Recent content by Ragnaroek

Do you still have the drop brackets? I'd put them back in with the current springs, just to see what what happens.

Not with, but for the 80. Found some 37s for my upcoming hdj80 camper build, 200€ for all 5, 80% thread left.

Flares in body color look cleaner imo, but black flares suit the "aussie style" better.

A buddy of mine who's working on your side of the pond just postet a pic of a 13$ pricetag for a dozen eggs, so what's 25k for a quality tent? :flush::doh:

For reference: I copied @Dirty Koala 's original design for my 80. Running 16" wheels, 0 offset, with 30mm spacers to clear the calipers. 36" tires. Just came home after a 6000 mile trip to Morocco, brakes worked absolutely perfect. 10/10.

I'll update this thread in the near future, but over the last 5 weeks I took the weasel on a 6000 mile shakedown run from Germany to the Sahara desert and back.

Sucks to see two classics damaged, but at least yours seems to have gotten away with a lot less headache. Frame ist still straight?

Found a fun way to get dust into every corner of the car.

No time for proper updates, but here's another preview:

Engine ist going back together. More pics and updates in the weekend.

New PS cooler, the PO had replaced the rusted out paperclip thing with a piece of fuel line.

That's what happens if the PO used the wrong coolant before parking the truck for 5 years. So new waterpump, thermostat, radiator etc. I really hope the heater core survived.

It's starting to look like a car again. Still waiting for my Partsouq order so I can put the engine back together. Took care of some missing bolts, melted wires, random bodywork etc instead.

Like @OGBeno said, all of the diesels had them. But they're only about the size of a coffee cup and fit between the ABS unit and the firewall. There's also a vacuum switch in the reservoir that triggers the brake warning light in the dash in case of a leak. I can take some pictures tomorrow if...

The Bilstein 5160 I wanted to use seem to be really well made, nice shocks, but imo the are a bit on the weak side strenghtwise for a beast like the 80. M10 threads and only a 14mm shaft just did't look right on the cruiser. So they'll probably go on my GFs '99 Hilux or on a buddys project...