Ashkellybarr

Clutch is sorted. I’ll pick up a release bearing and slave so I can start booting the spare box to it to test it.

still needs skimming and balancing so if anyone has recommendations for that it would be much appreciated

made more progress on the tray. One of our fab guys is going to weld in the supports for me. Need to make new tail light hoops to suit the slimmed down tray

Just sitting on there atm witch is why it doesn’t look level.

Can probably refab to falcon mounts.

fit and wire lights and we’re go!

tail gate and sides are so light I can easily wave them around with one hand.

Sits a bit high but the deck rails are sitting on the chassis rails. I’ll mount it up, maybe keep and eye out for some scrap alloy lengths of C channel that’s not as tall

now I just need to get a proper tow bar setup and it won’t look so half ass farm truck haha

maybe proper step too

Progress. Picked up all new stainless fastnings for anything it unbolting/replacing, unfortunitly some are to short so I’ll haft to wait till I get some more but happy with how it’s going.

measuring up and doing mounts to the rails will be more of a mission it’s looking.

see how we go. Maybe make spacers and cut and tack plate?? Open to options or ideas on how to do it

2 hours ago, tortron said:

Gona have to lose a couple of mates next bbq

Yeah pretty much hahaha misso wasn’t impressed

Spot the fuck up

Stocked! Found an alloy tray for a good deal. She’s far to big, being off a 05 single cab falcon it’s far to long and hangs over a fair bit each side.

fortunitly, it’s all bolts a riveted together so should be a piece of piss to get to mod.

The entire thing aside from the chassis mounts is alloy, me and mate could lift it easily. So cutting 800 or so off the front and 150 off each side i should be able to lift it by my self without the tail gate and sides on.

finally get rid of that water logged angle iron mess on the back! And being lighter save on gas too 

Making room for another cyl head.

hopefully finish fab over the next week and can start looking st painting

Drove out to the storage unit today in the tractor and pulled to doors off. Hopefully get these and the rear hatch acid dipped over the next week and start getting into epoxi primer.

once that’s done, it’s painting the door jams and hatch jams in 2k black. Bolting panels on and taking it back to the panel beaters for panel and respray 

exciting!

Picked up a vx landy fuel tank. It’s all completely wrong tor fit up on the hilux but the pump holder and baffle plates could still be of use. Cheap and just down the road I don’t feel bad about it not fitting up.

maybe look at modding the standard fuel tank to hold the baffles and plastic tub the pump sits in.

got some fuel foam from cardwells too so I’ll  see what I can come up with.

on another side quest to the current side quest I’ve brought back a side quest from another incomplete quest in the form of an intake manifold.

honda intakes all have the throttle at the back of the motor, so being put into RWD puts them against the fire wall.

ive got a mould for a carbon intake plenum from an idea a while back. Decided not to let it go to waste. Desided I’ll make the whole intake manifold from carbon fibre.

Nick t 3D printed a mould for some runners and I’ve finished a couple already. Plenums ready to be pulled from the mould.

im just doing wet lay so it won’t look super flash, but will be very light and strong witch is kinda my goal for the whole hilux

runner diameter is the same as factory, but runner length may be longer

So I guess the cats out of the bag. Before I get into it, this is a “side quest” of sorts. Mostly in the name of fuel economy. Or at least that how I’m trying to justify it the miss’.

honda k24a2 : $1600

mc Gregor Motorsport bellhousing $750

02 civic type R flywheel $100

redrill flywheel for clutch $80

custom mrp clutch $500

k tuned Chinese replica parts $120

k20 starter $110

fuel line and fittings $200

fuel pump $120

now keep in mind the motor came with loom, ecu, transponder barrel & key, alt, coil packs, and basically a full repower package with everything I need.

will take it from the..

standard:

2L 85hp 150nm

to the Honda:

2.4L 205hp 232nm

so around double the power. not huge power, however it’ll have more then enough power to have some fun. And most of all, use half as much gas!

am waiting on the clutch plate to turn up then I’ll be able to bolt it up to the 5sp box. Mate has a class 2 buggy I’ll hook the slave upto to test the clutch setup before I try put it in.

other then that it’s just fuel system, fuse box, rad and coolant lines.

need to sort a v6 tank, possibly mounts for it.

motor swap will be slow going and something I pick away at

Found time to tidy up the tractor today. Replaced some worn out interior pieces with some slightly less worn out pieces.. 

made it out to the beach also witch turned into a full day with friends. Managed to get a bit airborne, but not all 4’s unfortunately.

getting used to ratios too. Trying to get speed in 4L by shifting into 3rd before hitting a dune, but shifting halfway up a climb it bogs. Staying in 2nd means I’m not coming off the power to shift down half way up so I can make it up. Just means ringing the tits off the old 3Y haha

kept up well with the bigger guys, just sucks in super soft sand, even at 10psi in the rear

Smiles all round 

So some months ago now I had the unfortunate luck of having an accident in the carina.

Pulling out from from work across a gap, at the same time someone was pulling across from the opposite side behind the car I was waiting to pass.

Damage wasn’t that bad, front left corner, bend fender, bonnet and bumper iron.

Most unfortunate bit was the left hand indicator and plastic surround was smashed to bits.

I’ve got full cover so lodged it with insurence for repair. After trying to source parts, negotiation etc etc we got the ball rolling.

Thankfully, I’ve found a really good panel beater. Not cheap but super easy going and happy to cater to what ever situation.

Body’s mostly been sanded back to bare metal. Then sprayed in an epoxi primer.

All bolt on panels will be acid dipped.

Bonnet and gaurds have been dipped already. When I get time from work I’ll pull the doors off and do the rear hatch too.

Not so rustic now

19 hours ago, Spencer said:

Yeah 2 part epoxy does all the things POR-15 says and it actually sticks to things. Its just made by proper paint companies who sell their shit to actual professionals so they cannot make such outrageous claims, they just stick to the script and say clean your steel before paint etc. Only downside is its not as durable and easy to clean as a 2 part urethane top coat but it wins 10x for adhesion. Hence why epoxy primer and urethane top coat is the modern paint technology of choice and pretty much as cheap as anything else if you shop around, especially for plain old industrial spec black for under body etc. Just wear a mask and do it outside.

Does a better job than weld through primer in a can also if you let it set properly.

I sound like a 2 part paint salesman again.

What two part product would you recommend?

Looking at doing under body atm

would anyone have recommendations or hooks ups on this product before I dump money into it?

Said to a couple people from different groups I’ve got stuff from there and everyone gives her a mention haha

Maybe, maybe I’m just trolling

Went to the beach, did well for a simple old Ute.

had an attempt at a big sand dune climb, made all the way up until the top where I bogged getting over the peak. I’ll blame that on it being dug out by the land tank safari’s 

Early jap nutter was a G and sorted me with some nessary parts to replace the leaky header core and damaged heater switch assembly. Hopefully find some time over the next couple weeks to get all these little tidy up things done.

trying to find part numbers for the 5sp g52 box as well so I can replace the seals before I swap it in

Plus one ^

Yeah mines gutless as well, but tbh I went out to muriwai today with a mate and his mate.

actually held up pretty well.

Mates terrano diesel turbo and a td42 saf with serious turbo and suspension setup.

had a drag race and I had the jump on them until 60kph.

loghtweight and A/T’s worked pretty well on the harder sand.

hit the dunes and did a couple climbs, defiantly down or torque but I was actually surprised what the 33yr olds single cam, single carb  thing could do.

did a scrap metal run the other week and got it on the scales. Mates rodeo was 2 ton.

the crumpy was bang on 1500kg with tools and the diy angle iron tray.

thinking with an alloy motor and alloy half tray it could get down to 1400, witch isn’t bad for a daily 4wd that with a bit more grunt would be reasonably capable

just posting part photos till something serious happens

Those are some long ass tie rods! looks good though!

if I win lotto I’ll bring my hilux to you 

After you’ve figured it all out on yours that is

Be cool to have a adjustable sway bar to change between on-off road.

i looked at turn blade swap bars a while ago, stupid expensive.

but if you could do something like a hub locker on one side that’d be cool

Yeah that’s pretty awesome haha, more surprised he got it back.

be interesting to know what motor they put in it

Depends by what though.. might change your mind on lucky haha