Recent content by ClimbingTurtle

I reckon a MiG could solve this...

@Halfdaft would be able to make some I am sure - he does loads of custom frame work.

Good plans both... Welding bothers me.....

Ordered stuff in November - 2 different orders - still waiting.... Saving grace was neither order was over R200 - money down the drain though - I even tried using an intermediate delivery house in Shanghai - and got a message that the delivery driver cannot locate the delivery address - for...

I would - you will probably be called to service the rig again in a year, so make it easy on yourself! Dont tell the customer though, just now he gets an idea to do his own oil changes...

Yeah - the missus would like a new car too.... I am tempted to also keep the 2.4 - needs some work tho, clutch, bushes, shocks - normal stuff Good to see yours is being used off-road!!!

Yeah, and low range, locking centre and 190,000km..... Hence the dilemma.....

Well, I missed this thread first time around, so glad I got it this time - looks like a lekker day was had - awesome pics! I am somewhat tempted to trade our 2.4 Grand Vitara on this new one.....

Now thats nice....! I like it lot - congrats & many safe km!

There you go! Exactly as you said - I was looking at a K50 - pre 2009 innitially.... re

There you go - he has probably done more than most....

Yup - these are 85Nm for the X-Challenge rear shock mounts - and they list M12 Nuts (assume 1.75mm pitch) - so a little less....

Same place then.... T10? Thats Tiny! I also thought it sounded a bit much - but then my Grand Vitara Wheel Studs are also 12x1.5 - and they are also 100nm... Let me check what the torque value for my XC is quick...

Took my specs from the RSD Manual from BMW, used a K50model as the base - thats what it came back with - Denver will know tho!

Using a K50 BMW (R1200GS)