Terrano757

those pics look good mate, lancelin..? good too see another perth guy around here! let us know when you get ur pathy and we can organize a mundaring trip with dave or something

Novembers Project: OK so back in November i was going to go and get some professional storage built up for the back of my car, but with a $1100 quote from a leading 4x4 shop i decided i would give it a go myself. My needs were as follows; - Must be made out of 100% MDF (my metal work skills are not as up to scratch as my carpentry!) - Must Have Top Access (either as well as or instead of drawers - This is to access it from the back window) - Must be built AROUND my 12" sub woofer Box in the back. So pretty simple yeah? So i put 2 long beams of wood (800x180 if i remember correct) on the inside of the wheel arches (where they intrude into the boot area) and this provided for the "Frame", i then measured the large piece for the top (1200x800 - again a guess!) I fixed the top to the main support beams with L brackets, (4 on each side - 16 in total) i then measured where the cut out for the sub woofer needed to be, which i decided the center was the best position. i then cut this piece out. I added a horizontal support with L brackets to the 2 main support beams, to hold the main board up (seeing as i had just cut a large hole in it) The main frame now looked like a H with the main board sitting on top; although the horizontal did not go all the way to the ground. To be safe i added another identical horizontal beam to the front of the box. This no meant the top was strong enough to cut the trap door out without the wood snapping. obviously the next step was to cut the trap door out. while i was marking the trap door out i made sure it overlapped where the support beam was hidden underneath, this way when it was shut, it could rest upon the support beam. (i then removed the support beam to cut the trap door out) Once that was done i realized that, although it was the perfect fit for the car, i could not get it into the car (the boot opening is smaller than the internal width) so what i did was cut a piece off from the left support beam, all the way to the edge. i then attached a piece underneath the main board on the left hand side (where i had removed the edge from) for the edge piece to screw back onto once it was in the car. This photo shows you the unit in its current stage (as per the description) Notice that the piece on the left i was talking about has been removed in this picture. With Lables; Without Lables; After all that i installed it in the car, then measured up a front piece and screwed that on. I then bought some marine carpet (more expensive than everything else put together!!) i then covered the whole unit in carpet and screwed the trap door in place! Heres the finished product: Photos with the trap door open So let me know what you think!

oh yes, the switches will come need something to fill that space next to the handbrake lever haha

Just finished up the new console just now, VERY happy with it, god its an improvement on the stock... heres a few picks; btw, it also has a lid as well but i only just finished it now and its too dark to take a good picture so you will have to wait till morning Basic Wooden Frame: Top View of my Internals.... My Handy Carpeting Skills... Comparison Between The Old vs The New Console Here it is in the car with the lid on Shot of all the new storage inside Made to fit my iPhone+wallet+camera I thought the hinges would look better on the outside ;D Now all i have left to do is wack some switches in there oh and another feature with using the marine grade carpet is i am gonna go buy some plastic drink holders, put Velcro on the bottom and then i have instant cup holders whenever i need them!, stored of course in my rear storage unit

im back guys!!! and definately wanna get spending on the terrano again! SINCE IVE BEEN GONE: - Got a 2.5" Turbo Back exhaust fitted with 2.5" Dump Pipe, - Built a Storage Box for the back.. (hard to explain the pictures will come - sort of like 4x4 drawers except not drawers...) - Redone the sound system (for any audio geeks out there) - Installed a 12V socket in the back storage (picssss) CURRENTLY WORKING ON: - Finally building up my center console, sorry i didn't get many pics during the build process, just finishing it off now! (carpet, screw holes ect..) - Hoping for a top mount intercooler + snorkel soon!

haha just spent the weekend replacing BOTH of my CV axles :S didnt think to check for a tut before i did it i did mine basically the same except i had to take off my front shockies as well because it was a bit squeezy, great tutorial!

hahah ok ok fair enough, gotta love air bags eh?

bet you love speed bumps

haha at the lowrider...... ur titan more than makes up for that though! very nice

looks like the exact same LSD off the wd21's

sorry guys iv been away for the last week, @Precise; thanks, yeah it was a bit expensive, but needed it pretty quick as i was going away that same weekend :S @dave; haha thanks, but yeah, needed it done pretty asap, just got back from a trip to coral bay the car ran very nicely

yeah execept mine was within a couple of hours =(

Just Going to collect the car now,, will post back here the mechanics proper diagnosis

wow serious!? so thats like $150 aus maybe less ohwell im going away in 2 days so the shop can do it faster pay for convenience so much...

:o 60k........... very nice defs worth fixing up

Had the problem sorted out today by taking the car into the auto elec, heres a little diagnosis/pricing sheet for everyones future reference; Symptoms: The symptoms mine showed were; Struggling more and more each time to start Eventually not starting at all Once the battery was charged started fine again (Problem not with battery) I then replaced the battery thinking the problem was there, only to have a repeat of events. Diagnosis: effectively whats happening is something in the alternator is 'draining' the battery while the engine is turned OFF However the alternator, whilst driving is still charging (but not at a good rate) Meaning once the car is stopped it is only a matter of time before the battery dies. Solutions: One cost free, although irritating way you could get around this if it happens to you is by disconnecting one of the battery terminals every time you turn the car off, this way the alternator charges whilst the car is on, but does not drain when the car is off. The Solution i used was simply to get a brand new, identical alternator. costly, but provides peice of mind and 2 years warranty. Cost: Obviosly for disconnecting a battery terminal the cost is nill. However the cost for a new alternator for a 91 Terrano/Pathy for me was $300 and labour was $150 (hence the warranty) Prevention: Take care of your altinator!! Be carefull through mud & water as either spell trouble for alternators

@edicer; about 12.5V because it was completely flat Note to everyone reading this thread: Had the problem sorted out today by taking the car into the auto elec, heres a little diagnosis/pricing sheet for everyones future reference; Symptoms: The symptoms mine showed were; Struggling more and more each time to start Eventually not starting at all Once the battery was charged started fine again (Problem not with battery) I then replaced the battery thinking the problem was there, only to have a repeat of events. Diagnosis: effectively whats happening is something in the alternator is 'draining' the battery while the engine is turned OFF However the alternator, whilst driving is still charging (but not at a good rate) Meaning once the car is stopped it is only a matter of time before the battery dies. Solutions: One cost free, although irritating way you could get around this if it happens to you is by disconnecting one of the battery terminals every time you turn the car off, this way the alternator charges whilst the car is on, but does not drain when the car is off. The Solution i used was simply to get a brand new, identical alternator. costly, but provides peice of mind and 2 years warranty. Cost: Obviosly for disconnecting a battery terminal the cost is nill. However the cost for a new alternator for a 91 Terrano/Pathy for me was $300 and labour was $150 (hence the warranty) Prevention: Take care of your altinator!! Be carefull through mud & water as either spell trouble for alternators I hope someone can find this somewhat useful, I felt like i should contribute something back to the site seeing how much help i have received off it. PLEASE CORRECT ME ON ANYTHING I HAVE GOT WRONG Thanks, (ps-Will post this at top of thread)

Thanks guys, however i took it to an auto electrician today for a quick look and he put a multi meter on it and revved it a bit, and he said the alternator is definitely charging it, just not as much as he would call 'normal' but still 'charging' he said it might not be charging normal because it was completely dead 5 mins before he tested it. maybe the alternator is somehow draining it?? ps: @edicer the belts are fine

Note to everyone reading this thread: Had the problem sorted out today by taking the car into the auto elec, heres a little diagnosis/pricing sheet for everyones future reference; Symptoms: The symptoms mine showed were; Struggling more and more each time to start Eventually not starting at all Once the battery was charged started fine again (Problem not with battery) I then replaced the battery thinking the problem was there, only to have a repeat of events. Diagnosis: effectively whats happening is something in the alternator is 'draining' the battery while the engine is turned OFF However the alternator, whilst driving is still charging (but not at a good rate) Meaning once the car is stopped it is only a matter of time before the battery dies. Solutions: One cost free, although irritating way you could get around this if it happens to you is by disconnecting one of the battery terminals every time you turn the car off, this way the alternator charges whilst the car is on, but does not drain when the car is off. The Solution i used was simply to get a brand new, identical alternator. costly, but provides peice of mind and 2 years warranty. Cost: Obviosly for disconnecting a battery terminal the cost is nill. However the cost for a new alternator for a 91 Terrano/Pathy for me was $300 and labour was $150 (hence the warranty) Prevention: Take care of your altinator!! Be carefull through mud & water as either spell trouble for alternators I hope someone can find this somewhat useful, I felt like i should contribute something back to the site seeing how much help i have received off it. PLEASE CORRECT ME ON ANYTHING I HAVE GOT WRONG Thanks, OLD PROBLEM POST BEFORE SOLVED:

umm im having a few battery issues; i had a 700amp bosche batt, and the other day it was struggling to start a bit, then died completely, i then charged it up and it worked again for another 2-3 starts before dying again, since then iv been, -Charging, -Jump Starting -and deep cycle charging it lives then dies again continuously, Yesterday i purchased a Brand new (only 460amp) battery wholesale price from work, the engine started fine last night, however after listening to 5 minutes of music this morning (running Duel Amps) it went completely flat (just before it died my sterio and CB were flashing on and off, on and off before fully off) so ive taken the battery out and am getting a 730 amp heavy4x4/commercial battery tomorrow hopefully, but is there anything i should be worried about?? Thanks,

lol guys dont scare him off with all these problems; im sure its fine if your really worries take it somewhere to get a once over,

xD a tercel with a 4x4 instrument cluster? XD

got new tyres guys; 31" Coopers ATRs heres some low res photos haha; picked up a spare off ebay (different tyre) Pretty keen to get them off road!!

No worries, but really the only way ur gonna raise your diff is with bigger wheels, and as the guys said, 31's should fit (dont know how tightly though) im getting my 31x10.5 tomorrow should be a big step up from my 29x7 crap tyres that are on now. also, just a thought, maybe a cheap body lift+31's will give you enough? ps: will check out ur diff locker and definitely interested Dont shoot the messenger hahaha, just what the boys at the shop told me

hahahahah redpath, love the example yeah we can say we have one and it looks 'four wheel drive'ee''