What happened to your D3/D4 today?

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Originally Posted by BradC

I'm not entirely sure which bit I said, but to be honest I find an un-molested LC200 an acceptable ride. Not as refined as the much older D3, but that's to be expected. The GVM upgrade version, not so much.

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I recon the ride of ours is as good as or better than stock,also very flat on corners with KDSS as well.
But like i have said before they are not racing cars,although sometimes SWMBO thinks it is.

Running BFG A/T makes hitting the bumps a bit harder,same as with the D4 with same tyres.

Although i recon the D4 was better,it has to be,EAS,IS on all corners.
It sort of was like just floated along,which is actually dangerous at times,particularly on dirt as one can accidently end up going to fast.

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Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

Why still bother, I thought you were getting a truck?

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Back up vehicle. And to be the first to get it through [emoji56]

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Originally Posted by scarry

Just don't go the Iveco,mate had one of those,what a disaster.

Nothing but issues,then the gearbox gave up,8 weeks for parts.[bigsad]

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I’ve heard that a lot about them having issues.
Wasn’t even on the radar.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Back up vehicle. And to be the first to get it through [emoji56]

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That would be a great achievement and make you the lone Sentinel on top of the hill.

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Originally Posted by RANDLOVER

That would be a great achievement and make you the lone Sentinel on top of the hill.

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Who we'll all be begging for info if he gets it across the line.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Currently have just shy of 80kg on the vehicle left.

I’m currently receiving the components from overseas for the GVM / GCM upgrade. It goes to the engineer for inspection and sign-off in January.

Once signed off it’ll be 4,500kg/8,000kg approved.

I’ve already had confirmation that I can go to this, just need to complete the updates and final test report.

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A process and upgrade well worth it's own thread. If the engineer is keen, he may well see a few more people lining up to seek his signoff on upgrade...

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Originally Posted by veebs

A process and upgrade well worth it's own thread. If the engineer is keen, he may well see a few more people lining up to seek his signoff on upgrade...

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That is the intent... I'm just running aroud sorting other pressing matters and then will start a thread

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Originally Posted by Tombie

That is the intent... I'm just running aroud sorting other pressing matters and then will start a thread

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I am actually waiting for this one before I decide to sell the D4 and get something I can load up and still be legal with the van on. Hoping this will lead to a viable option
best car I have ever owned by a loooong way but if it can’t make easier to keep technically legal with the rear axle it sadly has to go

Attachment 195106 Picked this up today after I scoured the interwebs when the penrite mobil shell oil selector guides didn't tell me much re the transfer case oil.

So going by this forum and others seemed a choice of royal purple, ravenol or s-tec oil0005 and maybe some we don't have here.

The guys down the local parts shop said they stopped selling grape juice as the racer crowd were going off it due to some concerns or other, they had nothing listed for transfer case, and I had rang Penrite and asked if they had a suitable but unlisted alternative and they said no.

I did read somewhere that someone had used the Penrite BMV stuff but being a newbie to this clutch pack for transfer cases stuff I settled on the Ravenol as it seemed like the common choice and I could get it in Adelaide.

I did see the Rock Oil stuff too but it was online only and seemed much of a muchness and once again local availability won out.

Now who is going to chime in and tell me I screwed up, coz I'm not doing it till tomorrow so speak up now.

Multiple trips to the dump with tree limbs that were broken off during the cyclone.

10 degrees warmer today than Saturday last week and the apparent temperature nudged 40 for a period during the afternoon. [bigsad]