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    Isuzu brakes...are yours like this?

    Yes Cuddy sounds like manual adjustment is required my NPS pedal is a bit lower after 28,000 kms will do a manual adjustment when I get home as far as I remember no of the Isuzus have self adjusters does make a big improvement did number one sons NPR his boys could not believe the difference...
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    FG's in Action

    Here goes will try to post a couple of photos of my NPS coming down the west coast
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    FG's in Action

    Steve hope you have some Crees flowing in the Flnders Ranges we did 2years ago and were disappointed when we came through at the start of this trip in late May the gorges looked completely different when camping in dry creek beds .Have met a handful of travellers in simmalar vehicles on the road...
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    Isuzu NPS 4x4 Crew cab Build

    I am coming down the the Westcoast of WA and instead of taping the door lower vent as many campers and caravans were doing I fitted a piece of 12 mm foam between the inner and outer doors , found inch thick foam put too much strain on the door clips so just doubled it up across the top of the...
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    Maximum fording capability

    For as long as it takes , a couple of meters of 6 mm fuel hose , hose clamps ,cable ties , and a couple of 1/4" in line fuel filters high as in the chassis rails , my front diff transfer case and gear box breathers are on the front of the camper just to get them up higher still ,crossed several...
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    4D34 3AT3B Motor

    In Vic the supplier ( wreckers ) letter headed invoice will suffice at VicRoads for proof of ownership and most times they will have the Vin No of the vehicle it came out of on the invoice as well . We are at Roebuck Plains and about to head up the Cape before heading South the next week sorry...
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    4D34 3AT3B Motor

    We spent ten days in Derby last week the wife had an infected foot not a lot of joy with the TV reception a long walk from the caravan park to Wollies and the wharf good luck with the change over.
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    Hummelator Off-road teardrop build

    Hummelator looking good don't need much more than a good bed and a fridge , we used to camp in the back of our old ute with a fibreglass canopy an many mornings woke up being dripped on un till we stuck 1/4 or 3/16 thick felt to the roof , would have taken the canopy off to do it except as usual...
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    Shaking at high speed

    Odd as it may sound have had similar problems with old Inters and Leylands where we had to get hubs and drums balanced seperatly then on vehicle wheel balance 35 years ago but tried several new drums before we found one that was acceptable as the vehicle was under warranty the dealer was trying...
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    Expression of Interest - WA Trip May 2018.

    Bris 31 went to send this the other day have com off the Tanimi in the last couple of days , first night at Flood out creek second night at Wolf creek crater , 3 graders in SA working below Rehanons bore and one in WA between the border and Billiluna , where Deisel was $ 2.60 / litre truck happy...
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    traveling the tanami track

    Hi all am at Bungle Bungle camp ground having got off theTanimi this morning Wolf Creek Crater last night and Floodout Creek the night before Graders working between Floodout and Rehanons Bore .track Ok from there to the boarder .One grader on the WA side .Diesel $2.60 at Billiluna , Commodore...
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    Fuso/NPS vs Landcruiser

    Chocko do believe I saw it in Bunnings car park Saturday before heading up the Tanimi still looking very new ,bloke in a Landi defender recod it looked OK and was looking at the Canter website he may have still been there when you got back. Spanna
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    Fuso/NPS vs Landcruiser

    Oh the joys of it all have just come of the Oodnadatta Track in my single cab NPS 2014 with standard suspension ,wheels and tyres always around 20 L /100 kms rides well over the corrigations at 80 ks on the highway fuel comsuption will drop at 100 /110 not even going to try 130 outback speed...
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    Suspension Seats - Cheaper options?

    Kerry my wife doesn't,mind the standard double seat in our NPS .Last Christmas we treated ourselves to lambs wool seat covers not the synthetic type go over the top of the tomb stone head rest and fit very nicely on the sides and base .did four 750 kms days very comfy the joys of still working ...
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    Spotlights

    For what it's worth around the camp fire just out of Orbost at a free camp (complete with new long drops ) the trucks coming through all were running LEDs several company's are are doing H4s H1s and all the rest as LED replacements the blurb does point out that they are for off road use and not...
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    Isuzu 'Dave' Unit Pin Out

    Workshop CD Steve the cd workshop manual is available through Izusu Parts at around $400 au. Hence that is why I brought it while I still have the workshop Ross
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    Isuzu 'Dave' Unit Pin Out

    No unfortunately , as you know the workshop manual is on a cd not on paper so I had it on the hard drive at work not on the I Pad but Dave isn't on the CD
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    Brake issues

    Encased wet discs have been for at least 25 or30 years a Geelong diff engineer Frank Parsons who was doing 6 wheel drive conversions was experimenting with them for the mining industry looked on Multidrive web site and no mention of them doing them these days will check with my contact probably...
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    Isuzu 'Dave' Unit Pin Out

    Steve will have a look at workshop cd tomorrow regards Ross
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    Isuzu Chassis Bolts- What Size to Use?

    When I did mine on my NPS the engineer was happy with 10 mm bolts and nyloc nuts but wanted high tensile washers under bolts and nuts , 60 odd bolts once it was all finished including under the springs definitely a 2 person job,just as well all he wanted was decals on gas bottle locker and the...
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