Kaspaas has arrived

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:50 pm

Thanks Thys

What is the bar lower down for

I first thought maybe winche provision but Im guessing it is most likely to take the blows from things that are lower than the bull bar... rocks, tree stumps etc.... :?

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:03 pm

Tristan, you mean this bar?

That was there to protect the old radiator what hung out the bottom by about 2000000 miles... that has been removed since I had the BMW328 radiator fitted...

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:11 pm

Thats the one

Were are your recovery points

Okay now you gonna tell me Kaspaas never needs to be recovered

So lets say were will the recovery points be in case you need to reverse pull somebody out

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:16 pm

Tristan wrote:Okay now you gonna tell me Kaspaas never needs to be recovered

I would never be so bold as to say that

After I removed that bar, I dont have recovery points on the front any more, BUT I have a good recovery hook at home that needs top be sprayed red and bolted on.... All in good time..

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:34 pm

Tell me Thys

What motor did Kaspaas have in when you bought her

What mods have you done to Kaspaas

How 'mod'd'was Kaspaas by her previous owner

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:02 pm

Dadz Toy wrote:Tell me Thys What motor did Kaspaas have in when you bought her

Richard. First of all... Kaspaas is not a her, it is a him.. Kaspaas was fitted with a 7MGE motor when I purchased him.

Dadz Toy wrote:What mods have you done to Kaspaas

I took the OME suspension, 33" wheels, bull-bar, spotlights and long range fuel tanks off my previous Hilux and fitted it to Kaspaas.

Dadz Toy wrote:How 'mod'd'was Kaspaas by her previous owner

NL dual battery system,
Toyota Celica seats,
7MGE motor with branch, gas-flowed head etc,
As a 1990 model it was not standard Raider spec, the previous owner added ALL the Raider bits to bring him up to full Raider spec.

After that I built a canopy, spare wheel carrier, truck slide, and some other stuffs... I also sorted out the radiator that was a problem, and the air-con, installed a 2.7 clutch kit, and had a steel/copper head gasket fitted as well as 2000 0000 0000 000 frikkin pirate oil seals that were psssssssing oil all over the show. :roll:

For the rest I installed about 20 000 km in long trips exploring the "outback" of our beautiful country... been to Atlantis Dunes about 5 times, and did some of the nice/scary/scenic trails on offer, although according to Simon they don't compare to ANY of the trails in and around Queenstown... :evil: :evil: :evil:

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:21 pm

Kaspaas wrote:For the rest I installed about 20 000 km in long trips exploring the "outback" of our beautiful country... been to Atlantis Dunes about 5 times, and did some of the nice/scary/scenic trails on offer, although according to Simon they don't compare to ANY of the trails in and around Queenstown... :evil: :evil: :evil:

I think this is by far the best mod that you have done

And I cant say for sure but I think Simon is probably right...

I might be doing some work down in the WC sometime so hopefully I will get a chance to try out some trails and compare

I will then and only then deliver the official verdict

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:24 pm

Here is Kaspaas's predecessor... His name was Boggom.. :ugeek:

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:28 pm

You seem to have lost a few spot lights

:?

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:31 pm

Tristan wrote:You seem to have lost a few spot lights :?

Had to... to improve air-flow thru the original sucky radiator of the 7MGE.. :evil:

I can put them back now..

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:51 pm

Bogom looked equally capable hey, she/he was the one that started out 4Y then was Ford V6 powered, yeh

:D

I still see quite a few SFA's in the Original "twin stripe" costume; Bogom's Stripes is that Original Lux :?

Would you ever consider "moving down" ed: (you mean down Rich - moving to a LC is down - you do not want the wrath of Hilux4x4 to fall on you!! - the Honourable Custodians of Hilux4x4) to a LC one day

Thanks for the feedback and Pics - VERY INTERESTING to see how an experienced 4x4-er progresses

Rich

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:19 pm

One day Richard, when I am thru playing and wanting to chill and just do the overlanding thing, I will move to a Cruiser. For now I prefer to play with Kaspaas, it is cheaper to mod than a Cruiser. And apparently I still need to go experience real trails like the ones from Queenstown, so I will hang on to Kaspaas for a while...

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:24 pm

Thys, to drive the trails around Queenstown, you will need a few things: More balls apparently, or bigger balls, and only ONE hilux, which you can get if you deposit R130000 or R140000 into the owner's bank account.
Two normal sized balls and any other Hilux won't make it to the gate

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:30 pm

ToyX4 wrote:Thys, to drive the trails around Queenstown, you will need a few things: More balls apparently, or bigger balls, and only ONE hilux, which you can get if you deposit R130000 or R140000 into the owner's bank account.
Two normal sized balls and any other Hilux won't make it to the gate

To the gate that will be open, but must be kept closed at all times... :!: :!:

DÃªmn!! Seems like I will have to miss out on REAL trails then.. Plus the fotos are also too big to upload, apparently they consume the entire bandwidth-allotment for the greater Eastern Cape Province.. I will have to dream on...

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:22 pm

Eish!!!! it is clear evidence that you guys spend waaaay!! to much time on the forum when you have memorised other peoples posts

Thys what have you done about indicators with your modified bull bar

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:28 pm

MET Eisssssh

What was the Name of your first Machine Thys

Is that:

B O G O M or F O L K O M

:? :? :?

Rich

Scorpion · Post by **Scorpion** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:58 pm

You modify your parking lights to start blinking...

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:11 am

Tristan wrote:Thys what have you done about indicators with your modified bull bar

I installed amber indicator bulbs in the clear park-light lenses on the outside of each headlamp.

Scorpion · Post by **Scorpion** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:45 am

Kaspaas wrote:
Tristan wrote:Thys what have you done about indicators with your modified bull bar
I installed amber indicator bulbs in the clear park-light lenses on the outside of each headlamp.
indicators.jpg

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What did I say? :roll:

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:00 am

Dadz Toy wrote: B O G O M or F O L K O M :? :? :?

Rich

BOGOM translated means "Upper-Glue"....

BOGGOM is the sound a baboon makes...

I hear Niel make that sound regularly..

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:09 am

Scorpion wrote:What did I say? :roll:

Sorry Johann...

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:27 am

so how exactly do you make them flicker

Is it as simple as just crossing over the wiring

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:37 am

Tristan wrote:so how exactly do you make them flicker
Is it as simple as just crossing over the wiring

Extend the wiring from the original plug that fits into the indicator on the original bumper and fit a new globe-holder to the end of the extentions... In other words you wire the new amber globes into the existing wiring for the indicators that were in the bumper...

I dont have a picture of this, but I will take one some time...

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:40 am

Thanks Thys it sounds pretty straight forward, Ill just have to make sure to get the positive and negative the correct way round

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:42 am

Tristan wrote:Thanks Thys it sounds pretty straight forward, Ill just have to make sure to get the positive and negative the correct way round

Easy as pie.. use a red and a black wire...

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:19 am

Dont worry its a globe it is not polarity sensitive.

Thys what size glodes did you use. The 21W ones is too big to fit into the hole and the smaler ones (8w - me thinks) is not very bright and may not be aduaquately bright to be legal :? :?

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:35 am

I used the big ones Bennie, and a hole saw to cut open the hole at the back of the lens so the bulb can fit through. Then sealed it with silicon sealer. It is effectively now a "sealed beam" indicator.

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:04 am

BenHur wrote:Dont worry its a globe it is not polarity sensitive.

Thys what size glodes did you use. The 21W ones is too big to fit into the hole and the smaler ones (8w - me thinks) is not very bright and may not be aduaquately bright to be legal :? :?

Bennie is this also the case with spot lights

The reason I ask is I have always been under the impression that as you say the globe is not polarity sensitive.
However if you can recall I was having a problem with my spots popping the fuse every time it was turned on.
Then when Simon was out here one day he had a look and said that the neg/pos was the wrong way round at the light

So we swapped them around and hey presto!! it all worked fine

Except now they are disconnected because they promptly killed my battery

:? (and no I didn't leave them on)

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:08 am

Tristan wrote:Bennie is this also the case with spot lights
The reason I ask is I have always been under the impression that as you say the globe is not polarity sensitive.
However if you can recall I was having a problem with my spots popping the fuse every time it was turned on.
Then when Simon was out here one day he had a look and said that the neg/pos was the wrong way round at the light So we swapped them around and hey presto!! it all worked fine

Except now they are disconnected because they promptly killed my battery :? (and no I didn't leave them on)

This is NOT the case with spotlights... Spotlights will earth on the body of the vehicle and is definitely polarity sensitive. That is why it popped fuses, you were creating a dead short circuit. The indicator bulb does not earth on the body at all, it is totally surrounded by plastic, therefore no short circuit will be created. :!: :!:

Do your spotlights work on a relay or on a separate toggle switch?

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:20 am

Toggle switch

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:32 am

Then there must be some other reason why your battery gets drained. Maybe it is still creating a short circuit somewhere..

Ask Smon to wire them on a relay so they work with your brights. I am sure he knows how to do that.

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:26 am

Believe or not these spots are not on the front of my van

Not sure how bright your reverse lights are

but mine just shine a dim light down on the ground somewhere that I cant even see while in the cab :?
I dont want to wire them to the reverse lights incase I end up using the vehicle in town for some or other reason. Dont think others will appreciate been blinded while Im getting in and out of parking spaces

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:39 am

okay, that will be silly to wire them up with your brights then... All you have to do is to retrace the wiring for the lights and make sure there are no short circuits. Also check the switch.

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 11:57 am

Did I mention that I fed the wires through the chassis :|
Took me ages but I wanted them out of the way.
So now I have 2 questions (please excuse my ignorance but Im totally dof when it comes to these things

)

1. How do I check for a short circuit

2. Will the lights still work if there is a short circuit somewhere

Sorry

actually 3 questions what must I check on the switch

Hey! just realised your thred is being taken over, aha!!! revenge revenge

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:07 pm

Tristan wrote: Did I mention that I fed the wires through the chassis :|
Took me ages but I wanted them out of the way.
So now I have 2 questions (please excuse my ignorance but Im totally dof when it comes to these things )

1. How do I check for a short circuit

2. Will the lights still work if there is a short circuit somewhere

Sorry actually 3 questions what must I check on the switch

You have to make sure that the live (+) wire is not touching the body of the bakkie or the body of the spotlight. Insulate all the contacts on the switch and in the spotlight itself. There is no need to run a long neg wire from the front to the rear. The spotlight will earth itself on the body and close the circuit that way. In the case of a plastic casing on the spotlight attach the black wire to the bumper to earth it.

Make sure your toggle switch is on the live (+) wire and not the neg wire.

Tristan wrote:Hey! just realised your thred is being taken over, aha!!! revenge revenge

No worries, it is ME who took MY thread over..

and I can delete it again...

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:23 pm

:roll: :? You forgot about question no. 2
If this was an exam you would of just lost 30% :ugeek:

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:32 pm

Tristan wrote::roll: :? You forgot about question no. 2

I never "forget" I choose not to answer... :ugeek: :ugeek:
yes and no depending on the circumstances...

Go check your wiring now and stop asking all these difficult questions

:roll: :roll:

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:42 pm

Switch is definitely on the + wire, here is a rather bad drawing of how it is wired.

The reason for question 2 is because if I hook it up it does actually work

Im just afraid of killing my brand new battery

I wonder if it is somehow still drawing current while it is switched of

See Im not asking more difficult questions just thinking out loud...

I guess there is always a chance that my previous battery was almost done and the extra lights just finished the job :roll: :?

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:48 pm

Except for spelling Battery totally wrong, there is nothing wrong with that wiring diagram. maybe your previous battery was just vrek anyway. As long as the toggle switch is in the OFF position no current will flow. :roll:

:roll:

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:56 pm

Just like you chose not to answer question 2 I choose to sometimes spell incorrectly just to make sure that you and FD (our resident forum spell checkers) are keeping up to scratch..

Job well done!!

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:58 pm

You are testing my patience young man.. now go and check that wiring..

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:42 pm

Tristan,

I am counting your spelling mistakes!!

Now, why don't you guys just click the link at top here ^^^^^^^^^^ entitled "Member's Articles" and see what we have in store for you!

Try this one for size:

http://www.hilux4x4.co.za/wire_spotlights/index.php

Viola!

-F_D

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:32 pm

Some Pics I've just dug out the Archives

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 6:29 am

Looks like I'm smoking a fat joint there Rich...

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:00 am

Kaspaas wrote:Looks like I'm smoking a fat joint there Rich...

Naaar, it was Christiaan's Fire Water