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    Front Runner roof rack rails

    Does anyone have fitting instructions for Front Runner roof rack rails for a 100 series? The older type that are aluminium extrusions / tracks not the newer style legs. I have acquired a set of tracks for my 100 with some fittings and although I should be able to figure it out having...
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    tow hitch with 33" underslung spare does it fit?

    I have an EU style tow hitch on my 100 at the moment and the 33" BFG AT KO2 spare just about fits in the space between the hitch and panhard rod. I'd like to change the hitch to a US style receiver hitch but having found what I'm after on ebay and comparing how they fit I can't be sure it...
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    Utility trailer build

    I've built things like sliders for my truck but this is my first trailer build so I'm expecting to have made some mistakes :hhmm: I wanted a medium sized utility trailer for moving sets of tyres, engines, gearboxs etc but also wanted it to be able to double as a camping / adventure trailer at...
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    petrol tank strap failure

    on a recent trip the forward strap on my petrol tank failed. The guy behind me noticed something hanging down and let me know and sure enough the strap was dragging on the floor and the tank was hanging down a long way just waiting to get caught up on something :frown: The strap had broken where...
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    cooling paranoia?

    Peter (moooooooo) was asking about my hood scoop and I didn't want to polute the blackout thread so here's some details. There have been a few occasions on trips that when I noticed the temperature gauge was heading for the red I've had to use the heater to dump heat and get it under control and...
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    tow hitch part number?

    Stolen from the pictures thread because you know you want to see it again :D Is there an OEM reciever hitch like the one on this 100 and if there is, what's the part number? We don't get that type of hitch in the UK but if I had a part number I might be able to track one down.
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    Air-con compressor magnetic clutch change

    The air-con compressor magnetic clutch pully had got very noisy on my truck and I changed it today so I thought I'd share, sorry if it's already been covered but I couldn't find it. With the front under tray removed (can't really call it a bash plate can you!) access to the compressor pulley...
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    some home made sliders for AHC truck

    My side steps were in a state so I wanted to make some sliders but they need to work as steps so my family can still get in and out easily as well as fending off rock attacks. The outside of the chassis rails on AHC equipped 100's are a bit cluttered with damping actuators and such so there's...
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    AHC or OME lift?

    My UZJ100 has AHC and I like the ride in town (normal damping) and when pushing along on twisty country roads (sport damping) but in the H position it can't carry enough load for my camping trips so I'm stuck in N for those. I have most of what's needed to be able to scrap the AHC (ride pro rear...
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    R&P cryo treatment worth it?

    I'm getting ready to rebuild my front diff with new OEM 4.3 ring and pinion. I'd planned to have them cryo treated to improve their strength but after reading around on the net I'm less sure. What I'm reading suggests cryo will reduce R&P wear by making them harder at the expense of becoming...
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    front diff failure and best solution questions

    front diff failure and fix questions Last weekend I had front diff failure. Definately operator error in the sense I was foot to the floor scrabbling up a very steep climb on 36" Simex ET II's with the ATRAC doing its nut so no big suprise it went bang (bang not pop!). It took me till this...
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    center diff gone bad

    After a bit of wheeling at the weekend the center diff seems to have failed on my 2001 UZJ100. I noticed while turning round on a car park at the beginning of the week the transmission was binding up and then it would give a bang that shook the car! I checked the centre diff actuator out and...
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    Another rear bumper build

    I've been busy building a new rear bumper / cross member for my 80 and thought I'd share the build and outcome. This is stage one, stage 2 will be adding a swing out wheel carrier and tow hitch mounting but I need to recharge my brownie points before I disapear into the garage for hours again...
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    Builds  ROTW: wildsmith's 94

    When I bought our first 80 series 7 years ago I was just after something big, heavy and with a decent size diesel engine to pull our large caravan which in the UK pretty much narrowed it down to a Landcruiser. At the time my daily drive was a supercharged Jaguar XJR and that was the kind of car...
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