Indestructible 47
SILVER Star
Hey fellow mudders,
I recently acquired a hdj79, build date 10/01. This will be more of a repair first than upgrage thread, and i plan on keeping this old girl a little longer than my last couple of cruisers. A little back story:
The cruiser came from a place about 4 1/2 hours from where i live. This is country Australia, and the truck has been a country turck all her life so no rust. However, it has its fair share of bulldust and red dirt as with all these things. It has:
Arb bulbar and scrub rails
Factory rv bucket seats and rims
Heavy duty rear springs 450kg constants
2" brand new emu lift in the front
Entirely new bushes throughout the front end
Factory "raised air intake"
Dual batteries
So, shes pretty stock but has some bad points:
Hit a roo on front drivers side pictures below
Spotlight hole in the roof (appears to be no rust)
Very slight vibe at mid throttle at 100km/h+
She has 395,000kms on her but she is tight as. I have already fitted my spotlights, and that will probably be the only upgrade for rye minute. The motor bieng the 1 HD-FTE, puts a smile on my face everytime. Heres why:
The original fte got a hole in it's sump by a star dropper. So, naturally it seized. Along comes the replacement fte, out of another hdj79. The previous owner decide that he will rebuild it anyway, which i have 16k worth of receipts. All that, just 9k ago. New turbo (stock), rebuilt injectors and pump, new radiator the list goes on. Including a nice new 3" straight through exhaust. Boy does it sound sweet as. Anyway, enough ramble and some pics:
I recently acquired a hdj79, build date 10/01. This will be more of a repair first than upgrage thread, and i plan on keeping this old girl a little longer than my last couple of cruisers. A little back story:
The cruiser came from a place about 4 1/2 hours from where i live. This is country Australia, and the truck has been a country turck all her life so no rust. However, it has its fair share of bulldust and red dirt as with all these things. It has:
Arb bulbar and scrub rails
Factory rv bucket seats and rims
Heavy duty rear springs 450kg constants
2" brand new emu lift in the front
Entirely new bushes throughout the front end
Factory "raised air intake"
Dual batteries
So, shes pretty stock but has some bad points:
Hit a roo on front drivers side pictures below
Spotlight hole in the roof (appears to be no rust)
Very slight vibe at mid throttle at 100km/h+
She has 395,000kms on her but she is tight as. I have already fitted my spotlights, and that will probably be the only upgrade for rye minute. The motor bieng the 1 HD-FTE, puts a smile on my face everytime. Heres why:
The original fte got a hole in it's sump by a star dropper. So, naturally it seized. Along comes the replacement fte, out of another hdj79. The previous owner decide that he will rebuild it anyway, which i have 16k worth of receipts. All that, just 9k ago. New turbo (stock), rebuilt injectors and pump, new radiator the list goes on. Including a nice new 3" straight through exhaust. Boy does it sound sweet as. Anyway, enough ramble and some pics: