How to ideas

[BusyKiwi]

Quite often folks help each other out in threads for other reasons than the thread title, which is great but makes looking for the information at a later date hard, if not impossible so was thinking of doing some "How to" threads.
So am after some input for ideas on threads. Some things already have threads so look before you suggest (unless it needs improving, is titled wrong or whatever)

Ideas are:

• Doors not closing (door latch problems)
• Back doors opening by them selves
• Wiper motor update (commodore or falcon)
• Mount/align front doors
• Water proof your front doors

Can anyone think of anything else?
I thought about engines, but as there are so many combinations it would be hard, but if someone wants to do a how to mount a (your engine) engine, feel free to. Pictures are worth a thousand words.

I thought of a "interchangeable parts - mk1 mk2", but would say all parts are interchangeable but some have slight differences.

Your thoughts ?

[Sammy]

definitely a good idea busy! I've done plenty of searches in my time on this forum and many others and that is the single biggest issue I've seen!!

[Gunning]

great idea Busy
how about headlights, updating to brighter lights, things to know, i.e larger wires, relays
battery set ups, one or two
changing stub pattern on front or back
maybe an interior set up...
maybe some suggested products, highly recommended ones....water proofing, sound deadening, heat proofing,

[Gordon]

Awesome idea Busy !

[rumax]

Definite winner. If it was only 1 thread, I would vote for interchangable parts.. not the common drivetrain bits (thou I do love wendy's current thread on the turbo  ), but steering/spindles etc and what fits from other brands/models of cars and there are regular questions about gearing, so maybe diffs and gearboxes.... (yes, that's 2). How many of us have bought new door locks recently (for example). And the Commodore wipermotor... would never have even thought about that. Also loved the link (from sammy? ) re getting the best from a holden red motor.
As our vans/trucks are getting older, we need to be smarter.
We don't need to reinvent the wheel, just grease the axle a bit better.

[Gunning]

replacing door rubbers?
i agree about interchangeable parts

[Gunning]

installing windscreen wiper stalk on steering column....from ford or whatever

[johnb44]

installing windscreen wiper stalk on steering column....from ford or whatever

a landrover series 3 stalk is almost identical to the original a couple of different coloured wires easy to sort out took me about 1/2 an hour to install

[BusyKiwi]

Need some photos please:
Has anyone got a photo of the inside of a front door without a door card, my doors are to modified. Ideally need 3 pictures, 1 of each model.

Also a picture of a back door latch (top and bottom of the door), either one, just after a photo of the unit itself, doesn't even have to be on a door

Post them or PM them to me and I'll start writing some up

Gunning, do you want to do the headlight and battery one? If you don't want to start the thread you can PM me the details and photos

[Gunning]

gday Busy
Im still working on my headlights, still trying to find some time, and waiting on some parts, grab a few new tools as well...im not rewiring the whole lot either just adding in a harness so maybe what im going to do isnt the best
i havent done the battery/ dual battery set up either, that was just an idea i threw out, i havent got a battery at all at this stage

i may be able to get some pics of a door without a door card