Search results

thanks Clive. I'm out in Rex today, and did a quick run to a meeting up the dual carrageway here immediatly after posting that, was fun turning up to this posh new science place with all the gear on the roof and the throaty exhaust. Then to builders merchants for second time today fetching long...

Hi folks, this is a early notice that I've decided to sell up my landcruisers... well, at least one of them and a garageload of parts anyway. I've had my fun and am too swamped with running a business and a young family to play with them enough. I have 'Rex', a well known vehicle on this...

hmm i recently picked up a 2nd 78.. was meant to be temporary! if i'm keeping it i should get it a rear locker - still available?

for future reference:

:) glad to report Rex's 2.4 still going strong and happy. Been my daily driver too for last 6mnths and I'm very pleased like Jim was. I had my early concerns, I read too much online about 2.4s overheating, had some unrelated niggles, and had to learn to drive it properly. Considering swap...

cheers Jim, really quite gutted i couldnt make it. i think i made the sensible decision in not coming tho or i might've had diesel all over the road somewhere. where i'm up to is; rigged up outboard tank direct to pump - runs GREAT Swapped filter cartridge and ran the rigged up line thru it -...

there's good ideas and a neat hjz78 conversion on africacafe at the moment --/htm/africa_4x4_cafe_sale.htm i have some other pics i've been collecting will dig them out when i get a mo.

haha! sorry i had more serious issues than reluctance to part with them! yes gutted i couldnt make it. i did get them for you though. best not post them... i'm travelling to Nottingham next thurs - back tuesday if that's any good? ive not checked the map but chesterfield will be quite a way off...

yes i'd been thinking boat tank but not quite got there. I'd also been looking at what tanks were available on ebay at the moment in case there was something cheap and local to be had i could strap in top of the tank guard like a genericy-shaped izuzu etc one. but boat tank in the footwell thru...

a little update: i have it running again! :dance: if i'm right the eventual fix shouldnt be too expensive. I cracked an injector and cranked it. a small amount of fuel came- not as much as id expect, but enough to guess the pump was ok. next i rigged up an alternative fuel source to eliminate...

brilliant video! very simple and informative. might be interested in your old engine if it's ok and still complete.. pm me

the TO-61 is listed on amazon as being for the A343F. this page has a whole load of specs on the 90 series, says your transfer is a 'VF3B'. lots of info like ratios there too. if you need to find donor bits this lists toyota transmissions and the models they were installed in these guys in...

cheers ben, yes the build thread does need to start! it's just we're beginning with clearing out the gremlins! I'll get everything pulled apart and fixed up eventually, but i'm afraid for now my timescale is for years not weeks thanks for the suggestions, fueling does seem suspect. temporary...

i really like the smart grey paint. a project to aspire to!

Once started i left the truck idling for a good 10 mins. Smooth and no problems. I ran it down to where i can leave it (2min drive) and it drove no problem, think the turbo came on where it should etc. So once parked up i gradually ramped up the revs to see what I'd see or hear. It was smooth to...

well after reading up all i could last night (instead of studying for a finance exam i have this afternoon) i just got it started. i pumped the primer for ages (hadnt done that before-didnt know about it), then left it 15mins. then pumped the primer like crazy again. then did 4x cycles of...

thanks for the pointer on the overcooling:thumbup: yes unless it randomly starts in the morn i'll have to take the ticket for tomorrow and call in a favour tomorrow eve from my mate with a ford ranger (oh the shame) :shhh:

Some more background: The engine generally runs fine apart from being a bit rough when starting. A puff of white and the exhaust bangs the chassis 2-3 times. 2 weeks ago it began not starting so good i.e it didn’t always catch the usual 1st time every time. last week I did 300mile trip to mid...

thanks Gav, i'll check it out. I'd read there is a sensor near the back of the airbox that can be disturbed and cause such symptoms. (and I've had tinker with the snorkel-to-airbox pipe so I could be the culprit) i forgot to say i also disconnected the batteries after getting the codes off the...

Hi everyone, welcome to the start of my build thread! It wont be as epic as some(!), but it may tell it's own story eventually! While the truck has been getting regular use and some minor mods and camping trips I’ve been saving up pics to make a worthy writeup. Plans for the next few months...

hi Ben, i've found some new (to me) 70 series stuff today that you might like: this 'mud thread seems to describe a pretty straightforward suspension mod. I'm looking forward to seeing what you decide to aim for. i also came across a russian LC forum. I was viewing the pages in english using...

Haha I've just been looking at that thread again a bit more properly and you're on there too Ben :thumbup:

when I bought my LJ78 I looked into engine swap options in case I ever needed one. Among what I found was this thread on how to fit a daihatsu engine. Not that I'd necessarily choose this option. But the thread is good because it details the aspects to be considered, and how to cut-n-shut a...

I'm about to start drawing plans for some bars/feet for my 70, to chat through what'd be the most cost effective design with a few of my local fabricators. I was going to price up in steel naked/galv/powdered, and also in ally. Ally I like for lightness, but it wont be as robust or...

Hey Whopydk, welcome to the forum and landcruiser ownership! I bought my first -a LJ78- last summer. Big smiles ever since :icon-biggrin: Give this site a thorough read for background on the 70 series and cruiser mechanicals in general. And dont be too worried about the horror stories about the...

No probs. the 106s have your name on! The stove burners are as new in their boxes, with the pan set. There are 4 units, one in slightly different box style. There was also a loose burner head on the shelf (ex display?) so the pans for it might be about too. I'm almost tempted to get one of the...

okay chris! first thing I thought when I saw them was of the threads I'd read on here :icon-biggrin: I couldnt remember who, but I know that the globetrotter has a following. I'd like them myself but am also trying to resist amassing more stuff, it's coming out my ears. This is something I think...

before I got a LC and joined this forum I hadn't realised I was a fan of camping stoves ...I have a few! So I got excited in a local hardware store today: 4 NOS campingaz globetrotters (£25 each), and most excitingly, 6 uber-rare 106 cartridges at only £2.50 each! I fitted longer 206 arms to...

thanks for the comments guys, I was hoping I might get some feedback. My default thoughts had been ferry back for the obvious reasons, but I'd not expected the cost or inconvenient timings. I did Guildford to Mimizan in a day once, but that was in a 'normal' car, no chance I'm pushing rex at...

All this talk made me get on with checking my own dates and costs. I'm on as tight a budget as possible. The rarer 'economie' crossing dates dont dovetail ideally with my plans, and a 26hr crossing vs. using the chunnel and a potentially 12hr drive (if done directly) that more than £100 cheaper...

@ratrace, thanks for those thread links! I thought I was pretty well read on the forum's overlanding content now but I'd not seen them - brilliant :thumbup:

I'm going too, but in August. My details are sketchy and will remain open, but leaving by 28th July, and back for a wedding at the end of August -just under 4 weeks! I plan not rush the drive down through france, and possibly ferry back up from Bilbao. I'm seeing it as a bit of a 'shakedown'...

Brilliant tales and photos Damjan - thanks for sharing

If the cables that run along the rear axel are slack when the handbrake is off, then thats the problem. On mine it was the pivot on the end of the cables that needed freeing up (it sits under a rubber boot). Hope your problem is as simple to fix. Is it a manual or auto?

Thanks for the info Chris, Gary, and thanks for sharing your setup Andrew, it looks really practical and sensible - fantastic. I'd been thinking about putting a single can carrier on the backdoor but pondering that even though not illegal it might not be right. It'd normally be empty but have...

Hi Ben, about time I said hi! so firstly belated anniversary - good onya for taking the punt and glad you're happy and things are working out. I've three separate friends moved over there in the last few years and all very much really living and loving the life. I'd been reading your thread...

thanks chris, i didnt mean to open a can of worms. Yes, I did look and didnt find any mention on here hence trying the question. such a 'hot' topic forums can't handle it! I think I'll ask a couple of commercial preparers so I'm clear on the detail. I'm intend to have a tidy and legit vehicle...

thanks for the link charlie, yes that's the sort of gas carrier I'm considering, I guess as a UK supplier they can confirm it's acceptable here. Putting a jerrican on the back seems to make a lot of sens to me - discrete, practical, low COG. but I rather not if it risks me getting hassle for it

How to carry Camping Gas and spare diesel? 1st question is simply are we allowed a jerrycan on the backdoor in the UK or Europe? I'd like to carry spare diesel, but 2 jerrycans on the roof is cumbersome and OTT for most trips. 2nd is gas: how do you secure (and vent?) it? Are we allowed to...