Here is mine, 1HZ , no lockers, 210,000 KM on the clock, standard 15” wheels BF tyres, working on the camping setup, going to need a suspension upgrade soon. Runs sweet, centre console fridge even works well.
Plan is to start overlanding in Africa, for now 3 -4 day trips until we get comfortable with the set up. Plenty of really nice 7-10day overlanding/camping options available on our doorstep. Work often gets in the way, but we can all dream.
Been having some fun fitting drawer system, roof rack ,gull wing windows, tail gate storage, under floor safe, fridge slider and tilt. Fridge frezzer and ezzi awn 40th edition series 3 RTT. And awning, Also fitted new tyres.
So after many frustrating hours in the workshop and endless internet searches, have eventually solved the problem. Turned out to be neither the gauge cluster or the ECU or transmission controler, but it was a faulty ignition coil. It took until the coil totally stopped working before we found...
Good day to you all. So here is my problem, went on a long trip for Xmas, after maybe 500 km’s the car UZJ100 ’98 model starts juddering when accelerating through 3rd gear, once it engages 4th gear juddering stops. Temp guage and fuel guage flicker in sync with the juddering. If i down shift to...
Hopefully fixed........ cleaned all connections and terminals, tightened all connections to FT settings, still behaved the same.
Put in the biggest battery i could shoehorn into the battery box, a 125 Ah and that seems to have solved the issue for now..... fingers crossed.
I am sure someone on here has had a similar problem and can point me in right direction.
Recently done complete engine o/haul on 1hdt engine. 340 000 km on original engine. I had to get a donor engine block as original was badly corroded due to PO using water without coolant.
After O/haul...
Have been lurking in the background for sometime, wondering about upgrading from 1998 UZJ100 V8 . Have just been offered and 2012 200 GX V8 twin turbo diesel with 150 000 Km on the clock and the cherry on the cake for me a manual transmission. Quoted below $ 35 000 USD.
Pics make the vehicle...