NZDF Disc brakes???

map1275 · Post by **map1275** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:34 pm

An item currently on Trade Me. Seller suggesting that the NZDF were making disc brake conversions for some of the fleet.

Anyone else know anything more? Fact or fiction?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=235000335

disco2hse · Post by **disco2hse** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:57 pm

There has been some discussion on the local club list. I think that it may be a test case. It certainly is not standard.

The army did put discs on some of the diesel conversions but again, that was not standard. I would suspect that it was a case of the mechanic trying to see if he could do it.

Some of the sellers comments are a little weird and show he doesn't really know what he is talking about.

Kiwistage1V8 · Post by **Kiwistage1V8** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:08 am

I'll let you all know what they are like.

I'm going down to pick them up tomorrow, paid NZ$425 for both diffs, and a full set of wheels and near new tyres.

Have already sold the diffs (less all brakes) out of my stage 1 for $550, so already a $125 profit with a disc brake upgrade, and 4 free wheels and new tyres.

The vehicle they are out of was the workshop truck at the Trentham army base, so it should mean everything is well serviced. Hopefully.

Kiwistage1V8 · Post by **Kiwistage1V8** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:55 am

I will post some pics, at some stage, but the diffs are awesome. Perfect swivels, no seeping anywhere. New nyloc nuts on both diff input shafts, what that means I can only guess, unless I take them apart.

Although, now the other diffs are sold, I have to remove them, and fit up these ones. Damn!

map1275 · Post by **map1275** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:08 am

I take it the details of the actual conversion are still up in the air?

No one has come up with the NZDF EMEI for the conversion, or NZMC Service Bulletin if they were at all involved?

map1275 · Post by **map1275** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:46 pm

I did eventually come up with the NZMC bulletin explaining the conversion from mechanical fuel tap to the electric version. I since worked out where some of the parts came from, including the modified 110 sub loom.

disco2hse · Post by **disco2hse** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:09 am

Good stuff.

Do they need to be certified? What will you do about boosting the brakes, will you use the existing booster or something else?

Kiwistage1V8 · Post by **Kiwistage1V8** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 6:27 am

Technically they need to be certed, but the mechanic who WOF's my landy won't notice.

disco2hse · Post by **disco2hse** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:03 pm

ooohhhhkaaay

No problem unless you are in an accident huh.

5988 · Post by **5988** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:46 pm

any mods to your vehicles over there need to be certified do they?

we can change bits pretty much freely over here

disco2hse · Post by **disco2hse** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 8:50 pm

It is sometimes debatable as to what needs to be certified, but generally anything which changes the vehicle substantially from its original manufacture. So repairs and replacement with kind do not need to be certified, but if you change from petrol to diesel, put in custom roll cage, change suspension from spring to coil,... then yes. Keeps the apparatchiks busy

5988 · Post by **5988** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 10:09 pm

disco2hse wrote:It is sometimes debatable as to what needs to be certified, but generally anything which changes the vehicle substantially from its original manufacture. So repairs and replacement with kind do not need to be certified, but if you change from petrol to diesel, put in custom roll cage, change suspension from spring to coil,... then yes. Keeps the apparatchiks busy

ah ok, that's not so different from what we have over here just a bit stickter than over here ....not that it stops people

gary_in_nz · Post by **gary_in_nz** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:37 am

one thing here in kiwi land we have over you guys is cheap insurance hahahahaahahahaha!! got a couple of mates who headed off to the uk and cant get over what they have to pay for cheap little rubbish run abouts. and then there is the price of fuel....