Sunday, Aug 24, 2003 at 22:14
Matt hi,
I have the ole' 84 LS jack
a/c p/s d/fuel
300,000km's
This has been a great vehicle.
The major problem is RUST!
Roof is the worst as
well as chassis rails.
Front horizontal suport that is in front
and below radiator, totally eaten through.
Bottom rear of front guards, comon rust prob.
(can get after market panels pretty cheap)
Most is due to poor drainage, red dirt can clog
chassis rails and hold moisture very
well.
A must is to high pressure spray under car after trips esp beach work.
Check your gutter rails for any cracking, peeling and rust.
Get onto it asap!
Have seen many years ago, in
Perth some guy was doing
fibreglass jackaroo roof raplacements. Could be interesting.
Mods
Rebuilt 1.9L G200Z motor
Bored 60thou
better cam
extractors
bluebird carby
doesn't sound like much but it's pretty quick!
I totally stripped it about 7/8 years ago
baked enam silver.
The rubber seals for rear side windows get very very britle
with age. Be carefull and maybe expect it to crack around edges
if not breaking altogether if you try and replace windows.
Duel fuel problems with pumps seizing if not const alternated and used.
I have removed all carpets and all interior panels.
Custom ply panels with black leather look vinyl.
Had reconstituted rubber insitu flooring from
up under dash right through to the back.
Can get the hose and basically spray the entire
lot clean. Alot thicker & tougher than the spray on
liners that you see.
The corrigations in the floor of the jack are filled so it
is completely flat. Rear
seat still fully functional.
Excellent sound deadiner.
Custom aluminium rear bumper that has stealth rod holders
incorporated into the bumper. Great for when you can fish
from the car. Open the
barn doors and have 3 rods all set.
As you said cheap and easy to fix.
If it wasn't for the rust I'd fix it up, again!
Prob sell it soon. ItT is and still will be an excellent fishing 4x4
for someone who is willing to put some time into it.
Bringing back lots of memories...
That should be of some help anyway.
cheers
wolf
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Follow Up By: matt - Monday, Aug 25, 2003 at 12:16
Monday, Aug 25, 2003 at 12:16
We are looking at a better cam what did you get? We are looking at a ST3 (if you know of them). Already have extractors and the motor has been rebuilt same with the carby. So wife says not allowed to touch them again. Has got rust in the bottom of the front passenger guard this is the only place I have searched and searched where can you get replacements? also back bumpers - where can you get them?
We got our jack about 2 yrs ago and have done a few mods
- new sunraysers and 31 x 10.5 hankook all terrains (made a huge difference in the mud and sand)
- central locking
- extractors
- hi flow exhaust
Nearly the whole car has been replaced other than the body and interior
Thanks
any pics
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Follow Up By: dogart - Monday, Aug 25, 2003 at 13:55
Monday, Aug 25, 2003 at 13:55
Cam mmm Sorry Matt, was a while ago now, nothing over the top.
See what I can do re some pics.
wolf
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