Zed's shed!!

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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby Torsion on Thu, 14 Jul 2016 9:49 +0000

packeteer wrote:So last week I went to start the car for the first time since winter high country trip (3 weeks ago), and it would not go. After charging the battery, it still wouldn't turn over. So a roll start was tried with success.

Seems my starter has seized, so I've ordered an ebay replacement.

Also, I must have got some water in the cab with all the river crossings, so it STINKS!!! :cry:



Wheres the trip update and photo's cobba?
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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby packeteer on Fri, 15 Jul 2016 3:15 +0000

I'll hassle the guys who took all the pics. I was too busy leading the charge :twisted:
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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby Torsion on Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:00 +0000

Look forward to that :)
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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby packeteer on Wed, 20 Jul 2016 8:24 +0000

http://s1264.photobucket.com/user/packe ... 2016/story

just a few of the pics, story to follow (getting stuck behind 20+ cars at the bottom of Blue Rag for 6 hours was not a hi-light)
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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby vincentvega on Mon, 05 Sep 2016 7:20 +0000

So 18 months on how are you finding your truetrac rear?

I have been talking to diff shops about an elocker and a few recommended the truetrac instead.
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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby packeteer on Mon, 05 Sep 2016 7:48 +0000

yeah, it's good mate. not as positive locking as the old autolocker, but when you're on a hill and really need it, it comes through
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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby vincentvega on Wed, 07 Sep 2016 9:06 +0000

might be a good option then. i'm getting quotes about half the price of an elocker
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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby packeteer on Wed, 07 Sep 2016 10:28 +0000

I do miss the feel and drive of a solid locked axle, but the trutrac still comes through when needed

it's a really tough call :)
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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby Braydenthomas26 on Wed, 07 Sep 2016 2:50 +0000

Nice Rig Mate :D :D :D
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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby packeteer on Mon, 19 Oct 2020 9:39 +0000

so 4 years later...
I've rebuild the rear diff twice :cry:, both times I hadn't done any offroad work since the rebuild, and wore it in properly (barely drove 5000km on one build!) this last time I've installed an elocker (now dual elocker).

other than that, I've not done much else, averaged less than 10k a year until recently, and rarely go offroad.

I'm thinking about a long road trip next year, at least 3 months.
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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby hiluxxury on Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:24 +0000

That's a while between updates. Fingers crossed your elocker is trouble free.
I might be wrong.

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Re: Zed's shed!!

Postby packeteer on Thu, 22 Oct 2020 2:38 +0000

hiluxxury wrote:That's a while between updates. Fingers crossed your elocker is trouble free.

cheers mate

at least I'm actually using the vehicle again... driving to paragliding sites is racking up the k's
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