none that i can find and its actually all removed at the moment for a tidyup and some reorganisation and trying to squeeze dual batterys in the back without cutting into the flat sleeping area
so ill get some pics and post up when im reassembling it all
been slowly working on this ended up remounting the intercooler to make it straight didnt notice it till i looked at it from a distance and it was crooked
also decided to start repairing a few rust spots that its had since i brought it 2 years ago
2 repair along the drivers seat in the floor so choped them out and welded some new steel in
also plated and sealed about 20+ holes in the trans cover and rear floor that po's had drilled into it
so hopefully it will be running and driving again late this week
another quick update did around 100kays today in it running great and keeping cool
also got to test out the cruise control that i fitted and its awesome keeps the speed stable and means i can be a lazy sob
back gome after a 650km round trip in the troopy AWESOME is all i can say
drove great got a little warm giving it abit at 100kays up through windy mountain pass but considering before id be at full throttle doing about 50 in 3rd gear and it cruised up the hills at 100 i was stoked
got a slight gearbox leak so ill have to investagate that no engine leaks at all didnt use a drop of oil
now for a bigger turbo so i can be off boost abit more
first damage is a fubar zorst manifold gasket on cylnder 1 seems that the bolt there has came loose
owell i have to remove the manifold this weekend to fit a new flange for this
nice low km garret gt4082
specs looks perfect for the landcruiser should still have full boost by 3000 and should happily keep boosting till 6000(not that ill ever rev a stock engine that far)
just means it will be more drivable on the freeway and long distance wont be on boost as much so i should use less fuel
well the new turbo arrived and SCARED ME it was heaps bigger than i expected so i canned fitting that to the 45 it now sits on the shelf waiting for a mate to be convinced that a turbo on there v8 would be a good idea
so a few small tweeks of the turbo wastegate actuator saw me getting much nicer boost curves and no more spikes but only 5psi but thats still oodles for the street and highway
then i ripped the rear diff out and set about fittign a fj60 diff i had lying about and well 5 months later its drivable again i was totally slack and demotivated but after going camping over easter and nealy getting my pos car stuck i deceided to finish it
so that is all done apart from a handbrake cable i will have to get made up
ive also refitted the winch after i damaged it over a year ago and also just today sprayed the bullbar and am ready to bolt it back on once the paint dries
yeah im nervous about the cable ive been told the hdzj79 is a straight boltin but at $125 id rather price a custom made one first
im planing on fitting a 60 diff to the front and i have one with perches moved to suit the 40 spring spacing but not really happy with it and also i just wanna drive the 45 and have some fun in it
got the bullbar finished up and bolted back on and got to test out the winch and its working good with a total rebuild
i also made my own custom twinstick setup with the 60 series 5 speed in low4 the gearleaver was digging into my leg so the twinstick was a simply solution
also ive removed the rear draws as they where pretty stuffed and i just wasnt happy so ill rebuild them outta steel tube and aluminium so there lighter than the mdf draws
and i noticed under them was getting some bad surface rust so ive wire wheeled it and rust killed it and then sprayed it all with a sound deadning paint
Nice mechanic's pit- I'm jealous. I wish you lived in SA. Once you get it outside, could you post a pic of the rear tyre sticking out looking from front to back? Thanks! I can't wait to see what the front axle looks like.
yeah the pit is great a little bit shallow for a car but perfect height for the 4x4
lots of pics will be taken tomorrow and also some video hopefully im taking the cruiser down to heathcote raceway to run it down the 1/4 mile just for fun see what the turbo makes a troopy do
. Once you get it outside, could you post a pic of the rear tyre sticking out looking from front to back? Thanks! I can't wait to see what the front axle looks like.