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The other would be a rover of sorts.

As for repairs i still havent taken the tarp of it from XRCC but it will still have a body as with only 4events next year that may or maynot allow unregistered vehicles i want to keep it as close to registerable as possible. There are still too many other local comps and events up here to go full tube and no rego.It will be extra cab and full exo prob very similar to Adrians(POS). But a little brighter.

Cool
Good luck
keep the photo's
coming.

Overkill, re: turbo diesel golf engines, a mate had a turbo diesel golf (not sure if it was a std one or a aftermarket turbo on it), and i might know of a guy up in gaslton (if he didnt get brunt out) that can sournce these engines as he imports heaps of golf bits

Spazbot allready tried him.He gets most of his engines from the states and they won't sell him any 1.6 turbo's.
Thanks though.
SAM

Well I think that the little zook might already be sold but I will find out tomorrow.

Dirt
Hope i didn't upset you by bagging the Gem deisel I'd just hate you to buy a lemon.

nah, no worries. I respect your judgement.

I won't be too cut if it already sold. It would be a good little DD for me with the potential to go mental with it later...

Does make me think about doing a diesel conversion into a LWB one of these days...

drop a toyota L diesel motor in 2.2L 8)

Diesels are the ultimate crawling engine I think a vitara in japan actually has a turbo deisel factory Just a rumour I heard.

hmm.... Sam, we gotta talk turkey when I get back...

hey DirtPigs, that car yard is just down the road from me.
It was in the paper for $3990...

I went to have a look saturday morning and the dude said it was sold.
It was still there, "subject to finance"

Did YOU buy it?

It didn't look too bad for $3990, as long as the motor wasn't stuffed.

The Gemini Diesel option is pretty bad by itself but with a turbo shouldn't be too bad as you can spin them up abit. The Vitaras had a 2 litre diesel in them for the European market, it was a Mazda engine. You could also get them in New Zealand with their weird grey imports they seem to get. Even the Jimny is offered with a diesel in some markets. The Keltec swap is awesome, I drove it when I was over there a couple of years back, very nice gobs of torque and really nice to lug around in. He was using the 1.9 out of a late model Golf. the earlier golfs with the diesels that we got here are a different motor and weren't as good an option.

Thanks for the info grimbo. If I don't get this little truck, I might look into a diesel swap.

Was that guy with the VW diesel running with a manual or auto box? Was it turboed?

Bert, I have sent you a couple of PMs...

initially it was non turbo but I think he has gone turbo and he was running a manual. You can check out rocky roads site for some info unfortunatly Keltec no longer make the VW kits but they are around from various US vendors. Get in touch with oilburner form the Pirate Board he has a LWB zuk with a diesel

Thanks again.

Please excuse my ignorance, but where is the rocky road site?

I'm interested in anyones thoughts on fitting a little TD to an auto box? I'm thinking rock crawling here...

You could always look at the mid sized (2 to 3L) Japanese TDs that came out of the Surfs, Terranos, MUs etc... Not cheap though but late model and quite reliable engines. Most had auto boxes already and you could run dual cases if you stretch out the Zook drivetrain. I know how much you love diesels.

There was a dude on snakeracing that put a 3.1TD + auto into his LWB. It was out of a jackaroo or something from memory (an Isuzu of some description).

wow... that's a big lump of metal for such a small truck. Wouldn't it end up being way too front heavy? Jeez it would haul though.

Was that isuzuki or something?

Well, that little zook is sold. Bummer. I had my fingers crossed there...

Oh well, it has made me think a bit about the next LWB zook project...

Definatly sold eh? ohwell...

There's a couple in the Trading Post for around $2000....

There's always more around!!!

Yeah, I think I might start looking a little closer to home... heh heh

*dig*

so has the availabilty of the 1.6 TD golf motors still the same
starting to think this is the way

I had a brief look at this option and the cheapest way I found is to buy the whole car and pull the engine out yourself.

The cheapest halfcut I found was $8000

I didnt do too much more research on it though so it might be a viable option.

ofr57 wrote:*dig*

so has the availabilty of the 1.6 TD golf motors still the same
starting to think this is the way

the kit was for the 1.9 TD engine from the VW not the 1.6

grimbo wrote:The Gemini Diesel option is pretty bad by itself but with a turbo shouldn't be too bad as you can spin them up abit. The Vitaras had a 2 litre diesel in them for the European market, it was a Mazda engine. You could also get them in New Zealand with their weird grey imports they seem to get. Even the Jimny is offered with a diesel in some markets. The Keltec swap is awesome, I drove it when I was over there a couple of years back, very nice gobs of torque and really nice to lug around in. He was using the 1.9 out of a late model Golf. the earlier golfs with the diesels that we got here are a different motor and weren't as good an option.

it is a mazda rf engine. i have fitted one approved into a sierra.. i have been approved to fit up to a 3lt td into a sierra also. the front leaf springs work fine if upgraded.

the australia zoo suzuki with the 2lt rf engine could smoke both rear tyres in fourth gear from a standing start at just off idle..

here is some info for you:
http://www.rocky-road.com/diesel.html

these motors are a dime a dozen here in the states:
I might be able to source some out for you folks if the favor could be returned with the toyota 4agze motor

zuku26 wrote:these motors are a dime a dozen here in the states:
I might be able to source some out for you folks if the favor could be returned with the toyota 4agze motor

Hmmm Ol group buy?

put me down for one!