The Mighty Middy - New Pic's

not much of a buildup, but everyone else is doing this so i thought i would lol. a bit rich calling it the 'mighty middy' but oh well.

here's my truck:


1985 MWB Cruiser
1hz, 4.2d
3" EFS susp lift
33s
duel batt
long rang tank
side rials
front locker (lock right)
winch
spotties
snorkle
etc

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/tom286/aal.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/tom286/aaj.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album413/aap.sized.jpg
(those shackles are now round the right way)
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/High-Country-13th-15th/abo.sized.jpg


stuff ive dont to it sinse i got it:
the suspention, winch switch on the dash, tyres, locker

plans for the future:
body lift and 35s
more & better lights
air lockers maybe (bloody auto locker and CVs ::)) when i can save some dosh
and id like it chopped into a ute ;D but thats a long way down the track
ive also gotta do something about that ugle alloy bar ::)


cheers, tom

[BushTuckerNed]

the person that took those last two pics is good :P 8)

wat about the other mods tom. more lights.....the bullbar... ;D ;D

the person that took those last two pics is good :P 8)

wat about the other mods tom. more lights.....the bullbar... ;D ;D


um ned, it says spotties

[BushTuckerNed]

i mean furture mods. MORE lights

i mean furture mods. MORE lights


i get ya

the person that took those last two pics is good :P 8)

wat about the other mods tom. more lights.....the bullbar... ;D ;D


thanks i knew id forget crap, changed...

[Twisty]

Looks like a cool Middy!! But as you've mentioned, I'm not too fussed on that Alloy Bar!!

this has got me thinking!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album405/aal.sized.jpg

thanks duck for a fine photochop job!

wow thats good photo shopping

[PJ.zook]

Did this last nite

http://members.optusnet.com.au/ptjones1/middy.jpg

[cpt-mud]

looks cool as a ute ;D

Did this last nite

http://members.optusnet.com.au/ptjones1/middy.jpg


good job 8) looks good too! i reckon ya should chop it!! ;D

[taziiy]

sounds like they lollie add just chop it dad chop it

[BushTuckerNed]

and chop the farm gate off the front of it too :P

[BushBoy]

yeah chop it ;D
i think it would look really cool

http://members.optusnet.com.au/ptjones1/middy.jpg


nice work! im deff. gonna hafta look into this further.

bushboy, recon u could make up a bit of metal for me for the back of the cab if i chop it ;D? how much $$ would i be looking at?

[slowlux]

that looks sweet without the back bit!

If you did chop it you should think about puttin a tent on the back, or making a slide or something so you can take the canopy on and off

[dogbreath_48]

Is the 1HZ a bit of a retro-fit? I was never aware the IHZ was available before the 80 series (1990?).

-Stu :)

[GUHOON]

Chop the rear and fit 35's very 8)

Is the 1HZ a bit of a retro-fit? I was never aware the IHZ was available before the 80 series (1990?).

-Stu :)


it was out of a hungie

[mulesa]

wats a hungie

the 1hz was out of a hungie

[BushTuckerNed]

hes asking wat a hungie is.. its a 100 series cruiser

hes asking wat a hungie is.. its a 100 series cruiser



toyota land cruiser ;)

[mulesa]

i gathered it musta been some sorta cruiser,thers one of those engines sittin outside, but wher does "hungie" come from, i cant make ne connections...lol, ill probs feel like a dick once u tell me, but it doesnt seem obvious to me rite now

[dogbreath_48]

i gathered it musta been some sorta cruiser,thers one of those engines sittin outside, but wher does "hungie" come from, i cant make ne connections...lol, ill probs feel like a dick once u tell me, but it doesnt seem obvious to me rite now


a 'hungie' is a 100 series. hundred=hunjie. Kinda slang..or something...

Nice find for a 73 - bet it set ya back a bit! bloody toyota prices!

-Stu :)

[BushBoy]

http://members.optusnet.com.au/ptjones1/middy.jpg


nice work! im deff. gonna hafta look into this further.

bushboy, recon u could make up a bit of metal for me for the back of the cab if i chop it ;D? how much $$ would i be looking at?


Possibly, depends on what you're intending on doing and materials, and i have no idea of price yet.
so what are you intending on doing? chopping the fiberglass and adding a skin/something to that?
soft top?
not chopping it, remove it altogether and making a skin?

8)

about the 1hz: this was dad's truck b4 it was mine. the original motor (3b) blew up on him so he stuck a 1hz (from an 80 actuly, not a 100) in it. the 3b is fairly gutless lol.

bushboy: what i was thinking was making it a tub ute. so chopping the fiberglass roof where kaos photochopped it. so id need a sheet of something (fiberglass might be easyer, i really dunno) to cover the back of the new cab, and it'll need a window in it (so i can see out the back)


at this stage im still very much 'thinking' about it. i cant see this happening lol, but it would be nice if it did 8)

[BushBoy]

sounds interesting, and a fun little project.
i should be able to help with that 8)

[bundyera]

sounds interesting, and a fun little project.
i should be able to help with that 8)

looks like a bit of inspirationfor my bundy there mate! looks tuff but with everyone else P*** the bar off! ;D
if anyone knows of a good place to get custom pipe winch bars made to suit high mounts i'd be interested!

[BushTuckerNed]

tom update your biuld up, your car looks alot different ;D

[cpt-mud]

tom update your biuld up, your car looks alot different ;D

ill put this up for him
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y207/cpt-mud/vicwinch147.jpg

[timbocruiser]

looks bloody awesome now tom 8)

[Phat Mav]

Wow!!! That is looking sweet!!!

Patrick

[BushTuckerNed]

its actually clean, im amazed :o looks good clean

[DIRTY]

Looks good

Would look better with some 35" Simex et2s jammed under it!

[BushBoy]

still waiting on me for his checkerplate too i'd say ;)

[crusr]

just flicking through.. looks far better now. i really like the middys and bundys. just formed an attraction recently...

sorry ive been lazy with this thread! done a few more things to it including front bar and lights. next up i hope is some bigger tyres (im thinking 35s, probably ETs) i also want to play around with the suspention a bit, maybe take a leafe out of each corner to get it moving a bit better and stick some smaller shackles on it. here's a more recent pic.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/tom286/tommudprint2.sized.jpg

[blue bundy]

just flicking through.. looks far better now. i really like the middys and bundys. just formed an attraction recently...


do u like lifting wheels?? :P

[Mid73]

I have also thought of turning my middy in to a ute as well. I was thinking keep the fiberglass on top and have it as a removerable roof. I have notice that on my rego papers that it is classed as a ute ???

[Mid73]

And yes the 3b is a gutless untill you put a turbo on it but i would prefure a 1HD-FTE

Well last night scotty (BushTuckerNed) came round and we played around with the suspention a bit. didn't touch the rear, that'll be soon i hope!

We replaced the 2 main leaves in each pack with 1" longer springs, and took a leaf out (3rd from the bottom) as well. Got rid of the spring retainer bots while we were at it. also took off the anti flex bar... whoops i mean anti sway bar.

This has made a HUGE differance to the whole car, a much better ride, and heaps more flex. a lot more body roll, but its worth it. here's a few pics:

thanks scotty!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3325.jpg

putting the new pack together:
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3327.jpg

front of the car up on axel stands, shackles not in yet. that strap you can see to the left was to pull the diff foward because the springs were made longer from the rear (i now have more clearance for bigger tyres)
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3329.jpg

cutting off the bottoms of the new U-bolts, scotty recons its all going to plan!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3333.jpg

duck had a good excuse not to be helping, he got back from schoolies that night! he did order a good pizza tho and got some tunes going for us :P
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3335.jpg

some before and afters:
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3339.jpghttp://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3345.jpg

this is the rear of the packs:
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3344.jpghttp://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3346.jpg

bye bye retainer bolts!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3342.jpghttp://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3348.jpg

even tho we finished at 1am we had to go for a bit of a drive to test it out!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3355.jpg
i would have lifted a wheel here before all this work.

probably doesnt look that impressive, but if u saw the car with the old suspention, you'd see how much of a differance it made!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3358.jpg

scotty's trying, but i kick his arse :P
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3363.jpg

went back earlyer today for some day time shots!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3375.jpg

i have some clearance issuses...
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3374.jpg

the springs open up a lot better now:
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3379.jpg

got a few strange looks from passing motorists, i recon they were jealous :P
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3395.jpg

nice tuck!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album538/DSCF3397.jpg

ended up losing 20mm of static height but its worth it for the better flex!

thanks heaps to simon from 4wd tv for all his help and of course to scotty and duck!

next up will be new tyres. simex ETs or similar. i was thinking 35s but now seeing how much it'll limit my flex, i thinking i might just stick with 33s. dunno yet

[cpt-mud]

looking good tom ;D

[crusr]

looks far better now cobba,,, nice work.

[BushBoy]

good stuff tom & co. ;D

[DIRTY]

Good to see some flex from the middy, whack in the body lift and go for 35s, youll regret it if you only go 33s ;)

Sweet as Tom Well done! Looking forward to seeing it on the tracks! ;D

[muppo]

Looks good Tom, but you might want to put those retaining bolts back! The twist you've got in the leafs will eventually pop the front drive shaft or even worse rotate the front diff. The only strength the front leaf pack has at the moment is the first leaf without the bolts. The locker with show up all your hard work!

well the middy got its first magazine apparence!

page 238, issue 89, pic of bidders at spuertrucks, top left pic in the background :P

[Mid73]

had to get the magnifying glass out to see ;Dit

[crankycruiser]

I seen it!!!

had to git the magnifier out tho ;D

Lookin good Tom :D :D

[DIRTY]

HAHAHAHA, i noticed it there as well. But i was looking for duck, steve and myself in the front row of the crowd at the time ;)

HAHAHAHA, i noticed it there as well. But i was looking for duck, steve and myself in the front row of the crowd at the time ;)


yeah duck was looking for himself but found the middy!

check out the new pics from this weekend!

flexing!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album573/DSCF3671.sized.jpg

this rubs heaps, i still need to lower the bump stops
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album573/DSCF3667.sized.jpg

this one really shows how taking the retainer bolts out makes a huge differance in letting the springs twist and open up
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album573/DSCF3669.sized.jpg

i like this one 8)
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album573/DSCF3679.sized.jpg

who's that bloke?
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album573/DSCF3682.sized.jpg

BushTuckerNed havin' a go in the 2wd lux!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album573/DSCF3685.sized.jpg

havn't changed anything more, just found a great spot for some pics!

[blue bundy]

tom, that first pic is downright awsome!, good job mate! ;D 8)

[Will21]

Why is your LH font tyre in the opposite direction to your RHS tyres??

[BushTuckerNed]

Why is your LH font tyre in the opposite direction to your RHS tyres??

tom slashed one, so this is his spare.

its so if i hafta go in reverse at least i have one wheel with good traction :P





lol nah, spare was wrong way around, always is!

[Lux orr]

lol nah, spare was wrong way around, always is!




It's called MURPHY'S LAW ;D ;D

i hate murphy and his stupid law!

[BushBoy]

Hey, cool shots it sure has some good flex.

p.s. that checkerplate is cut and hangin around in my shed making my old trims feel sad ;D

[cpt-mud]

looking good tom ;D

[LN111]

when you taking out to test it ::)

sounds good dan cant waint to catch up!

been out heaps sean!! next is high country this weekend, then toolangi the next, then drive to paj challenge (filming) then a week off (but pulling locker out) then otways trip, then otways navrun, then who knows... :D

browny took this pic on our recent high country trip. i recon its ace!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/tom286/hc_feb_121.jpg

Yes Tom I would have to agree with you, that shot is ace!! Well done Browny

by the way everyone if you got the recent poster edition of the mag, the shot of otis in the water was taken in the same hole as my last pic.

[Grimsey]

Yes Tom I would have to agree with you, that shot is ace!! Well done Browny


i didnt take it richard did with my camera

just for the record i took the auto locker out of the front yes2day :D about time i did that!!

[HJ60]

so dose that mean now more smashed c.v's?

so dose that mean now more smashed c.v's?


lol i hope so!

[boof]

so dose that mean now more smashed c.v's?


I bet he hopes so must have been getting annoying

[BushTuckerNed]

just for the record i took the auto locker out of the front yes2day :D about time i did that!!

u didnt say that wen u pulled it out some of the pins had snapped :o

u didnt say that wen u pulled it out some of the pins had snapped :o


stupid thing >:(

just some pics from the weekend i thought id add in here:

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album592/DSC00304.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album592/DSC00306.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album592/DSC00308.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album592/DSC00310.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Dissa-Mud/DSCF3776.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Dissa-Mud/DSCF3781.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Dissa-Mud/IMG_0520.jpg

[Lux orr]

NICE 8)

[BushBoy]

Sweet as, that thing is really looking mean now 8)

[LIVEx4x4]

Mate Bloody Brilliant.

Andrew

[HJ60]

good work there Tom

[blue bundy]

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modules/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=68147

time for a shimmed up lsd tom?

[Bundy]

Geez Tom you should invest some money into Carlovers as you must spend a bloody lot of time there

[BushTuckerNed]

Geez Tom you should invest some money into Carlovers as you must spend a bloody lot of time there

weeeeellllllll he doesnt. it stays like its just come out of the bush for a loooooooonnng time :-X

i just hit it with the high pressure today on the way home from work! its has been MUDDY the whole week :D and not just muddy, but compleatly covered in hard caked on thick yummy mud ;D now its just dirty because i just did a quick dodgy 'tom wash'. looks crap, ill hafta fix that problem on sunday!

a couple more pics from today having a bit of fun in a creek!
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/tom286/DSCF3834.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/tom286/DSCF3835.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/tom286/DSCF3837.sized.jpg

Very nice pics in the creek tom! Was private property so was all good! Thanks to my folks for letting us drive up there creek!

[MadPaj]

hey

nice truck
im thinking of getting the silverstone at sport muddies (like the ones on ya truck).

Grimsey sent me a pm saying that they cost round $195

how much did u pay for them
How many ks do you reckon you will get out of them

and most importantly...how do they go offroad

the sports are about 240ish each, dunno how many Ks ill get :-\ ill find out soon i guess! the go great off road! im very happy with them. dont let hafta let them down too far on a heavyer truck, they bag out well.

scotty just dug up this old pic of the middy befor i changed the front suspension around:
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/bushtuckerned/aeu.sized.jpg

[blue bundy]

scotty just dug up this old pic of the middy befor i changed the front suspension around:
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/bushtuckerned/aeu.sized.jpg


wow bundy flex >:(

[wsieben]

So Tom, my locker has finally been retired! Nice to see that the sill bars are still going strong...

[cpt-mud]

tom, wheres that creek ?

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/tom286/middystick.sized.jpg
nice try mate, but the front of that middy has more flex than you can poke a stick at

[smac]

thats a nice lookin middy mate. that front bar an all the spotties definately make it look tough

thanks mate! **thumbs up** the truck should be all set for the avoca night run! (see trips and touring). get the lights going!

[big_chris]

Nice pics there looking goodn and so is the middy where abouts where those pics taken???

um which ones? they are from all over. dissa, toolangi, high country, strathbogie, mansfield just off the top of my head. the middy 'gets around' lol

um which ones? they are from all over. dissa, toolangi, high country, strathbogie, mansfield just off the top of my head. the middy 'gets around' lol

The middy is a dirty hoe but we still love it! :P

um which ones? they are from all over. dissa, toolangi, high country, strathbogie, mansfield just off the top of my head. the middy 'gets around' lol

The middy is a dirty hoe but we still love it! :P


thats why you love it steve ;)

Nice pics there looking goodn and so is the middy where abouts where those pics taken???


any pic spacificly?

[big_chris]

nah not really just all of them in general it looks like a great area to have some fun in ;D

um which ones? they are from all over. dissa, toolangi, high country, strathbogie, mansfield just off the top of my head. the middy 'gets around' lol

The middy is a dirty hoe but we still love it! :P


thats why you love it steve ;)


And u he he! ;)

well ive just re-wired my bull lamps with 6mm 50 amp cable so hopfuly i wont have much voltage drop on them ;D ;D i've also finanly added fuses so with any luck my car wont burn down! :D

[Rhysta]

One more to take off the list hey Tom ::)

No gotta sort out that leaking transfer case seal. :-\ :-\

[BushTuckerNed]

well ive just re-wired my bull lamps with 6mm 50 amp cable so hopfuly i wont have much voltage drop on them ;D ;D i've also finanly added fuses so with any luck my car wont burn down! :D

lol tom, spend the time fixing sumthing mechcanical

[Grimsey]

well ive just re-wired my bull lamps with 6mm 50 amp cable so hopfuly i wont have much voltage drop on them ;D ;D i've also finanly added fuses so with any luck my car wont burn down! :D


the middy burn down... No never..... :P just have to keep those winch cables away from sitting underneath the battery.

[Grimsey]

Any reports of the street cred air horn?

[dv8666]

Still with us Tom?

[HJ60]

Still with us Tom?



Well he is sort of still with us.

He should be back in about 2 weeks

[dv8666]

Cool, just checking, I hate when people suddenly turn into guests...

[Grimsey]

gee maybe we should bring tom back

[blue bundy]

Naaaaa its great here with no tom. Ban him for life :D

[BushTuckerNed]

Tom, when you gonna get a set of play tyres? :P

[bigears]

that middy's a weapon ;) hard work pays off nice truck mate:)

[BushTuckerNed]

that middy's a weapon ;) hard work pays off nice truck mate:)

a weapon of mass destruction....to itself :P

[BushTuckerNed]

nice car tom, looks like its coming along well, it sure kicks my lux's arse! :(

[Grimsey]

nice car tom, looks like its coming along well, it sure kicks my lux's arse! :(


it always has :P

[HJ60]

a weapon of mass destruction....to itself


nice car tom, looks like its coming along well, it sure kicks my lux's arse!

PMSL ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[BushTuckerNed]

looks like tom has been on my puter :P ::)

[HJ60]

looks like tom has been on my puter :P ::)




Noooooooooooooooo no way :P ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

What gives you that idea????????????????????????

[tom_286]

some prick has flogged my roof lights >:( >:( if anyone sees narva's on ebay or trading post or soemthing, then please let me know.

http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/index.php?board=21;action=display;threadid=18811;s tart=%200#lastPost
cheers, tom

[BushBoy]

damn that sucks, hope you have some luck in finding the culprit

[tom_286]

thanks dan. i might be up your way in about a month too by the way! we'll hafta catch up. ill let you know.

[tom_286]

some pics from dissa this weekend:

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album636/DSCF4393.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album636/DSCF4394.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album636/DSCF4432.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album637/IMG_0670.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album637/IMG_0679.sized.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c185/Rangie_Steve/IMG_1017.jpg

cheers, tom

[duck]

nics pics tom, do ya want to take it out for a spin and get slurpies soon??

[tom_286]

nics pics tom, do ya want to take it out for a spin and get slurpies soon??


i think we might have to, family guy will be on in a little while

[ben85n]

haha

nice pics tom, love the ones with a wheel in the air!

[tom_286]

haha

nice pics tom, love the ones with a wheel in the air!


i need lockers i recon!

[TONKHA]

GO front and rear lockers you will notice the diference ;D ;D ;D

[tom_286]

lol yep i used to have an suto locker in the front but i took it out. one day ill have air lockers ::) :-\

[TONKHA]

got air in the front and back of my 70 series ;D

[duck]

nics pics tom, do ya want to take it out for a spin and get slurpies soon??


i think we might have to, family guy will be on in a little while

and thats the middy getting a slurpie
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album371/01_06_06_2255.sized.jpg

[tom_286]

hahaha thanks duck!

[BushTuckerNed]

your website. www. dt co .au is crap

[tom_286]

lol yeah i have a new sticker at home somewhere...

[tom_286]

i blew a fuse :D (the middy didnt burn down :P)

[mondo]

Just a quick question did u put in the 1HZ motor or did you by it like that ?

[tom_286]

the car was dad's before it was mine, he put the 1hz in a good few years ago. its a nice fit because the 75 ute and troopy come out with a 1hz and they are an identical front end. if you have any questions, fire away!

[mondo]

so the 1HZ would bolt in to the bj 40 as well they were pretty much the same chassie arnt they

[tom_286]

so the 1HZ would bolt in to the bj 40 as well they were pretty much the same chassie arnt they



i doubt it, the engine mounts had to be moved foward a bit on the bj73. but once they were changed it's an easy fit.

[mondo]

cool

i have rebuilt 3B motor pretty solididly and put an IHI turbo putting out about 18 psi boost sounds pretty good just looking what other heart i can put in when this one dies

[HJ60]

cool

i have rebuilt 3B motor pretty solididly and put an IHI turbo putting out about 18 psi boost sounds pretty good just looking what other heart i can put in when this one dies


You could put an isuzu 4BD1(i think is the engine code) 4 cyl turbo.
Aparentlly these go real hard and have the pulling power of a mallee bull

[tom_286]

current plans for the middy

rightio im pretty happy with how the middys going at the moment, apart for some clutch repairs here the future plan:

i need more width, my tyres rubbing on the chissis is whats limiting my flex and i want to be more stable. havnt totaly decided how ill make it wider, but at this stage im thinking ill just go wide offset rims. but there's a conversion i can do useing 80 series rear hubs and a disk break conversion on the rear and ifs lux/surf/4runner hubs and rotor on the front. either way ill be going wider soon i hope.

after that ill pull a leaf out of the rear and without winning lotto thats as far as ill go, should be working pretty well by then.

after that ill put some much needed time/effort/dollars into 'prettying it up'

thats the plan, we'll see what happens... :D

[HJ60]

Sounds like a good plan there Tom.

You may want to add getting a winch up front as well ;D ;D

[tom_286]

Sounds like a good plan there Tom.

You may want to add getting a winch up front as well ;D ;D


lolll

but really, i could add about a thousand things to the list, but given the time/dollars/mechanical knowlage i have i need to limit it. im trying to be realistic lol

[tom_286]

well some prick flogged the rest of my lights over the weekend, im sick of this crap. car was parked at work in West Brunswick for the weekend while i was away, and got back and my bull lamps were GONE. Adam (who i work with) lost 6 lights of his 40 as well as two jerry cans.

so a s**t weekend for the middy >:(

tom

[humpys]

Sorry to hear that Tom...there really are some arseholes out there!!

[bigears]

well some prick flogged the rest of my lights over the weekend, im sick of this crap. car was parked at work in West Brunswick for the weekend while i was away, and got back and my bull lamps were GONE. Adam (who i work with) lost 6 lights of his 40 as well as two jerry cans.

so a s**t weekend for the middy >:(

tom


thats bull s#it man sorry to here >:(

[tom_286]

did a few little things today on the middy!

put one recovery point down on the chassis, instead of up on the bar, the other one will be next weekend.

front bar is now straight, ready for some strengthening coming soon...

and i washed it!!!

[BushTuckerNed]

cool tom, i might get myself another hook and borrow your drill bit next weekend then....is thats alright :P

[tom_286]

no worries! its a bees-dick too small though, but a bit of wiggling around seemed to work.

tom

[tom_286]

here's some pics of the middy from dissa today:

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/dissa-day-drive/DSCF4708.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/dissa-day-drive/DSCF4713.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/dissa-day-drive/DSCF4716.sized.jpg

[Grimsey]

looking good tom ;D

[duck]

nice pics tommy

[Mid73]

hey tom, how much suspesion lift do you have and what shackes do you run.

[cpt-mud]

looks naked without the spotties

[tom_286]

hey tom, how much suspesion lift do you have and what shackes do you run.


the leaf packs were 2" lifted but i have changed them.

in the front i replaced the two main leaves with leaves 1" longer and i also pulled a leaf out of the pack.

the rear i just pulled a leaf out (might pull another one out sometime, just gotta see how it settles down with sone weight in it)

so i dont know how much lift i have now, i actuly want to find out standard sepecs for the middy so i know how much lift it has (i would guess no more than 1")


the shackles: im not sure exactuly what they are but they are greasable, extended and anti-inversion.

[duck]

hey tom, how much suspesion lift do you have and what shackes do you run.



the shackles: im not sure exactuly what they are but they are greasable, extended and anti-inversion.



the shackles you can get of BBM
thats this link, should give u some info about them


http://www.bbmotorsports.com.au/prod2857.htm

[Middy73]

What leafs do what i want to pull a couple out not really sure which ones

thanks

[duck]

What leafs do what i want to pull a couple out not really sure which ones

thanks


tom (my bro) is away for the weekend "working" at auss rock so hill let ya know on monday

[Middy73]

thanks mate

gunna have a go at the rear today, just taking out the 2 leafs at the bottom leaving the big fat buggers in though

[tom_286]

thanks mate

gunna have a go at the rear today, just taking out the 2 leafs at the bottom leaving the big fat buggers in though


how did you go with it? if you've got some pics showing all the leaves ill have a look and see which ones would be the go. you gotta remember not to take too many out in one go, they will settle down over a few weeks.

[Mid73]

Hey tom I think my springs are a 2inch's higher just had to fix the front it snaped a centre pin and the u bolt was lose.
I will have a look at BBM there not to far from home will just need longer shocks.

[tom_286]

Suspension update!

Today I had my rear leaf packs modifyed by Carrolls springs on Sydney Rd. Leanghtened main/wrap leaves and the bottom load bearing leaf changed to a much thinner one. I wont have as much load carrying ability anymore but just in a little drive today its such a better ride! Im keen to see how it goes in the bush 2moro.

And I just had to get it up on a ramp! :P
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Rear-Spring-Fix/DSCF4886.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Rear-Spring-Fix/DSCF4892.sized.jpg

[BUG]

You're getting some nice flex out of those leafs there Tom 8).

Where are you off to tomorrow?

A couple of us are heading to Dissa this Sunday for a run ;D. Got a few tuff rigs coming along too 8).

Should be a good day out wheeling I hope.

[tom_286]

Off to noogee (spelling ???) 2moro. Will be a nice easy one.

[BUG]

Noojee ;).

Check out the area for the up coming Navnite for me 8).

Haven't been wheeling up that way before, but there's meant to be a couple of good tracks in the area from what I hear ;D

[tom_286]

Well it's been a while since anything happened on the middy but some roof lights are well on the way.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album716/DSCF5407.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album716/DSCF5410.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album716/DSCF5411.sized.jpg
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album716/DSCF5418.sized.jpg

They're Bosch Compass 2000s. Went with them because of their shape, they should sit nice and low on the roof. Done an after market HID conversion too so they should put out enough light. I'll use them to light up the sides as I've got pretty good light straight in front.

All I've got to do now is bolt the feet on the roof bars :D

Also I'll only put them on for night runs so no one flogs them this time...:mad:


and thanks marin for the lights!

[nate]

mate looks awesome :D:D