My new toy/project :)

philux · Post by **philux** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:01 pm

Well ive brought myself a 86 hilux double cab, got a few mods done already, bit of suspension work, auto locker rear, snorkle etc and a few other lil mods

My plan is to do the cross over steering (It really really needs it) wide axle conversion, disc breaks rear and just maybe coil rears, the flex in the back is pooos. Also need a bigger/better radiator to keep the donk cool and of course there will be other bits and pieces, spotlights, bar work, maybe longfield axles etc the list keeps growing, Hopefully have most of the work done before christmas as i would luv to use it over the holidays :mrgreen:

just need to fix and sell the other truck to fund this one.... :roll:

Sum pics for ya's

MAHINDRACJ4A · Post by **MAHINDRACJ4A** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:12 pm

looks nice & tidy

kaney · Post by **kaney** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:14 pm

if only it can move from the lawn :lol:

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:43 pm

Nice looking truck

What is the flexible tube that you have used to hookup your snorkel.

rangimotors · Post by **rangimotors** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:45 pm

can i ask what your other one is, have a couple of mates looking for new trucks

kiwipete · Post by **kiwipete** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:59 pm

I like your front bumper, thats the sort of mod I would like.

philux · Post by **philux** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:18 pm

if only it can move from the lawn

Shut the f@#K up u hurt my feelings :cry:

lol. It moves when your pushing it :lol:

wanna buy shares in a starter motor???

What is the flexible tube that you have used to hookup your snorkel.

Its pretty rough that, think its just 100mm pvc piping, i brought some like it for the other truck from blacks and pykles (i think thats what they are called) down lunns road in chch

Other truck is a ln106 hilux, with 33s 2.8d

here's a pic of it

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:33 am

Sweet lookin' trucks! Like your new white one. :thumleft:

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:00 am

philux wrote:

1JZ / 2JZ ?!?!?!?! :shock:

...nice...

Oh, I might have a spare wide rear axle here... give me a shout sometime... might also have a spare IFS steering box lying about the place...

Steve

kaney · Post by **kaney** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:05 am

SupraLux wrote:
philux wrote:

1JZ / 2JZ ?!?!?!?! ...nice...

Oh, I might have a spare wide rear axle here... give me a shout sometime... might also have a spare IFS steering box lying about the place...

Steve

2jz

philux wrote: wanna buy shares in a starter motor???

mmmm maybe...does that mean we get equal rights to start...and of course drive it lol.

vando · Post by **vando** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:42 am

you picked another stunning Canterbury day to go wheelin, judging by those pics :lol:

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:19 pm

vando wrote:you picked another stunning Canterbury day to go wheelin, judging by those pics

It was a great day that. It would have been better for Phill if he had actually made the top under his own power

rangimotors · Post by **rangimotors** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:16 pm

send me a text or pm when your selling the other one,

vando · Post by **vando** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:21 pm

a crappy day wheelin beats a fine day workin every time. Gotta have the obligatory break down/recovery, so someone gets braggin rites

philux · Post by **philux** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:09 pm

Sounds good steve ill be in contact once she is going, hopefully be tracking down a starter motor this week

It was a great day that. It would have been better for Phill if he had actually made the top under his own power

Sum tread on the tyres mite help, but those ones light up in our drive :roll:

wont be doing that on new ones.

send me a text or pm when your selling the other one

will do, hopefully it will be ready in the next week or so,

philux · Post by **philux** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:14 am

some vids of new truck in actioin http://www.bebo.com/FlashBox.jsp?FlashBoxId=4507844736

the tyres on it are pretty bald it was struggling :roll:

Got a bit beeffer starter motor for it now so its mobile at the mo

philux · Post by **philux** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:58 pm

Rito, bit of an update, got some new engines mounts holding the donk in spot (broke them on first trip out

) orded cross over steering off jafa, getting another elec fan tomorrow hopefully, and soon it will have cooler water running through its veins with a new radiator. And also got the other truck almost ready to sell, bit more tidying up and then off for a wof

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:32 am

You could also go for a lower thermostat will make the heater a little cooler for longer on those cold canty days.

What have you done about the tires and scrubbing? or are you waiting on the crossover before you look at that issue?

philux · Post by **philux** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:59 pm

What have you done about the tires and scrubbing? or are you waiting on the crossover before you look at that issue?

Only had it out the once and didnt have any rubbing issues then, but my new 33s on the other lux are about the same size as the baldish 35s

be interesting when some new 35s go on it

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:57 pm

it wont matter anyway will it phill once we sort ya new front end out

Petemcc · Post by **Petemcc** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:18 pm

Phils flex shots before the mods come along. It needs abit of work.

petefj40 · Post by **petefj40** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:28 pm

Awesome!

philux · Post by **philux** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:31 pm

Right not much as happend over the last few weeks but things are starting to pick up now, got the old radiator out and new one ready to go in. thanks to mudslinger, got a real mint deal. just gotta try make it fit

Wacked off the old spring hangers to make way for the new 1, also came across quite a bent shackle

this is its state at the mo

Also sounds like jafa's hi steer kit could be turning up on my door steep pretty soon

What have other guys done when moving the front diff foward 50 odd mm did you move your shock mounts too???

Managed to take out the old steering box to make way for the ifs one, decided im gunna put the snorkle out the other side now, no more pipe running across the engine bay

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:34 am

The shocks are fine left alone, some have been known to make new shock hoops to allow longer shocks and more travel up and down (shock limits up movement from memory).

As the spring compresses the diff moves back a little anyway. It depends if you want to get a cert for the shock hoops

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:56 am

depends where ya end up bumpstopping it so ya dont crush the steering. and I would probably make new mounts and have them straight up and down, I broke eye off the bottom of my shocks cause I haven't mooved the mounts

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:25 pm

Matt you get pretty extreme articulation out of the front of your Hilux and have a drop hanger moved forward so are you meaning cut off the top mounts making a new shock tower hoop and moving it forward or the bottom pin mount and moving it on the diff.

mud_slinger · Post by **mud_slinger** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:48 pm

if you cant get the radiator to fit give it back and we'll cut it down to a 3 row goin from 68 mm i think down to 48 mm to fit but im sure we can make it fit i see you have a angle grinder :wink:

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:24 pm

the mounts on the chassie, its easy to make some out of tube, I'll be doing mine when I get new shocks

rokhound · Post by **rokhound** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:03 am

What type of radiator is that? (it is 4 core isn't it?)
I'm looking for a decent sized radiator for project LION HEART.

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:14 am

Do some new shock mounts... something like this (the mounts I made for the MU) which I thought would break within a couple of trips lasted the distance and Rik has a similar setup in his... one of the few things he hasn't broken yet

They were a quick-fix - took all of 2 hours from go to whoah and were just to get shocks on it so I could drive it home from the shed... but they are still there

Steve

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