1 gz fe 5.0 v12 into 79 lc pick up

[PERS KERS]

Mark loop of hardloop daai Cruiser ? Groete

[Cutman]

Manne hierdie v12 klink reg.... Jammer dis te GROOT vir die kameel...... Ek was by Mark omtrent 'n week terug en hy het hom vir my gestart...... Die klank gee jou sommer ......... The way to go in 'n cruiser Bakker IMO........

[mark watson]

thanks lourens , always good to see your face at the shop , welcome any time , but if you stay any longer im gonna give you an overall ( hee hee )
only kidding , yes the 12 is running well thanks steve at jms motorsport for his patience and advice always there for his cussies , fitted the snorkels and i think it helped a lot , 120kph in fourth you plant it and you only need fifth at 190 and it pulls , but the consumption now loaded and cruising nicely 120 - 140 is 9.5km/l so its pretty good.

[Gunta]

Mark, how do you get a V12 to get 9.5 km/l ? Can you still get thos V12's ?

[Bulletjie-3]

Are you changing plans Gunta ?

[96-Luxi 4x4]

What Plans do you have Gunta? V8?

[Gunta]

I am trying to find the 1 ur fse motor, its a 4,6 litre V8 pushing over 280 kw and 500 nm of torque. But I cant find one yet. Next option is the 3 uz but if I can get a V12 I think I will rather do that.

[96-Luxi 4x4]

Looking for that much power it cant be for the Hilux right? Whats it for?

[Gunta]

Nope Naas. I sold my hilux and bought a 80 series cruiser with all the bells and whistles, just need a stronger motor to bring down the consumption a bit. 5.1km/l is not good.

[96-Luxi 4x4]

Lol. Nice. How about the v8 turbo diesel. Has anyone looked at that conversion before. Consumption should be good with great torque

[Gunta]

Which V8 diesel are you talking about?

[mark watson]

mark i wish i could get more of the v12 , i am working on it , the v8 diesel is available but i wont tackle it , and they are very pricey , i would just go for the 3uz at the end of the day , i have ordered 2 more from paul , should have them in the next 3 weeks or so. have an 80 cruiser on its way from zambia so will post the build up - but on the landcruiser club ( getting a bit chipped off with the mentality of some people on the hilux club )

[TheoM]

Here are the latest and possibly the last, pics of this truly awesome, one of a kind, vehicle now fully completed with dual snorkels et al. The vehicle was left at Mark for a service yesterday and the owner returned to his farm for the weekend in order to collect it on Monday.







Sadly en route to the farm late last night, the owner who has been a close friend of Mark's for the last 20 years passed away after a horrific accident involving a truck.At the time there were 3 other passengers in the vehicle with him including his sister and his 9year old boy and another close friend of Mark. Only the boy survived but he is still in ICU. Our deepest condolences go out to their families and may they RIP. Strongs to you also Mark as we know how much you are hurting now

[Agteros]

I am absolutely shocked to read about this horror.
Condolences to everybody.

Death is so unpredictable.

[pietpetoors]

That is so sad, RIP
Sterkte Mark ons dink aan jou

[mark watson]

all i can say is thanks to all the guys you have been magic , naas big thanks for the call and message ( still going to become good friends ) , theo ( sorry some of the info i gave was incorrect such as age etc but my mind was not there ) dont know what i would do without you , big up for posting the pics ( ian and jaco are having a good smile up there ) ( we are going to become big buddies - even though long distance ) lourens ( cutman ) thanks for being there today and being an ear to listen to me speak a total lot of hogwash but always good to see you , sorry naas today i tried but i had my head up my butt , ive had a lot of guys send messages and a big up to all of them even guys i dont know ,
unfortunately the updated news is it was jaco chadina ( his bakkie is the pic on the main page under usefull info / lexus conversions and i will take it back any day to have him back as ive known him for going on 24 years ) ian i have known for quite some time ( owner of the v12 ) and ians nephew ( 13 years old ) that where killed in the accident and jaco's 13 year old son ( jose ) is in icu , uncle mark is looking over you boetie ( he always had a ball when he came with his dad to the shop and could get his hands dirty , and loved his dad to pieces )
the condolences have been pouring in and a big thanks to everybody all i can say is put jacos lightie ( jose ) in your prayers

[Hiluxfan_111]

You have my sincere condolences Mark. I know what it feels like to loose a friend. It sucks big time.

Please don’t concern yourself with the remarks of one or two bad apples on the forum. You are doing good work! Keep it up!

[96-Luxi 4x4]

Its so very sad what happened. My thoughts and prayers are with all friends and family! Why these things happens we do not know...

Good luck Mark, and all the best!

[mark watson]

thx guys , naas a big thankyou as i know you are itching for luxi , i am at work busy with luxi and olive should have the shifter cable done early tommorow , i will then buzz you , sorry for yesterday but lourens can even testify to the fact that my head was up my butt and i just did not know what to do ,
its really does suck as it was not just one buddy but 2 of them and they were like brothers , and ians nephew as well , just a massive shock to the system , but we all have jaco's son in our prayers and hope he pulls through and gets well.
will see all the family tommorow and see what is happening .

[96-Luxi 4x4]

No problem Mark. Im itching yes, but fully understand so its no issue man. Talk tomorrow then. Take it easy!!
Naas

[Bulletjie-3]

Jammer om te hoor Mark, sterkte en julle is in ons gebede.

[Gunta]

Mark that is truly sad news, All the best our prayers are with you.

[mark watson]

thx everyone , the messages i showed to our friends and the family and they really did appreciate it , rough weekend ,
im leaving now to give the 12 back to ians dad and its going to be rough.

[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...

[Hoppy]

Our thoughts are with you...

[mark watson]

thx guys , sorry if it came across wrong but no ians dad is here in springs , they have a few farms all over so im not going out to the farm. but thanks for the concern.