Recent content by Dylan Bill

Iv been ticking off the jobs ! Custom spacer made for hj61 booster ,diff head studs for lockers and breather/bolt for holding the t piece for the brake lines all had to be made for fitting the cable locking diff heads into the 40 housing Iv also finished up the fuel...

I’m still chipping away at it ! Iv been busy filler, blocked epoxy high build ,blocked and top coated Also started putting it back together!

Been a few late nights some more rust repairs and finally some paint ! Happy to have this in epoxy, and undersealed starting to look more and more like a truck

found some more parts the impossible 5speed transfer lever ! But this also means I’m gonna have to take the transfer back apart to fit the correct internal lever 😅 Also been a few more late nights at the panel beaters but I’m starting to see the end ! (Tub only) we won’t worry about the other...

Also added the rear wheel carrier Very happy that I remembered to get this done !

Little bit of an update I haven’t given up Been working after work at the panel beaters starting to take shape now very excited Got carried away on the DA but it’s for the best found some hidden sins !

haven't had time to touch it for a week but iv been researching some parts found a rear driveshaft out of a uzj100 landcruiser and possibly gonna make this front shaft work out of a kzn185 (just need to change the flanges currently 60x60 bolt pattern (side note) these may not work for your 5...

slow progress but been working on back ground stuff to keep the build moving , tubs all loaded up off to the panel beaters on Thursday to get the last of the panel stuff done , ended up bolting on the front clip properly checking all my rad clearances and started going through all my wiring...

I’m not trying to do this to get a shifter in the right spot I’m wanting to do this to gain clearance between the gearbox and tunnel ! I am aware I’m going to have to get a different cover and still gonna have to modify it to fit my 60 series h55 cheers team

I’m aware of that I’m meaning the clearance as seen in the top pics are h55F 60/75 series in 79-83 tubs see how they have notched or bent the front of the tunnel to gain clearance I’m wondering if it’s worth all my effort to cut and weld in a 83-85 tunnel into my truck or if they don’t rub bad...

My one sitting the paddock

5 speed version

Hey guys who’s done a 12ht h55F swap using factory mounts on a 1979-1982 Land Cruiser Would you go through the effort to fit a 5 speed tunnel if you had one available (I do) it’s the yellow one it’s pretty much all there as per pictures the 5speed does get close on 79-82 body’s Just wondering...

Back out the farm looking over some 40 stuff in my paddock of hopes and dreams just noticed this has a late model (5speed hump) most of it’s there do you guys think it’s worth the effort to cut it out patch and weld into the troopy Who’s running a 12ht ,5 speed with a 1979-1981 tub on factory...

O nice ! I considered it , It would of been easier for sure to use the whole axle but I wanted to keep track width the same so wheels could still tuck up in the rear guard + wouldn’t require cert (NZ engineering) I also done a 60 backing plate swapped and have used a 79 brake cable to suit !