I recently did my door hinge. Used some generic GM pins and bushings that you can buy at any parts store for about $30. The hardest part was getting the old pins out. I mounted them in my big vise and I had to use a fair bit of heat and my variable angle swing press, it probably took about 20...
I assume you mean the wastegate when you say bypass valve. My signal to open the wastegate is attached to the charge tube that crosses over the engine before the throttle plate. My signal to open the blow off valve is after the throttle plate.
Here are my pics. I just posted them all up on picasa. I had a great time, thanks for showing up everybody. Next time I'll try and represent the 70's!
Cam and Gina, thank you for having us ride along, Amy and I had a great time...
Thanks Guys. I'm still doing some work on the MX5's. But I do plan on doing some work on the LandCruiser soon. Still trying to find the next turbo I'd like to use, but I'll probably start with some basic maintenance and replace the heater core which has a small leak.
1985bj70 - I'm in Victoria so if you make it over to the island I'd be happy to show you what I've done and take you for a ride. My truck has 345,000kms and I've only done basic maintenance on it, and I bought it from a friend who took good care of it and gave me a stack of receipts with the...
I'm on Vancouver Island. I noticed a huge difference in climbing hills. Now I look forward to them because of the beautiful sounds my engine now makes. Instead of downshifting I usually accelerate slightly when the turbo spools up with the extra load on the engine. Or I down shift one gear...
I have installed a 30A Solar Converter to balance my batteries and allow me to have a 12V source and not destroy my batteries or charging system. The previous owner had problems because a stereo shop wired a 12V stereo directly to one battery with no converter or balancer. I have fixed the...
I am always building some type of car project, I prefer Toyotas and classic Minis. My latest project is a 1986 CDM BJ70 which I bought from a friend.
(Here is my BJ70 with my stock collector plated 1984 Supra 117,000 kms)
Relatively good shape, a little rust in the rear quarters and some...