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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:45 pm

surf10 wrote:This looks like an awsom build. love the colour. im in the process of puting a 3rz into a SAS ln61. im about at the wiring stage. have you got any wiring info? also wht gbox you using manuel or auto?

once again nice build.

using a manual W56 gearbox, as for the wiring i have not even thought about it at this stage
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:01 pm

front gaurds back together with bagde's and Izuzu side lights, perfect fit :D
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doors back together with new lock mechanism's and new door hinges and had to put one on for a pic, they will have to come off again soon
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby monaro427 » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:03 pm

man that looks mint, you going to take this off road and ruin that nice paint job :D

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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby hosehustler » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:28 pm

monaro427 wrote:man that looks mint, you going to take this off road and ruin that nice paint job :D


What he said, that is the shiz :mrgreen:
What Isuzu model are those indicators off I want to put some on mine.....
That beast looks WAY to flash take it off road.....if you do offraod it after a while and it'll look like this :o


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I say it's too nice to take offroad, a grouse generation 1 is very cool 8) keep it flash as, polish it up and enjoy :P
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:32 pm

hosehustler wrote:
What Isuzu model are those indicators off I want to put some on mine.....

good old Izuzu mu
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby J_Dub » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:33 pm

goooood daamn thats nice..

no mud for this i think, think hes turning this into a mint daily driver, its gona be even too good for that I rekon..

very cool and its something i would like to do myself on another vehicle 1 day

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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:52 pm

J_Dub wrote:goooood daamn thats nice..

no mud for this i think, think hes turning this into a mint daily driver, its gona be even too good for that I rekon..

very cool and its something i would like to do myself on another vehicle 1 day

i think my secrets out now :oops:
yes its going to be my shiney town ute
you just dont see many around, and i really like the shape of these :mrgreen:
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby GotFlex » Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:34 pm

love this build, i always wanted to do one
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby UBZ » Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:07 pm

tintin wrote:Image



just awesome 8)

what are your plans for chassis , running gear ?
and flat deck on the back?
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:39 pm

UBZ wrote:

just awesome 8)

what are your plans for chassis , running gear ?
and flat deck on the back?


i have started looking for another chassis because im not happy with the repairs that have been done. Im in no hurry as yet because i dont want to pay the ridiculous prices some people are wanting for them so I will just hang back and wait for one to pop up somewhere
Running gear, 3RZ with 5 speed W56 box, everything else is pretty much standard, would love a well side but i cant find one and ive forked out to much to get the cab to where it is now, so a nice flatdeck painted the right colour will look ok i think.
im still undecided on a little lift and 33s, its quite a bit of $ just to look cool
thanks to everyone for your positive feedback so far
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby koma » Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:35 am

Are you still after a chassis? Could possibly have one in Bulls if its any help.

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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:12 pm

koma wrote:Are you still after a chassis? Could possibly have one in Bulls if its any help.

this ones a no go
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:09 pm

still looking
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby koma » Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:36 pm

I have another one now, off one thats about to be wrecked. Body is stuffed but the chassis looks alright and hasn't been messed with like that last one, will post pics when as soon as possible.

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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:25 am

koma wrote:I have another one now, off one thats about to be wrecked. Body is stuffed but the chassis looks alright and hasn't been messed with like that last one, will post pics when as soon as possible.

thanks, i hope its a good one
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:30 am

hopefully i can get a chassis soon and post some good stuff since there's been over 3000 views now and not a lot helpfull info
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby koma » Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:23 pm

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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:42 pm

progress report:
have ordered a new set of black 15x8 and Hankook MT RT03
and hopfully i can pick up my new chassis and deck next week
just easy stuff for now
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Wed Dec 14, 2011 7:52 pm

got 5 of these today :D
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:33 pm

went for a drive down to Bulls and picked up my new chassis and its in mint condition which im really stoked about, basically just a strip down and paint.
a big thanks to koma for sorting it for me
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby hosehustler » Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:08 pm

cool :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Now hurry up and build it :P everytime I see your build thread I open up waiting for pics that deserve a wristy....... :shock:
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby koma » Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:20 pm

Haha, i see a few more tie downs added along the way.

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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:09 pm

koma wrote:Haha, i see a few more tie downs added along the way.

yeah the policeman at mobil gave me a funny look and it was bouncing round a bit, nothing said about the overhang, all good and thanks for the photos Riley talked about it all the way to Waiouru Army Museum then it was tanks and choppers all the way home 8)
all in all an awesome boys day out
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:32 pm

hosehustler wrote:cool :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Now hurry up and build it :P everytime I see your build thread I open up waiting for pics that deserve a wristy....... :shock:

good things take time. 3 years to find a good chassis :oops:
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:27 pm

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first two pics the mounts have to moved towards the alternator 70mm
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last two pics mounts have to be moved away from the oil filter
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Sun Dec 18, 2011 3:54 pm

decided to have a go at installing a radio,
after alot of grinding, filing, sanding and even a soldering iron thrown in there somewhere (not for what it was intended for but was good for cutting out the plastic where the radio now sits)
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now i just have to figure out where to fix it at the back
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i used my good plastic part so im glad i didnt stuff it up and a spare metal dash part so i can figure out how its going fit just in case something did go wrong and i didnt want to scratch my nicley painted dash.
so now it should be an easy enough job to swap over when done
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:47 pm

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not alot of room here
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might need abit of a lift :wink:
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:39 pm

new engine mounts are been made up to move engine back 50mm
then i can sort out the new gearbox crossmember.
(all so in need of what ever clips, nuts or bolts that hold the gearsticks in so they dont fall out)
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby tintin » Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:46 pm

have also been thinking of a oil cooler to help with cooling issues as im limited for space to fit a bigger radiator but there is plenty of space in front of it to fit a reasonable sized cooler any one have any thoughts on this :?
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Re: 1981 3RZ HILUX BUILD

Postby surf10 » Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:53 pm

Im running a small trans cooler with a thermo fan on the back to cool my trans, was goin too get another one to run on my 3rz aswell. got it off summit wasent to bad for price and came with all the fittings, hose and mounting brackets. i can post up a pic of it if you want to see how ive mounted it.

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