CarolsHusband Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 A final thought/question for the day (my day, anyway). Spare tyre...... It won't fit where it should, plus I binned the pulley & chain years ago as it was fucked. Anywhere in the bed is a pain in the arse, especially where it is now though slightly less so against the cab back. My thoughts were either build an American style tailgate mount or how about on the front ahead of the rad ? It's not exactly going to ruin the lines. Discuss..... /all opinions welcome, even wrong ones. //nite spam Fred. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Fab a cradle to mount it underneath. Borrow one from a van perhaps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 RAC card and cellphone in lieu of spare? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75swb Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Bonnet mount ftw! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 4 hours ago, 75swb said: Bonnet mount ftw! It had crossed my mind. I'd do it if I knew that I'd never have to access the engine ever again. 6 hours ago, Nominal said: RAC card and cellphone in lieu of spare? The way the recovery services work over here would make it a complete waste of time. So many ways of worming out of fixing stuff, if they answer the phone at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 So, just before I went to the test I thought I'd check the lights. One headlight not working on dip, also fog lamp and brake lights packed up too. Cancelled test. *sigh* Then found something hiding in the engine bay under the fuse box.. I'd like to find the sparky who did this & shake him warmly by the throat.... Rewire in the morning and hopefully that'll cure it. Ha ha, yeah, right. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 Fuck you for a couple of weeks. Had to walk away before I burned the twat. Made the interior look right pretty. Getting there with the electrics, lots of water in the loom & fuse boxes. Defusing the towing electrics. Blue or black ? Seems to have helped though. That's all I've got for the moment, not even going to tempt fate and think about when it might get tested. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarolsHusband Posted February 26, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2019 As reported elsewhere it passed its test. Whilst not with flying colours, it was good enough. Or maybe he just wanted rid of me. It's been a week now and I've done about 350 miles, the only casualty has been the alternator and P/S belts which have worn due to rusty pulleys. I'll have to have at them with the emery paper. I have no idea how I survived the last ten years without a pickup, it's been so useful this week. I know we had the L200, but that was only half a pickup really and had a lid on it most of the time. Mrs Shuzz drove it for a few miles and declared it "alright, but a bit slow". Blardy hooligans. Update when the weather gets good enough for painting it. Anyway, pics. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Suitably scruffy as a working Hilux should be - good work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Practically Fred Dibnah m9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Hey Fred. Hilux has been mostly fine, various bits fitted to make life easier. New window mechanisms, door locks, rad cap, etc. Noticed a few drips of oil on the drive one day. Next day, full Amoco Cadiz spec under there. I dunno, you leave a truck in a field for 10 years.... To be fair I should have put a new crank seal in when I had it apart in the winter, but I was cold and it didn't look too bad. That, and the sump was held on with good luck & optimism. Pics... I thought I'd already done this once. I like to change my cambelt every 1100 miles, better safe than sorry.... Gonna do the sump gasket too, it'll give me a chance to clean the pick up mesh and see if there are any spare parts in the bottom of the sump. Big question is, what colour do I paint the sump while it's off ? Fancying red. Or maybe yellow. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Yellow will pop through the laser cut trd red bash plate Trd autocorrected to turd. So you could get that laser cut in too I guess 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Nah. Yeah, nah. Decided on orange' it'll go with my intended paint job. Maybe folks'll think it's got a Hemi in it, as long as it's not running or moving. Liking the turd skid plate idea tho. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarolsHusband Posted April 13, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2019 There isn't a single problem in life that cant be improved by painting your sump red. Not a speck of metal in the bottom of the pan, bit pleased after all these years/miles. New gaskets & crank seal fitted, hopefully running leak free in the morning. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 On 13/04/2019 at 19:10, CarolsHusband said: There isn't a single problem in life that cant be improved by painting your sump red. Except for still having a leaky sump, it seems. Someone, at some time in the past, over-tightened the sump bolts and deformed the gasket. (For "someone", read "me") (For "at some time in the past", read "last Saturday") It was fine for a bit & then it wasn't. Still, the chassis definitely isn't going to rust now. Surely I'll get it right in the end with all this practice. 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Could be worse, it could be a defender. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Top of my head says they should be 8-10NM? so barely a flick of the wrist on a 1/4 drive Also, add boost. It'll mask a lot of the issues with sweet sweet turbo whistle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Replace Gasket with threebond 1207B. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 6 hours ago, Yowzer said: Top of my head says they should be 8-10NM? so barely a flick of the wrist on a 1/4 drive The top of your head is correct. I gorilla'd them, relatively speaking 6 hours ago, UTERUS said: Replace Gasket with threebond 1207B. That was my next plan if I've fucked the gasket. That or buy a cork tile and cut one out. /old skool. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 You're a cork tile m8, turbo time? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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