Recent content by Zipper

Greetings from Perth Jason

Welcome Jason! Which corner of Oz?

Blue apparently!

Hi Sails, welcome! Don't let your daughter talk to my daughter until she has an income, as she also wants a Troopy/76 to travel around the Kimberley and Top End. She did her medical prac in Kununurra last year, and wants to work up there (Darwin), and get out further than her current Mazda 3...

I wouldn't think common in a 'Cruiser, but it could be an OFT (Openflash Tuner) jump lead to the OBD2 port with an isolator switch, that allows the computer to be flashed (for other tunes and/or more power). The other end of the cable would be tucked somewhere (as the OFT (if that is what this...

If the vehicle has had a lift, then the "kingpin"/rake angle of the front hubs will be out, and the vehicle will wander or feel vague driving straight ahead, a bit like driving a forklift at speed. If you are in Perth, WA Suspensions will sort this out (castor angle).

My 76 has a West Coast Suspensions (formerly Jenkins Springs) 2" lift. Give them a call and see if they do a 4".

Hi By coincidence, I connected a bluetooth OBD2 dongle to my '76 (with 1VD-FTV) to display various engine data on an app on my phone. I noticed that when the dongle was connected, the glow plug light did not come on, but when I removed the dongle the glow plug light was active again. Don't...

Hello all I am now in my second life as a 'Cruiser owner/driver, having grown up with several FJ45 utes on our wheat farm in Western Australia, and have now purchased a 2011 LC76. This is an ex-mines vehicle kitted out with 170L long range tank, bullbar, dual rear spare carrier, extensive...