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Ooh sounds like a fun project. Good luck and I look forward to the picture-reveal!

hi Craig I also used import my car. They just did the paper work. It wasn’t that fast but it all worked fine. Memory is it cost about £200. meanwhile i drove the car over from Belgium on “garage” plates (so it was insured) and parked it on my drive. IIRC I had to get an MOT ONLY after they...

I am sure your brake works produced good results. But I have never had issues with brakes on the 78, unlike the 80 where they start to fade on long downhill runs and sometimes feel a little weak given weight of a loaded truck. Were your 78 brakes a concern before your works? Cheers

+1 for the route Please. Am thinking of a west coast Ireland and into N. Ireland trip this summer. So did you conclude 1. More fun following small coast roads you found rather than the Wild Atlantic Way? And, 2. Better off finding camping sites as you went rather than relying on apps...

Would also be interested as the prices I was quoted were also very high

Maybe post a recording?

Similarly You can also use the handle of the wheel nut wrench to lever tyre into place

Good timing for this thread - just decided I need to exactly this LED upgrade to the “candles” on my truck.

Hi. Just sent you a pm. Thanks

What’s the final weight? Thanks

Great truck & pics are you planning a long trip?

What a great write up and terrific project. Really nice to see it all in one place at one time rather than watching it real time as you build it. I have done something similar with my Troopy although yours is a bigger project. (I ought to do a similar write up. Just off to Algeria on a trip...

what is the result of too much grease? Doesn’t the excess just spin off? Yes it makes a mess but not actually bad is it ?

I have a 1HZ too. Deffo slow but what’s the rush? Huge space in the 78 and the 1HZ will certainly get you where you are going

Funnily enough i have had exactly this issue on my 80 recently and also not using it as much as I used to. So will also follow the recommendations. cheers

What about shipping to your local friendly garage ?

You need to put different oil in the rear diff if it is ltd slip diff than front diff. i can dig out the specs if you need

Wow. Must have been a dramatic event!

Just got this brilliant explanation document. many thanks to Dave and Mark. What a great resource the folks on this forum are.

Raj, This may have been said already and I don’t know the 200, but different specialised oil required if you have limited slip diff at the rear.

Ok played around today with rear doors not closed or rear wheel not secured, car in drive gear etc but could not get that light on again. So pretty much out of ideas. I might try to send it to a Toyota dealer and see if they know it.

My extra tank is factory fitted. So I have 2 x 90 L tanks.

Yea it does. Ok will play with the wheel a bit in next few days. Just got back from a 1300 mile drive from Marrakesh so prob won’t make it to the car again Til Tuesday. Thanks everyone for your help. A bit worrying to have a red warning light so far from home

Snap Karl. Was just thinking same. Although I have no idea where the sensor is for that

Could it mean back wheel swing out is not attached well?

Thanks Dave I found a similar diagram on the web but it doesn’t include the one I have. I have just posted a photo in place of my drawing from the road.

Here is a photo of it on -

Yes will shine a torch when we get home. And post the image Maybe it is not connected but was shorting hence the flickering ?

So the instrument cluster was changed at some point from km to mileage. I wonder if a petrol dash was put in and that has come from a car with a catalytic converter ??

Yes I have never seen / noticed it before. My car is an import and I suppose that might make a difference. If it comes on again tomorrow I will try to take a photo And I have no catalytic converter fitted.

Should have said I don’t have ABS on my truck

Sorry was high speed post at a short break driving in a convoy. I am in a TLC80 doing about 70mph on a dry motorway, steady speeds. I don’t think it’s traction control. I wish it was an emergency bacon sarnie!! It is not shown in the owners manual I have but I got that after the car so they...

It’s on lower left hand side of row of warning lights. Came on flickering when I was driving a long drive. Not in my manual. (Excuse the drawing I am on the road) Many thanks

I was wondering if it makes sense to start a thread for UK owners of 75s and 78s. I don’t know how many we are in total and how many are on this forum. Would be good to know. I think we may have some questions / issues (that can be different from those 80# etc) and would be good to compare...

I guess those joins cannot be made waterproof? Like the one piece safari snorkel. Even if they are (mostly) dust proof.

Scott - ok got it. Mine is LHD too. Thanks MCozzi and David - hadn’t heard of those. Will give a try. Thanks gents

Scott sorry I am not sure if I understand. Your VD79 already had intermittent ? Or you had to fit it? if your truck didn’t have it then I guess in addition to the new stalk you had to make some changes to a relay or is it all inside the stalk? Sorry if these are basic questions. Cheers.

As you owners of older 75s/ 78s know well there are not many mod-cons on these trucks. One “luxury” I would really like to retro fit is an intermittent setting on the wind screen wipers. Factory standard is slow and a smidge faster. Has anyone retro-fitted an intermittent wiper system? Is it...

Yes I got my new keys from normal locksmith Too No problems.

I have used them too. Straight forward, helpful and good service.

Ooh I have to respond to you Higgy - I have the suit that Ed Hlary wore when he was knighted. It was lent to him by my grand father and he left it to me . They were the same lanky shape!

Here is the design plan - is this what you wanted or actual pictures of the set up? I have a water tank of about 90L inside the vehicle. And in the end i didnt do the return circuit from the filter back to the tank.

hi Jude yes it would be helpful to chat directly - probably most efficient by phone. I will pm you. And yes I am in touch with Martin. He is very helpful and we are already considering switching to Baltimore (same cost even though it is further than Halifoax) in part to allow us to get quotes...

Yes thanks Andy that would be useful info.

Thanks Gr8Yota - yes you are right that a longer trip would be better. This is subject to intense negotiations with the mrs. More on this later.... Yes you are right on container pricing. I had filled in some detailed on line quote forms and the prices came back quite reasonable. But when i...

Like Andy CGL above I had something similar on my 80. Definitely window out and was worse underneath. on the plus side that was done about 4 years ago and still looks like new. So if you get someone to do a good job it is very effective and certainly less than buying a replacement tailgate...