Project tintin suggestions

[tintin]

managed to score this today

1981 petrol
rust free
needs gearbox and transfercase
have fix up 6 months reg on put on it hold
and give it a good clean

wish list so far:
white spoke wheels
33''tyres for now may change my mind
bucket seats
pto winch (mid mount?)
exo style cage itergrated into rear trayback (i can get sponsership on some hi tensile tube for this)
sell the surf and and get a 1KZ and auto trans

[tintin]

this will be a bugget built starting arfter june
any suggestions wellcome

[mudzilla]

Not bad for a box of Beer aye
Now what are you gunna do with it
Lexarse Fheee8 bro...

[Rotazuk]

Lilpigzuk would have a gearbox/t-case if you need one

Chris

[KiwiBacon]

Suggestion, Put a 1KZ engine and driveline in it.
IMO those were the best looking hiluxes, worthy of a modern drivetrain

[mudzilla]

Suggestion, Put a 1KZ engine and driveline in it.
IMO those were the best looking hiluxes, worthy of a modern drivetrain

Thats what told him last night when we looked at it, Wish I had a Box of beer, Bugger.

[tintin]

Suggestion, Put a 1KZ engine and driveline in it.
IMO those were the best looking hiluxes, worthy of a modern drivetrain

would love a 1KZ but its a bit out of my price range at the moment
im planning on a ground up rebuild so i will do that first then worry about the drivetrain
plan is to tray back it as the tray has been kept by the last owner and fit a pto winch some how
and that RED PAINT has to go

[tintin]

can any one tell me what falcon springs i should be looking out for
and about how much lift they will give,
and about how much lift putting the rears in the front will give ,do you need to do a hi steer thingy doing this?

[tintin]

Lilpigzuk would have a gearbox/t-case if you need one

Chris

pm sent, thanks mate

[tintin]

IMO those were the best looking hiluxes

yeah i like my curves

[nzhunter]

can any one tell me what falcon springs i should be looking out for
and about how much lift they will give,
and about how much lift putting the rears in the front will give ,do you need to do a hi steer thingy doing this?

falcon spring conver info> here

[tintin]

thanks for that, seems like a lot of work

[Engineer]

thanks for that, seems like a lot of work

mates just done the falcon swap..not to much work at all, just gotta know how to weld and use a grinder basically.
its not a straight swap but its not hard. fully worth it they flex up awesome!

Dont sell your surf!

[tintin]

Dont sell your surf!

it may well have to go, we cant afford to keep 3 vehicles
it will be sad to see it go but proceeds from the sale should cover the rebuild of the classic lux,
and at the end which i will have a nice little ute to cruise around in

[tintin]

can anyone tell me a good hilux 5 speed box ?
how hard is it to fit power steering to a vehicle that dont have it ?

[scotty36]

hi brown & cope in dunedin have a 2 spring sit up that a lost of hilux use with good hight

[tintin]

what is the diffference between a w55 and w56 gearbox's

[Steve_t647]

W55 5-speed aluminum
Gear Ratios
First Gear: 3.566:1
Second Gear: 2.056:1
Third Gear: 1.384:1
Fourth Gear: 1.00:1
Fifth Gear: 0.85:1
Reverse: -4.091:1
Used in 2wd Hilux and some surf's


W56 5-speed truck
Gear Ratios
First Gear: 3.954:1
Second Gear: 2.141:1
Third Gear: 1.384:1
Fourth Gear: 1.00:1
Fifth Gear: 0.85:1
Ysed in 2wd and 4wd Hilux !st and Second are geared differently due to being a working vehicle that may tow or carry loads.

Preference it doesn't really matter for strength if you have the power neither of them are really strong but the lower first and second is beneficial in a lower powered application (I have a 4y turning 33's )

[tintin]

thanks, should i stay with the 4speed its not going to be a speed demon but i do want 33s
and would like to stick with the 18r at the moment

[timotheus]

If your going to run the 18R, put 7.50 SAT's on it.
Not 33's. IMO.

Tim.

[shortylux]

re the power steering, if you buy hilux stuff the power steering will bolt in exactly where the manual stuff comes off (obviously you will need a pump). I might even have a power steer box off an rn hilux if you need one.

Cheers.

Arron.

[turoa]

On my lux I used to run 37's on the 18r with no lift etc (just a bit of firewall bashing) was completely standard. It worked but no powersteering was hard and it had next to no power. Used to only be able to pull first low offroad. Now its got rear springs in the front to move the axle foward 50mm (they bolt in but you need longer shackles, I think I made mine 5.5" between hole centres). I used an IFS surf power steering box which went in quite easily and I am using a SNR pitman arm adapter and 80 series TRE with an SNR drag link. I made myself a crossover steer arm which is quite cheap and easy but probably not ideal.

Now I have an injected holden 202 sitting in place of the old motor. Easily pulls 3rd gear offroad (but needs a heavier clutch for hill starts in 3rd). It made the truck about 10x better offroad because I could actually pull a higher gear.

[tintin]

re the power steering, if you buy hilux stuff the power steering will bolt in exactly where the manual stuff comes off (obviously you will need a pump). I might even have a power steer box off an rn hilux if you need one.

Cheers.

Arron.

that sounds nice and easy i had thought that but wasnt to sure

[tintin]

went and picked the hilux up today, took the tray off, took the ugly bullbars off and gave it a water blast in and out.
the only rust i found is along the bottom of the windscreen, and a few little dents will be an easy fix for a panel beater. got a quote for $800 for panel paint that sounds cheap
just have to source a transfer and gear box, i found one on trademe but its in wellington if some one can pick it up and send it to me or bring to to hamilton let me know and i shall buy it

if i had kept all the gold coins when i cleaned it out the truck would have been free

[Rotazuk]

Have you hit up Rex to see what he wanted for his gear box etc . Much closer than wellington by the sound of it .

Chris

[tintin]

Have you hit up Rex to see what he wanted for his gear box etc . Much closer than wellington by the sound of it .

Chris

i have but i think il upgrade to a five speed, i just have to find one and a bell housing to fit the 18r motor

[tintin]

doe's anyone know if this will fit an 18R motor
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=203148576
or is there a five speed that will fit to my existing bellhousing

[LOLYF]

If your truck came with a bellhousing that bolts to the 18r then you should be able to use either a g52 or a w56 behind it , both are 5 speeds.
If you use that one from tardme you can bolt on a r150 or r151 again both 5 speed and are stronger than the other two, not that you will need the extra strenght behind tha 18r

If you put the r15x gearbox in now you can upgrade to a lexus V8 later and still use the same box

[mudzilla]

Dont start him on that !! I'm trying to sell him my spare 1KZ

[LOLYF]

Dont start him on that !! I'm trying to sell him my spare 1KZ

That would make a nice conversion too

Come to think of it, was the truck a 4 speed? They may have a different bellhousing pattern to the w and g box's. some one with more hilux knowledge will know for sure.