Thanks for all the comment about bumpers guys. Not had much time of late to crack on with the build as I have been working on some R&D and fabrication of winch mounts for freelanders of all things. Oh well it pays the bills I guess.
Had a bit of a go today though. Took the fold up rear seats out along with all mounts and belts and look what I found behind the panel on the passenger side.
I guess it mates up with these in the roof line.
By the looks of it there isn't an additional compressor in there but does seem to be a condenser and blower. Nice little thing to have. Weather I'll keep it or not I'm not sure yet. I may swap it out for on board air.
Although I'm not 100% sorted on an engine yet I have been thinking about what to do If putting the 1KZ lump back in. I think the engine may have been sat too long to be viable for a reliable head replacement. I think it would have to be a full rebuild which I don't really have the time for and want to get the truck back on the road as soon as possible.
so in an attempt to keep things nice and cool under the hood I have got my hands on a few bits and pieces. These all cost me nothing and is stuff we had lying about so let me know what you guys think of the ideas.
First up I have got an inter-cooler from a PaJ.
Being a Prado, "Pimp" has the stock Toyota inter-cooler. However this Paj unit it a little thinner and has an electric fan with it. There seems to be a temp sensor controlling the fan which I would imagine would kick in at slower speeds to increase airflow through the cooler. Thinking of stripping the Paj unit and using the Fan and control sensor with the Toyo unit.
Next up is an old oil cooler I have.
I am probably going to utilise this unit as a separate ATF cooler. And then swap the rad out for the manual one from Dirty Gal. I also have a newer, larger oil cooler complete with sandwitch plate to redirect from the oil filter. This should not only have the effect of cooling the oil better but also it should add another litre or so to the oil capacity which again in turn should assist in keeping things cooler.
And finally today, started knocking up a rear bumper for a customer. Not what I want for my truck but if the customer is happy then that's all that matters.
The ends will be cut round to match the curve, but doing it this way makes the fab a little easier.