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yeah, had to do a little cutting on the foot wells just to fit the engine width. but as far as how far forward it can all come is a real balance between radiator gap, tail shaft lengths etc, was a bit of a pain really, but as the rear shaft is so short i really didn't want to muck with it too much ...

Hi there, what drive line are you running in the 'ol g60? I have just dropped a tickled 253, manualized turbo 350, 75 series transferr with 55% reduction gears in my G60, but mine is just a non-reg shooting rig/toy.

i have a 2004 courier, from my understanding it is the last year before the common rail came in, mine definately has older style mechanical injection, which is good for what you want, because there is a lot less electronics. Just beware that the wlt engine is prone to heat issues and cracking heads ...

i am planning on fitting an aftermarket intercooler on mine, there seems to be plenty of space there waiting to be filled??? from what i have been told the main thing that kills these engines is high egt's, so i figure a bigger cooler can't but help to lower them, as well as a pyro gauge to keep ...

how did you go with more info on the factory courier locker, pics? can they be bought anywhere or not? i reckon the front driveshafts/axles will go before the diff just about every time, but that's just me!

31's are about the biggest you can fit without major mods and money. The standard suspension lift is 40-50mm and anything bigger than 31's will rub.

Hope this helps

Matt

ok so now things got really bad, after everything was back together, she started great, no smoke or steam, but as it warmed up it started to steam. decided to bite the bullet and send it in for a full diagnostic at turbo engineering in thomastown, they didn't even get it onto the dyno as when they ...

update, now removed the pod set up and gone back to original airbox and filter, soon to fit snorkel. pod didn't filter well enough and caused the turbo to flog it'self out and start passing oil = massive smoke on idle and accelleration. Modifying exhaust again too to get rid of some more noise ...

try winding your existing tortion bars up a bit more where they have sagged, however without chopping guards you will always get some scrubbing somewhere in the articulation range with 33's on a courier. as for body lift, huge job on a courier from what all the shops told me when i looked at it, the ...

ok, so the bastard started overheating again, radiator cap is fine, this time replaced thermostat, (bugger of a job), still no good, and now started to blow masive clouds of smoke unless you keep the revs over 2200. Turbo now removed and in to be overhauled. also pulled glow plugs and no.1 was ...

i put the efs kit in, complete with upper front shock mount re-inforcing plates, very happy with it, and worked out cheaper than an ironman kit once you added new shackles, etc to the list price of ironman kit.

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were you planning on turboing it? If so you might be better with the older engine, get some comp tests done and then decide.

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[quote="Bluefreak"]Sharpen the tungsten electrode regularly, if you stick it to the job, sharpen again - a sharp electrode provides a better flame and more accurate welding...

to add to this, if you are going to weld steel or stainless, sharpen the point on your tungsten along the tungsten, not ...

i have an Esseti quad 260, does mig, pulse mig and double pulse mig, ac/dc tig and pulse tig, as well as normal stick functions. i needed a decent mig preferably with pulse, but also needed a decent ac/dc tig. when i got it around 3 or 4 years ago, a decent mig was around 5 grand, and the same for ...

hi guys, mine is a 2004 pg, gl twin cab, 2.5 turbo. I was using it foir work with approx 600 kg on all the time and had bad lag and lack of power on take off, especially on hill starts. I ripped the airbox and filter off, and plumbed in a 3" pod filter on a $12 2" - 3" exhaust tip, (to go from the ...

hi gqboy,

did mine in a 2004 courier, thought it would be a big job as in my previous 'lux's and cruisers, but only took about 20 mins, hardest part is to flex the idler pulley away far enough to get slack for the new belt, (un-stretched). but with a big enough lever it wasn't too bad.

one thing ...

5inchgq wrote:

grundomat wrote: fronius, essetti, lincoln, or miller.

any specific reason WIA dosn't rate ????

not at all, just haven't had much use of the wia inverters myself, but i use their consumables happily over just about anything else on the market.

for what you plan to use it for, and that you are "no pro", it will do the job just fine, and with the mask thrown in, it is a good deal. If you were going to use it full time, on the upper end of the amp range, i would say get a better machine like a fronius, essetti, lincoln, or miller. Also worth ...

392 v 8 and allison auto out of a 1982 international fire truck. pick up a truck for $5500 with only 180000 ks from caboolture,qld.stick it on impco gas gear and get 5ks per litre on gas at approx 55 c per litre.shitloads of torque up to 4000 rpm.when they designed and tested these motors they ran ...

looks like bump stops bolt on with bolts through the holes pictured.

well you just beat me by a day, i was going to say glow plugs. If you pour diesel onto a small fire, like a campfire, it makes white smoke before it ignites, so definately fuel smoke. Had problems with a hilux i had a few years ago, replaced glow plugs and problem was fixed. so i tried glowing my ...

have you noticed any oil around yourturbo, wondering if maybe an oil seal within the turbo is passing oil into the exhaust?

hi adam, i have started to have the same problems with my 2004 model, but i have also had the car overheat twice now, and have noticed the temp gauge go up, then snap down, etc. i am planning on replacing thermostat and coolant today, and flushing the injectors. will let you know how i go.

matt

personally, (and i have been doing this for a living for a while now), i keep three brushes in my tool kit, steel brush marked steel, stainless brush marked stainless, and another stainless brush marked aluminium. Aluminium brushes are useless, the bristles bend once, and then snap. Just get timber ...

another thing worth thinking about is, depending on the length of your welds, is turnig the amps down a bit gradually, or have a mate do it, whilst you get further into the weld. the problem with aluminium is that it conducts heat alot faster and a much larger spread than other materials. Also, just ...

all sorted thanks anyway, turbo 400 mount fits in the gap and bolts straight up.

cheerz

hi there, i have adapted a fully manualised th 350 auto to a landcruiser split transferr with marks adapters kit, but the gap where the gbox mount used to fit in front of the adapter plate is now too narrow for a standard mount. Anyone have any suggestions for a mount, or is there a skinnier one on ...

sorry for my ignorance, but how do i tell what cv's i have? Do i just count the splines?

Matt

i am building the truck as a dual purpose rig, very capable 4by for pulling out all my mates nissans and tojos, with the possibility of some minor comps, as well as being used as a shooting rig, (fold down windscreen in series ute). I live in melbourne, but my family comes from western vic in the ...

is it possible to get free wheeling hubs for a front end fitted with maxi locker and axles? not going in a rangie, but in a custom hybrid running rrover chassis and suspension, series 2a ute body, shorty tray. Part time toyo transfer fitted to back of th350 on holden v8, so want to get front axle to ...