Outer Limits 4x4 Board

It it still going ahead, im a bit nervous with fires buring in Tunibuk area currently with Druin West getting embers. I Think it a big risk with hot temps hot 4B's ! Sunday sould be fine if the weather stays as promissed.

Wally

Myself (Trish) and Bec bottomley will be entering this event, great to see that you have made it chicks only. I think ,to that i would be more comfortable having wally as my nav No offence Bec but without him beside me and having Bec both of us will learn a tonne more step out of our comfort zones ...

I will be pulling my box out soon then i will compare the 2 but machining up a spacer wont be a problem.I planned on replacing the clutch while the box was out anyway.Just wondering are the ratios of the 2 boxes the same? The ratios are the same to fit the 2H/3F box i machined the bellhousing ...

Had a look at it today for a 4B for the missus to take the kids to school, i was blown away by the 17 airbags ( must be a safe car for the kids ) im biddin on this baby its the best most capable Suzi ive seen

Im running a manual shift 4L80 in my 80UTE behind 454 BB and i dont know why i did't do it years ago as it transformed all aspects of tough offroading. Twenty years ago i had a V8 Hilux with a Turbo 400 trans and it was crape WHY!!!! suspension was crap, brakes were crap so going slow was difficult ...

have always had GQs, but am looking at getting a landcruiser ute Best decision you'll ever make. Welcome to Toyota. 75 series is what your looking at. In diesel too. 1985 - 1990(?) are the 4.0L (HZ), 1990 and onwards are the 4.2L (1HZ) . Get a 4.2L if you can find one in your price range. As for ...

After watching the DVD i thought what a hoot and i can make i a family holiday doing what i like most is a bonus so i sent of my entry form.

Got a fair bit of prepwork to do to be comp ready.

Wally

yup they are called ram jets Plenum is quite tall tho and the efi is a mess The ram jet efi was a marine engine and no road vehicle used this induction system, it can be purchased as a bolton coversion with ECU from GM Perfarmance thou and comes on the Ram Jet 502 ( "offroad use only" no emission ...

Can be done with no probs if you want to engineer it make sure you get the a post 96 engine as this is what the engineer will want. I have one in my 80 and have done of couple of other 80's with big blocks.

Its not the most ideal conv as the Nissan pumpkin is further to the RHS and uptravel needs to be limited to prevent the diff pumpkin hitting the chassis rail. ( Nissan rail has a higher hump in the rail to clear this) The Nissan diff centre/gears are muck stronger , GU-80 CV's are of similar strengh ...

It sure will as im assuming its the rear as the front is offset already !


Wally

I sure does it will go straight as long as its a solid axle 100.

Wally

They sure do as long as you use the 80 carrier bearings ( 80's use a 50.00mm id bearings 60's use a 45.00mm id bearing but both are 80.00mm OD bearing and the same width ) have done this many times swapping both ways.

Wally

The gear box will bolt up to the 1FZ bell housing but the 1FZ/1HDT box has a 14 spline input shaft to suit the larger 300mm (12') clutch (3F is 275mm(11') 10 spline ) The later boxes also have the twin syncro's on 1st and 2nd gears as the early boxes were knochy so they made the mod to make them ...

I was thinking obout the rear end as all Aus spec 80's had disc front brakes Some early 80's had rear drums on the pov paks. On the front all you need is the disc rotor's, calipers and splash gaurds ( opt ) to comvert to larger brakes ( you need to run 16" wheels or grind away the calipers and thats ...

All thats needed to update to the later brakes is the backing plates ( inc h/brake parts ) and some new discs as the calipers are the same. The factory rear disc brake set up cant be fitted to and axle that had drums as the bolt pattern and spindle on the end of the axle housing are completely ...

Sic Lux beat me with posting a link to the spacer kit. Never heard of custom machining one specific to your diff. That sounds really expensive. If im doing a diff overhaul with new bearings and the solid spacer i charge about $450 to disassemble the diff clean all parts replace all bearings/seal ...

80UTE, with your solid spacer system, wouldn't they have to be made to suit the individual diff. Sort of, fit bearings, measure, make spacer to suit measured clearance then do final assembly... just asking not being critical. You sure do thats how i make them as it better this way but also a i ...

thanks wally do the early cruiser diff solid spacers fit the later model diffs close enough to shim them as this is what i was planning to do 'but not sure if can get the solid spacer to suit like you can for the early cruise diffs.. Even thou the bearings have different bearing number betrween ...

Years ago the diffs from the 1978-84 Cruiser's 40's, 42's, 47's & 60's were the sort after ones ( fine pinion spline as the earlier ones were coarse spline and prone to failure ) you preloaded the bearings with shims against a shoulder on the pinion shaft. This is what i used for year's but ...

With heavly modded 4B's all in one place would make it easy to yellow sticker them up, a guy at work went to an "All American Custom Car Show" at the show grounds and the cops set up roadworthy check stations on all the exits at the end of the day and had a big blitz. ( Thats real crap ) On the ...

Ive been doing rear coversion on 40's, 60's and 75's for 20 years now. I used various car calipers but the car size calipers had small pistons compared to the crusier brakes. I found the pads would wear out very quickly and not have enought braking force because cruiser's have fairly large bore ...

The calipers are the same with the update the Calipers mounting bracket/backing plates, handbrake and disc rotors are different.

Wally

bundyrum4x4 wrote:Justin & I are in, entry form done and sent.


Now can we do it 2 years in a row?







............ so long as I dont get done by a Jeep, or worse a Rover

Im in not letting you do it for a second year in a row Greg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wally

The main purpose of the torque rod is to stop bump steer with suspension movement. In std trim it matches the steering drag link in length and angle so no matter where the axle moves it does not alter relative to the steering. This is the same priciple of matching the the panard and draglink on a ...

When i first changed from 4.1:1 ratio diff gears i fitted 4.3:1 nissan front ( actual 4.375:1 ) and 100 series rear ( actual 4.300:1 ) and was a know go. In slippery conditions or under power it was fine but when coasting on a gravel road of firm surface in 4WD the front diff would growl its head of ...

so where does the nissan centre into 80 housing idea leave you for gearing options? would you be able to use the nissan 4.3 and 4.5 gears ?( i'm not sure of the exact ratios), and then put an after market equivalent geared R and P in the rear? In the Ratio of 4.1-4.11:1 front Nissand and rear ...

My theory on why the late Toyota fron diff gears s**t them selves is 1. The OEM gears are made from some sort of hard cheese, i know guys that have located some early high pinion front diff centres out of Bundera's and have lasted much longer hense they are made from better material and heat ...

My theory on why the late Toyota fron diff gears s**t them selves is 1. The OEM gears are made from some sort of hard cheese, i know guys that have located some early high pinion front diff centres out of Bundera's and have lasted much longer hense they are made from better material and heat ...

The engine block to bellhousing pattern will be different, but you should be able to easily locate a diesel bellhousing which will bolt to the box to allow the conversion. You'll also require either a turbo diesel flywheel and clutch to suit the 1FZ box, or use a unique clutch plate to convert the ...