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Howdy,
I'm new on here and usually not much into japanese machinery. There's only the odd one, that interests me.
Unfortunatly I had a severe car crash recently, which left me with a broken leg and I won't be able to drive any of my 4x4 trucks, which all are manual, for the next 6 months. Bummer ....
So .. what does one do ? Well I went out and bought a '92 JDM spec Toyota Hilux Surf with automatic.
It has the 2.4TD 2LT-E engine and unfortunatly for me, it hadn't been serviced in a good few years, as it seems. Because one conrod let loose and punched 3 holes in the block on the way home.
Lucky for me though, the deal included a ton of bits from a spareparts car. Including another engine.
Just to give you an idea, what I normally potter around in.
I have these 2 VW LT40 4x4's. While the normal Mk1 LT was quite common, there's only made approx 1250 of the 4x4 variant. They come with a dogleg gearbox, crawl gear, 1:2.63 reduction and front, center and rear locks from factory. Both are camper converted.
The orange one used to serve the swedish forrestry department and the white one used to be austrian telecoms as transmission wagon in the alps.
I also have this 1975 build Volvo TGB111AMT (otherwise called C303 in the civilan version)
It's ex swedish military, but has been converted for civilian use with full body roll cage, winch front and back, compressor with oiled and non oiled air lines. It comes from factory with front, center and rear locks and on portal axles. Also this one is camper converted.
With my Hilux Surf back up and running, I'm now looking for a few wee bits.
- a Snorkel (Safari snorkel already ordered)
- a winch front bumper
- some better seats, preferable leather, preferable electric adjustment. Mine are fairly worn out and uncomfy.
Any pointers are appreciated.
/M
I'm new on here and usually not much into japanese machinery. There's only the odd one, that interests me.
Unfortunatly I had a severe car crash recently, which left me with a broken leg and I won't be able to drive any of my 4x4 trucks, which all are manual, for the next 6 months. Bummer ....
So .. what does one do ? Well I went out and bought a '92 JDM spec Toyota Hilux Surf with automatic.
It has the 2.4TD 2LT-E engine and unfortunatly for me, it hadn't been serviced in a good few years, as it seems. Because one conrod let loose and punched 3 holes in the block on the way home.
Lucky for me though, the deal included a ton of bits from a spareparts car. Including another engine.
Just to give you an idea, what I normally potter around in.
I have these 2 VW LT40 4x4's. While the normal Mk1 LT was quite common, there's only made approx 1250 of the 4x4 variant. They come with a dogleg gearbox, crawl gear, 1:2.63 reduction and front, center and rear locks from factory. Both are camper converted.
The orange one used to serve the swedish forrestry department and the white one used to be austrian telecoms as transmission wagon in the alps.
I also have this 1975 build Volvo TGB111AMT (otherwise called C303 in the civilan version)
It's ex swedish military, but has been converted for civilian use with full body roll cage, winch front and back, compressor with oiled and non oiled air lines. It comes from factory with front, center and rear locks and on portal axles. Also this one is camper converted.
With my Hilux Surf back up and running, I'm now looking for a few wee bits.
- a Snorkel (Safari snorkel already ordered)
- a winch front bumper
- some better seats, preferable leather, preferable electric adjustment. Mine are fairly worn out and uncomfy.
Any pointers are appreciated.
/M
... That's how much can change in a year :P
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