buying a mWb Cruiser

[shorty.mqute]

its an 89 mod, petrol engine, dual batts, winch, 33s, 2 inch lift, looks to be in good nick, engine had rebuild at 325k, now at bout 410k,
he wants 4500 with reg and rwc.
wat are these like on fuel? take well to gas?
going to have a look thurs night...

any info appreciated...

also how do they take to a v8? may look at a 253 or 308 down the track...
cheers

[hulsty]

V8's fit many, been done many times before, 253,308 and 350's. As for fuel consumption, with 33''s on mine I get around 300km to ~70L of petrol. Thats why its been on gas for over 10 years now! about the same consumption but much cheaper

[Thommo 73]

wouldnt have anything else (well ive been thu just about everything)
a little fuel hungry, gass id for bbq's

you can fit anything anywhere, its just the effort you want to put in.
i run a 1uz which is a neat fit.

[frp88]

well my mine has just had some work done on it . It is a 13bt auto and I love the wheel base lenght ,toughness and the boxy shape. url] http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic166806

[sierrajim]

Mine runs about 25 ltrs/100km on LPG with 35's

3F's are slooooowwwwww

Leaf springs are not so comfy

They're not so well insulated

That said, it's something different to the zillion GQ's around and you can take the roof off in summer. I do hate to say it but a GQ is far better bang for your buck.

[shorty.mqute]

cheers guys, i will see how it looks tonight and go from there...
sounds a bit thristy on fuel, so would be def goin for a gas setup, is there room underneath for a tank?
cheers

[hulsty]

Mine runs about 25 ltrs/100km on LPG with 35's

3F's are slooooowwwwww

Leaf springs are not so comfy

They're not so well insulated

That said, it's something different to the zillion GQ's around and you can take the roof off in summer. I do hate to say it but a GQ is far better bang for your buck.

Got that right, bloody slow but reliable and happy to plug along at very low rpm.


Gas tank can go underneath, most remove the petrol tank and make up a belly tank and bit the gas tank where the original petrol tank was.

Mine has the gas tank in the cabin right behind the front seats.

[blurr1604]

Personally i'd rather recommend the BJ74 the mid wheel base with the 13B-T in it over the 3F, my mate has one of these and the engine get's it up every dune and the low down torque is pretty awesome, tough car too, pretty much unbreakable, i have the BJ71 the SWB also with the 13B-T....Fun cars they are !!!

[pricey]

The 13BT and auto doesn't like to turn 35's without changing the gearing. My middy now runs 6.1 diffs and is great off road now. Even have confidance going downhill again! They're a great truck, the best thing is there isn't that many cruising around, not like a GQ or an 80!

[shorty.mqute]

ok guys, report after i had a look....

engine seems good, no blow by out of oil cap, few oil leaks, but i can deal with that, some rust in the windscreen surround... this seems the norm with 7# series? correct?
hs uhf and cb, bullbar with high mount winch, 33 inch tyres with aboput 40 % tread, cargo drawers in back and a barrier, 1 fuel tank on passenger side of it, and original fuel tank at back, so i would remove the original tank and oput a gas tank there, leavin the 65 litre aux tank for petrol.. engine ahd plenty of power.

had a bit of a miss when first started, but think it was due to it not being started for bout 10 months...
good seats and interior, 1 rip in drivers seat, air con needs regassing...
not much rust in body little in the rear drivers gaurd and a little in the door, but pretty good...
offered $4600 with a rwc... rego till end of may...

wat do people think? worth that money?
its done a lot of ks, but been rebuilt 100,000k ago..

will get a pre purchase test done too..

p.s any ideas on cost of gas install?