1KZ surf transformed to Coil SAS club truck

[hosehustler]

A tad more progress, but after reading Jafa's cool shite i'm feeling slightly deflated
That's really one very cool build
did a bit more work on the winch bar and it's coming along well, also mounted up a good sized external transmission cooler, just the plumbing for that to go and that's another tick on the sheet.

[Jafa]

mate, as you know we are building two completely different vehicles Yours will be a nice-mannered road going cumfy, quiet cruiser that will master most offroad stuff, mine will be a noisy, unpleasant to drive at speed, and definitely not for the family, trailer queen that will master almost everything offroad.........hopefully gawd it better superior to my zook!
Carry on! looking good! show us the winch mount and bar

&*edit* and yours wont take 4 years to build!!

[monaro427]

hi tim how did you go with mounting your hawse fairlead at the front, i ended up making the hole for the wire to travel through about 15mm wider that way i was able to still use the same mounting holes, cheers craig

[hosehustler]

hi tim how did you go with mounting your hawse fairlead at the front, i ended up making the hole for the wire to travel through about 15mm wider that way i was able to still use the same mounting holes, cheers craig

Haven't mounted it yet
yours is looking

Bit more progress on the rear disc canversion.
I was looking at fitting mr2 callipers to mine, last time I used mitsi gallant, saw these advertised and went this way instead.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =189387361
One thing that nearly all disc converions have done is use a solid axle front disc on the rear as the stud pattern fits over the wheel studs, there are 2 problems with that..... the first is that the hat part of the rotor isn't big enough to fit over the hub, so normally you turn down the hub in a lathe, 2nd problem is that the very end of the axle (on surf wide rear axles) is too big for the hole in the rotor, so you turn out the centre of the rotor a little in lathe so that it fits.
main problem with doing that is they are "custom only" parts and if on a trip say to the west coast and you break an axle, you can't just get a 2nd hand part and repair.
The prado rear disc rotors fit over the hub, are the right depth for callipers, and the hole in the centre fits over the axle end, however the hat part of the rotor is 20mm deeper, will let you know in a couple of days if the adapter plates will work, not too worried if they don't as i'll be using the rest of the stuff I bought and get a set of calliper holders laser cut to do the job, hoping to modify this set tho

[petefj40]

Thank god for laser cutting aye Tim?
Will be interested to see how your conversion works out.

[hosehustler]

time for a rest, broken collar bone
THAT'S BLOWN THE XMAS PLANS

[fweddy]

time for a rest, broken collar bone
THAT'S BLOWN THE XMAS PLANS

Sorry to hear! But that needs some explaining Tim!!

[PR]

time for a rest, broken collar bone
THAT'S BLOWN THE XMAS PLANS

Yes please explain

[petefj40]

time for a rest, broken collar bone
THAT'S BLOWN THE XMAS PLANS

Yes please explain

X2

[hosehustler]

"bullrush"

[Heath]

"bullrush"

See thats why the Nanny state got rid of it. So old fellers (anyone over 18) dont make an ass out of them selves and get hurt.

[PigFmr]

"bullrush"

See thats why the Nanny state got rid of it. So old fellers (anyone over 18) dont make an ass out of them selves and get hurt.

tim did not know you went late last nite untill this morning when i was speaking to rob

[albundy]

Are, Bullrush and ankle tapped by a 12 year old GIRL Sorry bro, had to let that one out. You can blame ya old man for letting it out of the bag.
Al your trusty bro-in-law

[PR]

and ankle tapped by a 12 year old GIRL

I hope my bones arnt that brittle when Im your age

[PigFmr]

Are, Bullrush and ankle tapped by a 12 year old GIRL Sorry bro, had to let that one out. You can blame ya old man for letting it out of the bag.
Al your trusty bro-in-law

i was not going to say anything about girls doing it
vince

[J_Dub]

its ok mate, it dont mater if your ankle tapped by a 12 year old girl or a 120kg island boy, its still an ankle tap...

[Sadam_Husain]

Sounds painful

Get well soon and nice professional job on your truck build

[hosehustler]

thanks for all the ribbing....especially Al

back to the build, I might be laid up but things still progressing, diff lockers have arrived, scored a set of awesome spotties
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =189996449
(TM has some bargains sometimes), a little nutting out of rear brakes (as much as you can with one arm)
Doc reckons 2weeks and I can use arm without lifting.....TWO WEEKS

[hosehustler]

Tried to do a locker today, thought that would be easy, got my wife to lift diff head onto bench, then got shitty as couldn't pull apart, now doubly shitty as sore.
I admit defeat for now....ah well I tried
back to the playstation

[skid]

Doc reckons 2weeks and I can use arm without lifting.....TWO WEEKS

and then the only thing you'll be able to lift will be a larger bottle of beer than the one you can lift now

it takes some time to heal a broken collar bone, been there dude. Just don't try and test it out at the end playing beach volleyball, coz then you go and dislocate your shoulder instead and get even more time off.



p.s. awesome to watch you fullas building ya truks so fast, great progress reading

keep it up dude

[haynzy]

thanks for all the ribbing....especially Al

back to the build, I might be laid up but things still progressing, diff lockers have arrived, scored a set of awesome spotties
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =189996449
(TM has some bargains sometimes), a little nutting out of rear brakes (as much as you can with one arm)
Doc reckons 2weeks and I can use arm without lifting.....TWO WEEKS

good score bought a pair of those myself off tme for a similar price

[hosehustler]

finally a bit of progress, allbeit a little strained and sore
Thank goodness for rattle guns
Both the diff heads now have lockers installed, the rear diff has the "no-slip" which is just a little more technical to install than the standard lock-right I put in the front, but they're both easy installs, will sure be interesting to see what it's road manners are like, the US guys review and rate them highly so I hope I'm not disappointed
Completely stripped out the entire rear end, repainted, and reassembled, now sitting on springs and all back together ready to start setting up rear disc conversion over the next few days.

[mike]

Doc reckons 2weeks and I can use arm without lifting.....TWO WEEKS

its only the 17th and you did all that, what happend to the two weeks?? your a nutta tim

shaping up to be a weapon thats for sure, but , you sell i kick your ass

[petefj40]

start setting up rear disc conversion over the next few days.

What's the setup going to consist of Tim?

N hey, take it easy there man, you might delay your recovery.

[hosehustler]

start setting up rear disc conversion over the next few days.

What's the setup going to consist of Tim?

N hey, take it easy there man, you might delay your recovery.

Oh i'm taking it easy, I took both diff heads in to Riks today, and set the backlash, got him to help me lift them in and out of my truck......see told you i'm taking it easy
fitted up the rear diff and started work on the disc conversion, short story is....there's no way the Subaru calliper will work with the Prado rear discs.....the Prado discs are the only ones that will work on the rear end without custom parts.....MR2 callipers will work with some new brackets (i'm pretty sure)
So tomorrow picking up a pair of MR2 callipers
Subaru callipers will work if I do the old turn down the axle hub and open out the rotor but the whole idea was no custom parts

[petefj40]

start setting up rear disc conversion over the next few days.

What's the setup going to consist of Tim?

N hey, take it easy there man, you might delay your recovery.

but the whole idea was no custom parts

Ok. I was wondering what you were going to go with..
Good to hear you're taking it easy.

[hosehustler]

Doc reckons 2weeks and I can use arm without lifting.....TWO WEEKS

its only the 17th and you did all that, what happend to the two weeks?? your a nutta tim

shaping up to be a weapon thats for sure, but , you sell i kick your ass

Didn't think I was a nutta....but you know me well and you have a point
No it won't be for sale for a long time, getting really excited about the next year, there's some trips happening in places which I love


Decision made on rear brakes, it's the same set up you have on your 40 Pete
As stated earlier I wanted to avoid customising rotors and hubs this time and have bolt on parts.
Prado rear discs, MR2 (non-turbo) callipers, where the callipers are going to sit is a perfect spot which clears the rear coil springs, handbrake is in an excellent location to easily secure cables.
Will have to get a couple of brackets laser cut, so since i've cleared all that up in my mind and have a final plan, i'll put that job aside till the new year when the laser cutters have finished the festive season

[hosehustler]

Progress is slow due to broken bone not healing together in line, means I am essentially one armed, sore as Fok, and painfully slow.......I hate it
I have managed to assemble the front end including the wide hub swap (will post some pics of that in a day or two), very happy with that, it all came together as planned.
here's a couple of shots, firstly of the rear disc conversion, this is the prado rear disc over top of Surf rear end, neither rotor or axle have been modified (except drum backing plate removed)


have made a little more progress on the front bar, but still plenty of work there to go as well

[PR]

Looking Bloody good there Tim even if you are the one armed bandit your builds still going to be faster then Nibs if his ever gets finished cant wait to see it in action on the coast

[kiwipete]

I like the look of your front bars Tim, its given me some ideas.
Did you do them yourself?