Popular Post CarolsHusband Posted September 13, 2018 Popular Post Posted September 13, 2018 I bought my '88 LN65 Hilux in 1996 with 128,000 miles on the clock. It had spent most of its life owned by a bloke who drilled charges in quarries. The bed was pretty fucked from having drill bits and tubes chucked in it and quarry lyfe had left all the panels dented and rusted. The interior & chassis were packed with stone dust. The bed was eventually condemned by the MOT tester as it was just welds on welds ( "don't bring this piece of shit back here until that mess is sorted out "), so I luckily found a brand new MK 4 bed on ebay and it mostly fitted. I also fitted a 5000 lb winch as i was using it to deliver/install stuff into tricky spots. It was my daily until 2009 when one passenger seat and two growing kids was getting too complicated so I parked it up in a corner of my folks land. I'd refused various good offers for it over the years, largely because Mrs Shuzz said I wasn't allowed to get rid of it. Anyway, life is changing and I don't want to overwinter in the Bug again so I thought I'd have a bash at getting it back on the road. A mate who TIGs has said he'll weld the body up for me because " I'm always doing stuff for him". GC, A++, etc. Soooo..... History pics in chronological-ish order, up until last year. 14 Quote
tortron Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 #2 http://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?idiom=&phrase=&proverb=&loan=&keywords=aue&search= 1 Quote
CarolsHusband Posted September 13, 2018 Author Posted September 13, 2018 I approve. Sounds a bit like "Howay" as in " The lads" 1 Quote
chasinthemirage Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 Man oh man this is a sweet ute. A+ 1 Quote
CarolsHusband Posted September 14, 2018 Author Posted September 14, 2018 As it stands now the chassis is still solid, it still runs, moves and stops but the cab is pretty rotten and the electrics are a bit temperamental. I put this down to the mice that have been living in it for the last decade. So many nut shells. So much poo. It's currently looking sad sat on L200 rims, but things are on the move. Going to get it home this week and then over to my mates workshop at the end of the month. Had the old Mangels 8 spokes blasted and coated and bought new tyres. There's nothing like a sensible order of works. Pics. It'll be fine 6 Quote
UTERUS Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 Oh my, that rust situation. Are you replacing the cab or patching it? What size tyres did you get? When are you picking up the 1JZ for it? 1 Quote
CarolsHusband Posted September 14, 2018 Author Posted September 14, 2018 Yeah, rust situation. Not terrible really, just both sills, inner & outer and the bottom of the B pillar on the drivers side. Headlamp panel too. It'll be fine, my weldy mate's wicked smart. Tyres are 31x10.5x15 on 8" rims. No 2JZ, no shit. 2.4 2L non-turbo for the win. 1 Quote
RUNAMUCK Posted September 14, 2018 Posted September 14, 2018 Those motors are sooooo gutless. My cousin had one. It was woeful. Quote
CarolsHusband Posted September 14, 2018 Author Posted September 14, 2018 2 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said: Those motors are sooooo gutless. My cousin had one. It was woeful. I live in the UK, woeful is what we aspire to. 1 hour ago, tortron said: Can ship you a Buick V6 mate Nah yeah nah ? 52 minutes ago, Nominal said: Rover V8 FTW surely? This has crossed my mind, bell housing kits come up for grabs now and then and i know of a few nice engines here and there. I've run the old crate up to nearly 300,000 miles on that gutless woeful engine. I liked it enough for daily duties over 13 years, but maybe a turbo would help. I'll review the situation at 500.000 miles. 9 Quote
Sambo Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 A mate whacked the turbo gear off a 2L-T 4Runner/Surf on his NA engine. Went 1.5x better. The engine had 400 000kms and took freeboosting like a champ until the turbo shat itself. 2 Quote
ajg193 Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 I hear the BBC has one of these sitting around with a mint body. Chassis is slightly cracked though. 3 1 Quote
xsspeed Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 On 15/09/2018 at 09:23, Nominal said: Rover V8 FTW Oxymoran? 1 Quote
Transom Posted September 18, 2018 Posted September 18, 2018 Had a rover v8 in my 85 lux double cab on lpg only the good = lux is lighter than a Range Rover -rover v8 is lighter than a Toyota 2.4 diesel + cool noises + cheap to run and no road tax here the bad = rover v8 - old style rope main rear seal + the tendency for rover 3.5 s to warp heads and then excess crank case pressure - the 4.6 s later on ran less head bolts and less warping .... th other thing - rover sump gets in the way of the front axle torque arm 1 Quote
CarolsHusband Posted September 18, 2018 Author Posted September 18, 2018 The Rover V8 'thing' is a funny one, I've never had a problem with the 4 or 5 I've owned. I've got mates who have sometimes destroyed them in days. Doubt I'd put one in the Hilux, purely due to the fuel bills. Quote
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