Hi Guys my Turbo on my 86 landcruiser is leaking and it seems to be blowing alot of blue smoke and then yesterday i went for a hunt and came back to my truck 4 days later and it was blowing oil out of the exhaust, after the truck warms up there is no blue smoke or any smoke for that reason.. i ...

so long as the bearings arent noisey and its not jumping out of gear it'll go for ever, you'll soon get used to changing gear at the right speed and revs so it dosent grunch as much between gear changes, did you test drive the truck before you brought it yes of course it just seems to have come up ...

Sadam_Husain wrote:its a 26 year old truck with half a million click's on the clock the syncros will be a bit worn, you'll get used to the gear changes

it has only got 167 thousand ks on it

so i JUST brought a 86 landcruiser with a pto winch and some other goodies. i just drove it down to dunedin. and everything was fine i was driving it today and it seems it grinds when i put it into 3rd from second unless i do it REALLY slow or double clutch it. then it goes in fine it usually goes ...

surf_tomo wrote:sks wanted, perfer 7 shot but anything considered

ta Tom.

hey Tom why a sks they are known for slam firing and they arr not the most reliable guns out there why not a mini14. only alittle bit more and there one u can look at in the gun store by the octogan my 2c anyways

hi guys thanks for all the info and photos it helped alot. i ended up getting alloy mesh and moulded it into the shape of the one in the photo just need to get a large steel hose clamp and its sorted. its hArd to post up photos from the cell phone so ill try get some up next time im by a computer.

A sieve from the $2 shop ... hey thanks for the info... but im asking for some help and it help greatly if someone could shead some light I dont think he was joking mate if he wasnt i will look into it. but i have a aftermarket exhaust system for my landcruiser so it has to be fairly wide on the ...

nismo26 wrote:A sieve from the $2 shop

... hey thanks for the info...

but im asking for some help and it help greatly if someone could shead some light

hi guys there is a few places that you have to have spark arrestors on your muffler. just wondering if you are able to make them yourself? if any of you guys have can you please show me how u have made them and the costs. cheers gbh

hi guys ive got my old surf for sale it has done 300,900 kms needs
timing belt done and i think the turbo mite be on the way out but unsure. its all road legal with ruc rego and wof. the truck is in kaiapoi for veiwing $ 2000 ono
just brought a cruiser so no need for it.

hi guys looking for a hilux in the canterbury area. time to let the surf go and upgrade if any of you guys have anything or could recommend anything ,that would be great..looking around13g or less.
any help would be greatly helpful cheers GBH

hi guys thanks for the info and places youve said and recomended m. i got to dunedin fine from kaiapoi without any turbo troubles but i did happen to get my t.belt light come on after i went over 300thou k's so i went to the local mech. so another 300 to 500 dollars on top of trying to fix my turbo ...

was driving back from kaikoura this morning and it seems i have done something to my turbo.. in my 2lt surf. when my turbo light came on a huge loud whinding screach came so i stopped turned my truck off then checked everything oil water etc. then turned it back on and it seemed to be fine. i ask my ...

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh317/hosehustler/IMG_0440.jpg?t=1325666735 I can't believe this hasn't sold, I haven't even had a phone call , it's a steal....must be time of the year, plenty of txt's wanting to swap for this that and anything under the sun I might put the reg on hold a stash ...

Hi guys just found in one of my tyres a screw so i pulled it out so it wouldnt rip any more of my tyre. once i pulled it out there is a big hole in my tubeless tyre and it went down of course. and i was wondering if there is anything you are able to buy off the shelf somewhere to fix the hole? eg ...

my main gun is a Tikka 595 .308 with a ziess 3-9x40 conquest on it. just looking into getting a carbon fiber stock and ultra-match truflite barrel for it.. my bush pig is a cut down ruger m77 mark2 .223 cut down to 30.5 inches (JUST ABOVE LEGAL) long and has a over barrel suppressor to fit on the ...

Hi guy i am in the canterbury and otago region so just in these areas im looking for a old 1989 hilux surf nudge bar or something similar that i can put on the front of my truck.. also i took my truck up to auckland for a weekend and my hilux badge got ripped off the back and acouple of the letters ...

hi guys sorry for the lazy smartarse comment earyler..

just wondering if a beam axle would be the way to go to raise the truck and get better all over suspension etc. any help would be greatly helpful cheers.

yea that seems resonable ill have alook..

Hi guys i have almost payed off my surf so i thinking about getting some big new tyres and rasing it for 4wding and getting into hunting area's. i am wondering what the pro's and con's are of changing from a 30.5inch to a 33inch or similar tyre? the speedo going out, putting more strain on ...

Hi guy i have almost payed off my surf so now im looking at making it alittle nicer for 4wdin.. i had a talk to the old man and he almost put me off getting some big and better tyres and raising it... just wondering the pro's and con's of rasing a 89 hilux surf two door?? i realise that this has ...

ha thanks for that james. ive got a place in kaiapoi and goosebay kaikoura. and thanks bda for the info on the toyota website.
i was thinking about getting some big tyres and putting a snorkal on it and raise it alittle? can any info be put in on what to get for those 3 things. (cheapest is better)

i think its a bloody good job to i dont want sifty guys walking around with slug guns with enough power to smoke goats. but its not going stop criminals from killing people with guns they still gonna get there hands on them anyways. just restricting the average joe blog.

hi guys. names Tom 17 years old. just getting into 4wdin abit more now im a hard core hunter so you need to go 4wd to get to most ya spots. just brought a Toyota hilux surf 1989 2.8 turbo 2door. just need to pay it off then im gonna start adding stuff to it. my old mans got a old landcrusier 3.4 ...