94 Hilux D/C Rebuild + V8 Lexus Conversion Project

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:13 pm

Good day ladies & gents.
I baught my first Hilux 4 months ago after the awesome "Rust de winter" adventure. I fell in love with the 4x4 family.
I baught this Hilux from a farmer, you can imagine the state of it.

This is where the fun began, I am a perfectionist and decided to do a proper rebuild. I met a gentleman at the Rust de Winter weekend with a Hilux/Lexus conversion, I knew what I had to do.

I will post pictures and comments of the project.
Please add your comments and knowledge, I am sure that I´m going to pay some school fees further on.

I will post the progress so far, I am working in Angola and can only work on her when I go on leave.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:22 pm

I took her home and immediately started to disassemble to assess the damage.
I could not believe the terrible state she was in!

I started by reconditioning the brakes front and rear.
Replaced the wheel bearings and repaired the hub assemblies.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:29 pm

The best was to remove the 22R engine to make space for the V8 Lexus!!

She´s coming out of the panelbeaters on Friday!

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 5:43 pm

4 Weeks at the panelbeaters

Post by **Family_Dog** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:32 pm

Went through much the same exercise with Bulldog, yet I never get tired of reading this kind of report. When the 'Lux (have you a name for it yet?) comes out the spray booth, he/she looks like a brand new showroom model!

I know the feeling you're experiencing!

-F_D

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:03 am

Ek het nog nie ´n naam vir my Hiluxe nie. Die 91 D/C is my speelding met ´n 4Y in wat ek nog moet dokter, ek dink nog aan ´n naam, dis moeilik om ´n naam te kry wat "original" is.

Ek sal kyk as ek Vrydag in SA land om te dink aan iets, ´n mens se kop is darm baie skoner as jy in jou eie land is!

Ek kan natuurlik nie wag om die Lexus in te kry en te laat brul nie!

Traveler · Post by **Traveler** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:14 am

Jaco, baie interessant.

Mr_B · Post by **Mr_B** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:45 am

Inspiring stuff... Jaco I'm watching you!

TOYOTA 4YEFI · Post by **TOYOTA 4YEFI** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:43 pm

Hi

i went through the same deal and it was great and the hilux just kreeps deeper into your heart with every step you take good luck. Have you found a new home for the old 22R motor if not PM me i will be interested

cheers

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:38 pm

Hier is 'n paar fotos weer. Jammer dit vat so lank, maar ek werk lang tye in Angola. Ek kom Desember terug om aan te gaan.
Volgende:
TNT exhausts.
Power Brake updates voor.
R151F Gearbox Conversion.
3.9 Diff Ratio change + ARB air lockers.
OME suspension kit.
Weer panel beaters toe.
Interior (Pretoria).

Sal weer fotos opsit.
P.S. Dankie vir al die ouens met Lexus conversions op die site sit. Ek het al baie geleer deur te lees!
Cheers.

The Legend · Post by **The Legend** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:50 pm

Ai Jaco,

So n V8 lyk darem maar mooi.Sterkte met jou projek.

Thunder02 · Post by **Thunder02** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:56 pm

Jaco,she is looking great,i'm sure it's like watching your kids grow up,enjoy and keep posting.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 6:08 pm

I fitted the new Hilux seats into my 94 D/C. Looks awesome!
My wife and me are on the shorter side. These seats sit nice and high. At last I can see the bull bar!

Going back home December from Angola. I can't wait for the maiden voyage with my V8!

DassieHassie · Post by **DassieHassie** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 6:48 pm

Hi Jaco, man dit lyk bakgat sover!!

Is dit D4D sitplekke wat jy daar in gesit het? Pas hulle net so? Of moes jy die mounteerpunte verander het?

Sterkte met die projek en die werk in Angola

Post by **Haboob** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:17 pm

Sterkte met die projek. Lyk Bakgat dusver

BlumTRD · Post by **BlumTRD** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:13 pm

Magtig dit gaan n nice rebuild en engine conversion wees . Post pics soos jy vorder . Die manne op die forum hou van prente kyk .

sent from Samsung galaxy S3

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:34 pm

Hi guys.
Yes, I fitted the D4D seats. The front ones fit in place..just need to drill a small hole in the body to accomodate the dowels.
With a 2 pound hammer jou can bend the brackets a little bit to look flush.

I need to make some brackets for the rear seat, luckily I have a friend with an engineering shop.
I will fabricate the brackets and take pictures before and after installation.

P.S. Megaworld quoted me R35 000.00 to fit ARB lockers front and rear! Crazy he?? But still worth it.
Still have to change the ratios first.

MOFASA · Post by **MOFASA** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:28 pm

Looking good.....

What work do you do in Angola??

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:41 pm

I am a workshop Supervisor for Barloworld Equipment (Caterpillar) in Luanda.

DassieHassie · Post by **DassieHassie** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:52 am

Hilexus Man wrote:Hi guys.

I need to make some brackets for the rear seat, luckily I have a friend with an engineering shop.
I will fabricate the brackets and take pictures before and after installation.

P.S. Megaworld quoted me R35 000.00 to fit ARB lockers front and rear! Crazy he?? But still worth it.
Still have to change the ratios first.

Baie dankie Jaco, hoeveel betaal 'n mens vir so stel sitplekke?

Groetnis

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:44 pm

Jong, ek het een helse gelukkie gahad. Ek het die sitplekke op gumtree gekry vir R3500 voor en agter.
Ek glo nie ek sal weer so iets optel nie. Sitplekke is nuut, die man het hulle uitgehaal en leer sitplekke ingesit.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:23 pm

Blitzkrieg gaan vandag vir pype!! TNT exhaust staan en wag vir hom.
Die ceramic coating gaan 'n rukkie vat. Sal fotos laat neem en post.

Ceramic coated branches.
Twee 56mm pype tot in 1ste boks.
Een 67 mm tot by 2de boks.
Gaan die pyp onder die Hilux bere sodat almal nie kan sien daar is gepeuter nie.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:05 pm

Blitzkrieg het arriveer by TNT Exhaust Middelburg!
Hy lyk nog rou sonder die bakwerk op, nog baie werk om te doen.
Nou kan ek nie meer wag om terug te kom SA toe nie!

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:15 pm

Weet enige iemand waar ek 'n D4D se bonnet scoop kan kry?
Ek het ook d4d veiligheid gordels nodig.

Frederick · Post by **Frederick** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 2:33 pm

Blitzkrieg wrote:Weet enige iemand waar ek 'n D4D se bonnet scoop kan kry?
Ek het ook d4d veiligheid gordels nodig.

Gaan kyk dalk by Hussans op middelburg, ek is seker jy weet van hulle. Of kyk by midas vir SABS goedgekeurde sitplek gordels.
TNT het my d4d se uitlaat ook gedoen.. Hulle maak mooi daai manne

002HVM · Post by **002HVM** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:19 pm

Jaco,

Lyk baie goed en jy doen dit ook reg die eerste keer.

Jou posting is 'n goeie verskoning en motivering vir fase II later volgende jaar met my projek. Daardie V8 lyk net te mooi daar voor.

Ek kan sien jy is ook net so haastig om aan die ry te kom.

Sien uit na die volgende update!

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 9:23 am

Die branches is klaar aan mekaar. Gaan vandag JHB toe vir ceramic coating.
Kan nie wag om Blitzkrieg te start en te hoor hoe hy klink nie!

Ek sal fotos stuur van die hele sisteem sodra als klaar is.

CraigC · Post by **CraigC** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 12:24 pm

Now I wish I followed my gut feeling and went with the V8 conversion. Jaco it looks great, keep up the enthusiam and neat work. I just completed my 3.0 KZ conversion and it takes a lot of will power to keep going, especially with the teething problems.

JEEPIE · Post by **JEEPIE** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 12:32 pm

lyk goed jaco.
hou ons op hoogte

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:44 pm

Ek was gou terug in SA en het bietjie tyd aan blitzkrieg spandeer.
Ek het hom gevat vir sy maiden voyage, eks glad nie spyt oor die V8 Lexus nie!
Daar le nog baie werk voor om die Hilux perfek te kry, vat dit stap vir stap.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:47 pm

Ek moes hierdie een net weer laai!!

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:12 pm

Weet iemand of ARB bull bars maak vir die SFA's?
Onca kan my help, maar ek gaan lank wag en die prys is ook maar hoog. Ander opsie is om een te self te bou.

Post by **Baasvark** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:10 pm

Jis Jaco dit lyk mooi

Ek moet se ek vat maar die makliker pad - as alles reg loop sal ek ene kry waar al die mods reeds gedoen is....
Ongelukkig maak my meganiese vermoens net my mechanic ryk...

So dis beter, vir my, om een te koop by iemand wat weet wat hy doen!

Dit sal interessant wees om later die som te maak en sien wat hierdie oefening jou gekos het... Beter dat vroulief nie die som sien nie

Froll · Post by **Froll** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:26 pm

Jaco jou trok lyk baie mooi.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:00 am

Baie dankie manne, dit gaan maar stadig sover met Angola wat 'n helse rol speel met tyd saam.
Ons gaan liewer nie eers praat oor geld nie,

my vrou mag dalk net uitvind dan is die hel los.
Ek laat haar mooi verstaan dat Toyota parte mos baie goedkoop is (veral as jy dit by die agente koop) en dat sy glad nie hoef te warrie nie.

Piet Petoors, jy moet maar asb verstaan as ek nie my vrou hier laat aansluit nie, as sy die manne se gesprekke sien van hoeveel als regtig kos sal ek vinnig my Toyotas moet verkoop!

:razz:

CraigC · Post by **CraigC** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:20 am

Ja nee, jou bakkie lyk stunning Jaco.
Ek's self besig om daai 1UZ in my Hilux te bou, kan nie wag om daai pedaal te trap.
Ek het laas week by 4x4 Mega World hier in Nelspruit gaan draai om uittevind oor replacement bumpers. ARB maak nog die bullbar, vat so 6 - 8 weke en is R14995.00, nogals duur. Ek kan jou n gebruikte ARB Bullbar kry wat effens gekrap is (verf is gekrap), die ou soek R12000.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:47 am

Dankie Craig, dit klink uitstekend!
Kan jy dalk 'n foto van die bullbar aan die hande kry? Ek het vriende wat kan powder coat.
Ek stel baie beslis belang.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Tue Apr 30, 2013 7:28 pm

Hi Luxers, ek gaan nou 10 Mei weer SA toe om aan Blitz te werk.

Net 'n paar vrae asb:

1. Pas die Hilux Vigo se stuurwiel op die SFA?
2. Is die voorste diff (original) se side shaft 30 spline? Ek het 'n local diff agter.
3. Wat is die beste petrol pomp en inlaat pyp dukte?
4. Is dit die moeite werd om agter 'n disc brake conversion te doen? Ek sal import van US af.
5. Waar in Gauteng kan ek 'n import agter as koop? (30 spline side shafts)

Groete,
Jaco.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:53 pm

Ek het weer so bietjie tyd aan Blitz spandeer.
Die nuwer model Hilux stuurwiel is op en die ou wiele le in die garage (plek gemaak die BFG's en nuwe alloys).
Ek het die Vigo handbriek ook in maar het nog nie 'n foto nie.

Vroulief is lekker jaloers.
Een van die dae kan hy gaan vir interior.

Hangover · Post by **Hangover** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:13 pm

Lyk elke keer net beter!! Waar het jy jou branches lat bou? My 1uz word baie restrict da by sy uitlaat so sal dit wil lat doen...

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:44 pm

Die branches was gedoen deur TNT in Middelburg Mpumalanga. Ek is glad nie spyt nie.

Froll · Post by **Froll** » Tue Jun 11, 2013 8:37 pm

Looking very nice Jaco.

Botterbul · Post by **Botterbul** » Wed Jun 12, 2013 1:05 am

Baie mooi Jaco

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:12 pm

Volgende Vrydag vlieg ek terug huis toe!
My alie jik erg om Blitz klaar te kry.

Waar kan ek die interior profesioneel laat doen naby Springs?

Tarquin · Post by **Tarquin** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:40 pm

looks fantastic

it will really be show room material when you finished

Post by **Haboob** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:10 pm

looks Great Jaco, When is the Alu Canopy making an appearance ?

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:18 pm

Haboob wrote:looks Great Jaco, When is the Alu Canopy making an appearance ?

Sodra ek een op die forum raak loop

......moet asb niks vir my vrou se nie!

psychosaffa · Post by **psychosaffa** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:08 pm

jong, dit lyk awesome!!!
moes jy n body lift doen om spasie te maak vir die exhaust branches?

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:37 am

psychosaffa wrote:jong, dit lyk awesome!!!
moes jy n body lift doen om spasie te maak vir die exhaust branches?

Dankie!
Ja ek moes die body bietjie lig, daar is baie min spasie vir exhausts daar voor.
Die lift het ook gehelp vir my bande, dit vang darm nerens.

Tarquin · Post by **Tarquin** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 11:09 am

4. Is dit die moeite werd om agter 'n disc brake conversion te doen? Ek sal import van US af.

What does a disk brake conversion cost? i'm interested in doing one on my SFA.

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 11:22 am

Tarquin wrote:4. Is dit die moeite werd om agter 'n disc brake conversion te doen? Ek sal import van US af.

What does a disk brake conversion cost? i'm interested in doing one on my SFA.

I had a chat with guy from the US, it's about 800 USD for the kit excl. shipping.
The problem is that the kit is bolt on for the Surf, he can not guarantee that the kit will fit exactly onto the SFA Hilux.

When I'm back in SA I will see if I can prepare a kit with some help of my engineering shop friends.
I will post a thread when I do.

psychosaffa · Post by **psychosaffa** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 11:51 am

hoeveel van n body lift het jy?
ek like jou branches, maar Mpumalanga is n bietjie ver vir my om te ry van Skotland af!
Mitsubishi agter discs pas sonder om die shafts te laat mashien, maar ek dink nie mitsubishi calipers het n Kabel handbriek nie, so jy sal n ratkas briek moet maak, of calipers kry wat n handbriek het, en dan net n braket maak vir die calipers.

Tarquin · Post by **Tarquin** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 12:42 pm

Blitzkrieg wrote:
Tarquin wrote:4. Is dit die moeite werd om agter 'n disc brake conversion te doen? Ek sal import van US af.

What does a disk brake conversion cost? i'm interested in doing one on my SFA.
I had a chat with guy from the US, it's about 800 USD for the kit excl. shipping.
The problem is that the kit is bolt on for the Surf, he can not guarantee that the kit will fit exactly onto the SFA Hilux.

When I'm back in SA I will see if I can prepare a kit with some help of my engineering shop friends.
I will post a thread when I do.

Wow thats expencive!
will be interesting to see what plan you'll make there

Post by **Baasvark** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 1:56 pm

Blitzkrieg wrote:
Tarquin wrote:4. Is dit die moeite werd om agter 'n disc brake conversion te doen? Ek sal import van US af.

What does a disk brake conversion cost? i'm interested in doing one on my SFA.
I had a chat with guy from the US, it's about 800 USD for the kit excl. shipping.
The problem is that the kit is bolt on for the Surf, he can not guarantee that the kit will fit exactly onto the SFA Hilux.

When I'm back in SA I will see if I can prepare a kit with some help of my engineering shop friends.
I will post a thread when I do.

Hi Jaco, looking good!!!

Do a search on the site - I remember reading about upgraded disc brakes available in S.A. If my memory serves me correct the cost is/was much less as well

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:46 am

Net so vinnige update:
Blitz het 'n nuwe bonnet met d4d bonnet scoop.
Hilux decals agter.

Kort nog net 'n mooi bulbar en Alucab canopy.
Ek moet nog die interior laat doen en rooftop tent posit vir my en Jaco jnr.

Ou Legend · Post by **Ou Legend** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:22 am

Jou bakkie lyk baie mooi.!

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swartvark · Post by **swartvark** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 1:00 pm

BAiE MOOi!!!

Muz · Post by **Muz** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:10 pm

plenty work equals plenty nice bakkie

The Legend · Post by **The Legend** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:49 pm

Baie baie mooi

Agteros · Post by **Agteros** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 10:22 pm

Lollie wrote:Baie baie mooi

Dawie- dis bakkies soos die wat my "brains" weer in "overdrive" gooi vir die V8!