I'll be mating the 1HDT to the H55F gearbox. I have a 1HZ bellhousing from OZ, and a new 1HDT flywheel and 300mm / 21 spline HD clutch from NZ. Just need to make the input shaft fit. Possibly will add a spacer plate between the gearbox and bellhousing, or bellhousing and motor. Depending on where ...

Been too cold to get stuck into the bodywork and do some painting...SO something else popped up that I couldn't resist.

Out with the old donkey and in with the new, fully rebuilt 1HDT.

Decided to get carried away underneath and replaced any leaking seals and then cleaned it up a bit...

Now for the life of me, I had all sorts of trouble bleeding the rear brakes. I even ending up replacing the LPV.

But you wouldn't guess what the issue was. See if you can spot it in the photo...

A bloody tiny pair of vice grips......Mother F**kers

Well bugger me, I have been rather slack. Was hanging out in IH8MUD for a but. But yeah, plenty on the go..... So what have I done...? Well I've been wading around in pools of grease and oil. Well it seems like it anyway. After rebuilding the rear, the front was next on the list.....Nice and shiny ...

Righto, now for a front end refurb. There is a fair bit of diff oil that's been leaking and upon draining the diff also a bit of water. Oil level was also low. Leaking out from the hubs and swivel housing, so looks like a rebuild. If anyone has any seal kits knocking around, let me know. Will pull ...

So, teach me something..... I recently rebuilt the rear drum brakes on a BJ73 and was curious how the automatic adjuster works when operating the hand brake. It looks like the automatic adjuster operates everything the handbrake is pulled, but surely once it gets to a point it stops adjusting so the ...

Gees, that brings back memories. The old Terrano eh. CV snapping, idler bending beast. Yeah if you're not careful it's easy to break things in the front end. You've probably solved it by now, but if you haven't and have already replaced most of the drive line in the front, then have you dropped the ...

Keep up the good work and progress.
I would call it 12 years of planning. I thought I was bad, LoL

Well that is much better.
Completely stripped down, repainted. New shoes, brake cylinders, axle seals.

Ok, right, that's it, sort my shit out, on with the show. Right so I have finally made a start. First things first see if it worth putting back on the road. Some more inspiration... 9fd10daa01119ce7318450c3cfda2fc8.jpg First off, the brakes are stuffed. Normal 70s thing. So time for an inspection ...

Love a good story. It was always meant to be eh

Keep up the good work

In no particular order...thought I would tackle the seating arrangement. The existing is something to be amazed at. Something that old hill Billy Bob would even roll in his grave at. 20240425_111005.jpg 20240425_110934.jpg I have a fresh set of original seats, but also some reclining bucket seats ...

Ok, so time to get serious on this project. Starting with a full inspection of the good, the bad and to horrific. Thankfully nothing too horrific that can't be easily fixed. Mainly rust, but that's fairly easy to cut out and replace. One thing I definitely cannot fix is the rooted FRP canopy window ...

What's the latest....well got a WoF. Replaced any parts listed on the WoF sheet with new. Including a set of front shocks. Removed those electronic adjustable ones, for some decent ones. Still waiting for my clutch slave cylinder. Must ring them, but doesn't bother me. Since it's officially on the ...

UBZ wrote:Wof time for my 30yr old beater

What I know about vs what I get pulled up on

Surprisingly often not what you expect .

I hear ya. It's all part of the journey to keep these on the road

So a mate had some fibreglass flares lying around that he didn't want and so ummmming and arrrrrring if they would look like a good addition....

So today was WoF day. As with these older offroad trucks, I wasn't expecting a flying pass...Close, but no cigar. Just some minor things that are related to age and some good old offroad action. Have ordered all the parts and will throw them in for the WoF man...including a new clutch slave cylinder ...

BlakeNZ wrote:man, you have done a great job, it looks so much nicer than the original photos when you drove it home!!!

Cheers mate

Another job ticked off before I get a new WoF.
Front left wheel bearing a little bit of play. So a rebuild was in order anyway.

Right, so a couple of things ticked off today. The starter motor...bought a brand new one probably 9 months ago and so finally put it in. Originally you would have to hold the clutch in for the starter to properly engage the ring gear. But now it's immediate engagement, more power and even quieter ...

So thought I would have a go at selling this 90"s classic truck. Wow! What an experience. There are some interesting people with interesting perspectives. Some people thought they would be using it as their daily mall crawler. Yes you can, but don't expect it to drive like a race car or handle like ...

OK, here it is...... Cut out any rust and welded new plate in. Went with 2K white on the inside doors, boot, bonnet, etc with a matching and much cleaner Raptor coating to replace the green. All trim/rubbers and interior removed to ensure complete coverage. Comes up very nice each time when you use ...

Well I tuned up the motor a while back and it's been on a few missions. The guide here: https://delicaforum.com/index.php?threa ... power.707/ was spot on. I added EGT and Boost gauges, oh and what the heck a much more accurate VDO temp gauge and new sender. Also put an in cab BOOST controller which ...

Here's what I'm aiming for.....
Rear doors and FRP can be removed.

Ideas, ideas.... **FRP** I'm exploring the feasibility of some design ideas for the 70 and wondered if anyone knew how integral the FRP top is to the structure of the vehicle. I'm assuming because it's removable, you can actual drive around with no FRP top here in NZ....legally? If so, my next stage ...

The nasty rust....
Will cut it all out and replace with new steel.

Note to self, last rebuild....before I paint over it.