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jstanovic

Yeehah!!!!

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That guy with the Navara was a bit unlucky, it shouldn't fail like that with only a few kg over.

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What are you planning on carrying up there?

As Linc says do your research on the tracks that rivet to the roof, really depends if you're using the car on rough tracks or not.

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The guy who built mine used some 150x6mm Alminium C channel, lined up with existing chassis tray mounts. Then managed to squeeze in a 960mm wide drawer in between.

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I've been looking at them but thought they didn't come in that size? Wasn't listed on their site 2 months ago. My mate got them in 285/75/16 on his Landcruiser and they seem to be a great all round tyre.

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rick_b wrote:My last Ute was a 351 4V Cleveland powered Dyna.

Awesome!!! Any pics?

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Return from what? The transmission cooler is water cooled and mounted to the side of the transmission, nothing to disconnect/connect to. Stick your head under the passenger side and you will see it. Be aware these transmissions need to be at a certain temp to replace fluid and check levels. Maybe ge...

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Get it flushed (not just dropping the pan oil and refilling), that's all it may need. I serviced my tranny at 148,000km, trans guy said it looks like it hadn't been done. Looked like yours without the cruddy bits. Just had it flushed again last week at 197,000km and he said it looked nice and clean ...

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Looking good with the alloy tray, don't see many extra cabs around.

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Well that I can't help you with! What area are you in, people here can probably advise a reliable mechanic. There is no way to test a lead frame assembly without Ford tools, even then it's not guaranteed. They were known to have wires chafing (or similar?) in the gearbox and cause all sorts of issue...

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I sounds like you sort of know what to look for but not enough to be confident with your testing. As above, a couple hours at a good mechanic should have you in the right direction without spending on tools you'll never use again. I'm not a full bottle on it myself but I try and research to understa...

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Where are you located? Firstly get FORSCAN and check for any error codes. Oil leaks are most likely not connected to your other issues. Transmission issue - google LEAD FRAME ASSEMBLY PROBLEMS Don't let that auto sparky touch your car again, he doesn't understand Rangers. The BCM knows if too much o...

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Are those figures from the trip meter or actual measured? If measured I reckon you have the most fuel efficient Ranger in Australia!!!

Later models with DPF seem to be less efficient than the non-DPF versions.

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Cheers for that. I will add serpentine belt to my list at the 200,000km service.

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Hey danger, just wondering what kind of preventative maintenance you do and at what intervals? Do you just service as per the service guide? I’m coming up to 190,000km and going strong but plan to keep it for a few years so would like to keep it going sweet. I’m happy to spend the $$$ if it keeps me...

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Cheers for the pics!!!

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Yeah it’s the first time in a long time they got my $$$. Only been 2 days but the cover makes a substantial difference to driving comfort.

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My steering wheel was wearing away in one spot so I just got one of those Supercheap ones today. So far feels really good with more grip. I checked out the other covers there but the contour stitch felt by far the best in my hands.

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Just take out the sunglasses holder and have a look. It will need to come out regardless, and you’ll have experience doing the job!! Let us know what you find

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Hi Daniel, as others have said their is no easy way to change between canopy and no canopy. I have a flat tray with work canopy and play canopy, still takes me an hour to change them over and they are designed for it!!!

Any reason you don’t want the canopy on all the time?

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It would cost $2k in fuel, better to just donate the money haha!!!

Welcome postcard. I thought there was some sort of fix for the radar, would have thought it was sorted by now though. Gotta love an alloy tray, super practical. Any other plans for the tray?

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That is true Butch, if they think it will sell they will make it happen!! I'm not sure the average motorist will see any tangible benefit of having and inline motor compared to a V6 though...

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A V6 engine can be used in many sized vehicles from passenger cars to utes to vans to whatever. Inline 6 would be limited in that regard and in today's manufacturing world that is it's biggest drawback.

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I saw a white PK-ish ranger today with PX2 XLT rims, didn’t get a good look but seems to fit well and I greet didn’t look to bad.

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Agree with above

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NelsonPK, they used to do a upgrade kit that increased GCM to 7000kg. Since then the rules were clarified last year and supposedly the GCM upgrade was not allowed to happen anymore (GVM upgrade still OK though) but some installers seem to be getting away with the GCM upgrade still (eg Lovells).

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Did it to my PX1 maybe 8 months ago, a little bit louder but nothing like a proper sports exhaust, the turbo whistle when you let off the accelerator is sort of loud. No noticeable difference in fuel economy.

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A quote is a quote, I would have told them to get stuffed.

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NIce tray, looks a bit different to the norm!

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I bought a set of 4 cheapies a couple years ago, work great in the sand, haven’t used them elsewhere. My mate has the real deal and so far no probs. When you compare them side by side you notice how cheap the cheap ones are!! The max grad are much more solid and weigh about 3 times as much. As other...

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Nice to see something other than a dual/supercab!!! Never seen a grill like it

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I installed switches on each of my canopy locks and wired them to the bonnet switch. That has a few benefits, first it doesn’t relock, it won’t let you lock the car as it thinks that the bonnet is up and the alarm also protects the canopy.

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I also have long legs so I put my Primus IQ under the cigarette sockets.

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That would have to be the greatest Phurphy of all time. Maybe, I have never owned a new car. But mates who used to drive police cars and concrete trucks (different mates haha) have both noticed that the cars that were driven hard from new went the best. No official testing, just guys that get to dr...

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Drive it like you stole it! As an unwritten rule, cars that have been driven harder than average straight off the showroom floor often go better and get better fuel economy than cars that are babied for the first few thousand km.

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Looks like you removed the trailer springs and the guards are sitting on the tyres!!!!

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Much better with the steps and rear bar black, looks good!

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I tried it again today in sports mode, exactly the same, up changes about 3800-3900rpm. At least I now know it's normal, back to riding the sub-3000rpm torque curve!

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Mate, the main reason for that redline is for over revving during steep decent or trying to hold a load back down steep hills. Fair enough, makes sense. It's just that every other car I have owned would rev to redline (or close to it) when flooring it in Drive, the Ranger changes at almost 1000rpm ...

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DangerRanger wrote:
Grant L1 wrote:
So jstanovic - I would say your Ranger is normal

Cheers

Danger
aka Gazz

unlike its owner haha

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