Hi,
I picked up my first Landcruiser a few months ago. Previously had a Hilux and a swb GQ Patrol. Had a shaky start with a snapped conrod 500km after I picked it up. This was particularly disappointing as the engine had just been rebuilt and done 350km when I bought it.
So I'm currently trying to pry some cash out of the PO and the mechanic who did the rebuild but so far I've not had much luck. There is an incredibly convoluted story to this which is just too boring to go into here. Suffice to say I'm looking at my legal options in the new year.
Anyway. The upside is the 1HD-T is getting a complete recondition by diesel engine specialists. While the engine is out a HD clutch is going in too. I've got a 3" exhaust system and a 4" stainless steel snorkel sitting in my shed to go on when the engine is finished.
Apparently the turbo is on its last legs too. So I'm probably going to take the opportunity to upgrade to a Gturbo! Heard a lot of very good things about these turbo and figure if I'm forking out close to $2000 for a standard turbo why not a few hundred dollars more and get a kick ass one?! Then a fmic and eventually a custom airbox. Why not hey?
I've put my 285/33" MTZs on already but that was all I did in the 3 days the car was functioning. I'm hoping to get a 2" flexi coil kit with Tough Dog shocks when I've saved up a bit of cash.
I've got a winch, air compressor and some spotties ready to go on. There are a bunch of other smaller mods I'd like to do when the finances have recovered from the engine reconditioned like ripping the carpet out and getting vinyl, rock sliders and a rear bar with tyre carriers.
This was it when I picked it up
And this is it with my MTZs
Really looking forward to getting it back in the new year and heading bush again!
I picked up my first Landcruiser a few months ago. Previously had a Hilux and a swb GQ Patrol. Had a shaky start with a snapped conrod 500km after I picked it up. This was particularly disappointing as the engine had just been rebuilt and done 350km when I bought it.
So I'm currently trying to pry some cash out of the PO and the mechanic who did the rebuild but so far I've not had much luck. There is an incredibly convoluted story to this which is just too boring to go into here. Suffice to say I'm looking at my legal options in the new year.
Anyway. The upside is the 1HD-T is getting a complete recondition by diesel engine specialists. While the engine is out a HD clutch is going in too. I've got a 3" exhaust system and a 4" stainless steel snorkel sitting in my shed to go on when the engine is finished.
Apparently the turbo is on its last legs too. So I'm probably going to take the opportunity to upgrade to a Gturbo! Heard a lot of very good things about these turbo and figure if I'm forking out close to $2000 for a standard turbo why not a few hundred dollars more and get a kick ass one?! Then a fmic and eventually a custom airbox. Why not hey?
I've put my 285/33" MTZs on already but that was all I did in the 3 days the car was functioning. I'm hoping to get a 2" flexi coil kit with Tough Dog shocks when I've saved up a bit of cash.
I've got a winch, air compressor and some spotties ready to go on. There are a bunch of other smaller mods I'd like to do when the finances have recovered from the engine reconditioned like ripping the carpet out and getting vinyl, rock sliders and a rear bar with tyre carriers.
This was it when I picked it up
And this is it with my MTZs
Really looking forward to getting it back in the new year and heading bush again!
