You make it look so easy, Montie. And here at home I battled for 3 weeks to replace a braided water hose to the toilet cistern, damn thing kept leaking where it screwed onto the galvanised pipe nipple. Still drips a little but very slowly now.
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- Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:43 pm
- Forum: Late 2005 - 2016 Hilux (Gen 6 aka Vigo-shape)
- Topic: Holrug geryde D4D 2x4 na D4D 4x4 conversion
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5670
- Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:13 am
- Forum: Late 2005 - 2016 Hilux (Gen 6 aka Vigo-shape)
- Topic: Holrug geryde D4D 2x4 na D4D 4x4 conversion
- Replies: 33
- Views: 5670
Re: Holrug geryde D4D 2x4 na D4D 4x4 conversion
Montie, your projects are providing excellent reading material, your manner of writing also entices the reader to follow these with keen interest. Thank you for this, please keep it up!
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- Fri Jan 01, 2021 6:26 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: The "HILUX" Story
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1561
The "HILUX" Story
18 minute you-tube link depicting the evolution of our favourite truck!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tya0zX7 ... nel=BigCar
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tya0zX7 ... nel=BigCar
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- Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:02 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Toyota Warranty
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2659
Re: Toyota Warranty
If DIY, quite likely. If professionally done, should be no problem but best choice would be to check with your dealer - and get it in writing.
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- Sun Dec 27, 2020 6:33 pm
- Forum: Toyota Prado 4x4 Forum
- Topic: Workshop Manual
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4907
Re: Workshop Manual
Very nice indeed, thank you!
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- Sat Dec 12, 2020 9:22 pm
- Forum: Meet the People
- Topic: New Member to forum
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2927
Re: New Member to forum
Hi Jan, welcome aboard!
Bulldog is the name of my 4Y and I just love it (him/her?) to bits, good, solid synergy!
A pic of your beloved 4Y is a strict necessity please :)
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Bulldog is the name of my 4Y and I just love it (him/her?) to bits, good, solid synergy!
A pic of your beloved 4Y is a strict necessity please :)
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- Fri Nov 20, 2020 3:28 pm
- Forum: Meet the People
- Topic: Howziiiiit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2937
Re: Howziiiiit
Howzit Shaun, hope you find a decent one soon!
Nic, have you just not sold one?
These old Hiluxes are tough, doubt I will ever sell mine - never!
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Nic, have you just not sold one?
These old Hiluxes are tough, doubt I will ever sell mine - never!
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- Mon Nov 09, 2020 8:05 pm
- Forum: Late 2005 - 2016 Hilux (Gen 6 aka Vigo-shape)
- Topic: Bumper replacement BB compatible
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2033
Re: Bumper replacement BB compatible
Perhaps enquire from 4x4 Megaworld?
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- Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:29 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Hilux KZTE 2001 Looking for a set headlights
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1047
Re: Hilux KZTE 2001 Looking for a set headlights
Marouns in Vereeniging are also good for parts at good prices and they deliver.
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- Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:18 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Gd6 fender flares
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1797
Re: Gd6 fender flares
A perfect match, they look very good!
(Love what appear to be carrying handles on top of each one )
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(Love what appear to be carrying handles on top of each one )
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- Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:09 pm
- Forum: Western Cape
- Topic: Participants post 30 Oct 2010 Most Hilux vehicles gathered
- Replies: 451
- Views: 149116
Re: Participants post 30 Oct 2010 Most Hilux vehicles gathered
May it celebrate another 50 years!
Bulldog is now 33 years young :-)
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Bulldog is now 33 years young :-)
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- Tue Oct 06, 2020 7:35 am
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Tell Us How You Got to Know About This Great Hilux Forum
- Replies: 157
- Views: 84001
Re: Tell Us How You Got to Know About This Great Hilux Forum
Welcome Matt, didn't know you had Hiluxes in NY.
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- Sun Sep 27, 2020 4:19 pm
- Forum: Toyota Prado 4x4 Forum
- Topic: New Member and New Prado owner
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1911
Re: New Member and New Prado owner
Welcome Ivan, don't worry about the fuel consumption, just enjoy the ride!
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- Fri Sep 11, 2020 8:36 pm
- Forum: Radios and Licensing
- Topic: Hilux Club VHF Radio LIcence - How to Apply!
- Replies: 80
- Views: 394772
Re: Hilux Club VHF Radio LIcence - How to Apply!
Christoff, stuur die PoP vir my aan asseblief, jou profile is nog "inactive", dan sal ek dit uitsorteer. Daar is op hierdie stadium geen radio lisensie vir jou nie, ek werk net met radiolisensies maar is bereid om te help.
Stuur aan: radios@hiluxclub.co.za
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Stuur aan: radios@hiluxclub.co.za
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- Thu Aug 20, 2020 9:25 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: 1981 4WD Hilux RN Restoration
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4789
Re: 1981 4WD Hilux RN Restoration
Yep, also following this thread with interest! Goes to show, all the Hilux needed was a good clean-up and a fresh coat of paint, all is then good as new
OK, not quite, but you know what I mean
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OK, not quite, but you know what I mean
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- Tue Aug 11, 2020 9:30 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Meet the man who made the Toyota Hilux bakkie so good
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1637
Meet the man who made the Toyota Hilux bakkie so good
Saw this on the 4x4Community Forum and had to share it: Meet the man who made the Toyota Hilux bakkie so good https://www.wheels24.co.za/offroad_and_4x4/bakkie_and_suv/meet-the-man-who-made-the-toyota-hilux-bakkie-so-good-20200804 https://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/10382/c4409301aa6b4217abc738...
- Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:35 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Hallo Almal / All
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3055
Re: Hallo Almal / All
I can understand where the confusion comes in when you look at the two of them side by side...
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- Sun Jul 12, 2020 8:00 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Missing/Loose Vacuum Hoses on 2700i Engine
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7527
Re: Missing/Loose Vacuum Hoses on 2700i Engine
Call me gobsmackeed!
I remembered about posting this many years ago but figured there is no way on this earth that I would ever have found the post. Perhaps I should have just scrolled up a bit...
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I remembered about posting this many years ago but figured there is no way on this earth that I would ever have found the post. Perhaps I should have just scrolled up a bit...
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- Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:55 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Missing/Loose Vacuum Hoses on 2700i Engine
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7527
Re: Missing/Loose Vacuum Hoses on 2700i Engine
I had a similar problem some years ago, these are the pictures I took at the time. Hope they help.
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- Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:09 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: 4Y Electronic Dizzy Wiring
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4466
Re: 4Y Electronic Dizzy Wiring
I changed distributors on Bulldog a number of years ago, and as methodical as I was, I reinserted the dizzie 180° out of phase. Took ages to get everything right again, but once I had rotated it another 180°, all was well! I think I did post the experience somewhere here but of course I'll never fin...
- Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:38 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: 4Y Electronic Dizzy Wiring
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4466
Re: 4Y Electronic Dizzy Wiring
Don't know if this will help you, perhaps trace the wires.
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- Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:46 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: What are you doing during Lockdown? Show your projects.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12109
Re: What are you doing during Lockdown? Show your projects.
Pieter, seems you are living permanently in Paradise! If I lived there, I would never leave my house :)
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- Fri Apr 10, 2020 5:58 pm
- Forum: 1979 to early 1998 Hilux (Gen 3&4 aka SFA 4x4)
- Topic: Taking 4Y Efi to newer Injectors
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3839
Re: Taking 4Y Efi to newer Injectors
Interesting, Louis. I had a fuel leakage from one of my injectors which concerned me because the chances of obtaining a new injector are pretty scarce. Luckily, in my case we just changed a rubber ring on the injector and all is good again.
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- Mon Mar 30, 2020 12:47 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: What are you doing during Lockdown? Show your projects.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12109
Re: Forum come to a standstill
Luke, this particular PC is not mission critical, only for workshop use so not a consideration. I have considered it with my main PC at home, but somehow I always have that nagging doubt about reliability issues with a SSD. Hard drives on average do me 7 years before I replace them and in all this t...
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:01 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: What are you doing during Lockdown? Show your projects.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12109
Re: Forum come to a standstill
People are busy with other tasks at home. Yesterday - before the damn WACS snapped yet again - I updated my old workshop computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10. I figured this would be a case in futility, as the PC was built in 2011 and features only 4GB RAM and a dual-core CPU. Yet it worked perfect...
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 6:53 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: 4Y-EFI het begin ping
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5288
Re: 4Y-EFI het begin ping
Why run it with 95? Try with 93 and see if it affects anything.
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- Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:53 pm
- Forum: Toyota Prado 4x4 Forum
- Topic: I Joined the 90 club
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18091
Re: I Joined the 90 club
On a trip to Durban and obeying speed limits, I was happy to experience around 8.1km/litre, four people up with luggage. On the return trip not so good, a hefty three-quarter crosswind coupled with climbing from sea-level to highveld level resulted in about 7.3km/l. Still not too shabby for a 3.4-li...
- Sat Feb 15, 2020 5:09 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: 4sale
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1366
Re: 4sale
Does the sales price include delivery to a prospective buyer?
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- Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:38 am
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: Tonneau Cover
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1097
Re: Tonneau Cover
Make one, using 8mm round bar.
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- Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:34 pm
- Forum: General Mods
- Topic: SFA 32" OR 31" tyres
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7635
Re: SFA 32" OR 31" tyres
31" tyres are fine, were fitted as standard.
Read the PDF Road Test here:
viewtopic.php?f=44&t=2109
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Read the PDF Road Test here:
viewtopic.php?f=44&t=2109
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- Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:05 pm
- Forum: General Mods
- Topic: SFA 32" OR 31" tyres
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7635
Re: SFA 32" OR 31" tyres
Agree with staying with 31", less strain all round.
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- Sat Feb 01, 2020 6:58 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: 1987 Hilux 4Y SFA 4x4 air control panel
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2497
Re: 1987 Hilux 4Y SFA 4x4 air control panel
I actually got one from Toyota themselves, but that was about 12 years ago.
I think 4x4Direct had some made up, talk to Pieter.
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I think 4x4Direct had some made up, talk to Pieter.
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- Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:23 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Hilux Surf 3RZ-FE Engine
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2839
Re: Hilux Surf 3RZ-FE Engine
Hi Shermohamed, As Andy said, the caps look fine to me as well. Those are electrolytic capacitors and while they do not generally overheat, they can get "old" and dry up. If they began leaking electrolyte, you would generally see it at the bottom of the caps where they are connected to the...
- Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:00 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Hilux Surf 3RZ-FE Engine
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2839
Re: Hilux Surf 3RZ-FE Engine
You need to take photos of the resistors if possible, the colour bands indicate the resistors' value. If the resistor overheats and discolours, these colours would be hard to identify. An orange band might become brown in such a case, resulting in an incorrect reading of value.
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- Sun Jan 26, 2020 5:43 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Hilux Surf 3RZ-FE Engine
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2839
Re: Hilux Surf 3RZ-FE Engine
Possible faulty sensor. Can you still make out the colour bands of the resistors?
Just be careful the new ECU doesn't get fried as well.
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Just be careful the new ECU doesn't get fried as well.
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- Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:22 pm
- Forum: Web Related Discussions and Suggestions
- Topic: Version Update - forum will be down
- Replies: 108
- Views: 27595
Re: Version Update - forum will be down
The green is indeed GOOD!!
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- Wed Jan 22, 2020 4:21 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday Pieter!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3459
Happy Birthday Pieter!
Pieter, may you have a great birthday and I am sorry you are catching up to me in years so quickly. But never mind, be grateful for your health!
Veels geluk en mag daar nog BAIE wees!
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- Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:58 am
- Forum: Web Related Discussions and Suggestions
- Topic: Version Update - forum will be down
- Replies: 108
- Views: 27595
Re: Version Update - forum will be down
Good luck Pieter, updating forum software is usually a hair-raising experience.
But please bring back the darker green, this lime green is hard on my eyes...
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But please bring back the darker green, this lime green is hard on my eyes...
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- Sat Jan 18, 2020 9:39 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: KZTE Radiator
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1491
Re: KZTE Radiator
Stephan, sit die regte Radiator in, die wat Silverton het.
Iemand het my laas week gebel ivm met die KZTE radiator, was dit miskien jy?
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Iemand het my laas week gebel ivm met die KZTE radiator, was dit miskien jy?
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- Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:26 am
- Forum: Toyota Prado 4x4 Forum
- Topic: I Joined the 90 club
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18091
Re: I Joined the 90 club
Have a word with Uys on the 4x4Community Forum, he manufactures good stuff. I have a bashplate for the same Prado that he supplied.
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- Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:05 pm
- Forum: Toyopet and Toyota Stout
- Topic: 1963 Toyopet Stout
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3101
Re: 1963 Toyopet Stout
Those Stouts are wgat earned Toyota their reputation, tough as nails! Nice find, Pieter.
Restore it! :)
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Restore it! :)
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- Thu Dec 19, 2019 5:16 pm
- Forum: General Hilux Discussions
- Topic: 96 SFA 2,4 Diesel 4x4 - Worth Restoring??
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3333
Re: 96 SFA 2,4 Diesel 4x4 - Worth Restoring??
There's a place somewhere in JHB/Vaal area called "Maroons" (or similar name...). I bought bits and pieces for Bull Dog from them but that was some 15 years ago.
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- Thu Dec 19, 2019 5:13 pm
- Forum: Build your own:
- Topic: The Super-Single cab
- Replies: 41
- Views: 13337
Re: The Super-Single cab
Nicely done, Gareth. This truck will be something to really be proud of once you are done.
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- Sat Nov 02, 2019 9:43 pm
- Forum: Engine conversions (Lexus/7M-GE/3RZ-FE etc)
- Topic: This Forbidden Tacoma Diesel Is The Truck You Want, But Toyota Won't Build!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2420
This Forbidden Tacoma Diesel Is The Truck You Want, But Toyota Won't Build!
Got this from the 4x4Community Forum, very interesting video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... kFUoKVVygw
We have the D4D engine, but I want a Tacoma!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... kFUoKVVygw
We have the D4D engine, but I want a Tacoma!
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- Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:35 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Spiral Cable Replacement - FYI
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9851
Re: Spiral Cable Replacement - FYI
Was this not subject to a recall?
Enter your VIN number on https://www.toyota.co.za/owners/toyota-recall website and check.
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Enter your VIN number on https://www.toyota.co.za/owners/toyota-recall website and check.
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- Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:32 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Oom Thys
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4329
Re: Oom Thys
Wishing you all the best for your birthday, Oom Thys!
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- Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:38 am
- Forum: Toyota Prado 4x4 Forum
- Topic: Prado S95 VX Bumper question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4598
Re: Prado S95 VX Bumper question
Can't help you here Johan, PraDog was attired like such when he & I became best buddies.
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- Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:28 pm
- Forum: Toyota Prado 4x4 Forum
- Topic: New Member - Prado
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3185
Re: New Member - Prado
Johan,
your Prado is part of the recall.
https://www.toyota.co.za/owners/toyota-recall
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your Prado is part of the recall.
https://www.toyota.co.za/owners/toyota-recall
Pretty nifty that after 20 years Toyota still honours this!Your Vehicle is part of a recall campaign
Campaign Description: SSC-REAR AXLE SHAFT-LC PRADO09 90
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- Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:42 pm
- Forum: Toyota Prado 4x4 Forum
- Topic: New Member - Prado
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3185
Re: New Member - Prado
Johan, you might want to follow up on the recall I mentioned, it may or may not affect your vehicle, but it is free.
viewtopic.php?f=121&t=32472
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viewtopic.php?f=121&t=32472
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- Sat Oct 19, 2019 9:38 pm
- Forum: Toyota Prado 4x4 Forum
- Topic: New Member - Prado
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3185
Re: New Member - Prado
Hi Johan, good to see you here :) I took PraDog to work yesterday as per our discussion, she was bathed and all that cosmic dust that had settled on her the past few weeks has been recycled back to debris. The Series 90/95 vehicles are fantastic, I doubt I will ever replace it as at more or less the...
- Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:25 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Bullrun 2019 - Black Widow Build
- Replies: 39
- Views: 9881
Re: Bullrun 2019 - Black Widow Build
Watching... Waiting....
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- Mon Oct 14, 2019 1:17 pm
- Forum: Gauteng
- Topic: 2019 in review.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 7647
Re: 2019 in review.
Licences are no longer available from ORRA because neither this forum nor the club are members of ORRA. Hence, ORRA will not be able to assist you in that respect. The Cluib Licence here is an absolute bargain - I know what these individual licences cost the club each year!
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- Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:47 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Gear lever boots
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2172
Re: Gear lever boots
Take the old one to an upholsterer, surely they can fabricate a new one based on the old one?
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- Sun Oct 06, 2019 7:53 pm
- Forum: Toyota Fortuner 4x4 Forum
- Topic: Fortuner Workshop Manual
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7698
Fortuner Workshop Manual
Toyota Fortuner Workshop Manual available from 4x4 Community Forum:
https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/sh ... hop-Manual
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https://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/sh ... hop-Manual
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- Thu Oct 03, 2019 8:16 pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Gear lever boots
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2172
Re: Gear lever boots
I was able to buy a new one from TSA some years back. Maybe they still have stock?
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- Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:09 am
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: 4Y oil sump related query
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1922
- Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:14 pm
- Forum: 1979 to early 1998 Hilux (Gen 3&4 aka SFA 4x4)
- Topic: Information needed for 3RZ turbo
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9022
Re: Information needed for 3RZ turbo
You state “The 2200 feels much happier cruising at 120km/hr on the open road” Does it exceed 120km/h also being happy or is that about the limit? “Performance is not rocket speed by any means but the vehicle is so much more pleasant to drive and just "feels right" since the conversion.” I...
- Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:31 pm
- Forum: 1979 to early 1998 Hilux (Gen 3&4 aka SFA 4x4)
- Topic: Information needed for 3RZ turbo
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9022
Re: Information needed for 3RZ turbo
Dug up where I had posted the Dyno Chart after the conversion, there might be other charts stored there from which you can draw comparisons.
viewtopic.php?p=31276#p31276
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viewtopic.php?p=31276#p31276
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- Thu Sep 26, 2019 8:21 pm
- Forum: 1979 to early 1998 Hilux (Gen 3&4 aka SFA 4x4)
- Topic: Information needed for 3RZ turbo
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9022
Re: Information needed for 3RZ turbo
EFI does indeed make a most worthwhile improvement to a 2200's performance. Bulldog was always hesitant on inclines but since the conversion, I no longer need to drop a gear on the slightest incline. Fuel performance is slightly improved at around 6.5 - 7.5 km/litre. When I had the original Nikki Ca...
- Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:31 pm
- Forum: 1979 to early 1998 Hilux (Gen 3&4 aka SFA 4x4)
- Topic: Information needed for 3RZ turbo
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9022
Re: Information needed for 3RZ turbo
Suggest you rather consider an EFI conversion to the 2200. It made a world of difference to Bulldog!
See topic viewtopic.php?f=92&t=1172
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See topic viewtopic.php?f=92&t=1172
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