Jerry's new truck

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:08 am

You would need hooks on the side Jerry, they tended to fall on their side often

jdeburgh · Post by **jdeburgh** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:20 am

Bubba wrote:You would need hooks on the side Jerry, they tended to fall on their side often

yep, tell me about it, at my 21st, my brother had one, he was bringing the berr etc down the hill to the venue and it tipped over! - No breakages though!

So Jerry should be OK!

John

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:04 pm

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:06 pm

Very nice Jerry!! What's it running? 33"s? any other mods??

Handbrake · Post by **Handbrake** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:07 pm

Well done Jerry. Looks great, will be lots of fun, we look forward to seeing it out and about. Is it not strange that it does not have tow hooks already on it, as it looks as though it has been 4 wheel driven before?

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:17 pm

1992
2.4EFI Diesel
33" Tyres
3" Lift
OME Shocks and Coils
Discs all round

No hooks as it had a bars with hooks on previously and these are now on another cruiser club truck, Marty will be sorting these out soon (hopefully :lol:

) want 2 on each end and a pintle on the back.

Needs a couple of easy items doing for a WOF and a couple of things fixing, so should be ready soon.....more info will follow as it comes to hand.....right now its having a rest in the Garage.

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:21 pm

Jerry wrote:.....right now its having a nice little rest in the Garage.

A nice rest coz it'll have to be up early tomorrow morning for terewhiti :wink:

Looks good Jerry

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:24 pm

I forgot to mention the 70L fuel tank as well :roll:

......I chucked 20L in and the gauge hardly moved :oops:

No wof and no hooks.....I have to practice what I preach :oops:

Going with Cloggy tomorrow... :twisted:

warlord225 · Post by **warlord225** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:30 pm

ah the mighty 2lt, also known as the head cracker, sorry man, but if its that motor in her start saving.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:32 pm

I've been told that the 2L EFI motors don't suffer as much.....if it hand grenades I'm just going to drop a V8 or something in..... :twisted:

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:36 pm

Jerry wrote:.....if it hand grenades I'm just going to drop a V8 or something in.....

perhaps a little preventative maintenence and we'll drop her in now eh :!:

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:37 pm

Don't the Suzuki's have the little engine overheating / melting problem as well :oops:

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:41 pm

Jerry wrote:
.....if it hand grenades I'm just going to drop a V8 or something in.....

perhaps a little preventative maintenence and we'll drop her in now eh

The Suzuki clutch is the next big ticket item on the list as thats sort of needed almost nowish....its a bit further down the list.....

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:10 pm

looks good Jerry....maybe need to cut those guards a bit and get some 35s on it tho..... :lol:

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:42 pm

Shit Jerry, now I know you have lost the plot, a toyota :wink:

. And it isn't even dirty :lol:

Al

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:47 pm

Don't you mean "dirty yet".... :twisted:

warlord225 · Post by **warlord225** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:51 pm

are you going to christen it at aotea jerry?

btw good on you for buying something decent

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:56 pm

It may be ready for Aotea....... :lol:

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:34 pm

Jerry wrote:I forgot to mention the 70L fuel tank as well ......I chucked 20L in and the gauge hardly moved

LWB version takes 80 litres... at 96 its alot of doh...

kaney · Post by **kaney** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:51 pm

wjw wrote:
Jerry wrote:I forgot to mention the 70L fuel tank as well ......I chucked 20L in and the gauge hardly moved

LWB version takes 80 litres... at 96 its alot of doh...

but you can have more fun than me/us with our 2lte motors

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:45 pm

kaney wrote:but you can have more fun than me/us with our 2lte motors

Thats true and compared to a 1KZ it costs 1c more a K to run :-D

Its just scary cos most of the cost is at the pump.. first time I filled it with 93 it cost over $100.... when I last filled it with diesel it only cost me $60... was almost 18 months prior tho

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:14 am

Update:

It got a WOF yesterday :lol:

Andrew came over yesterday and had a good look at it, a small list of maintence things to get done (which I was aware of)...nothing unexpected.

He says Its easy enouth to wind up the diesel pump and turbo to give it more power which will be handy when the front and rear (and side) bars go on and the hooks.

will post up some better pics later.

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:52 am

Jerry wrote:hooks.

Those hooks can be really heavy!

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:33 pm

Jerry wrote:Update:

It got a WOF yesterday

Andrew came over yesterday and had a good look at it, a small list of maintence things to get done (which I was aware of)...nothing unexpected.

He says Its easy enouth to wind up the diesel pump and turbo to give it more power which will be handy when the front and rear (and side) bars go on and the hooks.

will post up some better pics later.

was it driving around the hutt at about 4.50ish? I saw one like yours... :?:

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:46 pm

Ummmmmm errr maybe.... :lol:

Did you wet yourself when you saw it :roll:

jdeburgh · Post by **jdeburgh** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:58 pm

Jerry wrote:Ummmmmm errr maybe....

Did you wet yourself when you saw it

Why is it that bad someone will piss themselves laughing?

John :twisted:

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:02 am

You know how excitable Mr O gets...... :roll:

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 7:04 am

No, I just though I saw a prado that looked like yours

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:37 pm

Jerry wrote:1992
2.4EFI Diesel
33" Tyres
3" Lift
OME Shocks and Coils
Discs all round

No hooks as it had a bars with hooks on previously and these are now on another cruiser club truck, Marty will be sorting these out soon (hopefully ) want 2 on each end and a pintle on the back.

Needs a couple of easy items doing for a WOF and a couple of things fixing, so should be ready soon.....more info will follow as it comes to hand.....right now its having a rest in the Garage.

NICE TRUCK!!!!!!!

We have three SWB Pados in the collection and they all go really well. All three have the sway bar removed and it makes a noticable difference off road and bugger all difference to road manners.

One of em is a 2.4 EFI with 150,000ish on the clock and still goin strong.

But:

Set aside or be prepared with $1200 for a new head. It is only a matter of time untill it will need one. They ALL crack. Makes no real difference what year although the 1990 thru 1992 EFI's where suppost to be the better/heavier built engines, its a Toyota thing, and they evantually crack.

smurf182 · Post by **smurf182** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:59 pm

DieselBoy wrote:Set aside $1200 for a new head. It is only a matter of time untill it will need one. They ALL crack. Makes no difference what year, its a Toyota thing.

Not quite. They're prone to cracking if overheated. I know of plenty of 2.4 Surfs still on their stock heads after 200,000+ kays. Maintain the cooling system properly as you should do on any vehicle and you will be fine. I'd have it pressure tested to ensure it's not already cracked, never know what the previous owner was like.

The procedure for ensuring 2L-T/E reliability is this:

Rectify any leaks/perished hoses.
Have the system pressure flushed by a decent rad shop (garden hose pressure will not remove all rust).
Install new radiator cap with correct pressure rating.
Install new thermostat, Tridon brand.
Check condition of viscous fan.
Install big bore exhaust (lower backpressure = lower EGTs. More power too.)
Install intercooler (lower charge temp = higher charge density = lower EGTs. More power too.)