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by Maddog64
Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:27 am
Forum: The Last Word Café ~ The Forum.
Topic: Welcome to the "Last Word Café".
Replies: 990
Views: 346530

Re: Welcome to the "Last Word Café".

Gday again Falco, I'm talking about bushes I think :? (at least here in Australia anyway :-D ) Mmm! now I'm confused bushes nor bushing sounds right at the moment, temporary case of alzhiemers I think :-) Anyway, I like the rubber ones as they dont need periodical maintenance. Are you talking about ...
by Maddog64
Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:08 pm
Forum: The Last Word Café ~ The Forum.
Topic: Welcome to the "Last Word Café".
Replies: 990
Views: 346530

Re: Welcome to the "Last Word Café".

Gday Falco, Nitty, all :-D Gday Falco, I'm pretty good thanks mate and just like you....trying to do some running repairs on my Deli. Gotta work out my front lower control arm bushes.... Just got one set of bushes the other day and am now trying to work out how to set my jack up to use it as a press...
by Maddog64
Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:51 pm
Forum: The Last Word Café ~ The Forum.
Topic: Welcome to the "Last Word Café".
Replies: 990
Views: 346530

Re: Welcome to the "Last Word Café".

Thanks for the info Mr. Fliblle :-D

Gday Nitty :-D
count me in for a coffee and does ya mind if I chuck a few marinated spare ribs on the barby too, plenty of bangers n steaks for all here if ya care for a feed 8-)

Cheers all

Maddog64 :-D
by Maddog64
Mon Apr 19, 2010 12:51 am
Forum: The Last Word Café ~ The Forum.
Topic: Welcome to the "Last Word Café".
Replies: 990
Views: 346530

Re: Welcome to the "Last Word Café".

Gday Nitty, Falco, everybody in Canada and the few other Stralian, members who have joined recently, Count me in for a coffee Nitty, Falco :-D Been a while since I was last in here :-( changed my email address slightly a while back and thought I'd lost my membership. :-( Seems all cool for now tho :...
by Maddog64
Mon Dec 14, 2009 1:24 am
Forum: Member Trips
Topic: Maddog64 does the Plenty Highway Central Australia
Replies: 15
Views: 8633

Re: Maddog64 does the Plenty Highway Central Australia

Gday MJO09, How big is your tent? What sort of ropes are you using? I used standard Guy Rope cord available from any camp equipment store in Australia. I simply made stronger rope by using 9 guy ropes, platting 3 ropes then platted the 3 plats to make one strong platted rope :-D Hope this helps you ...
by Maddog64
Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:37 pm
Forum: L400 Technical
Topic: Better L400 urban mileage in second ("Hold") gear?
Replies: 30
Views: 12753

Re: Better L400 urban mileage in second ("Hold") gear?

Gday all, I am pleased to have had some useful info for you good folk :-D There are a few other posts re. adjusting the TPS that suggest as I found!!!! that one of the wires mentioned for using to take your volt reading from TPS may not neccassarily be the same color as in the post. Like mine I foll...
by Maddog64
Sun Dec 06, 2009 3:10 pm
Forum: L400 Technical
Topic: Better L400 urban mileage in second ("Hold") gear?
Replies: 30
Views: 12753

Re: Better L400 urban mileage in second ("Hold") gear?

Gday folks, Lumpy gear shifts, engine hitting high revs before changing up. Apart from the obvious issue of how you drive your car there is another alternative that you may wish too look into :o TPS, throttle position sensor can be adjusted to allow the vehicle to change gears at lower rpm effecting...
by Maddog64
Sun Dec 06, 2009 2:50 pm
Forum: Delica Modifications
Topic: Snorkel without snorkel
Replies: 22
Views: 15480

Re: Snorkel without snorkel

Gday all, Is the vans natural slipstream suitable for that style of vent (louvres) I mean when travelling at speed the van creates a vacuum of sorts along the sides and the rear! is the vent high enough to be outside of that vacuum? I am definately no scientist or anything like that but I do have a ...
by Maddog64
Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:20 pm
Forum: Member Trips
Topic: Maddog64 does the Plenty Highway Central Australia
Replies: 15
Views: 8633

Re: Maddog64 does the Plenty Highway Central Australia

Ahuh!!!! I hears ya :-D

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Cheers mate

Maddog64 :-D
by Maddog64
Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:06 pm
Forum: Member Trips
Topic: Maddog64 does the Plenty Highway Central Australia
Replies: 15
Views: 8633

Re: Maddog64 does the Plenty Highway Central Australia

Gday all, jfarsang, the trailer handled the corrugations (washboards) ok for a short while.. Its actually an on road trailer (blacktop) and the chassis is thin and the welds on the spring mounts were no where near tuff enough for my outback trip which is why I guess the spring mounts let go in the f...
by Maddog64
Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:55 am
Forum: Member Trips
Topic: Maddog64 does the Plenty Highway Central Australia
Replies: 15
Views: 8633

Re: Maddog64 does the Plenty Highway Central Australia

Thanks for that drrod and delica bits glad you good folk enjoyed that, I am continously crossing this sort of country on my travels and love it to bits. It can get very lonely at times but then again its also fun. You get to meet some interesting characters and see some really wild stuff out here :-...
by Maddog64
Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:26 pm
Forum: Member Trips
Topic: Maddog64 does the Plenty Highway Central Australia
Replies: 15
Views: 8633

Maddog64 does the Plenty Highway Central Australia

Gday all, I'm Maddog64 and I live in Australia. I'm a member of Delicaclub Australia and posted this story in the club forums sometime ago. Just thought you good people would enjoy a little Australia true yarn Maddog64 does the Plenty Highway, There’s just me, me Deli and my Camper Trailer, http://i...
by Maddog64
Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:59 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Gday from Maddog64 in Australia
Replies: 12
Views: 5636

Re: Gday from Maddog64 in Australia

Gday and thanks for the welcome jfarsang and FalcoColumbarius (nice pic of the l300 articualtion FC :-D )

Cheers

Maddog64 :-D
by Maddog64
Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:42 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Gday from Maddog64 in Australia
Replies: 12
Views: 5636

Re: Gday from Maddog64 in Australia

Gday and thanks garyo and White Mule 8-) The hats an "Akubra",,Legendary Aussie head wear :-D Stockman design but its so old now I ve had to patch it up a little,,its now wearing part of a pair of black Levi jeans on the front top to keep the sun out :-) . Mmmm! Les Hiddens huh!!!! Nah not...
by Maddog64
Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:49 pm
Forum: Member Introductions
Topic: Gday from Maddog64 in Australia
Replies: 12
Views: 5636

Re: Gday from Maddog64 in Australia

Gday again folks,,,, Jasper 8-)

Thanks for the welcome Luna-sea, Sitful (jasper) loki,

Yeah I guess you guys could say I'm on a drive about :arrow: of a sort :-D

Will post some more pics as soon as I have downsized them all :roll:

Cheers and thanks again for the welcome

Maddog64 :-D

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