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Great looking 60 you've built....
hj60 Buildup with pics
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- #82
been doing a bit more work to the Warthog this weekend, pulled the pan off the Turbo 400 and replaced the pan gasket to try to stop it leaking and built myself an exhaust.............
twin 3 inch into 3 1/2 inch single through the small muffler and out near the rear wheel, should be plenty loud and V8 growl.
Paul
twin 3 inch into 3 1/2 inch single through the small muffler and out near the rear wheel, should be plenty loud and V8 growl.
Paul
Cool rig man! But your choise of colour
To me , and i guess to most northern-europeans, those colours just say "tjæna.. jag er svensk!" Meaning "howdy i'm swedish"
To me , and i guess to most northern-europeans, those colours just say "tjæna.. jag er svensk!" Meaning "howdy i'm swedish"
Like this! Other than that.... Cool thing.
NICE and ya gotta love a V-8 growl.
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Cool rig man! But your choise of colour
To me , and i guess to most northern-europeans, those colours just say "tjæna.. jag er svensk!" Meaning "howdy i'm swedish"
hahaha, being from australia, I didnt think of that. It was going to be silver and blue, but had a last minute paint colour change. most people associate it with some sport team or other.
to me it says " howdy I am an Aussie redneck who chopped up a perfectly good cruiser and painted it yellow and blue"
hahahaha
Paul
LOL. Good one...
Some time in the future (when i get my own garage) I'm planning on chopping a 60 too... I really like this one:
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- #89
That is exactly how I want to chop my mates white 60, but he is a little aprehensive about the amount of work. I think it will look great, retains the 60 series feel, while reducing the roofline.
Paul
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yeah!,, it's really cool. It looks to me as the small window on the rear doors and part of the rear-door window-frame has been used. If one wanted to one could cut the top 4" of any hilux-bed and get a nice edge on the bed..
Just make him do it.. I'm sure you'll have most of it done in a weekend, atleast the major components..(lots of fiddeling afterwards i guess
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If one has a good plan on how to cut/join pieces it should be all fun!
Just make him do it.. I'm sure you'll have most of it done in a weekend, atleast the major components..(lots of fiddeling afterwards i guess
)If one has a good plan on how to cut/join pieces it should be all fun!
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- #91
So after 9 months I bet you are all wondering what has happened to with the warthog. Well truth be told I have been slack with the posting
There was a big 4wd event planned by our club for the 20th september 2008, and the warthog was gonna be there, so true to my post, I got all the liitle jobs done, fired the V8, which started rather painlessly for something that came form about 10 different cars across 4 different models.
I then pulled it into first gear and proceeded to drive it around in the yard, however reverse gear wa nowhere to be found, nothing ,nada, another neutral. So after a bit of pondering I drove it out to the street, onto a truck and off to my mates shop.
I dropped the pan and valvebody and noticed the reverse band had come adrift and became apparent that the transmission was going to have to come apart to put it back in place.
It also became apparent that this is what happens when a transmission falls off your workbench tail first onto the concrete, with no external damage
So the work I had just completed was all undone and the tranny removed and shipped off to a tranny guy. He dutifully repaired it and another problem I was not aware of over the next 5 weeks, (I was not in a hurry), and in December I had all of the bits of my truck back home again.
With the christmas break and 2 kids to parent, I did not get back to the cruiser till mid january and got the tranny back up onto the motor, and decided to go right through the transfer case so problems like above were eliminated. Transfer was completely disassembled (it was already off the tranny) cleaned and checked over and given a clean bill of health except for the bearing in the adaptor, (i use a marks adaptor), which had 0.010 end float, so more shims had to be added.
This brings us up to last week where I re assembled the transfer onto the transmission.
I will update my pics soon too
Paul
Ps for anyone following this thread in june 08, an Eaton M112, and some bits for an intercooler turned up her last week
There was a big 4wd event planned by our club for the 20th september 2008, and the warthog was gonna be there, so true to my post, I got all the liitle jobs done, fired the V8, which started rather painlessly for something that came form about 10 different cars across 4 different models.
I then pulled it into first gear and proceeded to drive it around in the yard, however reverse gear wa nowhere to be found, nothing ,nada, another neutral. So after a bit of pondering I drove it out to the street, onto a truck and off to my mates shop.
I dropped the pan and valvebody and noticed the reverse band had come adrift and became apparent that the transmission was going to have to come apart to put it back in place.
It also became apparent that this is what happens when a transmission falls off your workbench tail first onto the concrete, with no external damage
So the work I had just completed was all undone and the tranny removed and shipped off to a tranny guy. He dutifully repaired it and another problem I was not aware of over the next 5 weeks, (I was not in a hurry), and in December I had all of the bits of my truck back home again.
With the christmas break and 2 kids to parent, I did not get back to the cruiser till mid january and got the tranny back up onto the motor, and decided to go right through the transfer case so problems like above were eliminated. Transfer was completely disassembled (it was already off the tranny) cleaned and checked over and given a clean bill of health except for the bearing in the adaptor, (i use a marks adaptor), which had 0.010 end float, so more shims had to be added.
This brings us up to last week where I re assembled the transfer onto the transmission.
I will update my pics soon too
Paul
Ps for anyone following this thread in june 08, an Eaton M112, and some bits for an intercooler turned up her last week
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- #92
stop press............... the warthog is about to become a whole lot meaner. ( and for those of us living in queensland a whole lot more legal)
I have arrived home safe last night from a 2 day, 1000 mile jaunt to pick up an 80 series chassis, so adding that to my already purchased control arms, panhard rods, and differential housings I have the makings of a fully coil sprung Warthog.
Although I am happy with the coil front, leaf rear. The Man was not quite so accepting of my setup. So to avoid myself further grief this is the path I now tread.
The chassis I have procured is not the best one I have seen, but it is straight, is registerable here in Queensland, was cheap and is quite repairable so let us delve into the world of 60 on an 80 chassis once again whilst I adapt all of my driveline and body onto this chassis
Paul
I have arrived home safe last night from a 2 day, 1000 mile jaunt to pick up an 80 series chassis, so adding that to my already purchased control arms, panhard rods, and differential housings I have the makings of a fully coil sprung Warthog.
Although I am happy with the coil front, leaf rear. The Man was not quite so accepting of my setup. So to avoid myself further grief this is the path I now tread.
The chassis I have procured is not the best one I have seen, but it is straight, is registerable here in Queensland, was cheap and is quite repairable so let us delve into the world of 60 on an 80 chassis once again whilst I adapt all of my driveline and body onto this chassis
Paul
Update please. Interior photos, glamour shots, etc.
Ditto.
serenity
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yo paul this 80 wouldn't have a spare diesel in it would it? cos i would love to help fund your project.. and get my 40 project moving a bit faster
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- #96
No mate no 1HZ but i do have a good 2H, (and the rest of my HJ60) to sell.
And by the way, the Warthag has gone to a new owner, gone are the V8 and auto,It is now powered by a 12HT and 5 speed and back on leaf springs. But is is now finished at last, I have gone to a full 80 series and I am about to start the ride all over again
Paul
serenity
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how much for the 2h! i have tax return that i am eager to spend on ditching a thirsty 2f, and hand to you to further your campaign of modifying cruisers.
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- #98
I will post some pics of it in its current guise to finish this thread
All of the running gear out of the chopped 60 (V8, T400, diffs lockers, tyres, seats & harnesses) is now sitting in my 80 project, which now has begun in earnest
All of the running gear out of the chopped 60 (V8, T400, diffs lockers, tyres, seats & harnesses) is now sitting in my 80 project, which now has begun in earnest
serenity
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hey your inbox is full.
yeah i heard that diesels were different, i will have to check it out. but im on for the motor, is it in the car still or out of it? actually how much for the whole car?
could you get it in the back of a defender with polyairs?
Glenn
yeah i heard that diesels were different, i will have to check it out. but im on for the motor, is it in the car still or out of it? actually how much for the whole car?
could you get it in the back of a defender with polyairs?
Glenn
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- #100
was wondering what happened, just deleted some
with the defender, you would be pushing it, they are heavy, (and grotty)
Pm me, so we dont upset the tech thread
(not that there is too much tech in my threads)
Paul
with the defender, you would be pushing it, they are heavy, (and grotty)
Pm me, so we dont upset the tech thread
(not that there is too much tech in my threads)Paul
