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I like how it's not been chromed and shined. Nice style.

Yeah I think it was klass a's and now it's changed hands.

yes please pics would be awesome!

bizzo where'd you get yours?

anyone have a lead on where I could cop a pair of these?

Hello knowledgeable peoples of os, I want to buy some of these or make some if I can find them. I'm trying to track down better photos of them up close, to make the making much more makeable. I'm referring of course to the AWESOME rainguard doo-hackies on this hawaiian hilux.

annnnd

Am I on the right path? Are they rainguards/rain-guards/rain guards?? Do they have some other esoteric jdm label?

Pics of other vehicles rocking a similar rain deflector/ any info appreciated.. thanks!

I'm in Mount, pretty keen for this.

Naw that's the new one in the mount. Still reasonably local though eh. You still got one?

Thanks mate, I just nailed a vtnz wof today!

I'm gonna keep the whole wellside, it's sitting at a mate's farm for now until I get the time/know-how to rebuild it. I'll post up some other pics of rust repairs soon. Some of them are rugged, my first attempts... but they got better and better. Although I did see you are looking for a bonnet? I have 2, both white w/out major rust (one is blue on engine side), I have to figure out which one I'm keeping but could sell the other soon if you are still looking. You got a build in progress?

Got a VTNZ WOF today! All my welds passed and the little thing is golden!

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I was so amped that I went out and spent a bit on presents for it. Got some of this, for making new seat covers ($20 p/m at Spotlight, really made in mexico and quite thick proper upholstery fabric)

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Then I started hunting rims on TM and scored these...

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It's only a pair but they were a great deal and they're 15x7 Enkei AP7's (or AP9 can't get a definite answer) so should look great on the ute. Now I just need micheal to lower the price of his 15x8.5 "apaches" (Really AP7's as well) to something sane!

I supposed it remains to be seen if they will fit

Annd yesterday I finished all work required for the wof. Fitted a new center bearing for the driveshaft, balanced the newly bedded brakes, and fixed an exhaust leak... Bout the only time I've been pissed about a public holiday, I just wanna get the hilux on the road! Should be golden by Thursday, fingers crossed.

I'll post up some before/after pictures in a day or two.

I've managed to do a lot in the last few weeks.

Rust has been cut out of many areas, from memory; the entire firewall sill, driver's and passenger's A pillars, driver's side windscreen frame, driver's footwell, driver's side rear end of cab and can mount area, the driver's seat mount frame, and the battery box (which I cut out and replaced with a fab'd up ford mondeo from the wrecker's yard).

Getting into it...

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An example of the rust... which was everywhere! So much so that I got over documenting it tbh.

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Somebody covered the wellside in ply... not a good idea if you live in Raglan like the previous owner did. Pretty sure this was their harvest truck as the back was full of stems and cab, and they had a pretty swanky tray cover to hide the precious cargo from the piggies, if you know what I mean...

Those bits of alloy plate have been riveted into plave as stoppers for all the BOG that on the tray. So heinous.

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As well as that, I've reco'd all the brakes, it has drums on all four corners and was trying to pull me into the curb when I hit the stoppers, so I thought I should do something about it before I ran over some scooter kid while checking the surf. Cylinder seals were all shot and drums needed skimming, so I sent them away for skimming and replaced the cylinders and shoes. When the drums came back I gave em a lick of red caliper paint to boot. Didn't think to get a shot of the clean drums before they were hidden by my wheels. On the subject of wheels, the owner of the workshop taught me how to use his tire machine while fitting my new tyres and how to balance them after. This place is better than a damn polytech course!

Then I recored the radiator, as I didn't want some shitty alloy one falling apart on the Clyde st high-speed test, and a toyota genuine one was about the same cost as a set of gold teeth. Also I made my own bottom hose to the block as finding a new one that fit was impossible. Cut up two Gates radiator hoses out of a mitsi mirage or something...

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And joined them together with this flash little piece if a Ducati's exhaust pipe.

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I'll leave you with a picture of the tray being aligned on the back, more on that later... Cheers!

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-C

Looking good mate, my RN40 is following a similar path to yours. Those panels look silky smooth man, I have some work ahead of me to match those!

That's fuckin awesome! I'm tossing up the tray option too, I've got a wellside that matches the cab but it's very fuckin fucked as it's been under a layer of soggy ply for god knows how long. That one looks so clean and the wheels suit it perfectly, is there any particular offset I require? Like most people figuring out the offset on these confuses the shit out of me. I've got drums all round.

We're almost done whipping all this rust out, windscreen goes back in today.

Anybody interested in Tantarini LPG/CNG parts? I have an out of date bottle along with the regulators and associated crap. Make a ridiculously low offer, otherwise it'll go on tardme.

Anyone there with suggestions?

I'm looking for info/advice on a few things; Rims (offset to clear drums on all 4 corners), suspension ugrades (Nolathane, shocks, rear end improvements?)

At the moment I'm cutting out rust to get it on the road, lots of finicky bits like under the windscreen and at the bonnet hinges.

The build will progress in a mostly sensible direction for now (rust, paint, brakes) but once its on road i want to do more, so I will start stockpiling now.

Thanks guys!

This is the discussion thread for my 82 hilux project.

Cheers!

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Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum and just bought this '82 Hilux for a good deal. First on the list are quite a few rust repairs, and a general tidy up of the interior.

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First thing I did after buying it was throw some Hella semi-sealed 7" H4 lamps in... oh and get it stuck in the sand while testing the limits of 2wd and 15 year old retreads. Lucky for Hilux I've got some rigging skills, so lifting it and swinging it over using bits of wood I found in the forest was an easy one man job. (Note the weight of a single fence post on the lever was enough to lift the back!)

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I love the sound of Toyota straight sixes paired with straight exhausts (1986 surf w/ 6mge on lpg in 2009) so that is part of my long-term vision for the project. I feel like this is the beginning of a great partnership.

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Discussion - //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/35394-cylinders-82-hilux-beach-hauler/

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