Recent content by nick_the_fish

That reminds me - I should probably rebuild my hubs - can someone remind me this time next year...........

I always wondered what this message meant

Yep sure do. I'm bit late to the party, but FWIW while the 1HZ lacks power I've always found it to be fine for my needs . It struggles desperately at altitude(+3000m) where it belches out black smoke while being overtaken by 18 wheelers, however we made it up the Sani pass fully loaded at the...

Rest in peace mate. Thanks for all the help and advice over the years. N

Nice. Good looking Troopy too.

that '72 FJ40 ...... Wow Welcome to the club. Looking forward to seeing more photos of the overland conversion.

Nice truck. It's perfect for Africa. Keep the photos coming.

The vehicle spec. The rad will be able to take the additional pressure, but the hoses that connect the rad to the engine may not be able to and might eventually blow, causing the coolant to come flooding out and the engine to overheat (worse case) Find your vehicle model on this website...

It's just a standard gas strut - if you know the length you could probably get it slightly cheaper else where, but probably not much, so I'd go with the RT one. Do it sooner rather than later - I ignored the warning signs on mine (a few taps on the head) and got a much bigger 'tap' on the head...

Yes - the radiator is supposed to be hot to touch. If a mechanic said the radiator shouldn't get hot I would consider going to a different mechanic!!!!

Hi Philby, Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to seeing some photos of the 105. Nick

On my HZJ105 1hz its M12 x 1.25 Not sure if it's the same on your HZJ73. I assume it is but don't know. N

Welcome to the club Crystal. To save you flying by the seat of your pants with parts, you can use https://toyota-general.epc-data.com/land_cruiser/ to help you find part numbers, and https://www.amayama.com/en to order genuine parts. They come from Japan or UAE, so take a while to get to...

That's an interesting response from Safari, although in all honesty I doubt it makes much, if any, difference and mostly depends on how you want it to look.

Ar this old chestnut.... I have mine pointing forward - never had any problems. Others have theirs pointed backwards - never had any problems. I have to say I have always wondered if having them pointed backwards would cause a vacuum effect as Cruiserfan said, but I've never heard anyone...