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  1. taupo4x4

    70 series troopie v8 diesel emission standard for australia

    Hi team, It has been a while. This goes out to my Aussie neighbors, I,m looking at bringing in a new shape 2007+ Troopie from Australia to replace Mr happy. and to get into New Zealand has to meet Euro 4 emission standard. So the first question is, Dose the engine plate on the fire wall show the...
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    Work Truck Build Up

    Hey denny i will pull out my ac tomorrow ( its in a box since i put the now rooted 1hd-t in) i will check for holes and let ya know
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    feed back on fibreglass tubs

    thanks The feed back is fantastic, i have crunched some numbers ,and will weigh up the options. I did wonder if noise was an issue. The thickness issues are interesting too.
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    feed back on fibreglass tubs

    Ok team, “Snifter” the 73 fj40 joined the family a few months back and I’m formulating a plan of attack. Initially I was planning to keep it all as original as possible. But as I looked closer at the condition of the body and what it will take to make it compliant and road legal for the road...
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    look what just came home

    uptate Well yesterday i took the heart out of the 86 swb 70 seems mean but the funds for the donkey will go along way , i,m going to put the diffs under 'Snifter' and cut up the floor and foot wells to fix the rust in snifters worst body decay areas .
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    look what just came home

    Well now i,m in trouble with the other half , two new cruisers in two weeks . Now i need to make the big decision ,do i part out the red truck and up grade the bits on my troopie , and the fj40's running gear or keep the fj40 stock and sell the red one as a project. the body is buggered and...
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    Work Truck Build Up

    watching from afar Yeh , i,m watching haha i would love to have your skills with steel work , its looking good
  8. taupo4x4

    mr Happy gets a friend

    er, ha ha i,m calling it a 73 caus its a 1973 fj , just incase i,m confusing anybody :D
  9. taupo4x4

    mr Happy gets a friend

    thanks thanks , i will be bring the 73 home in the next few weeks once i have made some space . then i will post some more picks .;)
  10. taupo4x4

    Work Truck Build Up

    its comming along , takes so much time on the little things
  11. taupo4x4

    mr Happy gets a friend

    Well after much looking i have found this little gem , been in the same family since new , all intact , little rust and a few repairs to the floor required ,spare parts included ,as yet un named 73 fj40
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    mr happy got his new heart

    Holy moly ! i knew it would go better with the 1hdt but had no idea how well picks to follow
  13. taupo4x4

    LandCruisers Costa Rica Style

    good work some times the mental picture is enough
  14. taupo4x4

    1HZ swapp to 1HD-T

    new motor in. i,m staggered at how much of an improvement the swap has made ,it all bolted in with no worries.
  15. taupo4x4

    1HZ swapp to 1HD-T

    Well the old 1HZ has just clocked 550,000 and is really in need of a bit of attention I plan to re build the old heart but in the mean time I have picked up a 1HD-T my question is will the 1HD-T bolt strait up to my original 1HZ ?gearbox or am I going to need to change the bell housing...
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    Lifting the troopie

    now it is more important to re power well looks like mr happy needs a new heart i will prob start a new thred with this question but i have picked up a 1hd-t (hopefully here next week ) will it bolt up to my 1hz gearbox ?
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    Lifting the troopie

    the truck is my daily driver and not for comp i agree about the hight isue , and have considered the options i want to run 35s so hence the lift my rims are a _54mmm off set already so has a very wide stance already , just want a bigger tyre on the rim
  18. taupo4x4

    Toyota Trunk Rd Trek (TTRT)‏

    good idea sounds fantastic, its our coldes and wetist time of year , summer wheeling in august ... nice
  19. taupo4x4

    Lifting the troopie

    thanks guys looks like a spring over may not be as hard to make legal as posible ... watch this space
  20. taupo4x4

    Lifting the troopie

    Ah there we go. Simon its a HZJ75, Denny you are rite on the spring over and no its not road leagal without spending lots of cash . I,m going to look in to a body lift /
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