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Nice old truck mate. Do a bit of work and you can make them do some amazing stuff
Here is a mate of mines....
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As most have said, you can do it, but it's a fair amount of work for what could be little gain. I watched a mate build his own manifold for his GQ turbo set up. He didn't go as far as tuned lengths because there is almost no space under a GQ bonnet. Granted it took him about 3 weeks of arvos and wee...

I've got a Twin Tongue compressor and a 6L tank. The tank is a converted fire ext (5kg), it's just a shade narrower than the chassis rail of our Cruiser. Plenty of space down the sides of the rails. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a22/lisa76/BEU77Y/ResizeofPICT0010-1.jpg The tank is big enough to g...

2" lift and 285's should help out. 305's are the same diameter just a bit wider which may help out on sand. AT's or even HT's are better for sand than mud tyres. The flatter the tread pattern the better they'll float on the sand. If you want to stop the spare from hitting get yourself a splitti...

I put slotted rotors on my old 80. They did work better, and with 33"s on it needed a bit of extra help.

Cross-drilled are not recommended for off road as they will fill up with mud.

The 100 series landcruiser doesn't have dual batteries in the usual sense, They are a pair of batteries, linked together permanently to effectively give one bigger battery. My 105 only had 1 battery. Did the factory turbos come with paired batteries or what? I'm pretty sure the 200 series diesels c...

I think you'll find the gauge is trying to go into negative (vacuum) territory. Our Cruiser used to do the same thing. After improving the air intake piping it stopped doing it. If you've got any way of getting the motor to breathe better, K&N, bigger pipes etc, try that.... or a fully sik boost...

Thanks for the info Daniel. A little history. This locker was in the front of my part time 80 1HZ N/A. It got a bit of use but not lots. I sold my old car to a mate after it sat around for a year or so. I plan on fitting this centre to our 105. It has an aftermarket turbo and intercooler on it, but ...

Have a look at the LCOOL forum. Plenty of 200 owners on there...

http://www.lcool.org/forum/index.php

Most lifting gear shop should have decent chain. Herc Alloy lifting chain is bloody hard to get through with bolt cutters. Anything thicker than about 10mm. Comes in nice yellow paint just to make it stand out. I knock up this to discourage light fingered people. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a22...

stampy4x4 wrote:Don't know jack about the internals of these but bloody nice macro photography of the parts damage!

Thanks, was one of the "must's" when we got our digital camera.

Anyone got anything constructive on the problem at hand..... I'm not here to bash ARB shops....

It was setup by a trusted 4wd mechanic. Looking closely it's more of a design fault. The bolt backing ring is very thin where the bolts go through and has no definite locking position. It's able to move around hence putting it off centre. I'm looking at machining up a new bolting ring or swapping to...

Hi all, Not sure if anybody out there will have dismantled an air locker.... I've finally got the front locker out of my old 80 so I can fit it into our 105. I have dismanlted the diff and removed the ring gear. I was checking everthing out to see if I need to change any seals while it's apart, and ...

I've got 2" Kings in our 105. They were in my 80 before that. I've found them really good with the Rancho adjustables. I think the backs have sagged just a bit but I did do a few heavily loaded holidays on them. I've got a second set of rears that are heavy duty. Takes about 30mins to change th...

The standard knobs on the Rachos have a screw type mechanism to them. As you rotate the knob it pushes the needle valve in for the adjustment. The air pressure system replaces the screw mechanism to push the needle valve.

Maybe have a surf on the LCOOL forum. The boys on there are fairly technically minded.

I know a local guy with a Commo V6 set up in his Lux. I think he has dramas with rear diffs... but that might have something to do with he right foot....
One of his mates had a 5L in a dual Lux but it was thirsty and spent most of it's time on Stokton cooling down.

Pre '96 Cruisers are 2.5t
Post '96 are 3.5t

I think they are the same chassis etc but they got recertified for the higher rating. I bought a Hayman Reese for my '91 model 80 and it came with 2 stickers for the different ratings.

If you have a surf on Redbook it lists the specs for different cars.

This is something that's been bugging me for a while too. I've got an in cab kit but it's not fitted yet. I'm also running a Twin Tongue compressor. However, I've just this morning cobbled together a few parts to check the pressures. I'm amazed. 1 - 20psi 2 - 40psi 3 - 60psi 4 - 80psi 5 - 100psi ......

Alternator.

Seen it a few times. Brushes get stuck and don't make contact. Sometimes you can dismantle the back of the alternator and loosen the brushes up and away it goes.

I've used a 4.5kg fire ext. Works out to about 5-6L capacity. I'm pretty sure the guage that was on it read up to 150psi or so. Different sorts of extinguishers might have different ratings. The other handy thing about them is the size. 140mm dia. My chassis rail is 150mm. Sits alongside the chassis...

The Twin Tongue is the big brother of the Blue Tongue. You can get them from Opposite Lock shops. The Blue Tongue puts out 45l/min and the Twin pumps 84l/min. The Twin does however pull 32 amps flat out, so a decent circuit is needed to run it. I paid about $700 about 6 years ago. I think the Blue T...

We've got a Twin Tongue under the bonnet. Built to last and run continuously. Is switched at 100psi hooked up to a 4.5kg Fire extinguisher as tank. Inlet is plumbed from the air cleaner. Also has a small set of Truck Horns tucked under the bullbar.... beep beep it is not. http://i8.photobucket.com/a...

80 or 100 SWB on a GQ chassis/drivetrain. 5 link front end. 6.5L turbo Chev.
And some swampers

I made my own and bolted it through my barn doors.... the hinges really aren't up to it. Have a look at the door hinges on a Patrol... they are huge compared to the Toyota ones.
Worked ok for a while... but not the best idea.

We had this very same problem. The mount kit is worth around $115 from memory.

I have a 105 series, it is a GXL and is a 1HZ motor with aftermarket turbo and intercooler.

Firstly, I can answer part of my own question, in that this only happens when we have rain. So I know something is getting wet and making the circuitry crazy. We don't even have to get alot of rain, just a mm or two will do it. First off, the air horns go off of their own accord and don't stop until...

I drive Mickey Thompson ATZ's on my 100 series and couldn't be happier with them. When we purchased it, it was running H/T's and swapped ATZ's onto it asap. There has been very little difference in fuel consumption and noise. They feel really good on the road, and seem to stick like the proverbial t...

I've flexed my 80 so many times that most of the bushes are flogged out. Great for that extra bit of flex....
If you want to keep up with Rover's... you'll have to go a five-link front end!