project redneck ln65 1uzfe

[j_tomo]

hey all
im jeremy from the west coast of the south island
a coulpe of years ago i had a ln61 surf and loved it!
33's lsd ect i got sick of the 2.4 the 1st day i had it so out it came and in went a 3L out of a hiace with a ln130 turbo kit, went allright but still cost me around 3k so bang for buck it was quite dissapointing
so it got sold

now ive aways liked the hillbilly trucks f150's blazers big tyres bullbars rollbars with spot lights ect
ill never be able to afford one so ill build something simmilar

id like a ln106 but their fricken dare and id just wreck it anyway lol
over new years i came across a cheap ln65 double cab GREAT!!!
then spent 3days removing rust NOT SO GREAT!!!
after the 3 days and finding more rust and a severly pitted chassis i figured theres got to be an easyer way
so i asked around and found a tidy cab chassis and well side- cheers chopper!!!

THE PLAN
1uzfe out of a uzs131 crown- sitting at work had it running, standard ecu
r150f gearbox custom flywheel , bellhousing and engine mounts from kelvin at the car tune company
lsd up front and locker in the rear
2" body and 2" suspention lift
vzn130 hand brake/ fuel tank
35" simex's
tidy up and respray the cab/chassis


just waiting for my knee to heal up so i can drag my sorry arse back to work and take some pics of everything

lots of pics and details for all you wh@#$s out there

[Mattman]

Sounds like a good project.

I used a 3L V6 petrol tank and dash cluster to get tach working and used the in tank pump which runs the motor fine.

Is the R150 the V6 box or the diesel box? The diesel one has a better shift position and transfer case apparently.

Matt.

[j_tomo]

havnt figured out a rev counter yet, i hear yn6# will do
i might go for a bigger tank i cant see 50 odd Litres lasting long, maybe bmw5/7 serries and mount it under the rear of cab
the R-15# is out of a ln130 92 modle, i dont know if its a r-150f or r-151f

does anyone know what modle R box comes out with a gear type trasnfer

[basics]

this is gona be a good build to watch

[U-BOAT]

i might go for a bigger tank i cant see 50 odd Litres lasting long, maybe bmw5/7 serries and mount it under the rear of cab
the R-15# is out of a ln130 92 modle, i dont know if its a r-150f or r-151f

does anyone know what modle R box comes out with a gear type trasnfer

hey man i'm not sure on the V6 tanks but the KZN130 ones from the 3.0 turbo's are 74 litre tanks. Also toyota never made an "R" sreies box with a gear type transfer. They are all chain drive. R150's have different ratio's to the R151's. As far as i'm aware the 151's came out of the 3.0TD surfs and the 150's are out of 2.4TD. From memory the the 151's run a lower 1st gear compared to the 150's.

cheers marc

[rangimotors]

i assume you will be going rears in the front to move the axle forward? or you will not fit 35's with enough clearance. also high steer i'd say.
Ill be watching with interest

[j_tomo]

first time posting pics

this is what im starting with

[j_tomo]

its been a while since my last update

two things stopping me from working on the lux

#1 a bung knee is still forcing me off work
#2 girlfriends blue bird is giving me head aches
its a rare jdm COUGH P.I.T.A COUGH sss atessa 4wd

whats wrong in the following pics?
1st pic is the problem, 2nd pic is the cause






let the fun begin

[j_tomo]

that is 1 hydraulic'd motor, between P.I.T.A nissans and a gt-4 celica engine swap i actualy got some work done on the lux

















now im stuck!!! you see in the last pic that the release leaver is hard back
i fitted the flywheel so the ring gear has the same spacing from the starter motor as the flexi plate did, think i used the small shim
even still the release lever flops either way, no where near the pressure plate
the boss man was saying in trucks you can get a short or a long release bearing (long type has a sleeve ect) do toyotas have a similar type of set up?

[Mattman]

My 1UZ has an adaptor plate on the auto bellhousing which means the input shaft doesn't quite reach the flywheel.

There is a sleeve made up which has the spigot bearing sitting about 10mm further out than normal and the release bearing has a large sleeve around it which I presume takes up the additional slack.

When I replaced the clutch I couldn't find a release bearing on the same style sleeve so just pressed off the old bearing and reused the sleeve.

Matt.

[vvega]

that is 1 hydraulic'd motor, between P.I.T.A nissans and a gt-4 celica engine swap i actualy got some work done on the lux

















now im stuck!!! you see in the last pic that the release leaver is hard back
i fitted the flywheel so the ring gear has the same spacing from the starter motor as the flexi plate did, think i used the small shim
even still the release lever flops either way, no where near the pressure plate
the boss man was saying in trucks you can get a short or a long release bearing (long type has a sleeve ect) do toyotas have a similar type of set up?

yes they do .. you want to use a hilux release bearing and a sleeved down slave
im selling my clutch setup ... do you want it ?

[j_tomo]

vega= yes i know i should buy ya 10" set up but ive allready spent the money on the 9.5" an look forward to smokin it lol
i think ill give bnt a ring tomorow

[vvega]

lol nah i have a 9.5 with 5 puck and chrome-ally cover plate
i was more meaning the slave cylinder ... its sleeved down .. for extra throw

[j_tomo]

ive got a standard 2.8 hilux clutch kit, what release bearing did you use?

[vvega]

the cast long snout one
if you can wait a little longer ill send you down my fork release bearing slave and hose

[j_tomo]

sounds like a plan! ill have to hurry up an get that box to ya

[vvega]

lol dont need it now ... im going auto :S

[j_tomo]

wee update, found a set of 35's i couldnt turn down
heres a pic against the donor truck


its a long weekend for me, hopefully ill get everything fitted up on the new chassis

[j_tomo]

update!



theres the mock up with 35's 3" body lift and a so called 4" parabolic spring lift

clutch is sorted, now working on slave cylinder

[Engineer]

holy crap thats high! how square is that? height vs width?

[j_tomo]

yea at the moment its high, but with all panels 1uz-r151f it will sag
its good to work on at the moment, i can crawl under and sit up ect
its roughly 210cm high (roof) and the rear diff measures 180cm at the widest point.
also its got a ln61 wide diff in in the rear, will be using ln61 front hubs also

[j_tomo]

Im back!
since the last post ive moved house, lost lots of hilux parts
killed the mighty gt4 celica
brought a drz400s yahoo
also got a ln61 parts truck if anyone needs parts

Im getting stuck into the hilux now
currently mounting fuel tank in the rear and sorting out the electrickery

motor/box and driveline is sorted
pics to come as soon as the camera is fixed
Jeremy

[j_tomo]

heres a pic of the vzn130 surf tank mounted in the rear,
I had to trim the sides of the tank and relocate the cross beam that holds the spare wheel



now im having trouble mounting the land cruiser 3core radiator
I think its too tall, even with a 3" body lift
I cant mount it down between the engine and front cross member as the hoses wont work (core's too thick)
so ill have to mount something ontop of the crossmember
heres some pics to show what im working with

anyone got any ideas? surely something will fit in there
there is a 'bit' of room to work with







and heres a pic of the parts truck
if you want a part p'm or txt me
0277670726
ln61, no box, run bearings in motor

[Mattman]

I squeezed a cruiser radiator down between the frame rails in my 1UZ LN130.

The bottom outlet I had reworked to come up the side of the radiator about halfway up.

Was close to pulley's etc but still cleared. Bought the factory rubber mounts from Toyota then made my own brackets to hang it.

Matt.

[j_tomo]

thanks for the info, youve been pm'd
ive got the rest of the week off so there should be some progress

ive also found st185 gt4 celica seats fit into hiluxes with minnor mods!!!!

[sparkee]

Hey, where exactly did you get the conversion bellhousing or what is the name I need to get a conversion for my project. 1uzfe to R150f.

[Mattman]

Search on trademe, there are quite a few places that do 1UZ bits.

A1 Turbo's, Choke on the Smoke Racing, and others.

Matt.

[j_tomo]

Hi there
yea I got mine from a1 turbos, he goes under morrie on trademe
flywheel was from bnt
clutch ln106 hd
the release bearing was an odd thing, like usdm tacoma v6

there isnt a great deal to update
spent the last month installing a gtt caldina motor in my st185
their great lil motors,
basic, no tvis, individual coils and a kick arse turbo= 265hp standard

the drz400 got a rejet, whitebros muffler and a smaller rear sprocket, does 2nd gear wheelys with out too much effort now lol

[j_tomo]

update!!!
scrapped the ln65 and got this

then did this

followed by this

and then
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[j_tomo]

then decided it was fast enough so I did this

leaving me with this

so I can fit this