Recent content by v8toy1

sorry bud havent been here for ages pre occupied. the sump has been nick named the frankensump but ive fully sanded and polished it these days but only takes 1 4by run to ruin that lol other than that no i havent thought of marketing it didnt think it was that crash hot to tell you the truth...

need a dipstick and tube for an early crown believe from yrs 89 to 91. the model that goes thru the cylinder head at the rear im in qld australia but would consider US if nothing found here cheers stewy

Hey,do any Aussie members have any shims I can buy/swap with I'm in need of 3, 2.60mm or no.06 shims Tried castle hill toyota tried toyota local dealer here in cairns, and bullet well still trying to get an answer after a week of phone calls I have numerous amounts of shims in the 2.80 -...

been wheeling her a little bit before she faaarked another engine hopefully be back in action next week sometime but heres acouple of pics from the july long weekend we had here in cairns was the kids first ever camping trip (they only 8 and 2) and they absolulty...

i ended up getting some valves sorted buy my mates work, cummins sorced for me ill keep the 2j ones in mind for "next time" lol but i priced new geniunes from toyota at $80 for an ex valve and $100 for a inlet i wasnt exactly rich enough to buy a full set lol but the reason is the donk had...

Anyone know of we're I can get some in Aus rebuilding my engine after it dropped 2 valves engines more than likely never gonna see any forced induction so not worried but goin all out on bigger valves etc etc Cheers Stewy

well well it finally happened as a few know its been blueplated for friggin ages and the hard parts been the roadworthy and the roady wasnt hard for the fact that my car was dodgy it wasnt. its the useless as tits on a bull mechanics inspecting it. first guy wrote me a few things no major stuff...

no problems at all with the outlets it actually makes for super short hoses as u can see, which for me helps with a no. of things. 1. no chance of staking a bottom hose while 4wdriving and 2. makes it easy to find a replacement hose as anything with the right diameter and being straight will...

i have this tho to prove my cars legit :D and it even has my name on it

sooooo the hilux failed roady today for 4 reasons 1. no plate lights didnt work so im sacking my missus ( ) as my light checker because that was her duty for me. 2. i forgot to plug the windscreen washer motor plug back in therfore no window washers 3. they wanna see a charcoal canister on...

yeah true that lol its going on a boys only camping trip this weekend so gettin it out there and straight into whats its built for after that then ill do the snorkel

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo​oooooohoooooooooooo ooooooooooo​ooooooo woohoo woohoo woohoo the lux is passed the only issues we have is he'd like to see the clutch line bracket mounted a bit further from the head and exhaust header. my first bend on the intake is a tad close to the power...

everythings done bar the snorkel and mr engineer is coming tomorrow to engrave me some blue plates, looks like ill have no. plates by monday night :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

so apart from 4 hose clamps and 2 more rivnuts in the body the airbox is 100% finished will be taking it to work tomorrow to make it look pretty the flange setup got acouple of exhaust hangers to fab up but wont get to work on her till friday got to much kid stuff to do. other than that i...

winch is fitted up, allbright style solenoid is mounted under the bonnet away from evil fingers, and its wired with a incab winch in/out switch and master switch via ign as well, which is out of the way of childrens fingers and prying eyes. therefore winch will not work unless ign is turned to...