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krazy_kameleon

If you want a good look at the 9/11 story read this book by Jim Marrs http://www.amazon.co.uk/Terror-Conspiracy-Revisited-Really-Happened/dp/1934708631/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343283379&sr=1-6 I was at Ground Zero in New York in February - very emotional experience. one hell of a...

krazy_kameleon

Congrats on your new car Johannes.

I dont think the car looks too bad at all and like you say, you get what you pay for.
For me the Dash and cluster design just doesn't work but design, like paint colour is a subjective thing so each to there own.

I wish you many happy, trouble free Toyota miles

krazy_kameleon

Ok, Im back to reality... :shock: Mark took the gearbox out today, torque converter was sized onto the shaft and box is stuffed. May be because I was eager to start it without having enough oil in it :oops: or the box or oil pump in the box was stuffed. Mark has prepped another box, was busy puttin...

krazy_kameleon

So I got some bad news regarding Luxi yesterday. That sound we heard was not just lack of oil, the gearbox is stuffed. Put in gear and nothing happens.. So today Mark and I pulled Luxi out of the shop, put a piece of cloth in fuel tank, set it alight and stood looking from a distance with a beer in...

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sounds good to me. I had a similar problem to you but resorted to brazing up what I could and then fibreglass. The main thing is keep ing out those damn leaves as they keep the moisture on the metal. the water, I found is not the problem as it just runs off and then dries. I just find it a pain in t...

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OOOOMS wrote:
krazy_kameleon wrote:that ridge is awefully close to your house Mark - better keep an eye on your dogs...
My dog won't mind a guide cat.....

krazy_kameleon

super corny but bloody funny

krazy_kameleon

that ridge is awefully close to your house Mark - better keep an eye on your dogs...

krazy_kameleon

other way around - the fuel comes out of the injector in a very fine mist. every bend it encounters causes the fuel to fall out of suspension causing droplets. (think of mist hitting a window and forming droplets) remember that liquid fuel does not burn, only fuel vapour burns. This is why some manu...

krazy_kameleon

I am surprised no one has commented on the cluster???

I went to see the car and was quite impressed until I opened the door and saw the cluster!!! Yikes!
I looks like the designers took some courses in China - it makes the GWM Florid look classy.

What a disappointment

krazy_kameleon

exactly Stef. If I knew what I knew now I think I would have just put in a 1uz and "detuned" it for max economy and to prevent breakage. I am in the boat halfway already so now its just "push on through" If I could sell the motor and my recon gearbox for a decent price I might lo...

krazy_kameleon

Sorted

Thanks

krazy_kameleon

I'm looking for Alan (Hoppy) telephone number
he doesn't seem to be getting my e-mails...

thanks

krazy_kameleon

And in the meantime, the children still don't have textbooks and their education suffers, while government plays the blame game.... and lives like "Jack the Lad" off of the spoils of our labour. School is tough enough for a kid to go through without having to have to handle this on top of...

krazy_kameleon

I welded up my CHev Kammando's tank when I was an appy: just removed the tank after draining. filled withengine cleaner and water and gave it a good bath (shouldhave seen the sludge that came out) Then brazed up the crack. Not sure if that was the most resposible thing to do but at the time i didnt ...

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Just read this article now on I Africa.com When are our so called "leaders" going to finally man-up and take responsibility for their own actions and stop blaming the past? 'Motshekga can't be blamed' Article By: Stephen Grootes Mon, 23 Jul 2012 2:26 PM President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday said...

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Change the feeder piping inside the tank from 6mm to 10mm, no cavitation, no noise. Just use a decent 3 HP fuel pump from the beginning. Use 10mm normal plastic filter in front of the pump.Done over 11 Efi's like this, no problems. I must say, I like the idea of not using a surge tank - the less pa...

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Hi Cassie, How have you plumbed the surge tank? where does it vent? What LP did you use? Rick From tank through LP pump into surge tank. From surge tank through HP pump to Fuel rail. From fuel rail feedback back to surge tank We used a facet pump. Can't recall what make. Here is a picture of the tw...

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seems that if I decide to stay with the 22R, I must DEFINITELY convert to EFi

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Mr Sticker in CT http://www.mrsticker.co.za" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (I think) not the greatest quality I'm afraid but will serve their purpose for now. They are very thin. They are also designed for the single cab only so there is a join in the back door but as I sai...

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Must say the 22R is fairly potent on level road (granted, mine has the full Brospeed conversion and CRD cam), but with camping gear etc I still have to gear back to 4th on uphills to maintain 110km/h. But...reliable...big yes. Offroad as powerful as any other engine out there. Rick, do you perhaps ...

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Rick Fit that EFI and that Charger you had, or did you sell it? sold the charger but am considering a small turbo if I go the EFi route perhaps even get the supercharger from the 4AGEZ but then I will need to loose the A/C :( then again, if I add the cost of EFi I am getting mightily close to the 1...

krazy_kameleon

Hi Cassie,

How have you plumbed the surge tank? where does it vent?
What LP did you use?

Rick

krazy_kameleon

Drive saftly, and keep your mind on the road.

its easy to let your concentration wander under times like this.

We dont need anymore sad news...

krazy_kameleon

From what I have learned here it seems that my 22R performs as It is supposed to.

I think I was just expecting something that it wasn't.

oh well - at least the engine will never die, or break anything in the drivetrain

krazy_kameleon

were they plastic or fibreglass?

krazy_kameleon

Just to give you an idea. On the way back from Middelburg this weekend was doing 130km/h (true speed) comfortably. Some uphill it did go down to about 100km/h but I never geared down. could that be due to the "EFi" conversion? The Efi most certainly made the difference. Would maybe have m...

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CasKru wrote:Just to give you an idea. On the way back from Middelburg this weekend was doing 130km/h (true speed) comfortably. Some uphill it did go down to about 100km/h but I never geared down.

could that be due to the "EFi" conversion?

krazy_kameleon

mine also had, and its the local version.

its called butyl sealer - never sets hard and is used to prevent rattles as rivets or bolts start to wear.
We use it at work to stick magnets onto plastic frames.

Costs about R12 a meter if you are interested

warning: dont get it onto your clothing...

krazy_kameleon

still got the 31's on at the moment. at this rate I could never fit 33's as I said - the motor runs beautifully! it idles so smoothly you could rest a glass of water on the valve cover No smoke, no oil leaks. revs up smooth - just pap! coming back from the airport side heading to fourways, I was cru...

krazy_kameleon

for all the effort and cost, I should have just fitted a Lex and been done with it

krazy_kameleon

Yes, I have been puzzled too by this as the specs don't make sense to me.

I havn't had it on the machine to check timing butthis was the running engine from GeorgeJVR and it runs super smooth! starts on first turn revs smoothly and sounds beautiful.

Maybe I just had a good 3CT???

krazy_kameleon

oh, and a word of advice:

when doing a body lift, remember that your rocksliders and bullbar and towbar will now be too low and need to be modified to be lifted to the same height as the 'lift

always something...

krazy_kameleon

So I took Rokorok for his first drive today. Mixed feelings really: I am very happy to have him driving again but am very disappointed in how slow a 22R is. When I had the 3CT in it was MUCH faster had waaay more power and used half the fuel - reliability? not so sure hence the swap also while drivi...

krazy_kameleon

and now it doesn't

krazy_kameleon

Ah, it works...

krazy_kameleon

nope, no luck - seems that the music used caused a copyright issue. oh well

krazy_kameleon

actually looks like india or something...

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struggling to get the video to embed....

krazy_kameleon

got to love the ingenuity of some folk...

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Tokkie wrote:Sodra hy klaar is en ek het n ordentlike kamera by my sal ek fotos opsit.

Allan, al my spaargeld is nou hier in en my tyres is maar redelik gaar so sal maar moet twee spaarwiele op he net ingeval!!!

krazy_kameleon

Most normal greases have a petro-chemical base that attacks rubber over time. The red rubber grease is formulated synthetically for this purpose and doesn't attack the rubber. Yip. and the reason for using it, is to prevent a seal from "pinching" when inserting also handy to put a little ...

krazy_kameleon

Traveler wrote:Jy smeer dit strategies aan voordat jy die parte by Toyota koop.

Ha ha ha - very funny but unfortunately too true

krazy_kameleon

Black Sam wrote:Jy smeer dit op ROOI RUBBER

I was waiting for this...

krazy_kameleon

Great acheivement and a testamony to the dedication and ability of all those involved in running it

A BIG well done to you guys and thanks for making such an awesome Hilux family

krazy_kameleon

I had a karcher from makro - lasted 18months so I bought a cheapie ryobi lasted 12 months never lost any paint on the KDX200 or the 'Lux - both worked great for a while. on investigation I found that dirt had gotten into the machines from the water supply (borehole) and messed them up. When I but th...

krazy_kameleon

Go for the V6 but as said elsewhere the price is a little steep.

Have a look at some of the v6's that have been for sale here on the forum and you will get a good idea of what they are going for.
as for the mileage? as long as it was serviced regularly that mileage is nothing!

krazy_kameleon

I saw one that had the battery fitted where the air clearner sits and they had moved the aircleaner back.
Not sure how it all fitted together though as I just got a quick look when the hood was open

krazy_kameleon

Johannes van die See wrote:Spiders are okay, I look like that when trying to communicate with stupid people......

What is that scary thing under that poor Camel Spider?

krazy_kameleon

Mud Dog wrote:One just has to be mindful that you don't engage 'dif-lock' ... especially on tar!

ha ha ha

Thats classic

krazy_kameleon

Ha ha ha - I take it you like spiders as much as I do

krazy_kameleon

I agree with Werner. PS, never mix lubricants of different kinds/types. I was told this too when I was an apprentice and just accepted it as "Gospel" never tried it to see what wouyld happen though??? :twisted: The biggest issue was supposed to be mixing lithium greese with wheel bearing ...

krazy_kameleon

I would say you have a bad earth - probably your ground strap. It builds up corrosion over time especially at the coast and dramativcalyy increases the resistance - the water crossing was probably the last straw. Unbolt it from the chassis and clean the strap and the chassis up with a wire brush an...

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I would say you have a bad earth - probably your ground strap. It builds up corrosion over time especially at the coast and dramativcalyy increases the resistance - the water crossing was probably the last straw. Unbolt it from the chassis and clean the strap and the chassis up with a wire brush and...

krazy_kameleon

Wow! Lekker

well put together trip report

Thanks

krazy_kameleon

love it - what a laugh!

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ha ha ha

its a hilux, that should buff out

krazy_kameleon

Standard lenses + osram + relay upgrade = perfect! x 1000! -F_D Just make sure you get a decent relay. Bosch or Hella. I have had relays failing after only a few weeks :shock: I also prefer to fit the relay under the dash rather than in the engine bay. There is less heat and grime and water and the...

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