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    Ceramic coating

    Thanks folks for the comments. I'm thinking about heat loss, heat movement and retention. Ceramics are providing more shielding than anything so they deflect heat. The idea is that it all goes down the tail pipe, well as much as is possible anyway. I can see the merit in coating the...
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    Ceramic coating

    G'day No, they don't come pre-coated (although I think you can order them from engines Australia that way) mine are getting done locally by a place that does this routinely. Ironbark
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    Ceramic coating

    G'day Folks I'm in the process of rebuilding the 12ht in my 1988 HJ61. I've mucked about with these engines for years on and off. This particular 12ht has 310,000km on it and was down on power, a leak-down test showed only 2 of the 6 pots were within spec. All the usual tune up tricks didn't...
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    87 FJ60 GM 6.2 Sidewinder Turbo Swap

    G'day I thought about doing a conversion like this a few years ago - the cost of a good 6.2 at that time put me off. Really good to see this work here. Just from the photos it looks like the exhaust manifold is going to sit close to your power steering on the left. It looks like the turbo...
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    3b turbo question

    We didn't get BJ60s here - I had a BJ70 for a while though and put a turbo on it and then fabbed up a front mount intercooler. I've also put turbos on a few HJ60s and lived with a couple for a while. Some things I'd suggest: - make sure the engine is in good nick before doing anything else: at...
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    Source for 4 Core Rad?

    FWIW I put an Adrad radiator into a friend's HJ60 last year. I checked it over carefully before we installed it and was impressed with the build quality. Some of the imported radiators are made from paper thin materials and the soldering is sub standard - this radiator didn't suffer from any of...
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    Source for 4 Core Rad?

    G'day A proper radiator shop with capacity to recore and fabricate is your best bet - too many are just selling cheap, poorly soldered imports here and I can't imagine it'd be much different in the 'states. Aluminium is not as good as copper in a 'cruiser, not as durable and hence not as long...
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    Builds Who likes addition? (FJ-60 + 1HZ)

    G'day Great build - the attention to detail and quality of work are both exemplary. I've got those same rear seats having picked up a full set (front, rear and "cargo") from a wreckers yard. I went for full reupholstering but they've sat at home for way too long while I try and work out how...
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    Looking to buy an HJ61, anything i should keep an eye out for?

    G'day Yes - steer away from any with significant rust. A couple of small spots are almost inevitable but anything else is likely to be showing less than 10% of what is actually there. Engine and gearbox issues can also be quite expensive. There is both an auto and a manual box. In my view the...
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    Another HJ61.

    G'day Nice looking 61. They're the best mix of luxury, reliability and ruggedness from my point of view. Seeing this makes me want to go and buy another for a spare! Ironbark
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    Builds Out with the old and in with the new!(turboed 2h!)

    To put this in context most of these conversions were for Utes (pickups I think you call them?) and troopys (troop carriers) these were never sold with the 12ht. There were thousands of these sold here every year and diesel was and is available relatively inexpensively to agriculture and...
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    Builds Out with the old and in with the new!(turboed 2h!)

    Sorry - it's hard to work out what bits of technical detail are needed and not needed - if you are inverting the manifold for a high mount turbo (which makes much more sense for a retrofit) then you are better off with an aftermarket manifold than a 12ht manifold turned upside down plus there...
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    Builds Out with the old and in with the new!(turboed 2h!)

    G'day again A 12ht manifold isn't really what you want; the heads are different between the 2h and 12ht. There used to be a few actual makers of aftermarket manifolds for conversions. At least four were available here in Australia without special efforts. Aside from what I've listed above the...
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    Builds Out with the old and in with the new!(turboed 2h!)

    G'day You'd be better off with a correctly engineered manifold: - gas flow is better - heat retention lower - you can easily clear the bonnet, (no need for an additional adapter and the manifold sits lower in the first place) - the outlet lines up with the inlet Spend a bit of time looking...
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    Builds Out with the old and in with the new!(turboed 2h!)

    G'day It's been more than 15 years since I did this but you used to be able to buy "turbo" manifolds relatively inexpensively for the 2H. These give you more room to work with and are set up to "flow" the gasses correctly and to take the heat. When I did my first conversion I was trying to...
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    DBA slotted rotors warped after only a year

    G'day DBA are one of those companies that really put the best of everything into their products. I've been around a lot of different cars and 4 wheel drives and have seen DBA rotors fitted on everything from V8 Supercars to off-road racers to street rods and passenger cars. I've got no...
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    Almost HJ60 Owner with some Questions

    G'Day Having had a couple of 2H powered Landcruisers as well as an aftermarket Turboed unit and a 12HT I'd say that the N/A 2H is pedestrian but very reliable if treated sympathetically and all scheduled and recommended maintenance is kept up. In my experience they are not a suitable unit in...
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    Airbox waterproofing

    My approach is to make sure all the seals are good. I give all the rubber a good clean and smear it with rubber grease each service. With the "pot" that hangs below the air filter box: I make sure the rubber flap is clean, close fitting, still elastic and I don't put any grease on it. It is...
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    HJ61 Sahara VX 12HT

    Great cruisers, hope you enjoy it. Done a compression test? Iron bark
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    Lift gate struts

    As Onur said; the genuine but somewhat pricey Toyota ones are absolutely excellent. I replaced a set a year or two ago and am really happy. As some sort of comparison I replaced the struts in my wife's BMW at the same time and used a so called OEM part and these are already beginning to give...
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