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    ARB air locker in 1st gen diff?

    Hi odd question i know but can you get an ARB air locker for the 1st gen diff?
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    1st gen diff R&P

    Hi all Quick question about the crown wheel and pinion. Are they the same size spec as hilux soild axle 8inch CW & P? If not does anyone know where can buy new CW&P replace Thanks
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    Pressure relief valve on PS

    Hi all I'm using the 99 vvti engine to power a custom off road buggy and going for full hydraulic steering. Couple of questions I cant se to find the answer to 1. What gpm does the PS pump kick out roughly 2. Is it about 1250psi 3. Does the PS have a built in pressure relief valve so I don't...
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    1999 vvti combination meter speedo

    Hi all i am taking the engine and auto gb out of a vvti 1999 ls400. I am also taking the combination meter too. I am making a buggy so would like the combi meter from the donar car so I know all marries up. I am taking the engine management and body ecu across as I see I need the mps...
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    Alternator issue

    Just something else to add to the mix. Swapped the battery over and the battery finds it a lot harder to crank the 1st gen uzfe in the surf than the vvti. It just about cranked over the surf uzfe but the vvti engine it had no problem like the battery was new. Both batteries on the surf uzfe is...
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    Alternator issue

    The old battery is 12.6v when engine off btw
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    Alternator issue

    Thanks for the reply. I think the voltage was 13v on the battery with engine switched off. I will swap the batteries. I got a vvti I am taking the engine out of and the car came without a battery. I got a new one and put that in the surf and old battery in the donar car while I was striping it...
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    Alternator issue

    Hi all i have a 1993 1uzfe in a surf. I Put a new battery on it and went for a drive. after 1 hr of driving i stopped and when i went to start it, it only just cranked. I did have lights and heater on for the full time. Did a test and on battery it is 13.9v unload and 13.3v lights on and...
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    A650E to RF1A adaptor

    just one last thing Gloverman how did you marry / convert the outputshaft of the A650 to the VF1A TC. i see on one of the pics there is a female spline popping through the A340 cut adaptor housing.
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    A650E to RF1A adaptor

    Thanks for the pics I think it looks like you have cut the surf / hilux tc gb adaptor in half welded a plate on and them sliced the end of the 650 and piece and welded that to the plate. Is that a about right? Did you have to put any seals in the adaptor bit or are they sealed at both ends...
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    1uzfe vvti ECU and A341E transmission

    Im Dan from the UK and a bit stuck with the UZ swap. I have done one before, as 1st gen 1uzfe into a surf. As you probably know the old 1st gen LS is hard to get hold of (well over here anyway) and we are getting the vvti 1uzfe’s with the A650E gearbox which there seems no adaptor to go to the...
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    A650E to RF1A adaptor

    Hi all, just like the title says, 1st gen lexus ls400s are getting hard to come by now and the 2nd gen vvti 1997 seems to be the cheapest next thing to get but they have the A650E 5 speed auto box. had a look on the net and cant really find anything to go from the GB to TF. does anyone know of...
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    A650E to RF1A adaptor

    Hi all, just like the title says, 1st gen lexus ls400s are getting hard to come by now and the 2nd gen vvti 1997 seems to be the cheapest next thing to get but they have the A650E 5 speed auto box. had a look on the net and cant really find anything to go from the GB to TF. does anyone know of...
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    LS400 90-95 rear diff compatibility

    Hi all would though would post this here, it is bit of a mod question and doing research. am in the frantic web search stage or looking at the feasibility of making a mid engine 4wd buggy with IFS IRS. hence turning the 1uzfe and gb around and tranfer case at the front and flipping the LS diffs...
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    Uprated steering pump

    Hi all I guys this had been posted before so sorry if going over old ground. I have a 1uzfe in a LN130 surf with with cross over steering and solid axle swap on leaf springs. My question is I was looking on lowrange offroad and wanted the uprated steering pump to give 1650psi and 4.5 gal per...


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