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Yep, used to do the same when i was in DPI as an enforcement officer. Back then it was more for our own protection rather than evidence against the (offender). It stopped a lot of false accusations of harassment.intimidation and assault. Back then it was legal as long as one of the people being reco...

Just tryin to confirm im on the right track I suspect a blown head gasget as Im losing coolant but not throught the motor. cooling system is pressurising and is pumping coolant out throught the overflow bottle. The radiator does not suck the coolant back in as the engine cools down. Have eliminated ...

I use a 5 - 30 fully sinthetic castrol R at the moment because of noisy tappetts. does seem to make a difference over the 15-40 i was using.. I also notice that engine seems rev a liitle more freely and runs slightly cooler???? cant really explain why except the oil ia as good as they say!!! wanna b...

depends on how far you want to stretch your budget. I have an l series and I had planned on doing all the upgrades .However now that Im starting to do the research Im finding that if you are prepared to do all the work yourself its still a viable option, but if like me and probably need a mechanic, ...

posted similar message a few days ago but seems to dissappeared into the never never! anyway I curently run a stock standard l series on 185/75-14s mainly to gain extra height while on the beach. Works most of the time but I have noticed a loss of ability for hard work in low range because of these....

I had thought to do much the same but using a better quality bike carry rack and cut it down to suit. Havent got round to it yet.
Any chance of plans or material list?????? becoming availible?

do it now guys ,I live up here and i suspect this is happening a lot quicker than originally planned . The onslaught the beach coped this easter unfortunately wont help the cause. I do agree that proper management will certainly help things but knee jerk reactions will definitely not. It wouldnt be ...

agree with the last message lightly used a drilled powered wire brush, sandpaper ,rust convertor and cheap white metal paint. they came up suprisingly well.

Had all of these problems myself when I played with my heater Did all the trouble shooting to no avail . Out of sheer desperation I switch the heater hoses around on the heater box to REVERSE the flow thinking if anything was caught /loose /whatever may give some clue to whats happening. Problem sol...

I agree with the last comment Nav lights are a must. They are a must,to be used in any instance of limited visibility. eg rain fog smoke even in the middle of the day. I used to be a boating/fisheries inspector, the amount of poeple ew ran across and sent home FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AND OTHERS because...

Worked for years in commercial boats with yamaha and my experience is put a battery in the boat and charge it from the outboard motor. spotlights while fishing will flatten the battery very quickly, if not charged up as required. I dont know what the new motors are like but the older ones didnt put ...

you live in melbourne? I bought mine from a specilist tyre wheel shop but i know and bobjane will also tellyou that they all come from Performance Wheels in Melbourne . The inside of my caps actually have Made for performance wheels melbourne stamped on them.

Hope this helps

I have 185/75/14s on my unlifted subaru. They are the bob jane positraction road biased tyre. They have lifted the car a total height of. 48mm( measured before and after fitting with a tape measure)They do scrubb sometimes on bad offroad situations.My calculations usingthis type of tyre would sugges...

To stir the pot even more from what i see up my way is the 14 "pug rims will bolt straight up to a standard 13 L series without any dramas . It is a whole lot easier to have the matching wheel nuts, although it can be done on standard nuts (means ON CAR wheel balancing) A couple of the more mature g...

Take it to someone who is AUTHORIZED AND KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
Have heard of guys who tried to alter /change steering wheels for one reason and another and been very seriously hurt when the bag has gone off and rammed their faces etc into very immoveable parts of their cars.

Excuse my ignorance, but ive just check my 1991 l series and I have exactly what you show there in the photo. The rubber sleeve just pushes over the end of the air firter tube. Just looking at your photo your brackets holding the plastic air feed into the wheel guard seem to be bent back futher than...

Had this happen yo my sons sizuki vitara they got it off by welding the socket to it

Welcome to the show Im in tewantin and run a pretty stock standard 91 l series subi. and mainly do beach work with it, eg DI Point/rainbow beach/ noosa north shore etc. The only mods Ive done is to put 14" wheels and tyres on and find it pretty good that way.Ive got 185/75 profile tyres on the wheel...

You will find that most good car stereo shops will sell spacer kit to fit the dash etc around $50.00 give or take . Far easier thab trying to make one and the aftermarket one i bought actually looks like original equipment. One of the guys on this site is into this type of thing maybe he can help. H...

gas is going to taxed in start of 2008. and i suspect that it will be a similar price to petrol;/ diesel. unless you can recoup the cost of installation and wear the loss of space for the tank in a short time, is it worth it?????? Gas may be cheaper but doesnt give you the same power or milage as do...