Outer Limits 4x4 Board

looking at a play truck has got the following parts and just after others opinions on the price and whether or not it would be a good play truck as i have very limited experience with 4x4, possibly thinking of registering it as well.

Any feedback is muchly appreciated.

82 model single cab hilux ute.
Tjm shocks? and extended shackles
body lift
37 inch boggers on beadlocked rims 80% tread
rock hoppin style bar
rock hoppin style tray and roll bar
detroit locker rear diff
power steering
neat interior with newer model bucket seats
308 holden donk with 4 barrel(Mark's adapter kit)
dual exhausts
PVC snorkel
tints
tray mounted radiator with thermo's
turbo 350 auto

It looks like a pretty tough truck but the gearbox is shagged and requires replacement(ie it won't drive at all, means no test drive) so not sure what I should be paying for it. It was registered up until recently but i am thinking that it wouldn't pass without some dramas mainly cos the 308 is on petrol and the huge tyres/beadlocks but I really know nothing,so not sure.

Thanks in advance
Chuck.

Spring over is an easy conversion on a hilux They come factory SOA

What state are you in Might be engineerable in NSW but not here in sunny QLD

Hilux is SPOA from factory and you may need to get an engineers cert for the 308 conversion (is it a post 82 308 ?)
The extended shackles would have to be ditched for RWC as few will pass them..

How many $$ are you looking at for this truck .. you may need a few more $$ to get a roadworthy on it ..

around 5k

but needs new gbox and bigger trans cooler,ect,ect
no rego and sounds like not gettin it easy either
AND I can't test drive it.

is 5k too much???

5K probarbly not to bad .. the rubber and rim's would be worth a few $$ (1500+ pretty easy) if the 308 conversion has been done well it may not be a bad idea as holden gearbox's are pretty cheap to get it going ... but may cost you a few $$ to build a good one that is up to the task of 4x4ing ..

charles wrote:It was registered up until recently but i am thinking that it wouldn't pass without some dramas mainly cos the 308 is on petrol.

wouldn't matter if it was petrol, straight gas or diesel.

RV wrote:

charles wrote:It was registered up until recently but i am thinking that it wouldn't pass without some dramas mainly cos the 308 is on petrol.

wouldn't matter if it was petrol, straight gas or diesel.

It would if the engine is older than the hilux.

RV wrote:

charles wrote:It was registered up until recently but i am thinking that it wouldn't pass without some dramas mainly cos the 308 is on petrol.

wouldn't matter if it was petrol, straight gas or diesel.

I am in the ACT and have been told that changing a vehicle in any way that alters the emmisions will require the use of LPG as a way of getting around the emmisions requirements.

I am inexperienced with these things so I could be wrong but with my heavily modified ford LTD I was told that if it wasn't on gas it wouldn't pass for rego, It was already on gas so it was exempt from emissions testing???

But that not a big prob more concerned with the price of the truck.

ie good value or border line, what would you pay for it???

around 3500 to 4500. at the end of the
day it's still an 82 hilux that's not registered.

ill take the boggers off ya hands if you want some smaller rubber

charles wrote:
82 model single cab hilux ute. CHECK FOR RUST- THIS WILL F@CK YOU UP BIG TIME WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING IT REGOED!!Tjm shocks? and extended shackles TJM SHOCK WORTH SFA - AGAIN EXTENDED SHOCKS WILL NEED TO ENGINEERED APPROVED PRIOR TO REGObody lift HOW BIG???? 2 INCH IS REALLY ALL YOU NEED!37 inch boggers on beadlocked rims 80% tread MOST VALUABLE PART OF THE RIG (WORTH ABOUT $1500.00 - $1800.00)
rock hoppin style bar NEED PICS OF BAR WORK & TRAY SO WE CAN TELL YOU IF THEY WILL BE FUNCTIONAL OR NOT!
rock hoppin style tray and roll bar AS ABOVE
detroit locker rear diff MAKE SURE ITS A DETROIT (VALUE ABOUT $1000.00) AND NOT A CHEAP ARSE LOCK-RITE (VALUE ABOUT $250.00)
power steering ABOUT A $400.00 CONVERSION
neat interior with newer model bucket seats GOOD
308 holden donk with 4 barrel(Mark's adapter kit) HAVE YOU SATRTED IT, I KNOW YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT, BUT CAN YOU START IT UP????dual exhausts BIG TIME Grimace!!!PVC snorkel EVEN BIGGER BIG TIME Grimace
tints
tray mounted radiator with thermo's DO THERMOS WORK, IF YOU CAN START THE RIG, LET IT RUN FOR AGES TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T OVERHEAT!turbo 350 auto GOOD
It looks like a pretty tough truck but the gearbox is shagged and requires replacement(ie it won't drive at all, means no test drive) so not sure what I should be paying for it. It was registered up until recently but i am thinking that it wouldn't pass without some dramas mainly cos the 308 is on petrol and the huge tyres/beadlocks but I really know nothing,so not sure.

.

Just one thing to consider!!!

There is a reason the gearbox is shagged!

It could be from wheeling to hard, which will more than likly meen that all the axles, CV's and Diffs will be very sore and sorry.

OR

It could be from overheating! A tranny cooler should help when you put in a new Box!

Or there is something else wrong with the rig and he doesn't want you wheeling it to find out what else is Farked! This is a Trick that some people use, the engine could be farked and when underload you may hear things that you won't at idle etc etc. Not saying that this is the case!!!

Its very hard to put a Price on it without seeing it! Do you have a digital camera??? If so take some pics and see if you can get them up on here!!!

From what you have said it would be worth between 4-5k (maybe)

it looks like the kinda truck that got wheeled too hard, the paint and body aren't messed up but I think the rest of the truck may have been.

I will post some pics when I learn how, if the pics are working atm.

charles wrote:it looks like the kinda truck that got wheeled too hard, the paint and body aren't messed up but I think the rest of the truck may have been.

I will post some pics when I learn how, if the pics are working atm.

email them to me and I'll put em up. they have to be hosted elsewhere

charles wrote: i have very limited experience with 4x4

I really know nothing,so not sure.

Just reading this thread i would think twice about buying someone elses problems, are you able to fix things yourself ?

Last thing you need is for it to sit in the back yard for the next 2 years because you cant fix it or because it will cost too much.

5k + maybe 3k to get it up & going, you will be suprised how fast it all ads up.

Also as said if the engine is older than the Hilux you cant get it rego'd.

Kev80 wrote:Also as said if the engine is older than the Hilux you cant get it rego'd.

yes you can RUFF was saying it had to meet emissions specs of the year of the car model though, ie a red 308 would only meet emissions standards in an early 90's car if it is on lpg

-Mick- wrote: RUFF was saying it had to meet emissions specs of the year of the car model though, ie a red 308 would only meet emissions standards in an early 90's car if it is on lpg

This is true but who wants to spend the money upgrading the emissions, to me the cost would not be worth it.

Beter off with a later model engine.