Hilux 4x4 Forum

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I am lookng for the tailgate handle, imported type tailgate, anyone know where I can get this....will the stealers have? Also looking for those little black plastic covers that sit on the c-pillarbehind the rear door. Have the right one but need the left one.

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Successfull shopping mission, new front doors, new front fenders, new grill and light surrounds.....woohoo....and new window winder mechs. All for R4600 For the rust....seeing that it is more than surface rust I am going to cut it out and reweld a completely new steel section in, taking sheet metal ...

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Some pics

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Seems I cant stop myself, so here we go again....it wont be a full body off restoration like the last one (got my asking price for it) because my wife will shoot me...lol Basic details on this one is a normal DC in need of some love, replacing both front doors and fenders, rust in driver foorwell......

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Its a normal bolt but the nut is the fancy part.....it goes throught the metal plate and then flairs on both side of the plate, thus giving you a place to bolt the door panel too without welding anything or those crappy plastic body clips

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And the beast is for sale....no jokes.....when the build started I was single and now im married with a little ball of energy to entertain as well....need a toy that is a bit more practical....asking 225k....for the guy that knows what he wants

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Yup treadplate, lazer cut based on the origional doorpanels, works very well. Foam tape on the back to stop rattles and mounted with allenkey crush bolts (odd little thing but works damn well) Had to go measure quick, they are 100mm shackles... @OOOOMS: everything has a price.....lol.....yup still s...

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So the Mechanical specs: Engine: Lexus V8 Gearbox: Stock 5spd Hilux Manual Diffs: Stock (Complete rebuild front and back) Suspension: Full OME Breaks: Custom 2 peice disk for front (drilled and slotted) modified callipers Air Intake: Silicone piping and RGM cold air induction kit Power: 110KW on the...

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Thanks :) still needs carpets and registration...but that will happen this week :)

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Started new topic with pics of the little truck

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Here goes :) She is finally done
Everything has been redone with OEM parts except for the suspension as OME is a bit more fun :)

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Sup guys, have no idea how to get pics posted from my android tablet so it might be a while tille there are pics but I will keep trying....promise.... Body restoration was done by a collection of people and to be honest it is best if you do it yourself...I have spent about 50K on the body....things ...

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How do I post pics from an Android Tab? been struggling for 4 days now......gees

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Picking her up this afternoon and will post pics then :-)

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been quiet for a long time now.....3 yrs and a crap load of cash and the BEAST is done.....will post pics soon....final dyno and she is good to go :) :) :) :) :) :)

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guys,

who dyno's the fuel phoenix 3D system? my monster needs a bit of a final dyno....any help is greatly appreciated.

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An update for all the ppl :) been ages I know but we are almost there :)

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Some more pics for you guys because I know you love them :) :)

The grill is the std hilux grill I just removed the little fins inbetween and reprayed it satin black. Then i fitted the mesh behind to keep the big debris from hitting the radiator.

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Mark, Currently it is at about R9000 for everything I have purchased thus far (Front hub kits, disks, back brake kits, Braided hoses and front callipers) I still have to get the Mater cylinder, brake booster and get the front callipers machines so that they fit propoerly with the new disks. Once I h...

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So I finally got my baby back a couple of days ago and the new guys working on it have already accomplished a fairly substantial amount of work. The pics is of my baby when it got home and of the new front disks that have now been installed :) I am going to fit the Callipers from the Land Cruiser on...

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The rim size is the problem, I have a 15" rim and like you said the full kit only fits on the 16" and bigger, my Tires only fit 15" rims so I have to stay with that size. They also don't offer the normal disk upgrade for the SFA, so the way I am going is my only option. I should have ...

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It just saddens me that's all, i'll get it all sorted and I just have to stay focused on getting the Beast completed, it has been a mission that i will seriously have to rethink beforeI do it again. So further details on the Brakes, replacing all the lines with stainless lines, and all the hoses are...

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In short......NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER take your vehicle to BIG BOSS AUTO, my car has been there for almost 2 months to get the brakes done, and low and behold they have done nothing.....blaming it on all kinds of retarded stuff......and now I have to get a court order to get my car away ...

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Some more pics

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Been out of SA for 7 months so things kinda went a bit slow, but the project is still on....some minor updates to follow....car is currently in for brakes :)

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Thanks for the replies guys....mmmmmm.........seems this is going to be interesting......i'll try these suggestions next week somewhere and lets see if something works......otherwise i'll have to go for the single speedo (diesel hilux) and no rev guage

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Quick question to the experts on the site, Is it possibple to match the Hilux SFA rev counter to the Lexus V8? or do I need to go aftermarket, i really don't want to put one of those ugly POD things on my dash, so either it works or I just don't have a rev counter......any info would be greatly appr...

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Got the seats for free, a friend owed me a favour so lucky me :) had to recover them and tha cost me about R2800 bit pricey but I like the end result! Car went in to the brakes and the rest of the goodies sorted so it will be about a week before I have any more pics to show you guys......it's really...

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Some of the new goodies, and some better pics of the seats....will post more pics of the car tomorrow. The tank on the left is an extra 60lts, i'm thinking of running the exhaust between the two tanks, only place it's really going to fit. The wiring starts tomorrow, ordered my new lights and odomete...

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Sorry guys for not updating in a while :oops: Been Crazy busy at work and have not been able to get online for a while. I am getting a photo update of the vehicle this weekend and will post the pics as soon as I have them....but I will let you know what has happened in the meantime. Got all my inter...

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Have read here and there about the Rancho shocks, and general opinion about them is pretty good.....how do they compare to the bilstein 5100 series? anyone know :wth: if you don't mind what's the ballpark figure on the shocks? Ok so next on the hitlist as stated before is the brakes and the wiring, ...

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Have a quick question and seeing as some of you guys have done these conversions. Back in the beginning of this entire process I bought all the suspension goodies shocks etc, (but my planning was a bit poefies). I lifted the car and after all the changes in height and movement of certain suspension ...

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Dankie vir die comments....... Ek is nie seker van die verf se kode nie, maar ek sal uitvind wat dit is en laat weet :) Dink hulle noem dit Desert Brown... Geen probleem om te laat weet hoeveel die projek kos nie, besig om alles in spreadsheet te doen......moet een ding se.....seker wat almal se.......

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Updated

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Next on the hitlist is the wiring and the brakes..........damn this is taking long.....

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An update on the beast :) more details to follow shortly :)

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This is the before pic, fitted the seats before all the work started to see how it would work. Had these seats fitted in my double cab (sniff sniff) before, they do work a bit better in a double cab. In the single cab they do work well but it is a snug fit, you end up with about 10-15cm space betwee...

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My new seats.......BMW 318 seats nicely recovered with stitching to match the car :)

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Some more pics :)

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well I did promise and here are some pics......all hell broke loose in SA and the guy who was building my baby was messing around at another level, so I pretty much lost 4 months of construction time, but now everything is back on track thanks to the guys from Extreme Conversions. They did make one ...

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Yes I have been quiet of late......sorry to keep you guys waiting.....no update pics at the moment......sorry!! :shock: :shock: So what has been happening in the life of my monster......there have been some issues with getting the chassis painted and ready for final assembly....but this is fianlly b...

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Dankie

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thats a good point.....any suggestions on how to lock the entire drive train when the vehicle is parked? Twin gealocks would look a bit strange.......but if it's the only way then so be it...

I there maybe a way to lock the brakes?

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Ha ha.....dankie man.......hoop ook die kar gaan goed lyk.....gaan so 'n bietjie kleiner wees as daai blou monster :shock: Eks seker ek sal 'n paar golfies en "tuner" outjies bang maak..... :twisted: :twisted: en miskien 'n taxi of twee jag.....hahah......jokes! Ek sal seker weer teen die ...

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Just a quick question regarding the clutch system on the SFA, is it possible to install a solenoid in the system thus enabeling you to disable the clutch on the vehicle. My main reason for this type of mod would be as an anti-theft device, with just a gearlock they can still just hit the clutch and ...

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Ok the body is complete, slightly changed the colour, the previous colour was a bit light.......so this is the FINAL colour......all accesories on the Vehicle will be black.

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Just an Update on what is still to be done..........final fitment of the engine and G-box was done this wknd.....chassis has now been sent for spray so that final assembly can begin.......the load bin has also been sent for rubberising. I have my origional Gearbox and motor if anyone is interested.....

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Final assembly has begun.......finally.......had major issues with the body work.........alot of moola later and the problems are sorted.....wooo hooo:) Here are some pics of the progress........G-Box will be painted just got it back from modification (new bell housing to fit the V8.......

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No worries.....I was coming home about 2am in the morning...I used to organise bands and rock events when I was back in SA.....I noticed a car following me on the highway (box shape BMW white) the main reason I noticed them is because a Hilux isnt exactly fast so I was doing about 100kmh up the hill...

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well the deadline for end of April was way way way too ambitious....will prob only get the body back by next wknd....there was alot of repairing work to be done. The Engine will be fitted soon just too sort out clearance issues, suspenion has been done...will post a pic when I have one :D Ive droppe...

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I'm getting rid of all the old stuff....bumpers....engine....gearbox.....prob the driveshafts.....all new goodies are to be installed

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The american motors gave some issues so I moved back to the good old Toyota reliability....

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Its been a while, so here is an update on the progress so far...

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As you can see its in a very bad state, but that is about to change! So what did i do before I left her alone in SA....here goes: I replaced the whole braking system, drums, disks, pads, springs, seals pipes the works just to be sure I dont have future worries, however I will upgrade to the Cruiser ...

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Some more pics

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justthe pics will give some details later :D

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Just a quick update, will load some pics this eve (they are the before pics, so beware its in a sorry state!) this will def be a rebuild from scratch and ur going to see every step.... the body will be removed this week somewhere and then all the fun begins, ill also let you know what work has been ...

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doubt it's still available, but ill ask

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Unfortunately that option has come and gone, they siad I could buy it for 12K but i was not in the best mental state and just wanted to get rid of it, but in hindsight I was a bit of a spanner....it was the import version with all those expensive hard to come by bits :| Im pretty sure some scrap yar...

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