WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

[MrTom]

Good call What you going for?

[gazza1591]

just picked mine up from the garage after having the gearbox rebuilt for free she drives like a dream again now

[MrTom]

I like that price gaz! how did you get it done for free?

[gazza1591]

Had an oil and filter change on the gearbox last week, and the apprentice never fitted the drain plug correct which resulted in the oil coming out so they took the box to a specialist who stripped it and rebuilt with a few new parts and the garage paid the bill and have also offered a full service when its next due so happy man

[fogman]

[MrTom]

I've got insas mate and I love em

[oggy30]

Tried to fix speedo (B series)using a thread on here.took it out . one cut knuckle . Re-soldered it, put it in.Great speedo worked but rev counter an temp now not working Stripped it out and down again, then back in, speedo-zilch,rev counter yeah,temp-zilch,fuel gauge-zilch Back out and this time while taking needles off the pins came out as well All back together again and nothing at all looks like a trek around the breakers tmoz

[Drift]

I think Hippo fixes then for little £s

[fogman]

if you have no luck drop hipo [dan] a pm because he repairs them

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[Drift]

I beat ya foggy

[fogman]

im getting old drifty but in my defence i did add dans contact details

[oggy30]

Thats what i call service,cheers chaps will get in touch with hippo if no luck in scrappies.

[Drift]

Its worth while spending a few quid getting it fixed as its likely the scrap one will suffer the same fate, the fault is that common.

[oggy30]

Must be on the same wave length, just sent hipo a pm.

[andytats]

Started to drive home from work car was working fine for the first 5 miles then it lost some power and drove lumpy until i got home. It sounds like its only firing on 3 cylinders. i will have look at it later after sleep. i may need a new coil pack
P.S If that is the case can i use one from any 2.2 vauxhall or has it got to be a 2.2 frontera.

[igotababyfrontera]

Took mine to redditch to play collect the woman's shopping and the 2 beds she 'forgot' to mention

[Fronty_TPJ]

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use the above link to see what I have recently done to mine, re sueded the interior, added a brushed alumnium control panel i made, new spotlights, new wheels on my mates one etc, good fun!!

hows everyone elses doing? ?

cheers

[hipo1024]

Well 1st off can I just say a massive thank you to fudge for saving me!!! Heres one for you mate!

And this is what happened....went out for some night time laning in the freshly fallen snow last night.....


and then got very much stuck. Rear axle had zilch traction (Both wheels spinning freely) and the front drivers side had equally as much traction as the rear so I dout even with front and rear lockers I would of made it thru



One may ask why I even tryed it....and well its a lane I have done many times with very little trouble....but this was the 1st time Ive tryed it this year and its gotten a hell of a lot worce since, and the fresh snow ment I couldnt really see exactly how deep the ruts were.

Anyways, I got stuck in the early hrs of this morning (about half 2am).....so I txt fudge hoping for the best.
at 6am fuge calls me sounding like he was still asleep lol....about half 7am he turns up and pulls me out....and well with sunrise happening I got some pics...





As you can see it was sat on the front bumper/nudge bar, which is now nicely bent upwards and on the tow bar at the rear, and the rear diff must of been sat firmly on the ground too. All in all I had a very cold night in the truck but still....shows that even if you know a lane you shouldnt do it with only 1 truck

[Norse]

Glad ya ok Hipo but definately be careful in the future at least go out during the daytime alone not at night! that way fudge will be awake

[fudge]

Well at least you are ok Dan
And I think it may be a good idea to get a hand winch
And I did wake up at 3ish, looked at the clock and went bk to sleep