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Humpy

10-07-2005, 09:50 PM

After being inspired from last weekends night drive, it seemed like a good time to add some lights http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aac.jpg

I then had to go and test them ;D
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aad.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aae.jpg

At some point I will fill this thread in with how it got to where it is, but at the moment I cant find the photos :(

GUHOON

12-07-2005, 05:56 PM

Thats cheating if you can see where your going ;D

12-07-2005, 06:47 PM

Please keep this section for your build-ups, restorations and projects. Simply adding accessories is not the go, unless its the spotties that finish yer truck we've been watching grow and your funds diminish! ::)
Mudnut

;)

Humpy

12-07-2005, 07:22 PM

12-07-2005, 07:25 PM

HnM

12-07-2005, 07:31 PM

unless its the spotties that finish yer truck

;D ;D ;D ;D

Humpy

12-07-2005, 07:59 PM

Oh you were joking ;D

Thanks for the backup HnM, but like all 4b's mine will never be "finished" ;)

I will have some early Buildup pics later tonight

Humpy

12-07-2005, 09:27 PM

As requested by Tony ;D from the start

As I bought it, september 2003
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aaf.jpg

28" tyres on vitara rims, a dodgy soft top with no back window
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aag.jpg

It used to be a nursery car and so it had a bit of dirt (potting mix) inside, so I cleaned it, fortunately it didnt get used to that sort of treatment ;D
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aai.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aah.jpg

Humpy

12-07-2005, 09:45 PM

It didnt take long before I started needing more clearance, and a lift was added to the shopping list
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aaj.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aak.jpg

Soon after I got it I put on the spotties that used to be on the subi and removed the sway bar

This is my first club trip with central coast 4wd club
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album46/aab.sized.jpg

It was the most boring trip I have ever done, but I still managed some carnage ::)
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aam.jpg

Doesnt Matter, I never liked that bullbar anyway, so I straightened it, sold it and built a better one
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aan.jpg

Humpy

12-07-2005, 10:20 PM

Fitted a 2" lift and some rancho 5000's
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aaq.jpg

The exhaust had to be modified to fit around the shock
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aar.jpg

Somewhere along the line I made a super duper garden hose diff breather
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aas.jpg

Humpy

12-07-2005, 10:25 PM

Chrissy holidays and I managed to touch park dads recently purchased hilux just a bit too hard at stockton :( :-[
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aao.jpg

It did bugger all damage to the hilux, only twisted his bar back slightly, but obviously messed mine up.

I fixed mine sort of, but it still bears a few scars
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aap.jpg

Humpy

12-07-2005, 10:47 PM

This thread is starting to read more like a damage report than a buildup, but my next mod was to stop this from happening again
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album46/aae.sized.jpg

I dropped off a rock ledge, the fuel tank broke my fall and punctured itself in the process.

I then found out that soap works wonders at plugging fuel tanks. I even tried to rego it with soap in there, but they were on to me :( and I had to buy a new tank

Anyway I built a bash plate and bent it, strengthened it, bent it again, took this photo and strengthened it again. its now pretty sturdy :D
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aat.jpg

Just after rego, I fixed a problem I was having with the diff, by welding it up
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aau.jpg

I dont reccomend doing this unless you rarely drive on road, cause its pretty hard on axle and pinion bearings and UJ's ;)

Twisty

13-07-2005, 10:19 AM

Cool little buildup thread humpy ;) Your zook is cool 8)

Humpy

13-07-2005, 07:26 PM

Thanks Twisty

Wanna swap ???

;D

simonsurf

13-07-2005, 09:54 PM

Somewhere along the line I made a super duper garden hose diff breather
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aas.jpg

I like the FOO look ;D It suits you ;D

Twisty

14-07-2005, 09:24 AM

Thanks Twisty

Wanna swap ???

;D

Armmmmm......

no...sorry mate ;D

Humpy

14-07-2005, 07:29 PM

Thats OK

I would have rolled yours over backwards by now anyway :P

Twisty

15-07-2005, 09:34 AM

Thats OK
I would have rolled yours over backwards by now anyway :P

Thats if you were game enough to drive it out of the street....it still hasn't travelled more than a couple hundred metres from home.....way to scary!!!!

Humpy

17-07-2005, 07:36 PM

So far I hadn’t really spent much money on the little zook, about $900 for springs & shocks, $60 for the bar. I wanted new tyres, and so worked out what I could fit with only 2” lift, I determined the back could fit 31” unmodified and maybe 35” if I cut back the outer lip of the guard and moved the fuel filler. The front would need to be cut no matter what, so I set about modifying it to fit the 31s

First step was to remove all the front panels
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aav.jpg

Then to remove the bump stops and shock tower
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aaw.jpg

And build new ones
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aax.jpg

This was all so I could move the axle forwards 40mm, which would give me more tyre clearance to the firewall
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aaz.jpg

I also had to extend the tailshaft and move the steering box forwards
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aay.jpg

I later moved the spacer to the diff end, as it made the uni rub on the subframe

I also put some rockhopper series 3 gears in the transfer case, thanks to Jamie from The 4WD Specialist for coming down after hours so I could pick it up :D

Humpy

17-07-2005, 07:48 PM

I bought a cheap 31” tyre to see what I had to modify to make everything fit, this then became my spare
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aba.jpg

I took pats advice in the mud tyre test and got his budget winner, the smitomo, which I noticed won outright off the road ;D
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abb.jpg

They don’t look much bigger than the old ones, in fact they really are quite small in the grand scheme of things, but they’re a huge improvement on the little AT’s :-\

I had to do a little bit more cutting and bashing to make them fit, and the job was pretty rough
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aaa.jpg

But I had to meet someone at Stockton that day ;D
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abc.jpg

Humpy

17-07-2005, 08:05 PM

I came back later and did a proper job of cutting the guards, I had already taken a few chunks out of the tread ::)
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abd.jpg

The inner guard was bent up to meet the outer guard and welded in place
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abe.jpg

Then the flare was trimmed up and put back on about 25mm higher
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abf.jpg

Humpy

17-07-2005, 08:07 PM

My new found torque from the transfer gears managed to bend the mounting bracket and had to be straightened
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abg.jpg

and reinforced
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abh.jpg

You can see the garden hose ready to become a transfer case breather lying in the background ;D

Im not sure if it was axle wrap that has sagged my rear springs but the back was getting lower and needed some extended shackles to bring it back to level
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abi.jpg

More testing, for tyre rub
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abj.jpg

The thing I miss most in the soft top is having any sort of security, so I got a lockable toolbox and bolted it in the back. The other thing I miss, is being able to hear anything above 50km/h ::) ;D
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abk.jpg

Humpy

17-07-2005, 08:52 PM

Tyres seem to be wearing OK considering the way I treat them
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aab.jpg

It has been suggested in the past that I need a rollbar ;D So I finally built one
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abl.jpg

Ready to paint, its made of gal cause they didn’t have black available in the right size
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abm.jpg

I recommended earlier not to weld your diff, I had to pull mine out again cause the pinion bearings were shagged. So I got a new diff, pulled the open centre out and put the welded one back in, good to see I take my own advice ::) Passed rego welded this year though ;D
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abn.jpg

The axles are looking a bit twisted too, Im waiting to snap one :(
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/abo.jpg

And that brings us back to the start of the thread and the lights
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Modifications/aac.jpg

crusher

17-07-2005, 09:09 PM

Very interesting reading Paul and a good job. Which was the boring trip with CC4WD so I don't put my name down for it ;D

HnM

17-07-2005, 09:20 PM

I still say burn it ;D ;D

Humpy

17-07-2005, 09:28 PM

The boring trip was mt yengo, Col ran it

I went up some of the same tracks in the commodore last month and had a great time ;D It had recently been graded

Please burn it craig, its insured ;)

crusher

17-07-2005, 09:47 PM

I still say burn it ;D ;D

Off Topic
H & M From your ad for the BJ40 sounds like you should burn yours ;D ;D

HnM

08-08-2005, 07:46 PM

I hear you have some bigger tyres now Mr flammable ;D

Crusher, what ad?? :P

Humpy

08-08-2005, 08:27 PM

Bigger tyres ???

I organized some 35's for my brothers GQ but thats the closest ive got to bigger rubber

PJ.zook

08-08-2005, 08:28 PM

Sweet machine, i want one ;D

Is the rear wheelarch the standard place for a rollbar in these is it?

Humpy

08-08-2005, 08:52 PM

Sweet machine, i want one ;D

Is the rear wheelarch the standard place for a rollbar in these is it?

For the right price ;)

Mounting the roll bar on the wheelarch wasnt where I idealy would have put it, but it seems to be where most people mount them. The main hoop lands on the floor step behind the seats and is pretty solid

cpt-mud

11-08-2005, 05:31 PM

nice looking zook

crusher

12-08-2005, 09:16 AM

I hear you have some bigger tyres now Mr flammable ;D

Crusher, what ad?? :P

Off topic sorry Paul .
H & M there was an ad in the For Sale section for a BJ40 which I thought was yours. Said if the car didn't go you were going to sell it. Can't seem to find it now though

LIVEx4x4

26-10-2005, 04:16 PM

Mate, your zook is extreme compared to mine, LOL ;D

Did you ever think about a spring over conversion? :-\

Humpy

26-10-2005, 06:59 PM

Yeah i thought about the SOA, but at the time didnt think I'd be doing the sort of driving that required it

I was wrong about that ::) and if I did it again I would spring over the standard leaves instead of buying new springs

simonsurf

28-10-2005, 10:05 PM