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 Post subject: Re: AU/BF Wagon ....... aka white/yellow/blue peril - now M7 BA
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:52 pm 
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I vote no to the smart bar.. :lol:

 

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 Post subject: Re: AU/BF Wagon ....... aka white/yellow/blue peril - now M7 BA
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:59 pm 
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93EB wrote:
I vote no to the smart bar.. :lol:



lol


seeing as car will be used as a long distance cruiser .. A smartbar will be needed 8-)
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Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:04 pm 
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Mad2 wrote:
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I vote no to the smart bar.. :lol:



lol


seeing as car will be used as a long distance cruiser .. A smartbar will be needed 8-)


Well if ya dont hit anything ya wont need it.... :P

 

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 Post subject: Re: AU/BF Wagon ....... aka white/yellow/blue peril - now M7 BA
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:07 pm 
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Seriously though well done with the build progress and the updates. :)

 

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 Post subject: Re: AU/BF Wagon ....... aka white/yellow/blue peril - now M7 BA
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:54 pm 
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93EB wrote:
Mad2 wrote:
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I vote no to the smart bar.. :lol:



lol


seeing as car will be used as a long distance cruiser .. A smartbar will be needed 8-)


Well if ya dont hit anything ya wont need it.... :P



haha :P

you remember murphy's law . . . . . . . ....... :roll:











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Seriously though well done with the build progress and the updates. :)



still have a lot to do...

such as

larger lpg tank & spare wheel holder

new petrol tank [custom i believe]

manual box

interior change - front to back

reverse sensors

suspension change

diff change

most likely a coupla things i have forgotten :mrgreen:

ohh & thanks for the thanks :wink:
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 Post subject: Re: AU/BF Wagon ....... aka white/yellow/blue peril - now M7 BA
Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2020 8:57 pm 
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currently thinking of changing rear springs due to spring sag & weight in back of wagooon plus weight of a car trailer..... have my eye on some secondhand FG one ton ute springs.

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pro's & cons??


currently the wagooon has the 'standard' 65 ltr usable doughnut lpg tank, how ever i want to upgrade to the larger lpg tanks used on the lpg only wagooons [as per FAWD]. which also means a custom petrol tank [again as per FAWD]. not sure if currently fitted reece towbar will fit with bigger lpg tank?. currenly have a BF lpg wagooon as a parts car

yes i know the wagooon will have a 'stiffer' ride to to the springs.


hopefully not this weekend but the following weekend i will be fitting the springs. guy said they had done 100,000 odd k's [pretty sure it was less than 150] :mrgreen:
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Posted: Thu Feb 27, 2020 5:42 pm 
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Mad2 wrote:
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currently thinking of changing rear springs due to spring sag & weight in back of wagooon plus weight of a car trailer..... have my eye on some secondhand FG one ton ute springs.

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pro's & cons??


currently the wagooon has the 'standard' 65 ltr usable doughnut lpg tank, how ever i want to upgrade to the larger lpg tanks used on the lpg only wagooons [as per FAWD]. which also means a custom petrol tank [again as per FAWD]. not sure if currently fitted reece towbar will fit with bigger lpg tank?. currenly have a BF lpg wagooon as a parts car

yes i know the wagooon will have a 'stiffer' ride to to the springs.


hopefully not this weekend but the following weekend i will be fitting the springs. guy said they had done 100,000 odd k's [pretty sure it was less than 150] :mrgreen:



fitted after i 'trim' them down to fit the front mount! :roll:
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 Post subject: Re: AU/BF Wagon ....... aka white/yellow/blue peril - now M7 BA
Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 4:05 pm 
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Mad2 wrote:

fitted after i 'trim' them down to fit the front mount! :roll:



have trimmed both ute front spring hangers to 79.8 mm & factory BF wagooon [round not oval] measures at 78. something mm [lol forgot what it was]. overall there is approx 1.5 mm differance between wagooon/ute eyelets [ute larger].

now to remove old springs & fit 'new' springs. :mrgreen:
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Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:36 pm 
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have trimmed both ute front spring hangers to 79.8 mm & factory BF wagooon [round not oval] measures at 78. something mm [lol forgot what it was]. overall there is approx 1.5 mm differance between wagooon/ute eyelets [ute larger].

now to remove old springs & fit 'new' springs. :mrgreen:



fitted one spring .... didn't need to use a clamp to do up u bolts. left diff there held up by the jack. removed old ... fitted new.

important part is to NOT damage the ABS wiring loom that travels along spring :roll:

spring eye was a snug fit & used a pinch bar to open up the body mounting bracket a smidgen. Will finish fitting other spring tomorrow :mrgreen: which is the harder...... due to exhaust :roll:


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now i'm not sure how much differance there is but jack is under the diff taking full weight ... pic is the standard spring

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ute spring

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and if anyone can tell what the part numbers mean........ i'd be grateful

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 Post subject: Re: AU/BF Wagon ....... aka white/yellow/blue peril - now M7 BA
Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:06 am 
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That's the first time i've seen leaf spring part number displayed that way-interesting!

 

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Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 9:43 am 
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johnnyeHCF wrote:
That's the first time i've seen leaf spring part number displayed that way-interesting!



the NA was off a BF wagooon from 08/09 & round eyelet & KA was the FG ute springs from 09
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 Post subject: Re: AU/BF Wagon ....... aka white/yellow/blue peril - now M7 BA
Posted: Sat Feb 29, 2020 7:13 pm 
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so ... left side springs were easy to do & no hiccups wellll other than being the 1st & trouble inserting front spring hanger. righthand side was a 'bit' of a pain due to the exhaust. however wasn't too bad & was able to easily remove spring & fit ute spring. only problem was when i undid the diff u bolts & went to remove the lower piece of the saddle......


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was no bolt there at all :shock:


anyway all is finished.

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and ride height

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 Post subject: Re: AU/BF Wagon ....... aka white/yellow/blue peril - now M7 BA
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 10:56 pm 
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Mad2 wrote:
wellll ....... . . pickup a BA diff for the handbrake cable brackets wednesday


picked up diff.................. it's now going to see IF it can be rebuilt as it's had a leaky seal & unsure on wear. diff's marked as out of a BA XR6....... ute :roll: :twisted:



but the goood news is......

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8-)


car has been driven .... and drives very well :D [has had a smallish problem occasionally when revving past 3grand... seems to breakdown, but not all the time. think it's the coils maybe breaking down due to sitting for approx 1 year??]
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 Post subject: Re: AU/BF Wagon ....... aka white/yellow/blue peril - now M7 BA
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 8:41 am 
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did a bit of "Trial & Error" on the wagooon reverse sensor wiring :roll: so now have worked out how it works & how to wire it up so it cuts out when reversing with a trailer :mrgreen:


in case your wondering ...... the specific trailer wiring looms are not available.
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 Post subject: Re: AU/BF Wagon ....... aka white/yellow/blue peril - now M7 BA
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 9:04 pm 
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whilst the door trims were off i changed the drivers door handle & drivers side rear handle. drivers was done for when i swap the steering column, icc & ecu [forgotten what it's actually called lol pcm?] hopefully all done shortly with no hiccups........... :lol: :roll:


also found the wagooon has a hayman reese sticker on the drivers door stating a 2300 kg towbar fitted 8-)

pics of stickers...

normal sticker

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extra above the factory sticker...

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you bewdy!



door trims as promised..... temp ones

drivers side

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Passengers

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picking up some black door handle surrounds soon[ish] & will replace the standard satin finish door lever with the chrome ones i now have. :mrgreen:

ohhh & dunno where i put the door handle centres a year or two ago . . . ... :? so currently not fitted
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