'd post a bit of an update on Venomous Maximus II...

Haven't done a great deal to it, it's still not driveable over about 40km/hr....but that's getting sorted at the moment. Seems to be mainly from the castor being way out with the big lift, and worn ball joints in the steering....

i got some 15x7 mags and sh!tty 31's for it last weekend off a mate for $150.....which will be good for the daily driver tyres.....I've still got to get some legal 31" rubber to put on them yet before the road worthy.

I've got the other springs and 80 series landcruiser steering box now, which Steve sent up from sydney. I put the heavier duty springs in this week and it reduced the body roll heaps.

Here's a phew pics of how its looking at the moment...
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abb.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abc.sized.jpg

The other coils and 80 series steering box that got sent up. (2 sets of front coils, and one rear set)
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abd.sized.jpg


Am going down to Brissy on sunday morning to check out some comp rubber and rims which I will hopefully buy. They are 36x12.5 Super Swampers on 15x8 Beadlocks.

Here's a pic of them...
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abe.sized.jpg

Which should look pretty cool on the zook.......

[De-lux]

oi Twist, did you give old mate a ring about the roadworthy?

whats the go with the 1.6 Vit engine and the different body on a different chassis? will they be a hurdle to overcome?

[Twisty]

Nah not yet Mick....will do soon but and I'll let you know how I get on :)

The Engine Conversion, and old body on a coily chassis is all approved already, it's only the diffs that aren't.

[kitch76]

Hey Dave I'm hopfully comming up the 2nd weekend of next month, I will bring the $$ for you and I have a present for Venomous Maximus II ;D, will call if I make it up as things arn't definite. It all depends on the bathroom and how much work I have done :(

[Twisty]

No worries Mick...sounds good ;)

[Twisty]

Well I didn't get down to look or buy the swampers and beadlocks on the weekend, but I am heading down tonight to check them out and make an offer. So all going well I will hopefully own my first set of swampers, and my first beadlocks by 8pm tonight.

But I was so itching to get some big rubber on the zook I went down to a mates plave on sunday and picked up his 35" Bias claws to stick on the zook, so we had something cool to look at while we had some sunday arve beers....and heres the result.

These two random blokes were working next door, and have never seen a zuke that big in there life....they were pretty stoked.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abg.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abh.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abi.sized.jpg

I even got the missus to do some work on it over the weekend.....she done a great job of sanding some bog back for me.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abf.sized.jpg

that looks good as

[boof]

its starting to look the part :D

[Twisty]

Well I'm not the proud new owner of swampers and beadlocks :(

I drove for about and hour and a half in the pouring rain last night, only to get there, and find out that the guy has made out there condition to be a lot better than what they were. >:(

Claiming them all to be 80% tread, when only two were, two others were more like 60% and then the spare only had about 30%, and had a hole in the sidewall. Then all the rims had lots of surface rust, and one also had a crack in the welds for the beadlocks....which he said was a common accurance ??

But anyway now I'm cashed up to buy some rubber, so the hunt begins....

Foubries at Marooka are selling the 36x12.5 Super Swampers brand new for $315ea :o which is looking mighty tempting. Or stick to a more road friendly tyre and get 35x12.5 Radial Claws (I think around $350ea)??

decisions....decisions..... :-\

Edit:- just got a quote on 35" Radial Claws - $315ea. also....

[Grimace]

I reackon sum 37" creepys would look heaps cooler ;)

[Twisty]

They are still in the back of my mind Grimace....I'm just unsure about fitting the 37" barstards on. :-\

[2 BRUTAL]

yer Dave we had this happen as well, we drove from Toowoomba to Brissy 1 night to look at tyres and when we got there they were no where near as good as described. >:(
Bugga,
mate put some simex's on it, they are reasonably friendly on the road and would last ages on a little truck, not weighing much

[Boxa]

Thats looking massive Twisty

[Twisty]

Well I went and spent my lunch hour at Northcoast 4x4 talking tyres with Rod. I've just ordered 4/35x12.5 Radial Claws which will be in tomorrow.

Got them for $310 ea.

Not I have just got to sort the wheels and beadlocks out.

[Mad Cruiser]

What's the reason with going for the 80 series steering box ?

[Twisty]

Yeah I'm not sure...it came with the Zuke....he said he payed $600 for it :o and it seems a little overkill for the job.

I sort about selling it and just getting the usaul IFS Toyota job, but I'll see what happens.

But it does need it badly...the Vitari Box that is on there has a really small arm on it, so it takes heaps of turns of the wheel to get to full lock.

I even got the missus to do some work on it over the weekend.....she done a great job of sanding some bog back for me.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abf.sized.jpg




shoulda got tufftuff to sand it...... in a bikini ;D and THEN take pics ;D 8)

[HnM]

I even got the missus to do some work on it over the weekend.....she done a great job of sanding some bog back for me.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abf.sized.jpg




shoulda got tufftuff to sand it...... in a bikini ;D and THEN take pics ;D 8)


Get Kate and Loz onto the job if this were to happen ;D ;D ;D

[Mad Cruiser]

yeah i wouldn't bother with the 80 series box..... Very well known for crapping itself all the time... i'm on my 2nd box.

What price are you looking for tyres ?

[Twisty]

yeah i wouldn't bother with the 80 series box..... Very well known for crapping itself all the time... i'm on my 2nd box.

What price are you looking for tyres ?


Oh ok....I will get rid of it then.....what kinda $$$ do the Cruiser Steering Box's usally go for?

Also what do you mean by what price for what tyres?? I bought new 35's this week, I just need rims now.

[Twisty]

As for you two perverts above :P I'll see what I can do ;D well Loz might do it, but you's will have to ask Tuff Tuff yourselfs......

[Twisty]

Heres some pics of the new 35x12.5 Radial Claws I picked up on wednesday. Am pretty happy with the price of $310 ea. For the moment I haven't bothered with getting a spare....hopefully a 2nd hand one comes up.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abl.sized.jpg

You can see the difference in size between the 35" Radial Claw (on the left) and the 35" Bias Ply Claw
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abk.sized.jpg

Allthough the radial isn't mounted on a rim yet, I will compare again once I get rims. Which at this stage will most likely be 15x10 white wheels...which will get beadlocks welded on later in the year.

[Twisty]

I've also cut of the slider on the drivers side and am doing the passenger side on the weekend, and am also removing Suzuki's stupid idea of attached some crappy plastic to the body. The plastics were missing on mine, and just the sheet metal is attached to was left, creating a great rust trap. They are pretty easy to remove, and it looks heaps better with them off.


You can just see the white dots along the sill that I've marked on with a white out pen. This is wear I marked each spot weld location, before getting to it with the grinder.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abm.sized.jpg

You then just grind each spot weld location until the metal comes off, and you left with a nice and smooth, and most probably rusty sill.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abn.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abo.sized.jpg

The majority of it is just surface rust, so it will just get tidied up for now. But eventually i plan to get some decent angle iron welded in for a little more strength.

[2 BRUTAL]

looking good mate,
anything to get rid of low mounted panels is good also.

[Twisty]

Scored another good deal on the weekend, and got the rims I wanted to get!! stoked!!

$500 for 4 chrome 15x10's (U.S. Wheels - Formula) with 33x12.5 Wrangler MTR's at about 40% tread

I pick them up on friday and am getting the 35's mounted onto the rims on saturday morning. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the 33's yet. That might become the daily drivers for the Zook.

[boof]

let me know if you want to get of the mtr could make my change to 33s a bit cheaper and that leaves more for the conversion

[Twisty]

Well the minister of finance said the 33" MTR's have got to go, so I will be selling them. I have got a couple mates that are keen on them, but if tha falls through I will let you know Boof.

[boof]

too easy let me know would work out well that way i can get the 33's without shelling out for a new set

[Twisty]

too easy let me know would work out well that way i can get the 33's without shelling out for a new set


What are you 31" claws like Boof?

I still need a legal set of 31's for the road worthy.

[boof]

yeh their legal on 15x8 if you wanna borrow them let me know

[Twisty]

I was thinking maybe a swap?? if you want the 33's....but are you keeping the claws too??

[boof]

i was gonna use them in august but yeh a swap could work just let me know what you wanna do and we should be able to work something out

[Mad Cruiser]

Twisty, 80 series steering boxes usually go for $250-$300 ;)

It's already looking good mate, i just picked up another 4wd to start working on as a comp vehicle ;D

[Twisty]

Well it seems I'm jinxed with buying 2nd hand wheels and tyres for Venomous........first the swampers and beadlocks and now the 15x10's and 33's.

The guy who had the chrome 15x10's and 33" wranglers that I was supposed to pick up on friday has dissapeared :-\ luckily I haven't payed him anything.

He was supposed to ring me on wednesday to arrange the pick up on friday, but I never recieved the call. I went to where he works, which is where I looked at the wheels and tyres, and the business changed hands during the week, and the guys there knew nothing of him :(

So I'm now on the hunt again for some nice 15x10's.....

[slowlux]

Well it seems I'm jinxed with buying 2nd hand wheels and tyres for Venomous........first the swampers and beadlocks and now the 15x10's and 33's.

The guy who had the chrome 15x10's and 33" wranglers that I was supposed to pick up on friday has dissapeared :-\ luckily I haven't payed him anything.

He was supposed to ring me on wednesday to arrange the pick up on friday, but I never recieved the call. I went to where he works, which is where I looked at the wheels and tyres, and the business changed hands during the week, and the guys there knew nothing of him :(

So I'm now on the hunt again for some nice 15x10's.....


thats quite strangely odd ??? ???

[Twisty]

Heres some pics of what I got done last weekend......You would have seen in the pics above how I got rid of the shitty sill brackets the the plastic crap clips on to.......Well on the weekend my mate Matt had some bling checkerplate lying around, so we took it down to Kanes at Komited Kustoms and I borrowed his gillitine and sheet metal bender to fold of soem new sill guards (aka rust hole covers) and they came up a treat.

When the proper buildup starts some decent thickness angle iron well be welded in...but this will get is pass the road worthy.

I also finished bogging all the side, and removing the autoparts locator stickers, and gave that a quick coat of non matching red paint...

Heres the pics....
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abr.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abp.sized.jpg


for a small truck, its a tight fit into the garage.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abq.sized.jpg

[Twisty]

And fellow forumite Mick (kitch76) dropped around the other weekend and gave me a sticker for the windscreen....I reckon it look tops!! :D Thanks Mick!!!


I even got a windscreen sticker to be straight and centred for once too, amazing what a bit of soapy what allows you to do!!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abs.sized.jpg

[kitch76]

And fellow forumite Mick (kitch76) dropped around the other weekend and gave me a sticker for the windscreen....I reckon it look tops!! :D Thanks Mick!!!


I even got a windscreen sticker to be straight and centred for once too, amazing what a bit of soapy what allows you to do!!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abs.sized.jpg


No worries mate. I will be dropping into check!!

[taziiy]

you must be rely good friends with them close neighbours

[Twisty]

Yeah our Neighbour is great Taziiy.....she is happy to park out the front and let me have full use of the driveway. The other good thing is she is in her 60's and is going a little deaf, so doesn't here the grinders going late in the night. ;D

Pitty we will only be there for another 3 months....then we are moving into the mother-in-laws. :-\

[taziiy]

that sounds like it going to be pretty and i guess carparking is going to be fun

[Twisty]

Yeah its going to be a busy little house with 6 of us in there...but we'll save heaps of $$$ so we can get our own place with a bloody big shed!!!

[taziiy]

sounds like the pain for a little while will be worth it in the end

[Twisty]

Well I want to get the Zook driving good over the next couple weeks, so last night I pulled the front lower control arms for 2 reasons.

1. The drivers side one had a nice bend in it, making the diff not sit square.

2. With the amount of lift it has, there is absoltuely no castor, making driving the zook quite scary.

Then if this doesn't fix it, a high steer setup will be made up.

Heres a couple of pics.

The two lower arms, you can see the bend in the one at the back.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abt.sized.jpg

You can see by the pinion angle just how rotated the diff is. The driveshaft was actaully bent up.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abu.sized.jpg

Where it will sit with the new arms made up. You can see the pinion has dropped atleast a couple of inches. All the spring perches and steering links sit better now too.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abv.sized.jpg

[Bundy]

Geez Dave you have been busy..

Looks like its all comming together good will have to come and have a look sometime.. Once I get my wheels back again ;)

[Twisty]

Yeah, been slowly making progress on it.....but yeah, deffinetly call around soon and check it out...and have a couple beers.....maybe one day after work???

[De-lux]

looking forward to seeing your runner and cutting through some beers with ya at LCMP in a few weeks Twist...

your not going to have this there are ya?

[Twisty]

looking forward to seeing your runner and cutting through some beers with ya at LCMP in a few weeks Twist...

your not going to have this there are ya?


Yeah, I'm hoping to drag it out there for its mayden trip!!! Wont be racing it, just will be sticking some 31's on it and going to do some tracks. As long as I can afford to hire a trailer for the weekend, Venomous will be out there!!!

[Twisty]

Oh, and yep, plenty of beers at LCMP, should be a great weekend!!!

[2 BRUTAL]

Oh, and yep, plenty of beers at LCMP, should be a great weekend!!!


leave the beer at home mate and you'll have heaps of $$ to put towards a hire trailer :P ;D ;)

[Twisty]

leave the beer at home mate and you'll have heaps of $$ to put towards a hire trailer :P ;D ;)


You know I couldn't do that Ashley.....drinking beer is my 2nd favourite past time. I might just have to cut back a little for that weekend. Thought if I have the Zook out there, I'll might be wanting to drive instead of drink for once......this is all new to me ;D

[EMZ-4-B]

looks good,a real bargin!
But ive gotta say...f**k your 4runner looks good!

[Twisty]

Am off to Fourby's at Moorooka first thing tomorrow morning, thanks to Ryano doing me a great deal!!
http://www.fourbys.com.au/

Finally decieded on the wheels I'll be running with the 35's Claws for comp use.

15x8 Mickey Thomson Classic II's.
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com.au/img/mtclassiciiwheel.jpg

Which are the same as what is on the 4Runner, but 2" skinnier. They will most likely get external beadlocks down the track, but I haven't ruled out the second air internal ones yet.

I'll post some pics of Venomous with BLING!! on monday.

Am also taking it for its first offroad trip (with me driving, my mate had it out at LCMP the other weekend) on saturday arve too!! Am doing a kick arse power line track at Noosa, so will have some pics of that too!!

[taziiy]

it will look real bling bling with them wheels on it

[boof]

l love those wheels but theres no way i can put them now that you have two sets :o

[slowlux]

that zook looks so cool 8)

[Twisty]

Well I got the rims this morning....am stoked with them!!

Can't put them on yet as they'll scrub too much this arve when we go to do tracks...but they'll be going on the zook tomorrow.....then probably onto the 4runner for a while as the 15x10's on the runner need a decent polish badly!! (and it'll look cool 8))

Heres a phew pics of the rims...
4/35x12.5 R15 Radial Claws on 15x8 MT Classic II's just fit in the 4Runner.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abw.sized.jpg

Little bit of a size difference.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abx.sized.jpg

All in the garage, ready to bolt on.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aby.sized.jpg

[boof]

be interested to see what they look like on the runner ;D

Top work twisty 8)

Those rims look bling x 10 8)

So is the zook got rego now??

And how did it go on it first outing :)

cant wait to see some offroad pics

[Twisty]

OK, some pics from saturday arve's trip to the Noosa Powerline Track. We got up there to find that it as recently been fenced off, and most of the track had even been graded, or had logs across it.

But we ended up getting into one section to have a little play. Am stoked with how capaple the little thing is, and really can't wait to get it out to LCMP!!!

So didn't get to many pics in the end....but heres a phew...nothing too exciting.

This is the usaly entrance to the track, we ended up getting in about halfway along back towards Noosa. Which is on the horizon of the photo.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abz.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aca.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/acb.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/acc.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/acd.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/ace.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/acf.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/acg.sized.jpg

[Twisty]

So is the zook got rego now??


It's currently still in the old owners name....I've fixed most of the dodgy stuff up now, and will hopefully get a road worthy sorted over the next couple of weeks.

[wiseman]

looking good twisty looking very capable and nice flex there

cheers
Damo

thats some nice flex there, good on ya

[brooksy]

Should be a very capable rig Twisty.

Might see you at LCMP one day when I get better & finish the Disco.

Brooksy

[boof]

looking good dave be good to see it at cruiser park

[Twisty]

Heres some pics of it on the new wheels and 35's.

2 nuts a stripped on the drivers side front wheel (very long story) so have only got 3 on at the moment. Am taking it down to Komited Kustoms tonight but to get the nuts off so I can go for a drive with the new wheels on.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/ach.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aci.sized.jpg

[brooksy]

Looking good champion!!

[Boxa]

Very nice Twisty

[greenmudgoblin]

That wheel base is starting to look really short, sexy, but short.

[Twisty]

That wheel base is starting to look really short, sexy, but short.


Yeah the rear control arms haven't been lengthened to suit the lift it's got, so the rear diff is pulled forward quite a bit. The front diff sits forward a couple of inches over std.

Eventually the wheel base will get streched by a couple feet when the good part of the buildup starts.

[boof]

lend me the wheels and ill take em for a test drive on mine might not return though ;D

OK, some pics from saturday arve's trip to the Noosa Powerline Track. We got up there to find that it as recently been fenced off, and most of the track had even been graded, or had logs across it.

But we ended up getting into one section to have a little play. Am stoked with how capaple the little thing is, and really can't wait to get it out to LCMP!!!

So didn't get to many pics in the end....but heres a phew...nothing too exciting.

This is the usaly entrance to the track, we ended up getting in about halfway along back towards Noosa. Which is on the horizon of the photo.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/abz.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/aca.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/acb.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/acc.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/acd.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/ace.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/acf.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/acg.sized.jpg


Is that the track that comes out near tinbeerwah shops? If it is, Damn >:( ! that was on of my favourites!

Looking sweet twisty!

[Twisty]

Is that the track that comes out near tinbeerwah shops? If it is, Damn >:( ! that was on of my favourites!

Looking sweet twisty!


Thanks Cranga! and yep thats the track....was definetly a favourite of mine too!!

Prob cause of that building there putting in there. Dissapointing. they have also filled in half of the tracks/ditches on the roadside track also. Stupid council!!!

[Bundy]

The new wheels look good but you will loose a fair amount of flex by the looks of it.

Dam looks like i missed a bit of fun on Saturday Arvo I didnt even get a chance to look at mine hopefully this weekend it will be all back together

[Twisty]

The new wheels look good but you will loose a fair amount of flex by the looks of it.

Dam looks like i missed a bit of fun on Saturday Arvo I didnt even get a chance to look at mine hopefully this weekend it will be all back together


At the moment is looses a heap of travel with the 35's....they scrub if you take a corner hard enough from the body rolling over....but jeez it's turning some heads driving it around.

Once the guard trimming is done, no travel will be lost at all, I'm hoping to actually gain a bit of travel once I'm finished with it.

[Twisty]

Well this time next wednesday the Zook will have air lockers front and rear ;D I just booked it in then to have the air locker I bought of Madmac for the rear of the 4runner to be installed in the front of the zook, nothing will stop it now ;D except the skills of the driver anyway....

Also got the 2 buggered nuts of last night down at Kane's workshop, so have got all the 35's on now....heres a couple of pics.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/ack.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/acl.sized.jpg

Looks like a mini monster truck hey :o

[Bundy]

At the moment is looses a heap of travel with the 35's....they scrub if you take a corner hard enough from the body rolling over....but jeez it's turning some heads driving it around.

Once the guard trimming is done, no travel will be lost at all, I'm hoping to actually gain a bit of travel once I'm finished with it.


:o :o :o :o :o

[boof]

thats lookin good dave be interesting to see the guard trim to fit those in ;D

[Twisty]

thats lookin good dave be interesting to see the guard trim to fit those in ;D


Yeah its going to be, I still keep having different ideas on how to do it all...but it might have to happen sooner than later now, as it looks like Kane might be heading out to the mines for a phew months to get some big $$$ together for his workshop.

Since I've hopefully got the road worthy sorted it can all happen now....but I want to do it properly the first time and don't want to rush it, so it might wait till next year yet and I'll keep running the 31's offroad.

[fullberries]

how much has all this roughly cost you?

[Twisty]

how much has all this roughly cost you?


Once the front air-locker goes in next week, it will be just over $6000.

[midnight]

so we can get our own place with a bloody big shed!!!

A man's gotta have his shed. Pity about my shed. Houses my subaru motor....... and some of dads crap

looks great with the claws on it

[cpt-mud]

looks good, nice cheap play toy

[timbocruiser]

Man that looks cool twisty 8), for a zook of course :P

[Boxa]

Looking good Twisty

[Twisty]

Still having some small trouble getting the road worthy, but am getting there.

It went into Northcoast 4x4 yesterday to have the front air-locker fitted, and I should get it back this arve. I just payed to have it fitted to the centre, so will do the wiring and air lines myself.

Also picked up an old FJ40 front guard yesterday to have a play with. The plan is to get a set of 4, re-inforce them enough to take the weight of the zook, then bolt them onto the zook to cover the 35's.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1121.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1120.sized.jpg

The plan is to run them the normal way on the front, like on the white zook pictured below, but without the side rails. Then on the back, spin them around. I also thought about using wrangler flares as they also bolt up to flat panels, but they are a little more $$$ and dont have as much width.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Cool-Suzis/body_works_002_Medium.sized.jpg

[midnight]

Looking gooooooood.
That white thing, isnt it Paul??? Pisani's Sierra?.
Why not make some flares like 4WDMonthly did on that Bundy.
Then strenghten the whole lot.

[Twisty]

I didn't like the flares on the Marks Adapters Bundy.....too bondage looking for me.

I want something that looks like it came out of the factory that way.

[Twisty]

Just picked up the zook then after getting the front airlocker fitted. Which all went in well, I just need to go test it out now!!

Thought I'd also tally up what it has cost me so far as I was doing at the beginning of the thread.

$4000 purchase price
-$250 - sold the bias ply claws and flipped white wheels
-$400 - sold the hardtop
-$100 - sold the roll bar
---------
$3250
---------
+$150 (Shit Gold Mags, and All-Terrains)
+$50 (2nd hand 31" Kuhmo Mudders, Bargain!)
+$1240 35x12.5 R15 Mickey Thomson Radail Claws
+$1200 15x8 Mickey Thomson Classic II Alloy Wheels
+$700 2nd hand Air-Locker for front diff (was for the 4runner)
+$600 Fit front Locker, custom brakelines, diff bearings + more
+$700 Warn 24V Highmount Winch
-------------
$7190 TOTAL
--------------

Not too bad....can get back around $800 for the ARB Winch Bar and Warn 9000lb lowmount winch (let me know if your interested). Then only a phew more expensive things to buy.
4x Rancho 9000's - $800
4x Beadlock Kits - $400-$500
Lots and Lots of Tube!! - $ not sure $

[cpt-mud]

looks awsome now

[boof]

that white one looks awesome if it turns out like that you would have to be happy :D

[Gojeep]

Great idea on the guards. I had similar problem covering my 36x15x15 tyres on my Hilux with Land Cruiser axles. I even looked at the step side guards of old Dodges to attach to the rear. I dont think the Suk has anough real estate to fix those on. ;)

[midnight]

"ot too bad....can get back around $800 for the ARB Winch Bar and Warn 9000lb lowmount"
Is that for both or each. If for both Ill take them.
And I still dont have the rollbar in. It might have to wait after rego as you got to have the stoopid small black bars in...some strength bull.

How do you get hte damn quote to work?

[Twisty]

For you midnight $800 for the bar and the winch.

[midnight]

Ok. I will take them. Can you wait bout 4 weeks. I wont have the money until then.
Gives you plenty of time to get them off.
Is that each.

[Twisty]

Ok. I will take them. Can you wait bout 4 weeks. I wont have the money until then.
Gives you plenty of time to get them off.
Is that each.


Midnight...I've sent you a PM to discuss this.....

[Twisty]

A phew new pics.....

The switches that makes things fun!!! and a cool noise when you switch them off. 8)
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1127.sized.jpg



And my new toy!!! Warn 24v Highmount Winch....this thing has been used twice in its whole lifetime....My mate bought it off his old next door neighbour who had it on he's old MQ. He got it for a score at $500. I got it off my mate for $750.....It came with everything, winch, controller, canvas cover, original manual etc.....and from what I've read, I'm even getting this winch for bloody cheap!! I think new they retail around $3000.

The zook will get a full separate 24v system just for winching. A 24v alternator will be installed, then twin sealed odysey batteries will go behind the seats....This should get the zook up to speed for winch challange type comps. A third sealed battery, will also be installed behind the seats for all other electrical duties.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1123.sized.jpg

[Soft roader]

Sorry about this Twisty, but I've got to ask a stupid question here, but what is the differance between a high to low mount winch?


Dutchy

[Twisty]

Sorry about this Twisty, but I've got to ask a stupid question here, but what is the differance between a high to low mount winch?
Dutchy


Ok...heres a phew of the differences that I know of...and found while searching the net. The first reason I wanted one, is every comp you go to thats all they run, so there must be a reason for it....then the more I looked into it, the more the highmount, and even the 24v setup made sense.

Here's a pic of each type.
Lowmount
http://www.gowarn.com/images/products/XD9000.jpg
No Load = 38ft/min
8000lb Load = 6.88ft/min

Highmount (12V)
http://www.gowarn.com/images/products/M8274-50.jpg
No Load = 73.4ft/min (almost double)
8000lb Load = 6.1ft/min

You can see ny just looking at the pic that the highmount has a lot bigger drum, and wouldn't be effected by winching on extreme angles as much with all the wire being wound on to one side....if you know what I mean. The no load speed is a plus of the highmount, being almost double of the low mount. I'm pretty sure the 24v highmount had a slightly higher load speed than the 12v specs above too. Also the 24v Motor also doesn't run as hot as the 12v motors, something to do with more volts/less amps = less heat, which doesn't hurt the motor as much.

Thats as bout as much as I could find just then.....and know off the top of my head.....if anybody else has a better way of explaining it all, and any figures, please post up.

good to hear youve fitted my old locker, hope its all goin well for you, thatb locker pushed my lux up many extreme tracks, hope it goes well in your zook

[Twisty]

lol...yeah its about time I did something with the thing.....its been sitting in the garage for almost 5 months now.

I would have liked to have put it in the rear of the 4runner, but it would have been used mainly for doing circle work on the beach, and the occasional burnout, rather than extreme tracks....atleast it'll get used properly in the zook!!! can't wait to test it out!!

[Soft roader]

Thank's for that Twisty, that actually makes sence

[Twisty]

Thank's for that Twisty, that actually makes sence


No worries.....glad it made sense....theres probably a lot better way to explain it all but....

[Twisty]

Just ordered a Superior Engineering Double Arm which will help fix the very poor steering setup on the zook. They were really helpful on the phone, and said I should have the product within 3-4 working days.

We looked into making one ourself by getting a drivers side arm, then flipping it over and welding it on top of the passenger side, but for a $150 for the Superior one, it isn't worth the effort of even thinking about it.

http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/

http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/admin/image.php?img=40&i=1

[brooksy]

Sorry about this Twisty, but I've got to ask a stupid question here, but what is the differance between a high to low mount winch?
Dutchy


Ok...heres a phew of the differences that I know of...and found while searching the net. The first reason I wanted one, is every comp you go to thats all they run, so there must be a reason for it....then the more I looked into it, the more the highmount, and even the 24v setup made sense.

Here's a pic of each type.
Lowmount
http://www.gowarn.com/images/products/XD9000.jpg
No Load = 38ft/min
8000lb Load = 6.88ft/min

Highmount (12V)
http://www.gowarn.com/images/products/M8274-50.jpg
No Load = 73.4ft/min (almost double)
8000lb Load = 6.1ft/min

You can see ny just looking at the pic that the highmount has a lot bigger drum, and wouldn't be effected by winching on extreme angles as much with all the wire being wound on to one side....if you know what I mean. The no load speed is a plus of the highmount, being almost double of the low mount. I'm pretty sure the 24v highmount had a slightly higher load speed than the 12v specs above too. Also the 24v Motor also doesn't run as hot as the 12v motors, something to do with more volts/less amps = less heat, which doesn't hurt the motor as much.

Thats as bout as much as I could find just then.....and know off the top of my head.....if anybody else has a better way of explaining it all, and any figures, please post up.






Isn't the low mount quicker under load ?

8000lb load = 6.88ft/min compared to highmount 8000lb load = 6.1ft/min which is the important figures ?
Was the 24V load speed that much different or only marginal

brooksy

[Twisty]

Yep, the lowmount is quicker under load, but not by that much. I couldn't find the 24v specs yesterday, but have only been told that the 24v high-mounts are quicker under load than the 12v highmounts.

The no load speed is pretty critical in winch challange type events though, as you have to spool up all the wire after each completed winch. So say you have a crap load of cable out, and you've got to a point where you can drive the rest, the highmount will be twice as quick as the lowmount to spool in all that extra cable - which = valuable seconds.

[-BJ-]

Thats a sick little Zook you have, why does it have a Yota badge ?

[Twisty]

Thanks b-lux. ;)

That badge had me stumped when I first went and looked at it.....but then it soon clicked to me....Its got a set of toyota hilux diffs under it.

[-BJ-]

What engine does it have ? Sorry if you already said but its a long thread :P Do you have trouble running such big tyres at high speeds ?

[brooksy]

Yep, the lowmount is quicker under load, but not by that much. I couldn't find the 24v specs yesterday, but have only been told that the 24v high-mounts are quicker under load than the 12v highmounts.

The no load speed is pretty critical in winch challange type events though, as you have to spool up all the wire after each completed winch. So say you have a crap load of cable out, and you've got to a point where you can drive the rest, the highmount will be twice as quick as the lowmount to spool in all that extra cable - which = valuable seconds.


Good point champion 8)

brooksy

[Twisty]

What engine does it have ? Sorry if you already said but its a long thread :P Do you have trouble running such big tyres at high speeds ?


Its got a 1.6 16v EFI Vitari Motor....and that along with the rockhopper transfer case reduction gears (reduces high and low range gearing), and hilux diff ratios (4.3 over the suzi 3.7) alows it to spin the 35's quite easily. It'll do around 110km.hr now at about 4000rpm.

The downside to this, is when running the 31's it has a top speed of about 90km/hr at 4500rpm.

[DIRTY]

So when is the highmount going on?

Any ideas for the bar, as im in th process of adding a high mount to my zuk too?

[Twisty]

Well I've sodl the old bar and winch on the weekend, so it'll be getting made up shortly....

The manual that came with the highmount shows how to make the cradle up, so I will draw that part up in autocad and get it lasercut, and then folded up. But I'm unsure with how to mount it to the chassis at the moment.

I'd say the winch will get recessed back into the grill, then a small chassis extension should be enought make it all sit nicely. Then once thats all mounted up, I'll probably do a stinger type bar, and a bit more tubework.

[Twisty]

After chatting with Glen Dobbin the last couple days, we've sorted out how I want to do my A-Frame joint. This thing kicks arse, allowing 360 degress of rotation of the diff in one way, and 180 degress the other way.

http://www.dobbinengineering.com/

Heres a pic of the std. kit he does.
http://www.dobbinengineering.com/New%20Images/Aframekit1but.JPG

Which usally mounts like this.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/Diff_Joint.sized.jpg
Which I wasn't too fussed on, if you needed to change the diff housing for some reason, you'd have to get a new outer sleeve made up to weld to the diff.

So on my kit, there wont be a U on the main knuckle, instead, the ring of the sperical joint will be welded to the main knuckle, the a-frame will be welded to the outer sleeve. This will allow the a-frame to be bolted on off with just 3 bolts.

The full kit is costing $450 including frieght.

[boof]

cant wait to see this thing will it be at cruiser in oct :-\

[brooksy]

cant wait to see this thing will it be at cruiser in oct :-\


Hope it will be at LCMP, should be good to watch...

brooksy

[Twisty]

Yeah, it'll be out there for the meetup....at what stage of completition I'm not sure. The A-Frame and wheelbase extension will deffiently be done.....and at worse I will just run the 4runner's 33's on it if I haven't had a chance to start trimming the front.

[brooksy]

Get the cutting wheel into the guards & finish after LCMP, that's what I would do !!! ;D

brooksy

[boof]

buy my 31s and save the 4 runner tyres thats what you should do ;D ;D

[Twisty]

buy my 31s and save the 4 runner tyres thats what you should do ;D ;D


Nah sorry Gary, I want my first trip to LCMP in the zook to be with some big rubber, and I don't have the money at the moment....all the $$$ are going towards getting this thing ready to chop!!



I fitted the highsteer last night, using the Double Arm from Superior Engineering (top blokes). I haven't been able to test test it all properly yet, as I've got the wrong ball joint ends, but the steering looks a lot more safe now. The only problem I might have is the draglink hitting the chassis on up-travel, if thats the case, superior are going to make me up one that isn't quite as high.

Heres a phew pics of it all.

The old dodgy setup
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1149.sized.jpg

How it used to all attach at the hub.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1150.sized.jpg

How it now attaches to the hub.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1151.sized.jpg

The rest of the setup.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1153.sized.jpg

[Twisty]

There is only two things left to get sorted on the front end now....

1. A Correct Length pan-hard rod, which also needs the mounts modified so that it sits on the same angle as the drag link (nearly horizontal)

2. A new Superior Engineering Tie Rod (Details off there website below)

http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/

http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/admin/image.php?img=110&i=1

Description
Superior Engineering Manufactures the strongest Tie Rods on the market. We use a Heat Treated 4140 chromoly in 33 od solid.
Larger than standard tie rod ends are used and we eliminate the original style of tierod ends where the damper would usually go through.
This Chromoly is rated at a whopping 55 tonnes per sq Inch to bend. What chance would a hilux have of bending them.

Price
$285.00

[boof]

really starting to get into now mate still got heaps to go or is the list getting a fair bit shorter

[Twisty]

Arm...hard to say, its all slowly coming together, but still have a lot of time and $$$ to be spent on the little beast.

Had a mates wedding on the weekend and was chatting to Brent Perret there (son of Landcruiser Park) and he was pushing me to have it ready for the Genie Winch Challange in mid November. So will see how that goal goes. I told him I wanted to get used to the truck first, and doing heaps of track weekends first, but he reckons just jump straight in the deep end and start entering the comps straight away.

[boof]

might as well at least your getting the use out of it and the experience also ;)

[brooksy]

Certainly looks tidier with high steer Dble Arm set-up.
I have worked with 4140 chromoly bar before building billet cutting guillotines very tough !!

Good work mate.

brooksy

[DIRTY]

That steering looks a lot better.

Hurry up and get that winch on.

Dont bother with the chassis extension, just push the radiator back and use a thermo, thats my plan.

[Twisty]

Actually, thats a great idea....I was going to get a thermo fan for it anyway, and moving the radiator back wont be a problem as there is sh!tloads of room.

Not sure when I'll get started on doing but, am playing with grinders and FJ40 guards ATM, but thanks for the idea Dirty ;)

[DIRTY]

No worries, it was fresh in my mind after supertrucks, as i saw an entire high mount tucked in behind the grill of one of the rigs :o

[Twisty]

Well the A-Frame kit arrived.....and I am stoked with it!! Glen Dobbin is a champ to deal with, and even though he built it differently to usual for me I had it within 5 days, top customer service!!

Heres a phew pics of the kit.

The U on the spherical joint on the end of the knuckle will get welded to the diff, so the the cross bolt is mounted verticaly. The A-Frame arms will get welded to the outler sleeve of the knuckle, then up to the normal bush type joints which will be mounted to the chassis.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1157.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1158.sized.jpg

The knuckle pulled to pieces.....the outer sleeve turns on brass bushes, which a sealed with rubber o-rings....and the whole lot is greased up!!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1159.sized.jpg

Should get some good flex out of it when its all done.

[brooksy]

Just a question Twisty,
Are you putting locktite onto the pins thread ?
How come the threaded area doesn't have a tab washer slot going along threads length to allow for a tab lock washer, this would have been an improvement on design & would be peace of mind just in case locking nut comes loose.

brooksy

[Gojeep]

Shouldn't the U section be welded to the diff with the cross bolt horizontally as it lays in the photo? Otherwise you have nothing to give you up and down movement vertically at the joint!

[Twisty]

Just a question Twisty,
Are you putting locktite onto the pins thread ?
How come the threaded area doesn't have a tab washer slot going along threads length to allow for a tab lock washer, this would have been an improvement on design & would be peace of mind just in case locking nut comes loose.
brooksy


The threaded section does have that slot, you just can't see it in the picture. When it all bolts up, its the same setup as a wheelbearing nut....you can see the tab on the inside of the washer, which goes into the slot, then you bend the sides of the washer over the first nut, then put on the 2nd nut as well. So there shouldn't be much chance of it coming loose.

[Twisty]

Shouldn't the U section be welded to the diff with the cross bolt horizontally as it lays in the photo? Otherwise you have nothing to give you up and down movement vertically at the joint!


Well thats what I thought too Gojeep...but this is what Glen wrote in his email to me.


When mounting this unit you will have to mount the 16mm cross bolt vertical
not horizontal like the old plastic type bush


I then discussed this with him on the phone and he said while the spherical joint will probably withstand the loads of being mounted with the cross bolt horizontally, it is not designed to work with the side to side forces from the A-Frame. With the cross bolt mounted vertically, the spherical joint will have enough movement to take up any twisting of the diff, which I wont have too much of, as both the lower control arms and the a-frame are going to be of similar lengths.

Feel free to discuss this if you disagree but, as I am knew to all this, and am only going on what Glenn has said and I'm open to any ideas.

[brooksy]

Just a question Twisty,
Are you putting locktite onto the pins thread ?
How come the threaded area doesn't have a tab washer slot going along threads length to allow for a tab lock washer, this would have been an improvement on design & would be peace of mind just in case locking nut comes loose.
brooksy


The threaded section does have that slot, you just can't see it in the picture. When it all bolts up, its the same setup as a wheelbearing nut....you can see the tab on the inside of the washer, which goes into the slot, then you bend the sides of the washer over the first nut, then put on the 2nd nut as well. So there shouldn't be much chance of it coming loose.




Took another look....... wiped my kids grubby finger marks off the screen........... & I'll be damned ! There is the tab on washer.

Proceed to tell kids not to touch computer......& book myself in to see eye specialist

blind prick, :P ::)

brooksy

[Gojeep]

Shouldn't the U section be welded to the diff with the cross bolt horizontally as it lays in the photo? Otherwise you have nothing to give you up and down movement vertically at the joint!


Well thats what I thought too Gojeep...but this is what Glen wrote in his email to me.


When mounting this unit you will have to mount the 16mm cross bolt vertical
not horizontal like the old plastic type bush


I then discussed this with him on the phone and he said while the spherical joint will probably withstand the loads of being mounted with the cross bolt horizontally, it is not designed to work with the side to side forces from the A-Frame. With the cross bolt mounted vertically, the spherical joint will have enough movement to take up any twisting of the diff, which I wont have too much of, as both the lower control arms and the a-frame are going to be of similar lengths.

Feel free to discuss this if you disagree but, as I am knew to all this, and am only going on what Glenn has said and I'm open to any ideas.




So long as both the upper A frame and lower arms are of similar lengths, as you mention, there would be little up and down movement needed in that joint. The fact it is a spherical joint it should allow enough movement.

[DIRTY]

Got that winch on yet?

[Twisty]

Nah Dirty not yet.... :) it'll be atleast a couple months yet....

The missus and I moved into the mother-in-laws on the weekend so we can't save heaps of $$$ for a house deposit....so I took a couple of pics of the zook and the 4runner.....you can see how bloody big the zook actually is, when compared to the runner, which is usally classed as big itself.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1181.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1182.sized.jpg

You can see how big it is in this pic.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1186.sized.jpg

The zooks new garage....hopefully all the mods will soon get underway in here....
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1189.sized.jpg

[4xgold0]

that zook looks sweet as twisty :o 8), i bet that yoda will get pushed out soon :P

[DEEV8]

Nah Dirty not yet.... :) it'll be atleast a couple months yet....

The missus and I moved into the mother-in-laws on the weekend so we can't save heaps of $$$ for a house deposit....so I took a couple of pics of the zook and the 4runner.....you can see how bloody big the zook actually is, when compared to the runner, which is usally classed as big itself.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1181.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1182.sized.jpg

You can see how big it is in this pic.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1186.sized.jpg

The zooks new garage....hopefully all the mods will soon get underway in here....
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1189.sized.jpg


i wish i put 35's on my 4b... its amazing how much bigger 2" actually is...

are you going to be taking this thing to LCMP at end of oct??

[Twisty]

are you going to be taking this thing to LCMP at end of oct??


Sure will be....at the minimum it will have the cage done for that weekend, but I'd also like to have the wheelbase extension, A-Frame, and guard trim done too. So have got a busy phew weeks ahead.

[Boxa]

That looks sweet Twisty.
I am looking forward to seeing how she goes in the rough stuff ;D

[fourocker]

The zook is comin along well, looks huge and thats the best coloured runner IMO that i've seen. ;D ;D ;D

[Twisty]

The zook is comin along well, looks huge and thats the best coloured runner IMO that i've seen. ;D ;D ;D


damm straight, and, you'd know fourocker!!! I'mm too drunk too type much more ATM!!!

[Twisty]

Still no decent progress on the zook.....I picked up Kanes (Komited Kustoms) cheaper pipe bender ($150ish) this week, and was hoping to get stuck into the roll cage this weekend, but turns out Kane doesn't have the right Dies for the tube sizes needed to meet CAMS and Winch Challange specs. So am still trying to sort what to do....Some new Dies to suit cost around $100-$150 ea, so its probably cheaper just to pay someone to bend it for me :-\

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1210.sized.jpg



Some more new parts from Superior Engineering arrived this week too.....

A new Chromoly Tie Rod (dont think this puppy will bend)

Two Lower shock mounts to replace the dodgy setup for the front. (will probably get another pair of these for the rear)

Another double arm for the highsteer. The original superior double arm was too high, and the drag link would have hit the chasis with flex (see a couple pages back). So I sent that back and Superior made me another double arm, which drops the draglink down, allowing plenty of clearance to the chassis. Hopefully I'll get all the new steering fitted on the weekend.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1263.sized.jpg

[midnight]

Looking good there Dave.
Look forward to going bush with you next year some time in my modded (i know its not now but it will be) zuki.

Chris

[Twisty]

Still haven't started anything exciting yet on Venomous, as am still get stuffed around by the guy doing the road worthy, so can't hack anything till thats sorted.

But am still busy working on it to get it ready for the QLD forum meetup next weekend at Landcruiser Park (28th-30th OCT).

The alternator has sh!t itself, so I pick up a new Bosch Commodore 80 amp alternator today to replace the existing 60amp one (I think ???).

The superior engineering high steer is all fitted now, as well as the new Rock Rod (Tie Rod). The steering looks bullet proof now, and the zook drivers beautifully, with no more slop in the steering. (Will get pics of the setup soon)

I've borrowed and fitted a mates 3" polished stainless steel roll bar just in case the dirty side come up next weekend. It also adds some more BLING! to the zook.

Heres a pic.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1296_sized.jpg

This weekend I hope to get a quick tube bar made up to make the front end look a little more friendly since I've got to drive it out to LCMP, and also hope to extend all the rear control arms to push the diff back a phew inches and stop the 35's rubbing in the front of the wheel wells....Oh and some big bump stops will be installed to to limit up travel so the 35's dont rub everywhere.

[-BJ-]

Im not the jealous type, but that awesome !Its really coming along nicely :D An awesome 4runner and now a crazy zook :o hope you have heaps of fun with it next weekend

Do you rate superior engineering's workmanship ?

[midnight]

Looking good Dave.
Still waiting on that snorkel. :P
Can't wait to for a run in it with you (if I get a chance). You want to borrow my (soon-to-be) new 2nd hand XGT's?
Going on the bullbar I bought off you to go on the sierra with the rollbar I bought off you :P :P :P :P

[Twisty]

You want to borrow my (soon-to-be) new 2nd hand XGT's?


Hell yeah, I'll put them on the 4runner :P

I'd be too scared of putting them on the zook in fear of rolling on top of them.

[Twisty]

Im not the jealous type, but that awesome !Its really coming along nicely :D An awesome 4runner and now a crazy zook :o hope you have heaps of fun with it next weekend

Do you rate superior engineering's workmanship ?


Thanks B-Lux ;)

Superior's quality is awesome!! am really happy with it, and they were cheaper than the others too. I'll deffiently be getting more stuff off them in the future.

[DEEV8]

cant wait to see this thing in the flesh.

Also lookin foward to your 4runners write up in the next issue...

Early start today hey? ;) i was up at 5... :'(

[Twisty]

cant wait to see this thing in the flesh.

Also lookin foward to your 4runners write up in the next issue...

Early start today hey? ;) i was up at 5... :'(


Yeah mate, got sh!tloads on at work at the moment!!

Are you coming next weekend ??

[DEEV8]

i dont really know... I hope so.

im not sure if me mates are up for it... They might be, they are just an undecisive bunch, and I don't really know anyone from on here so...
Ill just tell my mate with the suzuki that the red one with 35" claws will be there. That should get him off his arse!

We'll see.

[Twisty]

Worse comes to worse your welcome to travel out with us friday night.

havent had a look at this thread for a while, youve made heaps of progress, its starting to look pretty bling too, should be an awesome rig now

[DEEV8]

Worse comes to worse your welcome to travel out with us friday night.


might take you up on that. I dont know how to get there... ::)

will be sure to let you know closer to the date anyway... ;)

[Twisty]

havent had a look at this thread for a while, youve made heaps of progress, its starting to look pretty bling too, should be an awesome rig now


Thanks Mark, I haven't made anywhere near as much prgress as I had hoped to, which has mainly been held back by it still not being registered in my name. I really hate QLD, if I was in NSW I could just start building to an engineer's specs, and have it all done legit.

By now I was hoping to have the wheelbase extension done, including the rear a-frame setup, and the 6 pont cage. I can't see anything exciting happening to atleast xmas now.

Looking Huge! :o Love it twisty good job! ;D

[-BJ-]

Im not the jealous type, but that awesome !Its really coming along nicely :D An awesome 4runner and now a crazy zook :o hope you have heaps of fun with it next weekend

Do you rate superior engineering's workmanship ?


Thanks B-Lux ;)

Superior's quality is awesome!! am really happy with it, and they were cheaper than the others too. I'll deffiently be getting more stuff off them in the future.


Im thinking of getting some custom springs made up by them, that green Lux in their add has a serious amount of flex :o

[boof]

off topic that lux in their add is awesome and they quality of work on it second to none i would recommend is work with no hesitation and when i get to that stage on my truck he is who i will have do the work ;D

ealy awesome job so far Twisty can't wait to see it in its first comp!!! 8)

[Twisty]

Well I just fitted the Bosch 85 Amp Alternator.

It pretty much just bolted straight in, with the need to drill out one tapped hole, and juggle a couple of brackets around to suit.

Had to swap the pulley's over as the bosch one comes with a V belt, where as the Vitari donk runs a ribbed type one. Luckily the shafts were the same diameter, so the only hard bit was getting the pulley off the old alternator, which due to my lack of a workbench and some tools, had to be sacraficed in order to to undo the nut.

I will also have to get a longer belt, as the alternator is twice the size, so it has swung outwards from the block quite a bit.

Couldn't get any pics as my memory card has sh!t itself, but will get some when I get a new card and post the up.

[midnight]

It had better be ready for next weekend. You have to resist the temptation to work on it. Other wise you will find other things to do and it wont be ready.
Hope you get your camera fixed as well.

[Twisty]

It'll be ready for next weekend no matter what, but have still got heaps to do for it!! (Am wiring up a new UHF and CD Player tonight, Custom Bar tomorrow, extend the rear control arms on sunday, and also sort out some bumpstops.

Also a mate is going to make a custom bikini top up for it next week too for $100, just in case its raining a little next weekend.

[midnight]

I would loan ya mine but i doubt you have the clips for it?

[Twisty]

Finally got a phew pics of the progress.....

The 85 Amp Bosch Alternator
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1308.sized.jpg

The CD Player and new UHF. The stereo sounds great, much better than I thought it would, turns out the 4/6" Blaupuant speakers that came with the zook aren't too bad a quality.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1307.sized.jpg

My mate came around last night and finished up welding the custom bar and lengthened control arms....I haven't installed the arms yet, but the rear diff will move about 2 inches back.

The rear control arms ready to install.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1306.sized.jpg

The custom bar, which came up ok, but I'm not real happy with the shape.....but for the time being, its better than nothing.......and it only cost me $28.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1305.sized.jpg

All I've got to do now before the meetup is paint the bar and control arms, then install them, and install some new power steering lines which are getting made up today.

[Boxa]

Almost there Twisty. I am sure that most of us here will be waiting in anticipation for the Weekend reports ;D ;)

[Twisty]

Yeah I can't wait!! Its my first proper outing in it, the first trip out was only about 15mins worth up at Noosa....so its going to be great to have a whole weekend in it!!! Will also be the first try out for the front air locker, as it has only been used in the garage so far.

[boof]

Almost there Twisty. I am sure that most of us here will be waiting in anticipation for the Weekend reports ;D ;)

Im sure there will be plenty of cameras watching

[Twisty]

Got some pics of the new superior engineering high steer at lunch when I went home to paint the bar and control arms.

I got a 75 Series King Pin Arm for the drivers side, as my original ones had a smaller tie rod hole then the superior rock rod. I got this from Gold Coast 4WD Wreckers for $33. Got fantastic service from them, and they were the cheapest of all the wreckers I rang in SE Qld.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1310.sized.jpg

The low profile Superior Engineering Double Arm
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1311.sized.jpg

The final steering setup. The panhard still need to be raised to match the angle of the draglink to get better handling, but even now the zook drives 200% better, with no slop at all in the steering.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1312.sized.jpg

[midnight]

Does that mean that I will be able to control it then?

[Twisty]

Does that mean that I will be able to control it then?



yeah the only issue I will have on the weekend is the 33's rubbing.....as I haven't had time to put the 33's on and sort out some bumpstops to stop them hitting. The 35's wouldn't stand a chance offroad.

[midnight]

Well you have a day....Would it be possible to like make some temporary wheel spacers? Or borrow some friends wider wheels?

[Twisty]

spacers wont fix anything.....the guards just need to be trimmed to suit the bigger rubber, but I don't want to do that before I get the road worthy sorted.

But since I'm not driving it out anymore I will probably take all the flares off for the weekend now, so it wont scrub as bad.

[midnight]

Ok. We dont want any (major) breakages now....do we?

[gidget]

Will also be the first try out for the front air locker, as it has only been used in the garage so far.


Jeez & I thought my shed is untidy, at least I don't need an air locker to park in it ;D

[Twisty]

Got the bikini top made up last night, looks pretty good, and well worth the $100 it cost to get made up. So now venomous is all ready for the QLD Forum Meetup at LCMP this weekend....stay tuned for some pics of the zook in action!!!

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1313.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1314.sized.jpg

[Gojeep]

It doesn't look real. The proportions make it look like a souped up toy car. ;) Makes you want to pick it up and play broom broom with it :D
That is a good sign BTW. Better than wanting to step on it if you could like a Krando!

[-BJ-]

Are you gonna cover the bottom of the radiator to stop sticks and the like going through it ?

[4xgold0]

the zook is looking sweet as Twisty 8), hope all goes well on the weekend

[Twisty]

Are you gonna cover the bottom of the radiator to stop sticks and the like going through it ?


Yeah, the final bar will be a little more effective.....this is only a temp one until I get the highmount winch setup done.

[Twisty]

Heres some pics of the Zook in action at LCMP over the weekend.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album528/Forum_Meetup_009.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album528/Forum_Meetup_013.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album528/Forum_Meetup_039.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album528/forum_trip_005.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album528/Forum_Meetup_060.sized.jpg

http://www.d2au.com/modules/Gallery/albums/album121/05_032.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album529/lcmp_025.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album529/lcmp_023.sized.jpg

[LIVEx4x4]

The pics from LCMP look spectacular. ;) ;D

Do you have any pics of the interior as it looks mad also. 8) 8)

Andrew

I have a high res short vid if you want it

Its of the zook trying to climb the ledge nothing special tho :-X


and Twisty you have one bad ass Zook!!!! 8)

[Twisty]

I have a high res short vid if you want it
Its of the zook trying to climb the ledge nothing special tho :-X
and Twisty you have one bad ass Zook!!!! 8)


Thanks Hazza, that be great if you could post up the vid. Or email it to me and I'll host it and post it up.

[Twisty]

The pics from LCMP look spectacular. ;) ;D

Do you have any pics of the interior as it looks mad also. 8) 8)

Andrew


Thanks Andrew, I'll get some pics of the interior for you soon.

[Bundy]

The latest mod

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album529/lcmp_039.sized.jpg

;D

[brooksy]

Give him a BIGGER Hammer. It's that tender love & care that makes all the difference hey Dave !! ;)
I loved following the Zook on the weekend champ !!


brooksy

[Twisty]

Sure does Brooksy, that bit of beating made the 33's run sweet all weekend!!

[brooksy]

I tested my Locker again today & it definately isn't working ??? I rang my local ARB & they said they will fix for nothing :D
Goes in Friday.

brooksy

[Twisty]

I got the same story, mine goes in tomorrow... :)

[brooksy]

It's uncanny how they both went about the same time ???
Let me know what is wrong with yours so I can find out if my problem is the same !!

brooksy

I have a high res short vid if you want it
Its of the zook trying to climb the ledge nothing special tho :-X
and Twisty you have one bad ass Zook!!!! 8)


Thanks Hazza, that be great if you could post up the vid. Or email it to me and I'll host it and post it up.


I have tried to send it but its too big :-\ ill see if i can work out something

[Twisty]

If hotmail is the problem for some reason, you can send it to my work addy....

dgkdraft@bigpond.net.au

If not, no dramas....

If hotmail is the problem for some reason, you can send it to my work addy....

dgkdraft@bigpond.net.au

If not, no dramas....

just trying to send it now

[Twisty]

Just adding this pic to me thread too......it was at the top of Hilux hill, and I thought I was going to roll it for sure, but as usual, the pic does not justice, and it was a lot worse than what it looks.
http://www.d2au.com/modules/Gallery/albums/album131/4wd_009.sized.jpg

[Twisty]

Oh and Brooksy, ARB just got back to me about the front airlocker....They bench tested it and it works now and then, but the cuase is the seal where the internal metal line goes into the locker. Supposely it was all warped....its costing $85 for a new part, and $200 labour >:( barstard thing!!

The latest mod

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album529/lcmp_039.sized.jpg

;D


I wondered what the hell you guys were doing with the hammer :-[

[brooksy]

Oh and Brooksy, ARB just got back to me about the front airlocker....They bench tested it and it works now and then, but the cuase is the seal where the internal metal line goes into the locker. Supposely it was all warped....its costing $85 for a new part, and $200 labour >:( barstard thing!!


I take it your locker is out of warranty so to speak ?
I hope mine will be covered. I have given my local ARB shop a lot of business over the past 6 years so I hope they don't forget !!

brooksy

[Twisty]

Yeah, I bought it 2nd hand off Madmac on this forum.....

[brooksy]

Oh and Brooksy, ARB just got back to me about the front airlocker....They bench tested it and it works now and then, but the cuase is the seal where the internal metal line goes into the locker. Supposely it was all warped....its costing $85 for a new part, and $200 labour >:( barstard thing!!


Well Dave I just got back from ARB & as it turns out my problem was a melted airline in the engine bay.
In the wisdom of L/Rover they don't have an engine heat shield on the passenger side & as a result of me having only one battery & having to run the engine while winching the factory & compressor & airlocker lines have started melting. The air line has shrunk up on itself sealing the line up therefore no air was getting to the actuator in the diff.
ARB replaced the line & put in new fittings free but I had to pay for labour - $85. :(
I didn't mind as it wasn't a fault on there behalf so I have to put in a heat shield or maybe some heat wrap around the wiring in that area.

brooksy

[Twisty]

Glad to here your's was a cheap fix........I'm spewin about my $280 bill........

Am doing a day trip to LCMP next weekend on sunday, so am looking forward to having a go at the big ledge in crusier canyon again, this time with the front and rear lockers engaged and lower tyre pressures.......should deffiently be able to drive it this time.

[brooksy]

I definitely reckon that the Zook will climb it. I reckon you should have a go at New Hilux Hill as well !!! ;D
Just let Lauren (hope I spelt it right) out first as I think she wouldn't like that track again !! >:(

brooksy

[Twisty]

Yeah, dunno about Hilux Hill yet.....see how the nerves go.....I reckon it would drive that too but....its just the driver I'm not sure about.

Next weekend should be good but, as the old owner of the zook is up from Sydney, so thats why we are taking it out. He has drivin every track and hill climb in the whole park in it, with only 31's on. But he's an awesome driver, and doesn't have much fear. So he'll probably show me how its done out there.......I'm still a bit of a pussy ;D

[gidget]

I'm still a bit of a pussy
I didn't want say anything but as long as you brought it up,,,,LOL ;D ;D

Nice write up in the mag mate.

[Twisty]

Well the zook might be up For Sale soon, or be parted out.......had some problems with the law at the beginning of this week, and I'm not quite sure whats going to come of it......will fill you's in when I know more..... :'(

[-BJ-]

That sux ! Trouble getting it engineered/regoed ? Ive been there ::)

[Twisty]

Kinda/not really.....the guys who were fixing the front airlocker got busted taking it for a test drive.......it was on the 35's, and it has numerous other non road worthy problems......

[boof]

gee Dave thats no good keep us updated mate

bugger dave :'(

[Searsy]

Wern't they allowed to take it for a test drive?

[Twisty]

Wern't they allowed to take it for a test drive?



Yeah, I didn't say they couldn't test drive it, I actually drove it in there, which is a bit stupid, but it stands out like dogs balls and it bound to be defected.....which is why I try to tralier it everywhere.....the only reason I want it registered is so I can compete, and go to LCMP....

[Searsy]

Must it be registered before you compete? I didn't think it mattered.

Must it be registered before you compete? I didn't think it mattered.


Yeah i think that it is registered but in the last owners name and he cannot change it over as it is not road worthy ???

[-BJ-]

Must it be registered before you compete? I didn't think it mattered.


In a certain class the competitors have to be roadworthy so it is fair, otherwise its anything goes and whoever has the most money has the best toy.

[Twisty]

Must it be registered before you compete? I didn't think it mattered.

Your 4x4 has to be registered to enter just about all comps in QLD. The only one in QLD thats doesnt, as far as I'm aware, would be the Outlaw Class in the Superior All Terrain Challange.

If you just want to go to Landcruiser Park and do tracks, your 4x4 also has to be registered for there insurance reasons. I was asked by them at the Forum meetup wether it was registered or not as I didn't have the plates on it and had towed it out.

[Boxa]

Bugger. Hope it works out in your favour Twisty

[Twisty]

Since I'm taking the zook out 4x4ing tomorrow I thought I'd make up some wider flares to cover the 4runner's 33's, as when they are bolted on the zook, the offset of the 15x10s makes them hang way out the guards.

I've also got softer springs in then what i ran at LCMP for the forum meetup, so I would more than likely rip the 3 remaining factory flares off anyway. The factory flares were a barstard to get off, but they are now happily stored in the wheelie bin.

To make the new flares I bought some garden edge strip from bunnings. Its about 6 inches wide, and 6m long, and was only $30. I also bought self drilling screws to mount it with, but when I got home, I had a great idea to use zip ties....which worked even better than I had thought. They will also aloow quick and easy removal if needed.

Now for some pics....

I just get edging to length with the grinder.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1392.sized.jpg

I used about 6 zip ties per flare, and drilled two holes about 1" apart for the zip tie to go through. The garden edge sits on the mounts that are used for the factory flare.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1391.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1389.sized.jpg

The finished product, almost wide enough......
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1393.sized.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album445/DSCF1397.sized.jpg

All ready to go for tomorrow.....I'll post some offroad pics from our trip tomorrow night....