Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Thats was my other issue, Im about to lay down $400K on building a house, so I couldnt justify the $2000 (if i could get em) for the BFG's this time around

my line of thought was "Well if a 12HT fits, why shouldnt a 1HD-xxx fit?"

I wonder if anyone has ever dropped a 1HD-FTE into a 40 series?

Turbo Diesel 100 series with a Dtronic and im not gentle driving it. The KM2's did 15,000kms on a 3.0TD LN106 hilux, then the rest on the 100 series. im just lazy about upgrading the avatar. As for the MTZ's, I wouldnt pay for another set of those with someone ELSES money- After i had a set that ...

Sigh... Turns out that KM2's are next to impossible to find in 285/75R16 around the place at the moment, with even the US experiencing a shortage. At about 77K mine are stuffed- But I cant find a set of 4 in Adelaide, and the two that I can find are $500 a pop, So im forced to look elsewhere as i ...

I've got a 280K km 1HD-T Engine sitting in my shed awaiting a donor crank because it spun #2 and cracked the journal. From this point on once its put back together, its getting a new set of BEB's when the timing belt is done- if your handy with spanners its not a $500 job, bout $150 for the bolts ...

Well i set a new record at work- 3.8T 79 series on 235/85R16 MT/R's....

Used 48L/100 towing a 3.2T trailer uphill from the city to the top of mt lofty!

I have a 3" mandrel on my KZN106 hilux- had to be custom built because nothing off the shelf fits when you wedge a surf motor into a hilux.

cost me $1040 and that included fabricating a dump pipe.

I've got a Beudesert on the TD100 series and thats got a cast dump pipe rather than a steel one

jesus christ! how are you driving and what are you doing to them to knock 1.5mm of tread off the KM2's in 5000kms? Mine are up to 67K kms now, and just did a trip up the oodna, across the simpson, down the birdsville, all with a loaded 100 series (3.5T+) and im STILL sitting with about 3mm of tread ...

I just got myself a new Lincoln 180. What a fantastic peace of machinery. I have fillet welded 10mm in a single pass with great penetration (the book says 5-8mm) . All the way down to fine panel work. Plasma/tig is next on the list. :) Yeah, i've had my Lincoln 180c for a few years now and its ...

We've got a set of 235/85R16 MT/Rs on a work V8 79 series cruiser, and ive got 285/75R16 KM2's on my HDJ100. The MT/R's arent as good as the KM2's in sticky mud (KM2's clear out better than the MT/R's without going overboard with wheelspin flick it out) but the MT/R's are a bit better on harder rock ...

Unless your running an endless air i cant see a valve core causing inconvinience to most 12v compressors (the new ARB twin motor might be the exception)

Quick update: 56,000kms or so, around 5-6mm depending where you measure it left. Outer lugs have worn a bit faster on their shoulders due to me driving twisty hills roads to work and back. Still heaps of grip on all surfaces, and the massive cut in one sidewall still doesnt leak a drop of air 20K ...

My MTZ's never had the chipping or chunks coming off, but thats probably because they were made of recycled condoms and were down to 6mm of tread left at 10K kms and on the wear bars at 29,000...

Or scrounge up a 1HD-FTE, they fit straight into a 79 series. Little more pricey than replacing the 1HZ, but infinately better motor

Dump Pipe: The stock cast dump pipe off the back of the turbo is REALLY restrictive. As in taking a leaf blower and putting a garden hose adaptor on it levels of restrictive. It hinders the turbo flow, so it takes longer for the turbo to spool up and it doesnt spool up as low in the rev range ...

I bolted the ARB tent to my roof. it was just easier than trying to squeeze myself and the better half into the rear end of the 100 series, and it also meant i didnt have to unpack half the car to make my bed every night.

While the 1HD-T is out, Flip her over and change out the Big End Bearings. Bolts and bearings are about $170. Cheap insurance if you dont want to pull the head to replace a conrod when a BEB spins.

they are a PRICK to do on the prado- Double race sealed bearings. Old man had to farm his out to a mechanics because we couldnt get em to move with a big engineers vice, big hammer and big drifts.

Werent cheap bearings either- your $190 would be close to an EACH price.

wonder if the turbo six from the BA's onwards would fit....

1HD-FTE. Brilliant motor out of the box, Absolute stonker with a chip and exhaust. About the only thing the 1VD has over teh 1HD is the way it comes on torque down low- ive got a work truck with the 1VD and it will just idle up things in high range offroad, and in low range its pretty much ...

Its more "Making a hollow tube thats WATERPROOF for air to flow through"- Worst case scenario, your halfway up your windscreen in water going across a river or something- Fair bit of water pressure on seals, joints etc at that stage. R&D and the material quality used could be the difference between ...

Fitted Safari snorkel: $600

Fitted Chinese Snorkel: $400

Save $200.

Rebuilding a 1KZ-TE due to water ingress? $8000.

i'd want to be VERY sure of a snorkel before i trusted it.

I hunted down and bought a manual TD100- Prefer to be 100% in control of what bloody gear the truck is in (after a BIG moment in an auto D4D hilux that tried to kill us!) Only thing the manual has going against it is that your reving a lot harder at 100kph- 2400rpm vs 1900 odd in the auto. Mines bog ...

R150F boxes came out of the 2000 onward 3.0TD hiluxs. Stronger than the R151F due to a slightly different design. Ive got one in my 3.0TD converted hilux after i toasted an R151F on the freeway doing a 5th gear throttle roll on!

Im driving around in a TD100 series, and the IFS hasnt slowed me down offroad- (Not having twin diff locks has tho!) I recon that by the time i reach the limit of a locked 100 series and would be contemplating a solid axle one, i'd be doing panel damage. Compared to a 105 series, you get so, so much ...

ive had dealings with the Adelaide Hills toyota mob before... You'll get much better service from either Jarvis, Cornes or CMI. Went to Adelaide hills to get some parts for my HDJ100, they were more expensive than anywhere else, and didnt have access to stock. Rang Jarvis and had em that day. Sure ...

we abused the living crap out of a fleet of those for a while at work, and the HZJ's just didnt hold up as well as the HDJ's.. we sent one back to fleet at 60K with a big end knock that was pretty shocking!

my work truck used to have a stack.. drove me NUTS driving it- its loud and the rainflap rattled.



You can just see the stack above the passenger side.

Riiiigggghhht.... This gets better. Got it aligned right (so it disengages under power) and it lasted about 4 revolutions before the springs shattered :bad-words: Rang ARB, They recon they dont deal with them... Which is a load of crap really... So. Next question. Does the 3 shoe brake system from a ...