Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Forgot to mention, his is a 2001 DX

I was talking to a mate of mine today with the 3 litre, he bought it a couple of years ago and it blew up recently, but it had 252 thousand k's on the clock when it happened, he was saying it wasnt running that great and he fit a boost gauge and said it was boosting up to 20psi, found out it was the...

Yeh the 5.7 gen 3 has more torque then a lexus v8, i thought peeko was talking about a 5 litre. Im using the lexus auto (A341) with my conversion but yeh it is the R series box you will be after if you decide on manual.

Actually im waiting for parts at the moment for a v8 conversion in my 91 hilux, i found that the lexus v8 (1uz-fe) is actually cheaper than a commodore 5 litre and puts out around the same power (around 200 kw). Boof has a hilux your shape running a lexus v8, but he used a 4runner manual gearbox and...

Sounds good, i've actually got a 3 inch kit on my ute at the moment that came from superior engineering (i bought it before i saw the locktup kit), i havent even taken it on a trail yet but i already know it wont flex much, its mainly biased to road use, which is what i wanted at the time. But now i...

I've been told by a mate who got them done that its about 40 bucks per wheel, (not sure if thats a good price or not, sounds good to me tho), i'm about to get my beadlocks done at the same place.

Sweet as, im planning on ordering the trail gear front and rear 3 inch and 4.88 cw and p gears, so it wont make much difference in shipping for an air locker

Do locktup4x4 sell arb air lockers?
I havent seen them on their site?

have a look at www.rocky-road.com
they're a US company that sell ARB air lockers and you can organise shipping through them

try ebay, i always see people selling steel winch cable for under 100 bucks at 30metres, when people buy a winch and go straight to plasma rope. Like this for instance http://cgi.ebay.com.au/WARN-9000lb-WINCH-CABLE-NISSAN-PATROL-4WD-TOYOTA-FORD_W0QQitemZ230217916276QQihZ013QQcategoryZ32063QQssPageNa...

Actually i didnt see his name (petejeep) that might give us some clues haha

i did mine one saturday, its a really easy job actually, as mentioned before the hard part is getting the timing marks lined up as the pump wants to spring back, and the timing mark on the crank is sometimes hard to see. When you have to reset the timing belt light in the dash there should be a rubb...

it could be a defender, i thought i heard somewhere the td5's need them every 50 or 60 thousand

I agree with the lincoln, I have a unimig 210 and its pretty good but when it comes to quality and reliability you cant go past a lincoln, and its less than half the size of the unimig.

This was happening to a mates hilux he seemed to think that if you dont seal up your aerial mount some water from rain can track down the outside your aerial cable into the cab. Sounds weird but it makes sense

Yeh i was looking at the one on locktup4x4.com aswell looks the goods and is cheap aswell

i bought my 91 single cab lux a year ago with 190thou on the clock for 8 grand. The bloke i bought it off was a sparky i worked with for a while and his old man resprayed it in 2pac white. The only thing that went wrong was the alternator (to much mud, was my fault). But yeh its in awesome condition.

Hilux's went independant front suspension in 1997, so if you want a solid axle go for a model older than 97, i'd definitely go a turbo diesel or NA diesel if you have to, the economy is awesome. if you want a hilux dual cab that isnt really old it will be a 2.8 so mid 90's. There are a few second ha...

yeh it just depends on how good the tyre place is and how good you are at bargaining, most places up here say about $280 over the phone but if you walk into the shop with the cash in your wallet its a different story.

i got mine for $225 each, 33x12.5 for a 15 inch rim

Im having a few weird problems with the alternator on my hilux, the bloke i bought the hilux off got it put in, its a tweaked surf alternator, the type with the internal regulator. Its currently outputing to much voltage (should be about 12.8 to 13.8 but its doing close to 15 volts.) Does anyone kno...

it depends if its a bundy or a bj73, i know the bj's came out with a straight 6 petty but i dont think the bundy ever did

it is easy to do yourself, all you need is 50mm round bar machining aluminium, access to any drill press, some high tensile bolts, washers and lock nuts and a couple of jacks. mine took about a day and i did it by myself. cost me about 100 bucks i think. Theres a place near moss street (parramatta s...

auto darkening helmets dont cost that much, i bought mine for 70 bucks from tradetools, it may be cheap but it does the job!

I starting welding at 13 and always used AC arc welders, and since i got my mig i dont think i'll ever go back lol

i had the same problem on my lux, if the plugs are the same style i have 2 suggestions. if the heads been rounded try getting the next size socket down, if it looks like its almost gonna fit, just hammer the socket on and try that, if that doesnt work try a hammerand cold chisel with a sharp face on...

the water to air intercoolers are small enough to fit under the bonnet ( this is the type http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Liquid-Water-to-Air-Intercooler-460x330x115mm-Brand-NEW_W0QQitemZ180116884924QQihZ008QQcategoryZ43808QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) so the water thats running through it will get ...

im saving to do a turbo set up with a ct20 (im getting it completely rebuilt) and im thinking of running a water to air intercooler, the intercooler water will be cooled by a transmission cooler with a thermo and im gonna mount this in the tray. I think its gonna be pretty good, and it'll turn out a...

im a sparky, and im currently in the process of putting a welding circuit in my garage, but for the moment i just cut off the 15 amp plug and put a 10 amp one on it, hasnt tripped the breaker yet.

ive got a uni mig 210, and ive always used arc welders, but after getting the uni mig i dont think im gonna go back to arc. got it for 1100 to i thought it was a pretty good deal.