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Made the ABC News weather photo tonight.... my five minutes of fame!!
Mick
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Hi Mick great picture, good to hear you made the news.[FONT=Comic Sans MS][B][COLOR=#000080][COLOR=#FF0000]2003 V6 Parado Grande.[/COLOR][/COLOR]
Custom rear drawer system, Custom 6mm alloy bash plate and Custom rear steel bar, Dual battery and ARB duel compressor. SPC upper control arms. So far....[COLOR=#0000CD]See my build[/COLOR] [URL]http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread.php?31855-Kevdebbi-s-120-V6-Grande[/URL][/B][/FONT]
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More love for the rear suspension;Time to sort the rear tracking and pinion angle with set of beefy rear links.
On vehicle adjustable Panhard bar with double Rose joints, plus a set of upper and lower control arms which are also adjustable.
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Have always been curious as to your build up Mick.
Definitely looking forward to this, especially your suspension setup.NOW FOR SALE!!! - 2004 Silver GXL 3lt 4spd Auto - ARB Bullbar, Safari Snorkel, Redarc Dual Battery System, Cooper ST MAXX, Dark Tint, IPF900XS spots, Raised Bilstein/Kings Suspension/Firestone Airbags, Autosafe Cargo Barrier, Sandgrabbers, Rola Roof Rack Stuff, Insect Screen, Dust/Wind Deflectors, Sheepskin/Black Duck Seatcovers, GME TX3510, ARB underbonnet compressor, Allied Hammer Rims, ARB UVP, [url="http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread.php?18043-Rock-sliders-steel-side-steps"]AJ Sliders[/url]Comment
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Yeah I never did a build up thread before, not really my style (although I did a few modification posts/write ups years ago.)Originally posted by Madkore View Post
But as she'll probably go late this year or next I thought I'd do one.
I will get to the suspension write up soon, it's had a couple of evolutions and is currently (Slowly) getting another.
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Had half hour spare this afternoon so managed get started on some rear adjustable links I've had since last year.
Only got the Panhard rod in so still have the upper and lower control arms to do.
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Hi Mick
Like the look of the adjustable hardware for the rear end.
Do the rose joints run bushes at all?
What is the tracking and pinion issues that you are hoping to overcome?
Cheers
TroySOUTH AUSTRALIA GATEWAY TO THE OUTBACK!
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Hi Troy,Originally posted by foxclan View Post
The Rose joints are Teflon lined. No bush, just the misalignment spacers to suit the Panhard mounting bolt size.
The Panhard has a Rose joint either end with LH/RH threads for on vehicle adjustment. Although getting a spanner to the lock nuts was pretty frustrating an in the end I adjusted it by dropping one end off the vehicle.
I thought the double Rose joint design might transfer noise into the vehicle or be harsh but no issue in the end.
The upper and lower links are rose joint one end and poly bush the other with a sleeve and grease nipple.
Much better than the factory captive bush (For flex anyway)
Panhard was to re-centre the diff as I have 100mm of lift in the rear over a standard GXL. In the end it was only about 15-20mm out, but hay I can be pretty anal so it's nice to know its all spot on now
Same deal with the pinion angle.
Secretly I like how flexi these things are too
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Still to find the time to install those upper and lower rear links, you know how it is! work, wife, kids......
Did get this little beauty on today; "TEQ" badge.
If you're old enough or a Toyota die-hard enthusiast you'll know what it is
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Just of the top of my head. TEQ is "To-yo-ta" spelled in Katakana, one of the Japanese phonetic alphabets. It was used as the Toyota logo starting in 1936 at the time when Toyoda Automatic Loom Works Ltd. launched its first car. The company came up with the TEQ logo and change in name from 'Toyoda' to 'Toyota'. One reason why TEQ was chosen as the logo was because the number of strokes in the Japanese word Toyota (eight) was considered to bring luck and prosperity.SOUTH AUSTRALIA GATEWAY TO THE OUTBACK!
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Nice. Brings back memories of my dad's Corona MkII!Originally posted by OziOffroad View PostStill to find the time to install those upper and lower rear links, you know how it is! work, wife, kids......
Did get this little beauty on today; "TEQ" badge.
If you're old enough or a Toyota die-hard enthusiast you'll know what it is
Mick
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Nice, oh what feelin toyoda
wonder what prado is in Japanese symbols...hmmm
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Circle 8 is also the symbol for Nagoya, Mr T's Home town and is a bit of a nod to their origins.Originally posted by foxclan View Post[SIZE=2]120 GXL D4D Auto, with a 'List of Wants' greater than the 'List of Needs' greater than the 'List of Haves'
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Yep well done guys, good to see some true Toyota enthusiasts!
I believe the "TEQ" was used until some time mid 80's when it was replaced with the current Bull's head style emblem and even though it wasn't often used as a badge on the vehicle it was often stamped on components and on window stickers etc.
While I'm not a Toyota die hard, the badge makes a good talking point and conversation starter with those that are.
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