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Re: MIKES SAMURAI VAN PROJECT UPDATED 12/02/2012

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:20 pm
by dan_2k_uk
I spent about 5 evenings trying to get the 1.6 rad in using the viscous fan and the original shroud.

Partly because my hands were so cold and it gets dark so early but mainly because fiddling around with things that aren't meant to go together just takes longer than you think.

Re: MIKES SAMURAI VAN PROJECT UPDATED 12/02/2012

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:27 pm
by mike harris
yeh i know what you mean pal !!!

Re: MIKES SAMURAI VAN PROJECT UPDATED 12/02/2012

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:54 pm
by mike harris
right !!!

fuel pump in and working, re wired to, and fan now wired into switch on the dash, all done

line lock hadbrake in and done too !!

got all the flanges sorted on the diffs, all on and transfer box flanges done, landcruiser props are going of tomorrow to be shortened and re ballenced.

cage is painted waiting to go on, sat in my trailer atm, been shot blasted and painted gloss black, jyst needs glueing on, winch stuff should be here tomorrow too, so after that lets offroad !!! !!

new pump

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line lock :)

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cage being blasted :

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now wiating to go on !!

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not long now lads !!!

mike

Re: MIKES SAMURAI VAN PROJECT UPDATED 27/02/2012

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:03 pm
by turbo-tom
looking good matey :D , lovin the mexy caravan in the background ;)

Re: MIKES SAMURAI VAN PROJECT UPDATED 27/02/2012

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:07 pm
by mike harris
thanks !

yeh nice caravan !!! that where i keep my trailer, its free so i dont moan !!

mike

Re: MIKES SAMURAI VAN PROJECT UPDATED 27/02/2012

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:33 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Can see it looking real nice with the black cage on it.

Cant wait to see it finished.

Dan

Re: MIKES SAMURAI VAN PROJECT UPDATED 27/02/2012

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:04 am
by mike harris
Yeh me too !!

Re: MIKES SAMURAI VAN PROJECT UPDATED 27/02/2012

Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:17 am
by mike harris
Winch bits turned up today :)

Should be able to get that all buttoned up this weekend.

Pics later !

Mike

Re: MIKES SAMURAI VAN PROJECT UPDATED 27/02/2012

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:46 pm
by mike harris
winch is all working now, plasma is on it too, props are coming back monday ready to bolt on !! :)

cage is the next big thing !!!

cant wait !!

mike

Re: MIKES SAMURAI VAN PROJECT UPDATED 27/02/2012

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:51 pm
by trotter
looking good mike 1st drive out is gonna be worth the all the hard work and effort