Builds Hi Guys! Intro and restoration Hj60 12ht #build

[Pepperana]

So here we are again! And a suprise for you guys and gals!

With some help from our 6 cylinder J.Deere the body and chassis are in love again.

Now allot of work could go in her again.

 

[Pepperana]

all the bodywork to make a new colour and paint job possible:

I first had the thought

to do all the sanding and filling of the welds myself but that was out of the window fast .
Got myself an expert:

He made allot of effort in a nice surface to paint on.

Meanwhile I was assembling the truck.

Also the 12HT got an upgrade:

Brand new Wink4x4 turbo. (google him!)

 

[Pepperana]

Had to upgrade the bracket to make it fit good.

The tank come in. I ditched all the vent holes and only kept the 1 filler one.

The tank was a two man job but after allot of elbowgrease I did it:

Meanwhile I did the throttle clip as no new proper clip could be found :

The hood/bunnot came on and fitted some tailgate gas-studs. In the end they were to soft and old so I have to replace in the future.

Also do you spot the new Led Lights? The are E certified 4Sky headlight.

So I did the Mods to the radiator shroud and put the new radiator, tubes and rubbers in.

 

[Pepperana]

Then came the day Big bertha was bought. I had to upgrade my small compressor for a bigger one.

There am I in summer putting on some 2k primer:

I was lucky to get some help from the bodypainter.

Then allot of sanding again:

Some prep work for the real job!

 

[Pepperana]

Here comes the final colour!! I was really jumping on this moment!

That was a good cold beer when the main painting was done .

All plastic parts!

Meanwhile I upgraded to a Bigger vacuum tank and a clutch booster from a hj61.

Also the

The new headliner form SOR came in. Tricky! And it came out good but the rear was not the best.
I upgraded the light indoor with leds:

Also the old Toyota logo was replaced. It was so brittle to made a good restoration:

I assembled the doors again and installed some new window washers. And new weather strips:

And all the windows came in!

Meanwhile there was a hot summer (hottest ever measured in the south part of The Netherlands).

 

[Pepperana]

New Sun visors:

Did a brake upgrade: 4Runner callipers, 80 series master and booster:

Did some raptor texture on the lower part of the body:

When attaching the rear lights it wouldn't work. I and a good smart mate discovered this:

One in her life there was a cable fault. They put to much power to the rear light cable and the black light was a replacement.
I didnt think the wires were that bad so:

Found some good second hand.
It was a big disappointment to me that the wires weren't okay. I had the finish line in sight and this was a bummer.
But with some good help it all came good and nice. I learned soldering and all that stuff!

 

[Pepperana]

It all came together again!

And the car was almost drivable!
But there still were some issue. I checked the brakes and the Ebrake didnt came on (it didnt came on when the car was driving 2,5 years ago).
So there is the problem. All rusted:

Thank god the almost biggest Toyota land cruiser specialist is 30 minutes drive (all american import) (dont ask why the name it that way).

Greased it allot.

Next day the car was driving out of the workshed for the first time in 2,5 years.

It was an unreal moment that it felt like a dream.
Still there was allot to be fine tuned.
The self adjuster was adjusting the rear brakes and also the master cylinder was set to deep.
With some good searching of this forum and also from the Australian 60 facebook group I came to tackle the problems:

Washers!

I fitted the front guard that was collecting dust for 2 years:

And then::::

Road check was okay and I drove for 1000km without missing a beat!
Now I have some oil issues and smoke issues to sort out. After 2 years of standing its fine tuning .
The turbo and fuel pomp is already tuned a bit by Wink4x4 (great mechanic and expert!).

Thanks for all the likes, help and support!!
More to come when the car is running smooth.
(i have some 75 series front spring coming, a intercooler and some more tuning planned)

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Whohoo!!! Congrats man!!

 

[Pepperana]

Thanks buddy!!! Let me know when you are in the country.

 

[NookShneer]

Great to see that come along so beautifully. Nice work!

 

[Pepperana]

Thanks for the kind words!!

 

[Hojack]

What a build and restoration. Really turned out awesome. I really wished the US would have gotten Toyota diesels back in the day. Amazing job, cheers

 

[Pepperana]

I am going to give a This toyota is on the road again BBQ party on my farm in the south of holland.
Everybody who helped me during the process is welcome. ih8mud helped me allot so:
If you want to attend let me know! The party is on the 28 of September.

 

[Pepperana]

I am driving it with a smile every day. The car works great!
Last upgrade is rocksliders and the 4runner/hilux wiper upgrade.

With Toyota wiper blades.

I the 2k Primer and then the Raptor liner.

 

[Pepperana]

Mods so far:
Rear offroad steel bumper with spare wheel carrier
Alumium roofrack from hannibal
Dual batterys system (24volt so 4 batterys total)
Wink Turbo upgrade tot the 12ht
Intercooler upgrade (mid oktober)
Front steel arb bumper
Front lead lights 4sky
Led bulbs around/indoor and outdoor
Airbags rear
Underbody raptor liner
4 Runner wipers
Anti inversion shackles
Rocksliders heavy duty
80 series brake booster, master and calipers
New heavy duty clutch
Clutch booster from hj61 late
Egt and turbo boost sensors/gauges
Arb air compressor
Rear locker
Full isolation in the body and roof
Underbody/steeringtube protector cruiserworld
Steel wheels and bfgoodrich 16' 265/75 At tires
Radiator shroud upgrade (in half for easy access)

Still some upgrade/wishes work to do:
Rear drawers
Rear side cargo panels
Rear hatch cargo storage
Rear electric extra and fridge
75 series front springs
27mhz radio and antenna
long rang tank
water tank

 

[Pepperana]

So the build goes on.
After a long trip 500km I noticed a few things. The Volt meter went to 32volts (the good range is 28volts) so I had to look for a voltage regulator. A new one is €180 . But i did a google search and found a Toyota dealer in Belgium who had it for €60 shipped.

Old bottom.

New:

Also I had a low oil pressure or atleast the gauge was low. A new sensor fixed this.

Then I fitted a Catch can by Flashlube. We will see how much oil this can will catch.

On our Dutch ebay i found a listed electric manual book.

Next is the 75 serie front springs and a new clutch slave. The clutch had a strange problem its way to soft. I fitted a clutch booster and some how its working to good. I am renewing every elelement in the clutch range. Already have a new heavy duty clutch, clutch master but. I hope I will get this done next week. After that I am going to begin to build the cargo area. New panels and a drawer system.

 

[Pepperana]

I fitted the new intercooler together with the builder Fabrequest – Technische Dienstverlening he also made the rock sliders (and rebuilds 12HT engines). Good guy with allot of knowledge.

Then I went to WINK4x4 he is the 12ht/older toyo engines guru to tune it. www.wink4x4.com

Last week I

did some work on the farm:

 

[FJACS]

Great build. Nice colour. Is that a German John Deere?

 

[Pepperana]

Great build. Nice colour. Is that a German John Deere?

Thanks!!

Yes its a German one. The engines are build in France I believe. My father bought the John Deere new in 1987. The same your as I was born.

 

[Pepperana]

Hi Guys and Gals, I have a clutch problem. The pedal feel is to light. It works fine but the feel is way to light. Confirmed by two other 60 drivers. When I restored my 60 I upgraded the clutch with a heavy duty one, a clutch booster and a new master cylinder from terrain tamer. The only thing I did not replace was my clutch slave. I replaced the slave with a new today in the hope that it solved the problem. But to my disappointment the problem is still there. . Can the booster work to hard? Or have to much vacuum? ( the vacuum tank is a double one, the vacuum line from the vacuümpump to the vacuum tank has a T section to the tank. There was only 1 vacuum out on the pump.
I hope someone will have a tip to fix this .