Recent content by frankenyota

Good eye, only used two bolts each end to get the correct length and adjust for best run out. Shaft was tack welded in position then removed to be fully welded. Also need to replace the diff pinion and transfer case seals.

Drained the coolant and replaced the bottom hose with a different joiner that eliminates the heater port that l had capped. Those rubber caps always seem to crack up. With new coolant l tested the temp gauge and all seems happy. Still undecided on whether to run some aux style gauges, thinking...

@Eurasiaoverland will they quote on shipping when using IMPEX?

Had a chance to do a bit more on the 40/80 build. Sorting out the clutch set up with a exceedy safari tough clutch but on cleaning up the flywheel l found the cracks were a lot deeper and probably needs to be replaced😞 Options are to find a better 2nd hand flywheel (not common), spend...

Ute been earning its keep. Pulled an LS1 turbo out for a mate and delivered it to his shop. Makes a lazy 600hp at the hubs. Clearing some fence line of overgrown trees to redo the wires to keep the hounds in.

Have purchased a 16100-59105 water pump and looking to convert my early BJ42 fixed fan assembly to a viscous set up. The pump is to suit a BJ73 3B and it seems that the pulley is NLA, so might have to try and find a second hand one. Hopefully l'm on the right track for this conversion.

@Jackjack I have started my own spreadsheet which includes parts I will be using while getting prices for my own H151 rebuild. I can share mine if you like? It seems the No 1 hub and strainer can be ordered from Dave at Japan 4x4, just waiting on final pricing.

Some great tech tips in this thread @DivByZero I am currently chasing parts for my H151 gearbox build and ordering a new sleeve which can only be the later version as mentioned above (from a H150, VDJ79 gearbox) The No1 hub is NLA from Amayama and wondering if the later No1 hub from the same...

Stretched 300mm

Poor old girl has been sitting out in the weather with a cover on her and the bare metal was starting to rust more than l would have liked. So pulled the roof to try and clean it up and spray some paint on it. Found that under the rear window panel had rusted up as well so attacked it with the...

The main reason l decided to go for the H series gearbox. I keep hearing that H55 parts are hard to come by. I can ask him, let me know what the radiator is from and l’m sure if it’s available he will know. As we were looking at the pile of radiator brackets he was rattling off what vehicles...

So after a clean l checked the gear ratios and found it to be a H150 with the lower 4.5:1 gear ratios. So now l have a spare cluster shaft for this box, winning🍻 I think this will go behind the 15B turbo. I have a spare lower 5th so if it revs too high l can convert the gearbox or possibly go...

Also caught up with my good mate Mark who runs a radiator shop. He mentioned he had a radiator mounting bracket for a 40 series l could have. So after digging through a pile of brackets and mounts l dug up 2 brackets. After chatting about the best radiator to run he remembered he had a custom...

Fully stripped my H151 down and found for the most part to be pretty good. Going to replace all the bearings and synchros at a minimum. Found someone selling a 2nd hand 5th gear and complete cluster shaft from a H150. The cluster shaft won’t fit this box but the 5th gear is the same so was a...

So l have a H41 4 speed BJ42 and want to fit a H55 l should look for the same year box to swap over the input shaft? I have been looking for a cheap one to rebuild. Mine is an 82 so assume that l need an early H55 5 speed. Why can't l use a later 5speed?