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    I hit 120k ... any other low mile rigs

    Gertrude (my 83 HJ60) has about 255,000 km's on her. I came across a '87 75 series a year or so ago with less than a thousand km's on it. Was bought new and fitted with a tank and fire pump and sits next to a bush airstrip (belonging to a mining company). Still smells like new inside :)
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    2 stroke compact water pump convsersion air compressor

    If I understand correctly, he wants to spin the old motor using the cylinder/piston as an air compresor, rather than spinning an air compressor with the motor. Not sure how a 2 stroke would go, I reckon you'd get crank case oil coming out (normally blue smoke when the motors running, but a...
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    Bolt In Rear Air Bags

    We run a fleet of Troopys with this style of airbag in the rear end, they're brilliant. These vehicles spend their entire lives working in exploration, in the sort of wilderness most people only dream of. Flex hasn't been an issue. There are various manufacturers who offer kits for...
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    arb's are bad@ss but they suck

    That's correct, our roads are a lot safer here! It is possible to register just about anything, it just needs to be proven through engineering to be safe.
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    arb's are bad@ss but they suck

    ARB's probably aren't the best locker for every situation, but for the purpose they were designed for, they are brilliant. It seems from reading on here, that quite a lot of people build up their 4wd for offroad use, and don't use it a lot on the road any more. Here in Australia, where...
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    Best Engine for an around the World Trip

    For me it would be one of the last 1HZ powered trayback cruisers. Japan really did prolong the life of the US auto industry by not selling them there... I'm sure they would have killed off the pickup's of your big 3
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    Has window tint gotten any better??

    I got a semi metalic tint put on my 60 about 18months ago. I reckon it looks pretty good, its near on impossible to see into at a casual glance, but easy to see out. Much better than the black/charcoal tints in that regard. Sean
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    So should I really chuck my K&N?

    My preference is for a unifilter/ finer filter style oiled foam element that replaces the paper filter in the original air box. I'm not a fan of the POD style filters, and haven't heard many good things about K&N.
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    driving a new 70 in the USA.

    We have a bunch of the V8's here at the mine, all work 24hrs a day but do lots of stop start driving. If they've sat long enough to cool down they certainly arent warmed up at all.... So far none have had anything except regular maintainance
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    driving a new 70 in the USA.

    1HZ motor? Maybe for 3rd world markets. Around here it has a stump pulling brand new V8 turbo diesel. They don't however have airbags, ABS, stability control, traction control If you want one, I'll pick it up from the dealer, beat it with some chains, hoon through some sand and mud, and...
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    Best toyota diesel engine

    It all comes down to what you want the vehicle to do. For reliability, and off road ability (ie low down grunt) the 2H is a brilliant engine. The next step up would be the 1HZ motor, not fitted as standard to the vehicle, but almost as good offroad and as reliable. For city and highway...
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    FJ75 firetruck transformation

    I thought this picture may be in the spirit of this thread, goodluck with your build :)
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    Builds HJ75 Build up!

    A troopy of that vintage will go anywhere, it just wont do it very fast. Anything you do to try and make it fast (without spending mega dollars) will compromise something else, offroad ability, reliability, etc... A 2H will do the speed limit on a decent road without too many worries, it...
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    Rear seatbelts

    Grab the belts from a 60? G spec 60's had retractable belts in Aus from atleast 83, possibly earlier. Sean
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    Spotted my first LC pickup!!

    God it's wierd seeing one without a bullbar. Oh and some turkey has put the steering wheel on the wrong side! Sean
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    Dash Grab Bar Install in a 60

    God a 60 series looks wierd without one! My 83 came with one from new :) Around here they're known as the bejesus bar Sean
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    Troopy expedition build - California

    I've had 3 tires go in a day working out around Panawonica (WA Aust), carrying 2 spares certainly isn't overkill if you're doing some proper 4wd work! The tires were at correct inflation, and I was travelling slowly avoiding stakes etc. it was just bad ground and worse luck. Sean
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    arb fridge display

    Celsius is by far the better system... Basics are: Normal fridge temperature is about 4 Normal freezer is about -18 Water of course freezes at 0 Sean
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    New 70 series 2007 with body Fabrication

    Please please please be cautious buying these landcruisers from Aus, as they are in some cases stolen! I'm sure there are probably some reputable agencies exporting new landcruisers out of Aus, but there are apparantly cases of these vehicles being stolen at only a few days old and shipped...
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    Clutch master and release at same time - why?

    Its because they've both done as much work as each other, and if one has failed the other will really soon. Much better to fix it while its still working, than possibly haveing it leave you stranded. Sean
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