Hilux 4x4 Forum

Thanks uncle edge I must still Pop past your place sometime and take you for a drive.

Hi uncle Andy the sticker is on the top of the rear window ( POWERED BY MERCEDES BENZ).

I've been driving the Hilux with the 602 engine conversion for about 7 weeks now and am VERY happy with the overall performance and the fuel consumption. I was initially uncertain as to how the engine revs according to speed would be and I was prepared to change diff ratios if the need arose, but I ...

Myself and brother Brad busy in the engine bay.
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And then some random pics that should have been fitted in somewhere along the line.

The ARB bull-bar including the Warn winch and spot lights was also reinstalled to the Hilux and the relevant controls for the winch were mounted remotely to the inside of the engine compartment. We also installed isolators inside the bonnet to be able to disconnect the winch and the extra battery sh...

A complete Old Man Emu suspension was then installed to the Hilux. Dad fabricated a sump belly protection plate and this was also fitted.
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Dad made up a new customised rear bumper, installing LED tail lights as well as a strong reversing work light, which is independently switched. Recovery as well as high lift jack points were also integrated into the bumper. We had to wait for Brad to complete the load body spray job and to fit the l...

(I don't understand why .... a glitch in the forum software maybe .... but when i tried to rearrange the pics into order they all disappeared, so re-loaded and there are duplicates that I cannot remove.) We then installed a bracket above the rear diff to accommodate the second battery. I doesn't int...

The original 4y radiator was installed and a BMW electrical fan was adapted to fit onto the front cradle panel ,behind the grill.This radiator was later replaced with a KZTE radiator as the 4y radiator was not up to the task. DPP_44.JPG . At this stage, Brad had completed the bodywork to the shell a...

Thanks, Uncle Eric. The next problem was the top coolant pipe fitting on the engine which connects to the top of the radiator. This pipe faced straight forward towards the radiator without enough clearance for the rubber hose to the radiator. A new pipe fitting was made up and installed and exited v...

To carry on .... The Hilux master cylinder had to also make way for a Corolla master cylinder as the piping to the slave was at the wrong angle and snared up with the engines tappet cover.We also tried various clutch slave cylinders to try and get the best match and eventually ended up using a Ford ...

The engine was again fitted into the engine compartment and the engine mountings were measured and my dad made up the adapters, utilising all the original mounting holes on the engine and the chassis. The original Hilux engine mountings were utilised as we tried to keep as many standard components o...

The aqdapted bellhousing was bolted to the gearbox and then the engine was lowwered into the engine compartment,only to find that the sump's well was sitting directly above the front diff.. DPP_43.JPG DPP_42.JPG DPP_41.JPG DPP_40.JPG We then removed the engine from the engine bay.The sump (aluminium...

My father (FIRSTGEER on the forum), older brother Brad (Thirdgeer on the forum) and I decided to tackle the project together. Brad stripped the body down on the SFA.He removed the load bin and doors plus windscreens and dash and started to sand down and prepare the bodywork to enable him to complete...

I''ve had my 1994 SFA d/c 4x4 since 20008 have loved every moment driving it since fetching from from Franshoek in the Cape. The engine had been tweaked by the previous owner and I was very happy with the performance and fuel consumption. The compression ratio had been increased on the pistons and t...

Hi I have a sfa lux busy with my convertion at the moment fitting a 5cylinder merc motor

Welcome Mario

You must use the camry stearing

Hi bradley where exat is the knock?

Hi john i have the same problem with my lux the springs do curve downwards even from new im also goin to have to go the ome way.

2}Wade & donne (4thgeer)

Hi i have a set of HANGKOOK tyres an my lux i dont think i will buy another tyre iv done 45000km with them and they are still good .

Hi to all, my name is Wade, I recently joined the forum and also the club. I was referred by fellow King Williamstown members, vienna eating 1stGeer (my dad), grumpy itinerary expert Haboob and Anton v6. :D: Also met Andy (Mud Dog) before joining and he too wanted to know why I had not yet registere...

Sorry its lux not iux

It can be four things, the idle sol ,auto choke ,air leak on the vacum of the carb, or dirt in the carb .I think its the choke b if it was the idle sol your lux wont idle when its hot either.I drive a iux with a 4y and my choke doesnt work so it also battles to idle when shes cold.

You will have more HANG OVERS driving a LAND ROVER because they give so many problems they drive you to drink

Hi i have a set of HANKOOK DYNAPRO AT-M tyres on my lux and iv done 45000km on them and they are still good, they also very good in mud and they cum in 15 up to 17.