My "new" sickness .. aka Max. (1 Viewer)

[tmarx]

Well as I feared, those injector lines are out of stock in ZA so now we are waiting for them ex Japan

 

[tmarx]

While we took a 2 week holiday to Bali the outstanding parts arrived and then the work continued ..


Last of the injector lines

And then it was time to put the heart where it belongs

The 1HD-T crank pulley was all wrong ..

and was replaced with the one from the 1HZ

 

[tmarx]

Don't you just love new parts

And then the 3" zaurst nice and hidden out of harm's way ..

 

[boozewz]

Damn!

Such a clean swap.

Now lets hear that thing fire up

 

[tmarx]

Found an OEM Dash Pod from Toyota ....

now to take a drill to my perfect dash

How do I remove the dash itself after undoing those 6 screws in the front ?

 

[Billyfj7312ht]

do you mean the dash pad?

 

[tmarx]

do you mean the dash pad?

Yes the dash pad, sorry mate.I saw that there are the 6 screws holding the "frame" and another 4 holding the radio bracket/box thingy but I have not opened it up yet and was wondering if there is some trick to it as I cannot see any screws holding the pad ?

 

[coldtaco]

There are 10mm nuts on the underside, if I can remember, or it is held in by clips, it's been a while since I had one off.

 

[Billyfj7312ht]

There are 10mm nuts on the underside, if I can remember, or it is held in by clips, it's been a while since I had one off.

Yup, your right mate. some nuts and some clips. I just did this. The 3 back holes are push in clips, better if you squeeze them from underneath if you can.

EDIT: you will need to remove the glove box and vent cover i think to get at nuts.

 

[61Mk+]

This is great to see, this build, love the attention to detail. Please don't give up.

 

[tmarx]

Thanks for the pictures Billy !

 

[tmarx]

Nice when you have a buddy who always has the correct tool for the job at hand ...

Night

and day

 

[tmarx]

I was always a bit concerned about those OEM chrome rims being a bit too blingy for a Troopy but it was time for new rubber so ....
Before

After

I love it !

 

[AlbertoSD]

I really like them, Theo!!!!

...but then again, I am a little biased!

 

[cruiserpilot]

How did you come up with the idea of aviation gauges? Those are expensive, but not any more than
some of the better/best automotive gauges I've been looking at. ie: Westach
Actually surprised to see them available with metric fittings

 

[alberta mac]

One word '' Auto-erotica '' !
Nice truck !

 

[tmarx]

How did you come up with the idea of aviation gauges? Those are expensive, but not any more than
some of the better/best automotive gauges I've been looking at. ie: Westach
Actually surprised to see them available with metric fittings

It is my 3rd vehicle that I have fitted the MGL Avionics gauges to so ... - According to some Overkill is my middle name

 

[Billyfj7312ht]

what gauge will you run in the last space of your new pod?

 

[tmarx]

I am not sure yet - still hoping to find a complete speedo cluster with OEM tachometer and oil pressure gauge in which case that space might go to some additional 12V outlets or something ...

 

[tmarx]

This morning I refilled for the first time after a full tank: 560 km of town driving on 70 L of fuel - not too shabby for a motor that stood for 2 years ?