Builds Big Red Toy (4 Viewers)

[The Phoenician]

Toying with ideas of how to eventually mount the longhorns on this bar. Will likely need to extend the brackets, trying to keep the horns lower than the lights. This is another down-the-line project which I hope to complete before summer.

 

[Mr Cimarron]

Summers here! 90+ outside.

 

[The Phoenician]

The fronts are here.

Now I just need them to build the rears.

 

[The Phoenician]

The mpg on my wife's golf sportswagen tdi.

Hit 80mph on some stretches.

It's the first time I break the 49.9 mpg barrier.

 

[Mr Cimarron]

TDI's are awesome. I get 45-48 on my 02 Jetta.

 

[davegonz]

The mpg on my wife's golf sportswagen tdi.

Hit 80mph on some stretches.
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It's the first time I break the 49.9 mpg barrier.

It's amazing what kind of mileage a stock lightweight diesel can get.

 

[The Phoenician]

It's amazing what kind of mileage a stock lightweight diesel can get.

And it was carrying my fat ass

 

[The Phoenician]

Let's see what we have for updates.

Rear shocks are made, I pick them up Monday and install them Tuesday. I ordered a hard shell roof top tent from roofnest that should ship in early May. And I'm hitting the Toyota Jamboree with Lee next weekend.

Kinda excited.

 

[The Phoenician]

Too tired to give a summary letting the pictures speak.

 

[The Phoenician]

 

[The Phoenician]

Just want to say thank you to Hunter at land cruiser specialist for taking care of this and staying late and @Mr Cimarron for helping us out with the c clip removal.

I'll post up more at the Toyota Jamboree this weekend.

Zip ties fix everything

 

[Mr Cimarron]

Did you get them all mounted up?

 

[The Phoenician]

Did you get them all mounted up?

Yea they're mounted. Rides like a dream. Going to see how it does this weekend.

 

[davegonz]

LOL! I remember cutting that hood! How many beers did it take?

 

[davegonz]

I hope you ordered new fuel line clamps. Vibrations can destroy fuel lines.

 

[Mr Cimarron]

LOL! I remember cutting that hood! How many beers did it take?

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Enough to be the only person that volunteered to do the cutting. The buzzed gallery was impressed!

 

[The Phoenician]

Oh yes, this is happening!!!

 

[The Phoenician]

@boots4 @GLTHFJ60 @Hojack , what injectors are you running in your 4bt setups?

I'm trying to get rid of the smoke and haze without sacrificing the power but unsure which injectors give the best results.

Any suggestions you have would be a great place for me to start looking. Thanks.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Stock ones here. Haven't hit their limit yet, but I'm not running twins.

 

[The Phoenician]

Stock ones here. Haven't hit their limit yet, but I'm not running twins.

It appears that the mechanic that did the compounds on mine added 300hp rated marine injectors. I spoke with him about stepping it down, but he recommended I change out the nozzles for a better spray pattern and keep the current ones. Does anyone have thoughts or input on this?