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I managed to get down to the industrial area last night after work...
Picked up my new swaybar bushes, modded swaybar links, the new mouting plate for my factory winch motor and a ford ranger tranny cooler.
The front swaybar went on last night (WOW, if makes a huge difference to the hundy's road stability but you only nitice it when its back on!)
Rear swaybar tonight then the tranny and winch with all the pics and details over the weekend
some bits
nice BIG tranny cooler
The guard that came for the fornt of the tranny cooler.
Picked up my new swaybar bushes, modded swaybar links, the new mouting plate for my factory winch motor and a ford ranger tranny cooler.
The front swaybar went on last night (WOW, if makes a huge difference to the hundy's road stability but you only nitice it when its back on!)
Rear swaybar tonight then the tranny and winch with all the pics and details over the weekend
some bits
nice BIG tranny cooler
The guard that came for the fornt of the tranny cooler.
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Day 15 / 16
As some of you will know I went for a trip last weekend and got my tranny hot to the point that the warning light came on. Considering the notorious nature of failing 100 transmissions I decided it was time to fit a cooler so I headed down to the junk yards and picked up a Ford Ranger cooler. (it was the largest one I could get my hands on.
Then it was just a matter of building a bracket and piping it in.
Encase I haven’t mentioned it, front grill comes off very quickly with three screws, followed by the bumper (don’t forget to undo the fog lamps = I keep nearly pulling the off the car
)
Then once I had everything measured up I started drilling into the car to mount the bracket, unfortunately the piece of wood I had to protect the AC radiator slipped and I drilled through the radiator, (so ashamed of myself) the hissing AC gas told me I had to fix it so it had to come out.
Very easy to remove and cheap to fix and re gas in the Middle East.
Then it was time to fab the bracket, (to be honest doing the install with the AC radiator in would have been near impossible so it was a mixed blessing having to remove it
) the yellow screw is the culprit that made me drill into the Rad.
Both made, painted and bolted in. They are overkill but I thought if they were worth making then I might as well make them bullet proof.
Bolted in place (up nice and high just behind the grill) on heavy duty rubber bushes that came with the Rad
All plumbed up with the Rad guard on, note the AC rad is back in (look how close the bracket sits to the rad, there is about a 1cm gap between the mounting bolt head and rad, no way I would have been able to mount it with the rad in, and further justification for over engineered brackets, as any flex in them would result in a damaged rad)
My finger in the picture is pointing towards a garden sprinkler head. I tapped into the rear window washer line near the water bottle and ran a hose to the front of the car, attached to the garden sprinkler head. The back wind still gets good pressure and twisting the lever now sprinkles the tranny cooler and rad with water (just like the Subaru rally cars) complete gimmick but ever extra bit of cooling helps when its 50 degrees outside.
under the car the new tranny cooler was installed AFTER the main rad. I did a lot of reading and the general consensus is:
Possibility of cold weather = Aux cooler before the main rad. On the very cold days the main rad will get the tranny fluid up to temperature, after it has gone through the main rad.
HOT HOT Weather = aux cooler after the main rad. The aux cooler is likely to cool the fluid better than the main Rad mounted up high in front of the main which is busy dealing with a huge engine. You would therefore cool the oil in the aux cooler and then just warm it up again through the main rad if the cooler was first.
By having the cooler after the main Rad you are ensuring the oil gets back to the tranny as cool as possible.
So my setup is Tranny > Main Rad > Aux Cooler > Tranny and I will be hunting down a small temperature gauge to plum into the line soon.
All done (note the mini rock lights, up high and out of the way, as I never did a post on them)
I then started to get the winch back in but gave up, I was too hot and tired
As some of you will know I went for a trip last weekend and got my tranny hot to the point that the warning light came on. Considering the notorious nature of failing 100 transmissions I decided it was time to fit a cooler so I headed down to the junk yards and picked up a Ford Ranger cooler. (it was the largest one I could get my hands on.
Then it was just a matter of building a bracket and piping it in.
Encase I haven’t mentioned it, front grill comes off very quickly with three screws, followed by the bumper (don’t forget to undo the fog lamps = I keep nearly pulling the off the car
)
Then once I had everything measured up I started drilling into the car to mount the bracket, unfortunately the piece of wood I had to protect the AC radiator slipped and I drilled through the radiator, (so ashamed of myself
) the hissing AC gas told me I had to fix it so it had to come out.Very easy to remove and cheap to fix and re gas in the Middle East.
Then it was time to fab the bracket, (to be honest doing the install with the AC radiator in would have been near impossible so it was a mixed blessing having to remove it
) the yellow screw is the culprit that made me drill into the Rad.
Both made, painted and bolted in. They are overkill but I thought if they were worth making then I might as well make them bullet proof.
Bolted in place (up nice and high just behind the grill) on heavy duty rubber bushes that came with the Rad
All plumbed up with the Rad guard on, note the AC rad is back in (look how close the bracket sits to the rad, there is about a 1cm gap between the mounting bolt head and rad, no way I would have been able to mount it with the rad in, and further justification for over engineered brackets, as any flex in them would result in a damaged rad)
My finger in the picture is pointing towards a garden sprinkler head. I tapped into the rear window washer line near the water bottle and ran a hose to the front of the car, attached to the garden sprinkler head. The back wind still gets good pressure and twisting the lever now sprinkles the tranny cooler and rad with water (just like the Subaru rally cars) complete gimmick but ever extra bit of cooling helps when its 50 degrees outside.
under the car the new tranny cooler was installed AFTER the main rad. I did a lot of reading and the general consensus is:
Possibility of cold weather = Aux cooler before the main rad. On the very cold days the main rad will get the tranny fluid up to temperature, after it has gone through the main rad.
HOT HOT Weather = aux cooler after the main rad. The aux cooler is likely to cool the fluid better than the main Rad mounted up high in front of the main which is busy dealing with a huge engine. You would therefore cool the oil in the aux cooler and then just warm it up again through the main rad if the cooler was first.
By having the cooler after the main Rad you are ensuring the oil gets back to the tranny as cool as possible.
So my setup is Tranny > Main Rad > Aux Cooler > Tranny and I will be hunting down a small temperature gauge to plum into the line soon.
All done
(note the mini rock lights, up high and out of the way, as I never did a post on them)
I then started to get the winch back in but gave up, I was too hot and tired
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So the winch was day 2 activity. I had gotten a new motor mounting plate for the winch from Toyota… very impressive that they carried it and it was ¼ the price that was listed on ToyoDIY
All hooked up I decided to give the bumper sub assembly a good wire brush and paint.
ALL DONE
Winch working (not yet wired into the cab remote) cooler in and all back together.
It all went so quickly that I decided to look at the state of the throttle body. First the engine cover has to come of (quick 4 bolts) then the air intake system needs to come off. I know my one is cyclonic so it’s different to most of yours.
Very quick and easy to get off:
A couple of hoses had to be unclipped, and the throttle body didn’t look bad initially
But inside it was really bad, see pic,(engine was so hot form just sitting in the shade, I had to wear gloves) the it was a quick clean out with a soft toothbrush and some old underpants and I was done for the day.
All hooked up I decided to give the bumper sub assembly a good wire brush and paint.
ALL DONE
Winch working (not yet wired into the cab remote) cooler in and all back together.
It all went so quickly that I decided to look at the state of the throttle body. First the engine cover has to come of (quick 4 bolts) then the air intake system needs to come off. I know my one is cyclonic so it’s different to most of yours.
Very quick and easy to get off:
A couple of hoses had to be unclipped, and the throttle body didn’t look bad initially
But inside it was really bad, see pic,(engine was so hot form just sitting in the shade, I had to wear gloves) the it was a quick clean out with a soft toothbrush and some old underpants and I was done for the day.
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ok some quick before and afters of the front carpet
before
after
And im now sick of spending money and my whole weekend on this
I have to put in new AC expansion vlaves in the front and rear as well as a condensor filter... 400 dollar job 
this whole list is being trimmed down
New List
1. Fix night time work light wiring issue (done with pics)
2. Clean out throttle body (done with pics)
3. New diff fluid (I know I STILL haven’t gotten around to it)
4. 1 x Front wheel lug replacement
5. Rear door rattle
6. Rear door weather strip
7. Squeaky driver’s door & Door panels, fix with sound deadening
8. Squeaky door panels
9. Check Retighten all suspension components (done)
10. Clunk from RHS when turning right… haven’t been able to diagnose (Fixed= loose body mounts)
11. Extend sway bar links and reinstall sway bars with new bushes (done with pics)
12. Front carpets (done with pics)
13. Bowl of vinegar trick (done)
14. Head light clean out (POSTPONED)
15. New halogens for fog lights (POSTPONED)
16. Orange out of rear lights (POSTPONED)
17. LC100 Dakar style recovery points (POSTPONED)
18. Buy new winch bracket, wire and install winch (Done with pics)
19. Front pinion seal (POSTPONED - will watch carefully)
20. Finish rock rails (POSTPONED)
21. Additional 12V outlets (POSTPONED)
22. New head unit (POSTPONED)
23. Install Tranny Cooler (done with pics)
24. Roof Rack (POSTPONED)
25. Rear ladder (POSTPONED)
26. Roof rack lights (POSTPONED)
27. Spare wheel carrier (POSTPONED)
I need a month or two to mess around on the bikes, take the misses out some more, get out of the heat, and plump up my bakc ballance before I get back into it.
before
after
And im now sick of spending money and my whole weekend on this
I have to put in new AC expansion vlaves in the front and rear as well as a condensor filter... 400 dollar job this whole list is being trimmed down
New List
1. Fix night time work light wiring issue (done with pics)
2. Clean out throttle body (done with pics)
3. New diff fluid (I know I STILL haven’t gotten around to it)
4. 1 x Front wheel lug replacement
5. Rear door rattle
6. Rear door weather strip
7. Squeaky driver’s door & Door panels, fix with sound deadening
8. Squeaky door panels
9. Check Retighten all suspension components (done)
10. Clunk from RHS when turning right… haven’t been able to diagnose (Fixed= loose body mounts)
11. Extend sway bar links and reinstall sway bars with new bushes (done with pics)
12. Front carpets (done with pics)
13. Bowl of vinegar trick (done)
14. Head light clean out (POSTPONED)
15. New halogens for fog lights (POSTPONED)
16. Orange out of rear lights (POSTPONED)
17. LC100 Dakar style recovery points (POSTPONED)
18. Buy new winch bracket, wire and install winch (Done with pics)
19. Front pinion seal (POSTPONED - will watch carefully)
20. Finish rock rails (POSTPONED)
21. Additional 12V outlets (POSTPONED)
22. New head unit (POSTPONED)
23. Install Tranny Cooler (done with pics)
24. Roof Rack (POSTPONED)
25. Rear ladder (POSTPONED)
26. Roof rack lights (POSTPONED)
27. Spare wheel carrier (POSTPONED)
I need a month or two to mess around on the bikes, take the misses out some more, get out of the heat, and plump up my bakc ballance before I get back into it.
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ok here we go then.
1 x damage multiplier.... chromed
thank goodness its sitting in a powdercoating factory!
1 x black damage multiplyer .0000213 times better
1 x full damage multiplyer fitted
ahhhhhh NO!
1 x centre only fitted.... suppose that will have to do
The reason for all the nonsence
The disgusting thing however is that these KC's are the best quality lights i can get here, everything else is chineese crap! All I wanted where some IPF's on the roof and some Hella 4000's on the front.
All I can say is im not happpy, but it will do for now, coupled with a black roof rack, some black sliders, a black rear tyre carrier and it wont be so bad. It dose however need some seriouse reinfocing as the stock mounting systme for it SUCKS and it wobbles! That will be fixed VERY quickly.
1 x damage multiplier.... chromed
thank goodness its sitting in a powdercoating factory!
1 x black damage multiplyer .0000213 times better
1 x full damage multiplyer fitted
ahhhhhh NO!
1 x centre only fitted.... suppose that will have to do
The reason for all the nonsence
The disgusting thing however is that these KC's are the best quality lights i can get here, everything else is chineese crap! All I wanted where some IPF's on the roof and some Hella 4000's on the front.
All I can say is im not happpy, but it will do for now, coupled with a black roof rack, some black sliders, a black rear tyre carrier and it wont be so bad. It dose however need some seriouse reinfocing as the stock mounting systme for it SUCKS and it wobbles! That will be fixed VERY quickly.
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The center guard looks better than having those so called light guards
Looks better than the ARB crush zone mounts that I am driving around with currently...not enough time to install the actual bumper yet
Looks better than the ARB crush zone mounts that I am driving around with currently...not enough time to install the actual bumper yet
Can't believe it... We have been riding bikes together for sometime and we never discussed your full LC100 mods! DUDE!!! we are so doing work together now...
And I have proper support for the cruiser instead of your bricks!!!
LOL! we will chat later but great thread...
I wish you could ride your bike as well as you do your car in the sand lol!!
And I have proper support for the cruiser instead of your bricks!!!
LOL! we will chat later but great thread...
I wish you could ride your bike as well as you do your car in the sand
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Hey!
Don’t you start! You missed a GREAT ride last weekend, we went out with the guys on the Raptor 700's managed to get all the way down to the inland sea.
Took the cruiser out on both Friday and Saturday to the dunes, great fun, time for those duel batteries but im off camping this Friday and sat so it will be doing it in the evenings.
You need to tell me if your LX has AHC and the cyclonic air filter as I’m going to make a battery tray for go behind the FR head light, and it’s easy to make two while I’m at it!
Don’t you start! You missed a GREAT ride last weekend, we went out with the guys on the Raptor 700's managed to get all the way down to the inland sea.
Took the cruiser out on both Friday and Saturday to the dunes, great fun, time for those duel batteries but im off camping this Friday and sat so it will be doing it in the evenings.
You need to tell me if your LX has AHC and the cyclonic air filter as I’m going to make a battery tray for go behind the FR head light, and it’s easy to make two while I’m at it!
heya,,,
won't do the dual battery for the LX. it will be for my GX-R 2003 V6 Landcruiser. it does not have AHC (my LX does) and I will be grateful if you add one more for mine.
So basically my cruiser is an LC100 2003 with V6 4.5 Ltr engine.
am also looking into ordering ARB airpump to be installed inside the bonnet. do you want one as well?
won't do the dual battery for the LX. it will be for my GX-R 2003 V6 Landcruiser. it does not have AHC (my LX does) and I will be grateful if you add one more for mine.
So basically my cruiser is an LC100 2003 with V6 4.5 Ltr engine.
am also looking into ordering ARB airpump to be installed inside the bonnet. do you want one as well?
I anticipate the arrival next month (so in about 30 days) so we need to start ordering if you want to bring the spare parts in it.
ARB I want the 'large' compressor so we can handle inflating tires and not just a small diff lock with a nice interface. i think it will fit better on the back panel next to brake master cylinder or other side. I will check out what others have done.
Dual battery am cool with the front mounting behind the light along with my original battery. not sure how you will fit it though? am traveling this weekend to dubai so I can do two things: 1 - give you a photo of my engine bay, 2 - bring any necessary parts
note that I think I would want a 'battery' gauge installed as well so I can monitor voltage on secondary battery so if you need me to bring spare parts with me I can shop for them in the weekend and bring to Doha the week after.
ARB I want the 'large' compressor so we can handle inflating tires and not just a small diff lock with a nice interface. i think it will fit better on the back panel next to brake master cylinder or other side. I will check out what others have done.
Dual battery am cool with the front mounting behind the light along with my original battery. not sure how you will fit it though? am traveling this weekend to dubai so I can do two things: 1 - give you a photo of my engine bay, 2 - bring any necessary parts
note that I think I would want a 'battery' gauge installed as well so I can monitor voltage on secondary battery so if you need me to bring spare parts with me I can shop for them in the weekend and bring to Doha the week after.
