93 surf, anyone know them well?

sparx · Post by **sparx** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:29 pm

I'm looking at this here surfy http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... d=58138593
I'm not sure if it's IFS or SAS, whats a SAS conversion worth and how much is it going to set me back? is it even worth doing?

The list of queries I have for it are Diesel mileage, Locking diff or LSD, hub type, shock type, rust and service history.

Whats the lifespan on the 3L turbo diesel?
Can anyone give me a bit of quick advice on what else to look for?
Im going to ring the bloke and go have a look tomorrow.

Any advice greatly appreciated
-Matt

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:33 pm

pm steve aka supralux. hes your 'go to' guy when talkin lux's and sas..

sparx · Post by **sparx** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:03 pm

great, thanks I will send that to him

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:06 pm

its ifs

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:45 pm

Matt said it, its an IFS truck... Surfs only came in solid axle varieties in 84 and 85.

Yes it can be SASd, and you'd have a damn fine truck when it was done... The 1KZ is a nice motor, just get it checked properly before you buy it.

Check your PMs

Steve

krawlr · Post by **krawlr** » Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:37 am

cylinder leak down test is the first thing before any .

and ask the guy if its got the dreaded dual mass fly wheel or the solid ,you want the solid .

as far as im aware these are the thousand dollar questions ,and what a stupid place to put a winch :lol:

good luck

sparx · Post by **sparx** » Sun Jun 04, 2006 3:40 pm

well i ended up buying a 94 with only 90K on the clock, its bloody hard to find the 3.0D in a 5 speed btw.
so i guess now I can expect to fork out another 7 grand getting it offroad worthy but it was well worth it for the low mileage