So Cmon Nath, clocks been ticking... whats the progress on your hundy?
Nate's Down Under Build
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The Great Swap
Ok, sorry I've taken so long to get around to writing this up. All the work I've been doing on the 100's ... (The apostrophe is intentional) ... is still not quite done yet, but I thought I wouldn't keep you in the dark any longer. Nearly a month ago now, I decided to create a lot of extra work for myself and 'take the plunge' in buying a factory turbo diesel 100 series, the HDJ100R. The only reason I steered away from them initially was due to the cost, compared to the V8 the HDJ's hold their resale value very well.
I found one in Brisbane. An '02 model with the 4 speed auto which was what I was looking for. It had 285,000 k's on the clock and was in fairly good condition for the age and mileage. Once I got it back home, the list was made and the 'The Great Swap' began. I made up a list of what to swap over onto the new 100 to get it where I want, but I also had to leave enough gear on the V8 to make it a decent car for re-sale purposes.
Here is a list of what I've swapped off the V8 onto the new car.
All interior items (Seat covers, Floor mats etc.)
Part-time 4X4 kit incl. Free wheeling hubs
Front UCA's
Timbren Bumpstops
King Shocks
ARB Bullbar
ARB Siderails/sidesteps
Slee Rear Bar
Roof rack
Warn 9.5XP Winch
IPF Spotlights
Rear adjustable Panhard Rod
Rear adjustable Lower Control Arms
While all of the front bar work was off the V8 I had it re-powdercoated under the powdercoater's warranty as the finish on it was starting to bubble and peel off due to not being primed properly last time. So I picked a slightly different colour so it didn't look as brownish as the last colour.
There is still a lot of work to be done in tidying up the V8 to be sold and I will get to that once it's all done. By the same token there is still a few things I will be doing to the new 100 to get it to a stage where I'll be happy with it. But for now, here is a picture of the new turbo diesel, when I bought it, and two weeks later.
I just realized, I'll have to update my sig line.. when I get time!
Thanks for reading guys!
Ok, sorry I've taken so long to get around to writing this up. All the work I've been doing on the 100's ... (The apostrophe is intentional) ... is still not quite done yet, but I thought I wouldn't keep you in the dark any longer. Nearly a month ago now, I decided to create a lot of extra work for myself and 'take the plunge' in buying a factory turbo diesel 100 series, the HDJ100R. The only reason I steered away from them initially was due to the cost, compared to the V8 the HDJ's hold their resale value very well.
I found one in Brisbane. An '02 model with the 4 speed auto which was what I was looking for. It had 285,000 k's on the clock and was in fairly good condition for the age and mileage. Once I got it back home, the list was made and the 'The Great Swap' began. I made up a list of what to swap over onto the new 100 to get it where I want, but I also had to leave enough gear on the V8 to make it a decent car for re-sale purposes.
Here is a list of what I've swapped off the V8 onto the new car.
All interior items (Seat covers, Floor mats etc.)
Part-time 4X4 kit incl. Free wheeling hubs
Front UCA's
Timbren Bumpstops
King Shocks
ARB Bullbar
ARB Siderails/sidesteps
Slee Rear Bar
Roof rack
Warn 9.5XP Winch
IPF Spotlights
Rear adjustable Panhard Rod
Rear adjustable Lower Control Arms
While all of the front bar work was off the V8 I had it re-powdercoated under the powdercoater's warranty as the finish on it was starting to bubble and peel off due to not being primed properly last time. So I picked a slightly different colour so it didn't look as brownish as the last colour.
There is still a lot of work to be done in tidying up the V8 to be sold and I will get to that once it's all done. By the same token there is still a few things I will be doing to the new 100 to get it to a stage where I'll be happy with it. But for now, here is a picture of the new turbo diesel, when I bought it, and two weeks later.
I just realized, I'll have to update my sig line.. when I get time!
Thanks for reading guys!
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Helloooo again,
I've had a bit of time to work on the new car over the last few weeks and here is what I've achieved.
Firstly a straight through 3" exhaust which is a hybrid with some parts bought out of a kit for these 100's and some parts home made to get what I wanted. A true, straight through 3" system with no restrictive mufflers, just a hot dog at the end to take the bark out of it. Plus a nice little chrome tip
The next thing I had on my list of things to do was to get rid of the EGR pipe. There are plenty of threads that cover this topic both here and over at the Lcool forum. But I found a simple bolt on solution to get rid of the tube, which consists of two blanking off plates that CAT uses on their 3500 series engines. Pictured below. Both the plates together come to $38 AUD and are attainable from any CAT dealer.
I've had a bit of time to work on the new car over the last few weeks and here is what I've achieved.
Firstly a straight through 3" exhaust which is a hybrid with some parts bought out of a kit for these 100's and some parts home made to get what I wanted. A true, straight through 3" system with no restrictive mufflers, just a hot dog at the end to take the bark out of it. Plus a nice little chrome tip
The next thing I had on my list of things to do was to get rid of the EGR pipe. There are plenty of threads that cover this topic both here and over at the Lcool forum. But I found a simple bolt on solution to get rid of the tube, which consists of two blanking off plates that CAT uses on their 3500 series engines. Pictured below. Both the plates together come to $38 AUD and are attainable from any CAT dealer.
Is this diesel or gas? I thought the 2UZ didn't come with an EGR system.
Love your build, by the way.
Love your build, by the way.
He did, from what I can gather in the previous posts he sold the V8 and swapped everything over to a diesel 100. Something I wish I could do
He did, from what I can gather in the previous posts he sold the V8 and swapped everything over to a diesel 100. Something I wish I could do
Got it, I was just picture whoring all 9 pages.
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Yeah sorry, I'm now running the turbo diesel 1HD-FTE variant. I thought I should probably start a new thread but that would mean a lot of re-writing!
Nate, that looks really good. How are you liking the diesel compared to the v8? Notice it being heavier in the nose> Thoughts about it off road?
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Hey mate, check up on my new build thread for the info on the Diesel compared to the V8.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Here is the link to my new build thread
Lots of pictures and interesting stuff to come!
https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/645012-nates-hdj100-build.html
Lots of pictures and interesting stuff to come!
https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/645012-nates-hdj100-build.html
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Final Photos
Here are some pics of the V8 as she sits now, ready to be sold. Obviously a lot of the stuff that was on this car is now on the Turbo Diesel 100 I bought. I've put the 35's on it to try and make it stand out from the rest of the cars listed on Carsale.com.au but they are only available as an optional extra in the sale otherwise it will have the facelift model 100 series 17" 5 spoke alloys with road tyres on it.
This is the final post for the V8, its been a long journey but I've learnt a lot from this forum and its members. So a big thanks to the Mud online community for your help. From now on I'll be continuing the work on my new HDJ100 it the other Build thread.
Here are some pics of the V8 as she sits now, ready to be sold. Obviously a lot of the stuff that was on this car is now on the Turbo Diesel 100 I bought. I've put the 35's on it to try and make it stand out from the rest of the cars listed on Carsale.com.au but they are only available as an optional extra in the sale otherwise it will have the facelift model 100 series 17" 5 spoke alloys with road tyres on it.
This is the final post for the V8, its been a long journey but I've learnt a lot from this forum and its members. So a big thanks to the Mud online community for your help. From now on I'll be continuing the work on my new HDJ100 it the other Build thread.
Ok so I got the rest of the part time 4x4 kit fitted last weekend and here is the write up as promised.
The main reasons for doing this mod were A) To reduce wear and tear on the front drive components.
B) Make the vehicle better to drive in town and highway conditions. (No front end lift on acceleration) and
C) Have to ability to do skids/drifties
First of all, a hoist makes the job a LOT easier, but you can do it on the ground without too much trouble. Also the toyota manual for your particular gearbox will be needed. Put the car gearbox and transfer into neutral and start by removing the rear tail shaft And draining the oil from the transfer. Leave it do drain as long as possible, keeping in mind that there will still be some left in the transfer when you come to split it in half.
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Then disconnect all your sensors and wiring loom clips and remove the rear extension housing. Take note the lengths of the bolts and make sure they go back where they came from.
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The housing will come off with some encouragement from a soft face hammer, watch out for the shims that support the upper and lower shaft bearings, they will probably want to fall out, and getting them to stay in there when you refit the extension housing is a bit annoying. I used some thick oil to get them to stick.
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Next, you need to remove the transfer input shaft cover and take out the retaining circlip.
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Once you've removed the circlip, you can take the rest of the bolts out that are bolting to back half of the transfer to the front. When you go to remove this housing, push the transfer input shaft forwards at the same time, otherwise it may come out of the shaft seal on the gearbox side. If that happens, you'll have to replace that seal. Once the halves are split, you'll be looking at this.
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Then remove the back half of the differential along with the two spider gears.
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I bought a new bearing to go on the replacement half of the diff, but if you didn't you'll need to press the old one off the half of the diff you just took out and onto the new bit. This is the replacement part that was supplied in the "Marks Adapters" part time 4x4 kit that I have. It just bolts straight back in place of the old part. It has a nylon bush that now supports the front drive spider gear in the differential, which they say to grease up upon installation.
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Bolt it back in and torque the bolts up according to the Toyota manual. And reassemble the same way you pulled it all apart! Remembering to put thread sealant on all the external bolts, and loctite on all internal bolts.
Once you've finished with the transfer, you jus need to fit the free-wheeling hubs. This is very basic and easy to do, they directly replace the olds hubs without and modification. The new hubs are pretty nice looking. Which is always a bonus!
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And the end result is a happy driver who gets to do the occasional skid
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Thanks for reading! Hope this info is helpful to anyone!
What were your impressions of the improvements with the part time kit, if any, in the driveability of the truck and fuel consumption increases if any?
What's the back spacing on those rims?
