Recent content by stevan_istheman

Right now... The engine and gearbox from an 80 series are bolted in. Just gotta get all the technical stuff done. Wiring, custom driveshafts, new radiator, new water pump, sort out the thermo fan, fix the modified tunnel, new carpet, rebuilt original suspension seats, cut out the rust and give...

Myself, I'd add boost. I was working for TJM here in australia for 2.5 years and i've seen heaps of cruisers kicking around with 33's and 35's on them without changing diff gears. It's only the guys running 37's that needed the ratios changing. One bloke had a FJ73 3F petrol with 37's and...

ahh, I too had a FJ73 middy... Until i ripped the 3F out. haha! Now there's a 1FZFE going in with front and rear lockers. :cool: Also, i have a 155lt 4wd systems tank. It's a bitch to fit, you've gotta mod the sender (also a bitch) but it's the cheapest out there on the market i know of. I...

I think my best bet would be to go and have a good look at the latest utes and see where the engine mounts are as compared to my cruiser...:) Didn't some 75 series utes come out with the 1FZFE? I know they came out with the 1HZ and 1HZ-TD/DT Both those engines were designed to pretty much...

I never had my head set to do anything, i just assumed it would be reasonably easy to convert the whole thing over because the later model MWB cruisers (i think they're called 74 series) use 1FZFE's and 1HZ's. I thought the chassis would be the same or very similar to the earlier chassis in the...

Well i've got the auto gearbox hanging off the back of the 4.5 and the transfer case/center diff to fit as well. I've also got the computer, power steer pump, aircon compressor, altenator and pretty much all the other stuff sitting there. The only thing i need is a new loom that runs from the...

Thanks for the quick reply... I'm from Australia. My dad's 80 series gets better consumption than me with full time 4wd and being 3ton! So i figure bolting the 4.5 into a lighter car and getting rid of the full time 4wd system will save me a heap in fuel. (i'm guessing at maybe 15L/100km or...

Hey everyone, i had a quick search but didn't find what i was looking for... My problem: My 3F is killing me, 20L/100km is not good on what a student gets. A while back we rebuilt the 3F and in the process found out the dizzy is very, very worn... Apart from that the whole thing needs to be...