Surfs Up....(Day #1 cleaning)

D1HARD · Post by **D1HARD** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:42 pm

Well I recently sold my Rugger to a great guy and his wife down in Picton that needed a transit vehicle from there to their batch in the Sounds.
They are very happy.

With that cash and a bit more I decided to get a Hilux Surf or perhaps more appropriate a HILEX Surf.(with its LEXUS/SOARER V8 )

Thanks to a mate on here DJ I got a reasonable deal for the truck as a project which started yesterday at 7am.

She has some minor problems that are getting sorted as I type,the aftermarket fuel pump was not flowing what it should and the water pump whines and the rear brakes were shot.

Other than that the V8 roars,and is a real blast to drive..

At this stage though the LINK PLUS ECU is running her pretty rich,possibly in a mistaken attempt to combat the lack of flow from the pump.
And due to that she consumes fuel similar to that of a highly strung race car... :oops:

The worst part was the fact it was filthy....the underneath of the truck and chassis etc is in exellent condition but was caked in mud,sorted that with a water blaster and a screwdriver.

The interior was also bad but some serious cleaning sorted that out as well,if its going to be dirty I want to dirty it... :lol:

I stripped the Hilux and removed all the carpets and seats and basically everything inside the truck.

Most of the interior was covered in mud and gorse and .22 shells and beer caps and chicks hair pins.

Found a NZ 5c, and a Japanese 50 yen piece when I started getting serious...

I have 90% completed the trucks interior,there are some small areas I will work on over a period of time.

I will get into the engine tommorow,I have some brand new NGK Iridium plugs ready in waiting.

She is a bit of a fix it,...but I think it will be a great project...

While I am here anybody get some good deals on some 33s for the truck the tyres are not the best. :wink:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 4:43 pm

no picture of the most important bit ! :!:

ENGINE BAY :!:

WHERE IS IT :?:

looks cool in red tho

D1HARD · Post by **D1HARD** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 6:03 pm

wopass wrote::shock: no picture of the most important bit !

ENGINE BAY WHERE IS IT

looks cool in red tho

Ha ha ha

,yep... I have got her down at a mates workshop in town getting some new rear brakes.

As soon as I get her back I will grab some pics of the engine which is a very neat fit in the Surf bay.

And the snorkel is actually functional,although I think it will be very restrictive for the V8.

Have to look at waterproofing a lot of fuses and such like in the engine bay,no point having a snorkel with those sitting on the side of the firewall.

DJ · Post by DJ » Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:50 pm

hey I reconize that beast didn't know it was red thought it was flat grey hahaha :lol:

have fun, I did tends to swap ends at 60k's on gravel ya hoo

D1HARD · Post by **D1HARD** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:16 am

DJ wrote:hey I reconize that beast didn't know it was red thought it was flat grey hahaha have fun, I did tends to swap ends at 60k's on gravel ya hoo

Ha ha ha better watch out in the wet,drfiting Hilux's are not in my repertoire....

Thanks for all your help on this DJ,no doubt will be drumming you with questions...

Question #1 is the rear diff an LSD?

DJ · Post by DJ » Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:42 am

Question #1 is the rear diff an LSD?

should be never had it apart but have had both wheels spinning and nearly all surfs of that years had LSD all check ID tag on Firewall

D1HARD · Post by **D1HARD** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:15 am

DJ wrote:
Question #1 is the rear diff an LSD?
should be never had it apart but have had both wheels spinning and nearly all surfs of that years had LSD all check ID tag on Firewall

Cheers DJ I will have a look at the tag.

Hopefully I can get the Surf back today for some pics..

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:06 pm

Question #1 is the rear diff an LSD?

Jack the rear end off the gound, spin a wheel, if the one on the opposite side spins in the same direction, it IS LSD, if the wheel on the opposite side spins in the opposite direction, it ISN"T LSD
good luck :!:

D1HARD · Post by **D1HARD** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:35 pm

hosehustler wrote:
Jack the rear end off the gound, spin a wheel, if the one on the opposite side spins in the same direction, it IS LSD, if the wheel on the opposite side spins in the opposite direction, it ISN"T LSD
good luck

Nice call thanks I will look at both avenues...cheers for the help guys..

DJ · Post by DJ » Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:00 am

Jack the rear end off the gound, spin a wheel, if the one on the opposite side spins in the same direction, it IS LSD, if the wheel on the opposite side spins in the opposite direction, it ISN"T LSD

or put seats back in, back it out on the street, engauge first gear, graduly build revs to 5000rpm, side step off clutch, when smoke clears check tire marks on the road LSD should have two lines. You may have to do this several times. then after being released from police read newspaper for new accomidation.
thats what I would do
Cheers DJ :twisted:

D1HARD · Post by **D1HARD** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 5:58 pm

Conan · Post by **Conan** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 12:43 pm

is that the soarer traction control comp/box down the back ??

DJ · Post by DJ » Sun Aug 07, 2005 1:37 pm

is that the soarer traction control comp/box down the back ??

no its a cover for the accelerator cable and linkage

D1HARD · Post by **D1HARD** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 3:13 pm

Yeah if you look at the throttle body you can see the TRC throttle controller is gone.... :lol:

Conan · Post by **Conan** » Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:22 pm

hahha i cant see shit on my fuzzy wee screen :roll:

thought you might have tried to get the trc going ,
ive always been curious if it could be adapted and got working

mudlux · Post by **mudlux** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:16 pm

awsome truck , bet she purrs like a kitten on heat :twisted:

I want one !!!

DJ · Post by DJ » Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:39 pm

I want one !!!

no problem send truck and load up tray with folding and I'll build you one

D1HARD · Post by **D1HARD** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 10:16 pm

DJ wrote:
I want one !!!

no problem send truck and load up tray with folding and I'll build you one

And I can vouch for DJs skill as a builder,the install was very well done..

mudlux · Post by **mudlux** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:47 pm

dose your surf have a beam axle up front or is it IFS and what year is it ??
Im trying to con a friend into selling his lexus surf to me so i can change it to front beam .

D1HARD · Post by **D1HARD** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:50 pm

No its IFS and thats a problem with the Diffs.... :cry:

After the Beam axle conversion its sweet as.....I will do that conversion at some stage and also go for coils up front too.

D1HARD · Post by **D1HARD** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:43 pm

Ok she is up and NEARLY running....

The new rims and tyres are on and she has passed the cert..

Surfs Up....(Day #1 cleaning)

Surfs Up....(Day #1 cleaning)

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