sidewaysickness Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 1983 Toyota hilux RN46 aka ZAV (Zombie Apocalypse Vehicle) Ford v6 (Essex v6??) has cert for v6 and extra leaf front and rear So last night i swapped this: for this: As you can see work to be done! Jobs on! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 So here is after today's clean up/Can of Black Zinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sidewaysickness Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Had a rush of shit to the brain and managed to get some work done, amazingly only 2 snapped bolts and 2 bolts I had to cut. Pulled out engine/gearbox/transfer box Split chassis/cab/deck and got my loctite rust convert on, gotta love that shit! Sussed out all the areas of rust that require attention, This area started rusting where they had drilled and riveted the cert plate... good work guys! Chassis rust *note someones been here before... Todays result was this. Almost time to switch the ratchet to tighten, Much happy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Discussion Thread: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/42368-sidewaysickness-83-toyota-hilux/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 This weekends efforts cut out rust and patched Reunited cab and deck with chazzy Repaired rust in drivers floor pan, undersealed cab floor and cab underside Fabricated tail light surrounds and welded em in, fitted cheap tardy LED Tail lights Finally got my NZ Zombie hunting licence I may let this spare guard go rusty but not sure yet? thoughts peoples? green or rusty? Getting there Happy Days 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 OK so more progress Finished painting cab Tinted top of windscreen, got new rubber and smacked it in using the string trick and a rubber mallet. Painted inner cab black finished prep/paint on RH guard, removed alloy flares for powdercoating prepped/painted doors, spun up some new door hinge pins degreased prepped and painted engine bay Grrr kinda getting over this but slowly getting there step by step. On a good note better phone means better pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 English engine love... Degreased and painted engine in flat black stove paint because its a pot bellied pig of a thing Replaced valve stem seals, and reset tappets (googling was required) Blasted and painted rocker covers and proceeded to slip that black english donk in. To be honest the hole was quite tight, there was sweat, spit and blood involved but once that transfer case was in there was no stopping her from making that noise... the noise of an engine finding its mounting bolts and hitting home. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted June 22, 2014 Author Share Posted June 22, 2014 I could tell the old man wanted his shed back so i got my shit togeather, slapped the bonnet on, piled the hilux up with its own crap/tools/whoknowswhat, Fired her up and roared around to my place. Getting there, getting there. Heres some pics after washing off all the bog dust. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Progress report. Just been doing silly wof stuff. window squirtys, making sure all lights work etc painted and refitted flares Here is some more pics for your viewing pleasure 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysickness Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 I guess I should finalize this project after being such a slack cunt with updating it. So it flew through a VTNZ Wof... YEA RIGHT!! After repairing more chassis rust and completely overhauling the rear brakes they just wouldn't balance right. I tried all sorts to get them balanced but in the end I think the wof guy got so sick of retests/seeing my face that he gave it the damn sticker. I used it pretty much daily for a few months and while being awesomely awesome it used the same amount of fuel as my LTD, Used/leaked more oil than the gulf of mexico incident and the springs were stiffer than your dad on viagra. Its also put alot of smiles on my face as i surprised plenty of flatpeakers at the lights, climbed some rather large hills and even rescued a rolled Pajero (Spanish slang word meaning 'He who fiddles with himself for sexual gratification'.) While this project was ALOT of hard work and I swore so much at it, I would do it all again... with at least a solid chassis and ANY engine that isn't English! So heres the last pics and this will be my last post on this thread I ended up swapping the truck as part of the deal for the Hino //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/46698-sidewaysickness-86-hino-ranger-housebus/ Thanks for reading/helping/abusing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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