CarolsHusband Posted October 5, 2019 Author Share Posted October 5, 2019 Watch this space..... Actually, probably don't. I'm not even picking it up for a week. But it appeals as bolt on power that may or may not blow up my "gutless" 300K miles motor for lols. etc. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Posting about changing bulbs on this un spam reminded me about your supercharger Shuzz. After following a range rover with a supercharged badge in traffic I started thinking about your truck. A quick Google reveals that the jagwaaaars ran the next gen Eaton unit called a TVS. They sound heaps better than the old M series Eatons. Tl;dr that blower is heaps to big and awesome for an old diesel truck. You should post it to me, and I'll send you a shitty old m62/m90 instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 Hey Burt. Thanks for your kind offer, you're very generous. Turns out that blower is toast due to what looks like ingress of gravel but it doesn't really matter as the plan that it was part of is no longer a plan. Or at least not a plan that involves the Hilux. Or a blower. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.H. Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 06/10/2019 at 08:05, RUNAMUCK said: What size Eaton? A supercharger on a diseasel makes the world of sense. Because there's no throttle body it should just run full boost 24/7. Then you wind up your fuel to you find your sweet spot with the egt's and profit. No off boost means no black smoke before a turbo spools. Supercharger the world! Supercharger on a diesel makes zero sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllTorque Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Tell that to Detroit. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Twincharging ftw 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CarolsHusband Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 It's been nearly a year since I got the Hilux back on the road so MOT time is looming. You're allowed to take it for a test a month early in case you need to get stuff fixed but if it passes you basically are legal for 13 months. I've done nearly 6000 miles in that time so had started doing a few little jobs ahead of time. The other day this happened... Fully floating load sensing valves can be a bit hairy, especially under heavy braking. Cable tied it to the chassis but thought it might be frowned upon during the test. Weather is very nice for the time of year so as usual I set up my al fresco workshop. Yep, that's fucked, And I managed to snap two bolts as they're blind captive nuts in the chassis. Not sure if you can tell the new bracket from the old, the picture's a bit dark. A bit of careful drilling ( I went and splurged on a set of decent hss drill bits, what a difference) it's ready for some paint. Now all I've got to do is get the mounting bolts out of the valve. 90 quid for a new one so it's got to be worth a couple of hours work before I splash out. More later in the week 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 29/09/2019 at 12:46, UTERUS said: I would turbo the motor you have, or find a 3L or 5 L to turbo. This is right up @Yowzer alley and he will have some insight into turbo L series diesels. Ohai Find a 3/5L, give it a turbo and cowboy tune the fuck out of it. I've been smashing 30psi and maxed out the fuel pump into my 3L and the bastard won't break, half that will wake yours up nicely while minimising the risk of cooking it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 The boost control method was pretty shit, but functional. When I was running a CT26 on an earlier iteration I was very tempted to also chuck on a supercharger to reduce the lag and throw in a bit of compound action, but changing to the CT16V removed the need as it spooled up so damn fast. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Thanks @Yowzertruck. I'm still in two minds about about reducing it gutless quotient. Had an cheap offer of a 3.9 RV8 + bellhousing kit the other day and gave it a miss, so.... If I do go Toyota Bigger I may well be giving your inbox a hammering, so to speak. Really hoping to get some paint on it this spring, we'll see which way the wind's blowing after that. /back to brakes now, not raining yet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CarolsHusband Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Sounds pretty sweet, but could use less silencer. My windscreen's better than his though. /And my wheel/tyre combo TBH IRL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.H. Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Yea its pretty loud, most of that will be coming from the intake as it has no air filter box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarolsHusband Posted January 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 1, 2020 Well, I got away with that then. The mounting bolts were fucked and rusted in but some heat, patience, a 1mm cutting disc & a drift and I managed to save the load valve without having to mess about with brake fluid. I think it must have been flailing around for a while before it fell off as the brakes feel really good now. And yes, I know this is boring as fuck but it's gonna keep my truck legal for another year and in deepest winter any outdoor car time is a bonus and to have mended it without butchering the car or my fingers is always good. Happy New Year 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Hey fullahs. MOT'd and all legal-beagle for another 12 months. I've had nearly 7000 mostly trouble free miles since I got it back on the road a year ago and it's still not using any oil. It's still gutless, which is nice. Before the test the rear brakes needed stripping, cleaning & greasing as the handbrake was awol. Bust a shock mount off getting a bit gnarly down on my dads place but Steve did a bang-up job of over engineering a new mount. Couldn't tell it had fallen off driving it though, just noticed it hanging there when I did the brakes. I've decided not to give it a fancy paint job but instead I'm going to try and make the tub look as old as the rest of the truck. I'm really not a big fan of fake patina but I think it'll look ok if I take my time and do go too silly. Or maybe it'll look shit. Had a little practice on the valance, quite pleased with it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarolsHusband Posted March 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2020 Oooohhh...... 20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CarolsHusband Posted March 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 24, 2020 Anyway, tyres for the slots has moved down the priority list, not least of all because the tyre bloke is a germy cunt at the best of times. The other day it made a funny noise, followed by a lot of funny noises and some shaking. Turns out the rear UJ was fucked. Original as far as I know, I've always greased it but it'd obviously had enough. Pulled the prop off and yes, the UJ was proper, 2 sets of needles gone, rusted to fuck, fucked. Braced myself for a day of swearing, bleeding and hitting things very hard. Ended up with about 2 hours of easy-peasy. All came apart fine, mating surfaces cleaned up fine and it fell back together Err, OK. Road test fine. "Essential" road test, obviously, Constable. Anyway, pics. Also, decided to use my old winch bracket as a more than ample push bar mount and light bracket. Got a Landy push bar so I'll chop it all up and see where we end up. /with a big pile of chopped up useless metal probably. No, the saw is for marking right angles. Before anybody fancies making a funny. More tomorrow. We may be in lock down but the sun's shining 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolsHusband Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 On we go...... First things first, chopped the ends of my winch bracket. That 1/4 plate doesn't half get through discs. Lick of paint... Next part of the plan, ruin a perfectly good bumper. Check. Bit more paint , bolt it on, starting to look like a thing. Next job, chop up a perfectly good valance. Check. Put the towing eye back in and trim valance to suit. ....And bolt on a pair of 7" spots. Nearly done. Next job is to cut down the Defender bar so it fits, it's going to look a bit like this... But it's going to need a little fettle to fit. More tomorrow, cold beer is calling. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Those lights look terribly vulnerable down there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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