davidian Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 get 4 dodge ram spare wheels of ebay. They are a 20 inch steel wheel (not space saver) these come and go on TM for about 1k - 1.2k, however wrong PCD, would suit lada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 from the commercials pic thread; when i did my one, the donor navara chassis was a long wheel base so i was going to have to cut it anyway. putting terrano body on a swb chassis= have to make body mounts and fuel tank mounts putting navara front clip on the front = have to cut and join chassis, cut terrano suspension out of the back and make some other rear suspension work if i did it all again id probably use a swb 2wd chassis and chop the body mounts off the terrano chassis, and make or swap the terrano gas tank mounts onto it. you could even make some of your money back by putting a navara cab on the terrano chassis- 4x4 ute for cheaps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Im still building this. After i first purchased my Terrano i have started a business on the side wrecking D21 Terranos and Navaras. I now have at least 10 Terranos in my yard at one given time. Anyone know the fuel economy of a VG30E engine ? Have decided to ditch the diesel and go for some V6 power. So iether a VG30E or a V6 3800 commy engine. Or.. maybe a VG30DE but not sure how they fit in the engine bay. Not interested in turbos. Just want some good towing grunt and V8 is not an option either. D21 ngine bays are just too short for the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 dont the petrol ones come with a VG30? or am i wrong>? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 dont the petrol ones come with a VG30? or am i wrong>? Yes they do. I have several of them in my yard and altho i have driven them, its only been to test the transmissions prior to removal. Ive never driven one longer than 10 minutes to test the fuel economy. They seem to go well and sound nice with a pod filter. The VG30 is what i would like to fit. Mainly because its a bolt in job. But ive been told to expect 22ks per 4 liters for a terrano with VG30. My understanding is a V6 Holden engine is either the same or better in fuel economy ? Dunno.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidian Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 purely guessing but i'd say difference would be marginal and personal pref. would be the VG for ease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo_78 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 hey R100,old mans D21 pathfinder is VG30e 5 speed manual.can get from our place in chch to greymouth on half a tank,so good on the open road.round town...........bloody thing drinks like a V8,would be lucky if we get 350km out of a tank :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 hey R100,old mans D21 pathfinder is VG30e 5 speed manual.can get from our place in chch to greymouth on half a tank,so good on the open road.round town...........bloody thing drinks like a V8,would be lucky if we get 350km out of a tank :/ Do you know how much moneys to fill the tank from empty ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIRK Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 would cost about $13.78 to fill. In the UAE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo_78 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Do you know how much moneys to fill the tank from empty ? we filled it from spluttering around a year ago at about $2 a litre for 91 octane,155 dollars later she was full to the brim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Terranos have a 80L tank from memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R100 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Ok have decided on useing a VG30e engine and matching RWD box. I have a whole nz new double cab navara with a factory V6 so that will be my donor engine package. Ok so i have all the bits now. Just gotta find time to bolt it all together. Have also aquired piles of parts along the way. If anyone else wants to do this sort of conversion i have everything you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Haven't done any updates for 9 months but i am still building this. Forklifts are lots of fun. Picture below showing my donor engine and 5 speed. Currently the chassis below is a LWB but i will be swapping over all the running gear from the LWB to a SWB chassis i have. The V6's have bigger brakes and bigger diffs than the 4 cylinder utes. Although i constantly change my mind when it comes to wheels i think ive decided on a set of widened 15" steelies. Maybe 15x9" or 15x10" all round with some 265 60 15 tires and raised white lettering. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Removed the 4x4 chassis last week and started playing around with wheel sizes. Also started stripping the donor chassis from a SWB Navara 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 Cut the old ute tray mounting brackets off today along with the 4x rear mounting brackets off the donor 4x4 chassis. No other progress today. Next step is to fit the ute chassis under the Terrano body and line up the new mounts ready to weld. Will do this later on in the week. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtluce Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Any chance of some updates ive just done one. Started with a lwb chassis. Ive gone with td27t manual column shift with a bench the front. Kept the running boards and spare wheel holder. Running 16x10 with 245 50s on them. Going to a hilux bumper on the front also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R100 Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Only update is that my workshop is so disgustingly messy im scared to go in it encase i get trapped and die from starvation. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtluce Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I wana add some pics of my one but dont no how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Imageshack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Helpful as ever. Imageshack sucks, //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/34643-how-to-add-pictures-to-the-forum/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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