Recent content by BradK

Thanks SkiFreak Do you have a photo you can send me? Did you buy your recovery points or make them?

My recently purchased Isuzu NPS came with an alloy bullbar and a Warn 15,000 lb winch. The winch subframe has been bent due to it being used by the previous owner with some of the attachment bolts missing. The truck has no front recovery points. The winch subframe is attached to the front of the...

Thanks JavaJoe79. Last time I looked on eBay I only found manuals for older models but with a bit more effort I’ve turned up one for a 2010 model.

Thanks Spanna 53. Do you think they sold it to you because you had the workshop? Maybe I need to ask again but from what they said it was like I couldn’t but the manual in any form?

I have a 2010 Isuzu NPS. I was at the local Isuzu dealers last week picking up some parts and I asked about the price of a genuine workshop manual. I was told they were unavailable and that I should buy an aftermarket manual. (Gregory’s or Haynes) I did a search in the web and can’t find anyone...

Hi Steve Did you manage to sort this out? I have a 2010 model NPS and “Dave” is not in a good way. It’s an ex Rail Corp truck truck and when I got it the memory card slot had been filled with a sticky black paste and all of the buttons were stuck down with some other gunge. I freed up the...

Bought this at auction last week. It’s an ex Rail Corp service truck. A 2010 model with 170,000 k’s. Very clean underneath and only a few small dings in the cab. Looking forward to picking it up and getting stuck into it ! Judging from the Tare on the door it might need to go on a diet. Buying a...

Hi Dan After looking at the video, putting the intercooler at the rear seems heaps easier. Shorter pipes, less things in the way, safer from rocks, less interference to the A/C and engine radiator. It’s just like a top mount. A couple of fans and some sort of fresh air duct from underneath for...

I was just shopping for quotes for an Isuzu NPS I bid on (and didn’t win) in an auction. Shannons. “We don’t insure trucks” - even though I know someone else who has an Isuzu NPS insured with them. Club 4x4. “We normally don’t insure truck but I’ll get back to you” They...

In NSW to be a motorhome it needs a bed, a table and chairs and a stove according to the Road and Maritime website. In the build I’m planning this should be easy to achieve. I cant find on the website the difference in rego between a truck and a motorhome. I might need to go in and stand at the...

The 79 series cruiser has a GVM of 3300kg and a tare (empty - no tray) of 2200kg, hitch on a big van or trailer with a ball weight of say 300kg then you have 800 kg left for your tray, fuel, all your accessories and occupants. Good luck with that! You can do a 600kg GVM increase (I was also...

You can put the back axle on stands and then drive the truck up through the gear. You will then be able to see if it is driveline related. Just make sure it is securely supported and chocked! Just as an aside my brother had new tyres fitted years ago and even though the tyres balanced correctly...

They use them to fair boat hulls too. They call them "torture boards" for good reason. If they are flexible they work on curves, If they are stiff they work on the flat.

Hi Dan Your first paragraph could have been written by me. I'm also looking around but am finding that the asking price for trucks up to 10 years old is still in the high $40k range. I'm starting to wonder if a budget increase and a new truck might not be better value. We tow a van so I'm...

Has anyone bought one of these? I'd be interested in what they think. I've been looking at second hand but with 10 year old trucks in the high $40's I am starting to think that maybe I need to spend the extra and buy new? "Buy quality, you only cry once"