I’ve gone to the dark side .......

Post by **Blacky** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:41 pm

...... and bought a late model

Picked this up last week , 5 litre 5 speed 1995 model

Just need a couple of poser poles , some CAT mudflaps and a Conargo Pub sticker

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Post by **Blacky** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:50 pm

Has the worlds largest bull bar which is now advertised on Marketplace along with the rollbar , plan to put it back to stock and put it on vintage rego

25 year cutoff over here

The gearbox is out of it and it’s missing a couple of bits , it’s as clean as a whistle underneath and inside and only has a couple of small dents in the body with the exception of the tailgate , is original paint so I am chasing a straight red tailgate if anyone out there may know where one is - odometer reads 135000 kms but it’s probably stopped working which is pretty common in these so I hear

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Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:50 pm

Geez mate bet the bulls are trembling. That bar looks OTT.

FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Harv · Post by **Harv** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:20 pm

Nice. I had a VS ute for a few years in Gladstone. Other than the CAS crapping out, it was very reliable.

That bullbar would not look out of place on the front of a D9 dozer

Cheers,
Harv

FJWALLY · Post by **FJWALLY** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:22 pm

Blacky wrote:...... and bought a late model
Picked this up last week , 5 litre 5 speed 1995 model

Just need a couple of poser poles , some CAT mudflaps and a Conargo Pub sticker

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The Conargo pub burnt down a few years ago - spent a lot of time there in my youth growing up in Deni - my mate txt me the other day saying they are about to start the rebuild finally

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FJWALLY · Post by **FJWALLY** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:23 pm

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Post by **Blacky** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 2:40 pm

Harv wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 1:20 pm Nice. I had a VS ute for a few years in Gladstone. Other than the CAS crapping out, it was very reliable.

That bullbar would not look out of place on the front of a D9 dozer

Cheers,
Harv

CAS ??

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:59 pm

Cnut assisted steering??

FB ute driver, EK van project

Post by **Blacky** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 4:28 pm

Could be a B&S thing -

Cans And Stubbies

Cowboys And Slappers

Circlework And Shaggin'

Errol62 · Post by **Errol62** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:47 pm

Thumbs up to all three

FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

FJWALLY · Post by **FJWALLY** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:50 pm

The owner of this said to say g’day Blacky

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Post by **Blacky** » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:19 pm

FJWALLY wrote: Thu Apr 22, 2021 7:50 pm The owner of this said to say g’day Blacky

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Me old mate Von Kustard

Harv · Post by **Harv** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:41 am

Crank Angle Sensor. Lives down the bottom amid the mud (from circle work) and oil (from leaks) behind the harmonic balancer. They are notorious for failing. The car gets warm, the CAS craps out and it stops. Pour a bottle of water over the thing and it cools down enough to run. Don't ask me how I know.

Cheers,
Harv

Post by **Blacky** » Fri Apr 23, 2021 9:59 am

I will consider myself duly edumacated, thanks Harv

If the motor ends up blown apart I will replace it while the harmonic is off

Post by **Blacky** » Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:46 pm

Got it in the shed this arvo after the importanter stuff was done (FB and HR in that order ) , brakes bled up nice but the rear rotors and callipers are a bit funky , best thing was the oil in the motor was both plentiful and free of lumps and shiny bits, cut the oil filter open and same same in there

Plugs look good , removed the clutch and pressure plate and the flywheel looks brand new, hoping now that the flywheel lost some teeth and it was replaced and the job never finished rather than what I originally suspected which was motor toasted

Anyway, will have a go tomorrow at firing it after a compression test

Bit of rust in the chassis rail, will glue a patch over it tomorrow

Found a couple of other bits missing

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