Kia Ora from Oceania

[Uncle Turketo]

Kia Ora!

I've joined this forum after many years of being a creep, stealing info and wrenching on my beastie below.
Her name is Mama Bear, she is a 92-06 FZJ/HZJ/HDJ 75-78-79 Troopcarrier. Chassis and body are a 75 ex-fire service comms truck, engine and drivetrain are off a HZJ78 Uni Earth Science rig and the diffs and electrics are off a HDJ78 Wesconnex Tunnel Maintenance vehicle (Ive never seen so much rust).

I do all the work myself, including swapping her from a Petrol to Diesel engine and replacing the front leaf to springs using a salvaged chassis.
Planned upgrades are the 1HDFTE (w/ manual injection) and new factory locking diffs - by new I mean old, or what I can find.

I work in Ag, so she gets put through it on the reg'. My skillset is halfway between mechanic and a hermit crab. If I find it, it fits and it works I take it and slap it on.

 

[JuanJ]

Hello,

Welcome to the madness.

Was your truck an FZJ75 in its previous life?








Juan

 

[sodafeld1]

where in Oz?

 

[Uncle Turketo]

Hello,

Welcome to the madness.

Was your truck an FZJ75 in its previous life?








Juan

Hola Juan,

Yes, it was. I loved the petrol engine for power, but could hear it drinking my money from my wallet.

So swapped it out for the reliable 1HZ engine.

 

[Uncle Turketo]

East Coast, near Canberra

 

[Uncle Turketo]

where in Oz?

East Coast, near Canberra

 

[JuanJ]

Hola Juan,

Yes, it was. I loved the petrol engine for power, but could hear it drinking my money from my wallet.

So swapped it out for the reliable 1HZ engine.

Hello,

All that power comes at a price...






Juan

 

[sodafeld1]

cool, I have mates in cobargo and tanja