What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (9 Viewers)

[MScruiser]

Andrew, nice job on the winch. Did you inspect the motor for corrosion inside? I also recommend new solenoids or upgrade to a contactor.

Yes, those are the spline drive lugs required for the TRD wheels.

I didn't touch the inside of the motor. I did a complete rebuild on an 8274 a few years ago, and had a hell of a time with the motor after I took it apart. My thoughts this time around was that if I ain't broke, don't fix it. By the conditions of the gears and drum internals (nearly spotless) and the age and history of the winch (spent it's life on a power utility truck, so was rarely used) I am going to say that the motor is in great condition. Yeah, the solenoids are old too, but they work fine. I'm sure I'll eventually upgrade to an Albright solenoid, but for now, this'll do.

 

[arich]

Really nice job Andrew. Nice score

 

[ih8dirt]

Made a few quick phone shots of visible parts of the LPG system. Here's the tank. It doesn't hang as low as it looks on the photo. About the same as the spare. It's extremely durable, so I don't really worry if I would hit a stone with it. It's 95 liters, but can't be fully filled. It fills up to about 90-92 liters.

Here are the reducers under the bonnet.

Here's the control unit. The system uses all the car's native sensors and adjusts for differences between LPG and regular gas. The car itself doesn't even know something's changing when I'm switching fuel types.

Here's the filling point, next to the filling point for regular gas.

Continued in the next post.

 

[ih8dirt]

Continued.
Here's the button to change fuel type. It also has indicators of which fuel type I am using right now and approximately how much LPG is left in the tank (doesn't show it that well though, due to nature of LPG). I can change fuel type any time, at any speed, I don't even notice when it switches. The car itself always starts on regular gas, then switches to LPG automatically when engine temp reaches about 70 degrees Celsius. I can start the engine on LPG if I need to (like if I ran out of gas), but it's not recommended. I can also turn off the LPG system completely, and the car will just run on gas as usual.

The car measures average fuel consumption as usual, though not as precise as on gas.

Overall, the system is great. The stock fuel tank is quite small (around 90 liters I guess), so I wanted second tank anyway. This way, I get the second tank, the increased range, and the choice of fuel I am using. The quality of gas is quite bad in my country, so running on LPG is usually better. Like, the engine itself works much better, there's no detonation at all (LPG's octane is about 100 AKI). There is slight power loss, though you can't really feel it 99% of the time. Fuel consumption is around 10% higher on LPG. The price of LPG is about 2.5 times lower than gas here. It was around $1100 to install (parts and work included), and I'll get that money back on the price difference in about half-a-year to a year.

Since I'm writing about what have I done to my Cruiser last week, I've also replaced high beam bulbs, here's the comparison of new to old.

They are at least twice as bright.

And here's the pic of 33" Cooper Discoverer S/Ts I've installed a few weeks ago. So far I like them, hope to test them more soon.

 

[Willy beamin]

LPG conversion is awesome - good job

 

[Markuson]

Continued.
Here's the button to change fuel type. It also has indicators of which fuel type I am using right now and approximately how much LPG is left in the tank (doesn't show it that well though, due to nature of LPG). I can change fuel type any time, at any speed, I don't even notice when it switches. The car itself always starts on regular gas, then switches to LPG automatically when engine temp reaches about 70 degrees Celsius. I can start the engine on LPG if I need to (like if I ran out of gas), but it's not recommended. I can also turn off the LPG system completely, and the car will just run on gas as usual.
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The car measures average fuel consumption as usual, though not as precise as on gas.
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Overall, the system is great. The stock fuel tank is quite small (around 90 liters I guess), so I wanted second tank anyway. This way, I get the second tank, the increased range, and the choice of fuel I am using. The quality of gas is quite bad in my country, so running on LPG is usually better. Like, the engine itself works much better, there's no detonation at all (LPG's octane is about 100 AKI). There is slight power loss, though you can't really feel it 99% of the time. Fuel consumption is around 10% higher on LPG. The price of LPG is about 2.5 times lower than gas here. It was around $1100 to install (parts and work included), and I'll get that money back on the price difference in about half-a-year to a year.

Since I'm writing about what have I done to my Cruiser last week, I've also replaced high beam bulbs, here's the comparison of new to old.
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They are at least twice as bright.

And here's the pic of 33" Cooper Discoverer S/Ts I've installed a few weeks ago. So far I like them, hope to test them more soon.
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Which replacement bulbs are those?

 

[ih8dirt]

Which replacement bulbs are those?

Those are OSRAM Night Breaker 12V 60W bulbs.

 

[Romer]

@ih8dirt would you mind creating a separate thread on the LPG conversion with a few more details so I can add it to the FAQ?

 

[ih8dirt]

@ih8dirt would you mind creating a separate thread on the LPG conversion with a few more details so I can add it to the FAQ?

Sure I can! What additional details would you recommend adding? I didn't install it myself, so I don't know a lot of technical details about the installation itself, but I could explain the system more.

 

[aausmana]

Scored a Warn M12000 for a song.

I got it home, I hooked it up to my battery, and it worked great. Next, I started taking it apart. Nothing big, just inspecting the inside of the drum and brake. I got my angle grinder with lapping wheel and got all of the surface rust off of the drum. I also removed the planetary gears and inspected them, ensuring the teeth were in good shape and had plenty of grease (but not too much). I then gave it a heavy coat of semi-matte black high temperature engine enamel.

The raw aluminum shafts that span across the drum were pretty chewed up, so I removed them and sanded out the rough spots. I then hit them with some silver engine enamel.

I then bought some new Grade 8 mounting bolts and replaced the rusted hardware with some stainless steel hardware.

And then the finished product:

I think it turned out pretty nice.

I also ordered a 13.5k lb 92' 1/2" synthetic line to go with it. I'll order a hawse fairlead from Slee sometime soon.

Nice work, turned out like new!

 

[Romer]

Sure I can! What additional details would you recommend adding? I didn't install it myself, so I don't know a lot of technical details about the installation itself, but I could explain the system more.

Just what ever you have. Hard to link something here to the FAQ

 

[JtBrown]

New wheels/tires
Vleds LMZ 3k LED kit

 

[MScruiser]

 

[Willy beamin]

"laces out"

 

[LS1FJ40]

On my way to Des Moines to fly out to LA to pick up my new 80 series. Got passed by a 200 that was flying! Then passed him on the side of the road after he got pulled over. Never have that problem in my 3FE 80...

 

[Willy beamin]

On my way to Des Moines to fly out to LA to pick up my new 80 series. Got passed by a 200 that was flying! Then passed him on the side of the road after he got pulled over. Never have that problem in my 3FE 80...

the 5.7 does float and its fun to stick your foot in

 

[KY Longhunter]

[="Markuson, post: 10261438, member: 35751"]Those are spline nuts?[/QUOTE]

I was about to order new TRD Kit when seller dropped by my office.

I love ethical sellers!

 

[MScruiser]

Got a little done this morning. Warn M12000 install

Still waiting on my fairlead from Slee

 

[ethernectar]

Bought a '14 with 44K miles this week. Traded in my '12 Tundra for it.

First thing was to take out the 3rd row seats and start researching storage drawers. Planning on an OME 2" heavy kit.

 

[uclafan]

Bought a '14 with 44K miles this week. Traded in my '12 Tundra for it.

First thing was to take out the 3rd row seats and start researching storage drawers. Planning on an OME 2" heavy kit.

Ethernectar, for the OME installation, were you planning on doing the work yourself or letting a shop doing the installation? I am in the midst of an Ironman coilover install, and am running into problems doing it myself, so I was looking for a shop in the Orange County area for the installation. Topline Performance in HB was recommended by a few guys on the Series 100 forum, and I know that Yota Master in Corona was recommended as well, but they are a little far. If you have a shop that you can recommend it would be greatly appreciated.