think i've fixed those video links now. ^^

Here's some videos of how high the water can get in the Clarke and Grey. These are from when we were opening the track back up after it was flood damaged in mid 2011. I think the Footage of the Grey was September 2011 and the river level on the waipuna guage was running at 2.4 meters. The video of ...

What has been said on here is pretty much spot on although the cooler in the radiator is more of a preference thing. I still have mine in the radiator but it is not hooked up, was going to remove it but figured if I had a stuff up it could be used to get me out of the bush. I have been running 2 ...

Have acumulated too many parts and need to get rid of some. Those of you that know me or have been to my place know I've got quite a bit of toyota stuff. Not all parts are in A1 condition, many were to be rebuilt for projects that I now have too many of. All parts are as is where is and no warranty ...

HI I have a factory 4.88 e-locker out of a LJ71 prado. The crown wheel is the same thickness as the late model 4.56 V6 which i got out of a 2wd 2.8 hiace. I was going to convert the e-locker to 4.56 but ended up buying a detroit locker instead. From what i've read and the shitload off diffs i've ...

could be keen on PTO, shafts and gearbox/transfer case. is it 5 speed or 4?

If I remember correctly I done this track with Flag around 2008/2009 with a few others from westport and a couple of trucks from grey/hoki. We went a few kms on the grey side of Jacksons and came out at Kaniere. Was pretty stoney and we had to do a bit of work on a few of the banks into and out of ...

do you still have the flip kits for sale? cheers marc

have got a bend front locker housing missing most of the brackets off it. was going to straighten it but havent got around to doing anything with it.

The bearings you need to use are the same side bearings as the 4 spider diffs or 'V6' as the yanks call them. These will be the same as what the rear diff in your prado use.

I have been told that you can't interchange heads between KZN130's and 185's. The 185's have a different cooling port arrangement in the head to the block which is why they don't crack heads like the 130's. Also 185 motors had a manual setup for the throttle in 1996 and 1997 as after that they were ...

As far as I know 2.4TD prados (LJ7#'s) run 4.88 diffs in either auto or manual. The 3.0TD prado's (KZJ7#'s) run 4.3 diffs. 4.88 are axle code G19# and 4.3 are axle code G28#. the # indicates whether its got an open, LSD or 2 pinion or 4 pinion carrier. All 8" toyota diffs are interchangable except ...

hi philux no sorry its got auto hubs on it that are stuffed

rego on hold, motor seized and missing turbo, good W56 gear box 4.3 front diff, rear diff head missing. Body pretty rust free but front cut is stuffed. Parts available just ask.

Near complete roller. Rego on hold. Was 2.4 turbo automatic, motor and rear diff nugget (factory 4.88) have been removed. Interior is mint and body very tidy apart from front guards and tailgate. Would prefer to sell complete but would part out. Open to offers as i want it gone. http://i913 ...

For sale four 35x12.5x15 creepy crawlers on 10inch rims. Tyres are like new and only done maybe 200kms and one trip to seddonville. The edges on lugs are still square. $1700 ono

There are several versions of the new heads. If possible get the later head with differing porting and valves and change to the later inlet manifold as well. Then get the intercooler that goes with the parts above and you will have a way better power plant. I now wish I had known the later engine ...

May pay to measure the calipers as my KZN130 that i wrecked run 25mm front discs and LN106's run 20mm thick discs. Also even though they bolt on because the caliper is wider you can't bolt your rims on without doing and an IFS hub swap as the rims foul on the caliper. just my 2c

i might go for a bigger tank i cant see 50 odd Litres lasting long, maybe bmw5/7 serries and mount it under the rear of cab the R-15# is out of a ln130 92 modle, i dont know if its a r-150f or r-151f does anyone know what modle R box comes out with a gear type trasnfer hey man i'm not sure on the ...

It is another case of interpretation as my certifier has said once I change the chassis enough then he'll call it a scratch build! It is a bit silly as MSNZ guys can run harnesses with an authority card yet ORANZ and NZFWDA which also both have raod legal classes can get cages legal but not ...

Torque converter lockup in gears other than 4th will be quite useful as well as far as i'm aware lockup in 1st gear cannot be acheived in in A34#'s as the valve body needs to be modified to do this. I asked a few places in chch a few years ago when i installed a 1KZ and A343F in my hilux and no one ...

Hi Leigh My wife's uncle and cousin went through a couple of weeks ago and no problem with gates. Cheers Richard although the gates are not locked anymore there is a donation box at the New Creek end of the road when you drive past the farm house. I've been through the mackley 3 times in the last ...

Hey Guys, had really good day in the Totoara, done the Tailings track both ways and a couple of little loop tracks in between. Will have some pics and the vid of Jafa driving the steep hill when I get organised. Jafa gets the title of driving the steep hill first but a small win with mine - first ...

I have to agree with rokhound, large swampers handle terribly but are fawking great offroad tyres in my opinion . I run Q78 TSL's (35.5x10.5x15) on my hilux as well as 35 wranglers for shiney trips. I don't have any difflocks just useless LSD's and from stepping up from kumho's (35's) and now ...

Hi Richard have you managed to get a new brush holder assembly for your winch? Flag said to twist their arm as they'll want to sell you a complete motor . The brush holder should only be about $120-$140. We pulled steves winch apart today to clean it out and found that his winch is the same as ours ...

i'm after a 4.3 ratio high pinion 8" toyota diff. would have use for two but definately need one at this stage. as far as i'm aware they came out in KZN70 series (3.0 turbo) prados and late model 4.2 flatdeck landcruisers with the coiled front end. PM me or just post below if you can help. cheers ...

What I intend to experiment with is using the MR2 cables through to full length and centre to the balancer (where they would normally be) and then re-routing the hilux cable from drivers side chassis rail, to center to meet up at that point with MR2 setup correct me if i'm wrong but would that ...

the plan is to fit a missile launcher style switch inside the cab, when it's turned on and vehicle in 1st gear it will trick the computer and lock up the torque converter, it will also be wired via th brake pedal switch, so when the brakes are engaged, the lock up turns off, release the brakes and ...

I done the same thing to my 84 doublecab, used the auto also. auto is around 80mm longer than standard hilux box so driveshafts had to be changed. Bodylifted mine, mounts on diesel hilux chassis had to be moved back 2 inches for the motor to go in. Put the surf speedo cluster into the 84 dash, wired ...

by Bulletproof on Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:54 pm Another typical West coast trip Oct 06. A Nelson club trip around Moa Bones at Seddonville bloody good track that, its such a pity that it and 90% of the tracks at seddonville have been destroyed by all the wind-blown trees. It sounds like timberlands ...