Ln65 Hi lux Thrash wagon

[Woompha]

I brought a Ln 65 hi lux less than 6 months ago with the idear off doing it up. It start out as a stranded yellow d/cab with a transplant 2.8 out of who knows what with a rear LSD (tightened of course) with servos that were wearing fast.



First mod all be it a little 1 was the fitting of a nudge bar and two front tow hooks made the truck look much better . Then it was on to things like the brakes whole new master cylinder then the steering box decided it had done enough and kicked the bucked so that was a total over hall.Then to get more articulation i had to get ride of the old monrow air shocks and the pencil thin front shocks and put in old man emu shocks all round with much improvment.And on top of that throw in 3 second hand doors a paint job and lots more really little things (and a lot of cash) and thats a bout it.and i cant forget a fully rebuilt front diff with a LSD as well makes this truck much better off road.



I am open to ideas on how and what to re power this little beast with and what sort of winches are other people using on luxs around the country.

[nzhunter]

if you wana leave it diesel then a 1kz (3 L turbo diesel) is a mean engine expensive to buy but would have to be one of toyotas best diesel engines ever. If you wana go petrol you can go the supra way, for example a 5m-ge, 6m-ge, 7m-ge this is the conversion commonly done as it is easy because you can use the w58 bellhousing which connects straight between the engine and your hilux gearbox. Otherwise a 1jz or 2jz. My lux has a 1jz in which has an adapter plate between the auto bellhousing and manual box, the bellhousing has a hole cut in the side. Another more common option is the 1uz which is the lexus 4L v8, to keep it manual a r series gearbox is recommended.

Any type of winch could be used something with 9000lb or more would be good, try to avoid Chinese winches if you can.


DAN

[gimmemud]

i reckon commy 3.8 v6 all the way!! got one in my surf and absollutely love it. plenty of power and don't have to use high revs all the time like the supra motors. just IMO though

[philux]

im thinking if my 2jz craps itself i might try the 4.6 HSE rangerover V8 30hp less than than the lexus and almost 100nm more of torque but then adapotors could be intresting

[nzhunter]

im thinking if my 2jz craps itself i might try the 4.6 HSE rangerover V8 30hp less than than the lexus and almost 100nm more of torque but then adapotors could be intresting

Haha yeh man that would be a real interesting fit, wonder what it weighs though?

Yeh I would seriously look at putting an 8 in if mine sucks a kumera, no engine sounds as sick as a v8 at full revs in a bog hole!!

[turoa]

i reckon commy 3.8 v6 all the way!! got one in my surf and absollutely love it. plenty of power and don't have to use high revs all the time like the supra motors. just IMO though

Id agree with the v6 option. Its soo much easier to get everything in teh engine bay because they are so compact.

Btw, was it your surf that was cruising down the main street of paeroa yesterday with a trailer load of tyres

[gimmemud]

i reckon commy 3.8 v6 all the way!! got one in my surf and absollutely love it. plenty of power and don't have to use high revs all the time like the supra motors. just IMO though

Id agree with the v6 option. Its soo much easier to get everything in teh engine bay because they are so compact.

Btw, was it your surf I was cruising down the main street of paeroa yesterday with a trailer load of tyres

It sure was, went for a blast up maratoto.

there were a few videos taken of it yesterday and the v6 still sounds very nice indeed.

[nzhunter]

i reckon commy 3.8 v6 all the way!! got one in my surf and absollutely love it. plenty of power and don't have to use high revs all the time like the supra motors. just IMO though

Id agree with the v6 option. Its soo much easier to get everything in teh engine bay because they are so compact.

Btw, was it your surf I was cruising down the main street of paeroa yesterday with a trailer load of tyres

It sure was, went for a blast up maratoto.

there were a few videos taken of it yesterday and the v6 still sounds very nice indeed.

mate, where are these vids???

[gimmemud]

mate, where are these vids???

here's one, thanks to diesel boy
http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p282 ... memud1.flv

[Dick]

Woompha is away with work at the mo, but has asked me to thank you guys for the suggestions. He is keen to do something, but is still trying to decide what, and at what cost. We were hoping to stay with diesel, but i really like the sound of those commie v6's.

[rangimotors]

if he's keen he should snap this up http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=13492

[Dick]

if he's keen he should snap this up http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=13492

Cheers for that..i think he was keen to stay with a manual box thou.

[Woompha]

thanks ever 1 for the help those of you that have a v6 what they like on fuel usage and how big a tank are you running i was thinking of looking for a 5lt the older model with out the computer what cost am i looking at to buy 1 of these any more help would be great thanks.

[Woompha]

well i decided that i better update my post to date i have decided to keep the 2.8 so i have decided to do all the little jobs that seem to add up i have finely got round to instilling a battery tray as the battery has a bad habit of jumping around when 4wd driving got a new radiator to fix the over heating problems that i was having as the last 1 was all blocked up. so the next few things to sorted out are the snorkel 1 piece rear drive shaft as i have buggered my hanger bearing and then get the rear tow hooks sorted out. well that's me for now i will post sum pics soon.

[Steve_t647]

If you are planning on keeping the 2.8 then you may want to keep an eye out for a dud 2lt and swap the turbo over, you will need to do a larger exhaust for it after that for relyability and may want to have the manifold ported to the exhaust and get a pyrometer and put that in the exhaust manifold also before the turbo and learn to drive on the Pyro guage as this will increase engine life.

The 2.8 is a pretty safe engine but when you add the turbo you want to be nice to it because you can cook it and crack the head, with the turbo you wil get back not bad road speeds and be prepared to overtake it is still not a race car but drivability wise it makes it less of a chore and more comfortable.

[Woompha]

Thanks steve_t647 what i was thinking is that before i put a turbo on it i would get it rebuilt as i have no idea what sort of life this engine has been given and i was also thinking of fitting a inter cooler what are your thoughts on that idea thanks again.

[Steve_t647]

Intercooler is a good idea, as far as the recondition goes you may as well just get a leakdown test done to verify the health as long as it is low 6-8psi boost in the factory engine and keep an eye on the exhaust gas temp, after a big climb up a hill knowing to take it slow for 5 minutes is much better than repairs for the sake of arriving 15 minutes earlier at the other end.

when the engine get's tired it will start to eat oil, fume and will be more of a slug, if you do it grab the 5l (3.0 diesel) fuel pump and add the 2lt boost compensator to it, you shouldn't have to do anything more to the fuel side the compensator is aparently just a straight swap but I havent done one.

I would save the coin on the rebuild for now and be prepared to spend it later, these engines can do massive miles and adding a turbo reduces this some (more stress) but in a year or two the new D4D engines may be cheap enough to throw in, they are a far more modern engine

[turoa]

If you are going to rebuild the motor why not just stick a petrol in it? decent motor makes a helluva difference in how capable a vehicle is (depends on terrain though)

[Woompha]

thanks steve and turoa for your advice was going to get it rebuild as it dose eat a lot of oil and is a big slug thought about changing to a petrol engine but decided against it for now as the less electrics as possible at the moment the better sorry it has taken so long to reply as i been away from computer for a few days now thanks again.

[Woompha]

hi every one i have finaly got my a into g and have decided to go for the v6 option so i have got my self a series 1 vn v6 i have got the whole car so now iam at the stage of finding bell housing and clutches ect but any help would be welcomed