Kaspaas has arrived

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:08 pm

Hi! My name is Thys and Kaspaas is my 1990 Hilux DC with the following mods:

7MGE motor (with Steel Head Gasket),
33" MTR's on 10" alloys,
OME suspension,
Toyota Celica front seats,
Front Locker,
Long Range fuel tanks,
2.7 Clutch kit and some 1001 small home-made modifications, made as and when the need arises.

The rest of my pics can be found at
http://picasaweb.google.com/thysdj/Kaspaas

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:25 pm

Hi Thys, Kaspaas is a looker. Welcome to the site and enjoy the forum. Join us for drinks this Friday afternoon.

SuidWes · Post by **SuidWes** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:39 pm

Welcome to the forum, like the bull bar 8)

Hoe lank het jy al vir Kaspaas?

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:46 pm

Thanks for the invite Niel, but wont be able to make it this week... next time I'll make a plan.

Ek het nou al vir Kaspaas vir 5 maande, maar hy is nie my eerste Hilux nie, hy is #3. My vorige een was Boggom..

Post by **Family_Dog** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:48 pm

Hi Kaspaas,

Welcome to the forum!

Is it the my imagination or do you have non-standard headlights?

Your truck looks very capable!

-F_D

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:49 pm

Kaspaas wrote: 7MGE motor (with Steel Head Gasket),

Welkom Kaspaas. En Thys ook

Vertel bietjie van daai head gasket. Ek het al gisien oorsee die ouens praat van koper gaskets. Waar koop mens sulke gaskets? EK moet een in die hande kry vir my wa.

Vertel ons meer van jou engine. Watse management system het jy en watse radiator?

Hier is my favourite pic:

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:13 pm

Is it the my imagination or do you have non-standard headlights?

Nothing worng with your eyes hehehehe They are clear lens replacements. They work a charm, i dont even need those spots. :D

Waar koop mens sulke gaskets?

My staal gasket is ingevoer van oorsee, ek weet net dis bestel, en het 2 weke geneem om hier te kom, hy is laasweek ingesit. Verder is die radiator nog 'n BAIE teer puntjie, want hy hang baie laag onder uit.

Ek het vir Kaspaas so gekoop, en toe ek die voorste bumper en valance afhaal om by bullbar te fit, toe sluk ek amper my shifting spanner in. Die volgende mod wat gedoen moet word is 'n BMW 328 radiator en viscous fan conversion. En ek wil sommer 'n oil-cooler ook fit, enigiets om daai baby af te koel. Verder is die enjin blykbaar ge-gasflow en hy het 'n branch exhaust op met baie min bokse in die pyp. Vandat ek vir Kaspaas 5/6 maande gelede gekry het het hy baie tyd in die shop gespandeer om van al die pirate gaskets en olieseels en clutch ontslae te raak. Hopelik is hy nou op sy kop, tysd sal leer, ek moet hom weer 'n slag in die duine indruk en hom hoenner.....

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:11 pm

Ek het huidiglik 'n Isuzu 280DT radiator in en dit lyk my die Toy like nie van Isoez spares nie. Ek dink om ook 'n BMW740i Radiator te kry net soos Zantus hier op sy Lexus conversion het. Die oilcooler sal maklik wees soos ek kan aflei is daar 'n plek waar die 7MGTE se olie pyp uitgaan na die turbo wat gebruik kan word om olie te voer na die oilcooler net onder die olie filter

DOELLOOS · Post by **DOELLOOS** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:52 pm

Maggies, maar Kaspaas is mooi...

Bennie, ek dink die staal gaskets is van "Cometic", dit is die een wat ek nou vir my wa gekoop het, maar hulle is duur.

Ek sal voorstel dat jy vir Danie van Supratech bel (0839909400), miskien kan hy vir jou die regte gasket teen die regte prys kry. Hy het vir my 'n paar opsies genoem toe ons gepraat het van die head gaskets.

SYRON CONVERSIONS · Post by **SYRON CONVERSIONS** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:58 pm

Kan nie die prente sien nie van jou mooi bakkie.

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:09 am

SYRON CONVERSIONS wrote:Kan nie die prente sien nie van jou mooi bakkie.

Thys

I had to re link all the images since their URLs changed. Did you do any changes to your Fotki page? :?

Cookie Monster · Post by **Cookie Monster** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:01 am

Baie welkom Thys jou van lyk baaie mooi

Please tell us were you got the lights

DOELLOOS · Post by **DOELLOOS** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:59 am

Jy kry daai ligte by AutoStyle... ek dink hulle kos R395 vir die stel...

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:56 am

Bennie smaak my Fotki beleef 'n Isuzu oomblik... :)

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:17 pm

Okay I got rid of Fotki, let's try the picasaweb thing.

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 1:42 pm

It does not allow you to post images to display directly in the forum either. Rather use Photo Bucket as it is the easiest to use.

See this article I wrote:
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=603

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:21 pm

Okay Bennie try the photobucket thing.. Verskoon ek is bietjie blond met die goed.... :)

http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee26 ... j/Kaspaas/

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:43 pm

Did you make your album private or public. It has to be public.

Go to account options and then browse down to album settings and change the album to public.

Bosvark · Post by **Bosvark** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:55 pm

hello Kaspaas,welkom by die site,sal op die uitkyk wees vir Kaspaas in die brackenfell area,geniet

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:10 pm

Done, is public now. Sometime today I have to do some work too.. :)

Thanks for all the welcomes, you sure are a friendly bunch.. hehehehe

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:15 pm

Welkom Thys en Kaspaas.

Sien julle geniet al klaar hier :D

Thys, Kaspaas is baie mooi :!: :!:
Die ligte lyk smart!

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:57 pm

Ek het uitgevind van die staal gasket.. dis blykbaar 'n Reinz gasket, nie 'n ten volle staal gasket nie, maar met staal inserts rondom die ports. O ja en voorskootlik duur.

Die ligte het ek by Moag's in Elsiesrivier gekoop. Mens kry 2 soorte ligte, een met glas lense en een met plestiek lense. Ek het die glas lense, maar hulle is nogals skaars. Ek dink nie die plestiek lense sal lank clear bly as mens baie in die bos rondry daarmee nie. Dit sal dof raak.

Kaspaas loop maar min in die Brackenfell in, net naweke en so. Groet maar as jy my raaksien ek groet graag terug.. :)

BenHur · Post by **BenHur** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:51 pm

Kaspaas wrote:Done, is public now. Sometime today I have to do some work too.. :)

Daarso, Ek het alles ge-re-link

na jou nuwe blad. Skree maar as jy nog probleme het.

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 4:54 pm

Thanks Bennie.

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 5:55 pm

Sien wat ek bedoel van die radiator? Dit is positively dangerous!

O ja en die olielek op die vloer was van 'n pirate rear main oil seal. Die gearbox moes uitkom om dit te vervang. En toe 'n maand later WEER om die pirate clutch te vervang wat koebaai gewaai het... Seker maar omdat dit vol olie geraak het?

Post by **pietpetoors** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:31 pm

Hi Kaspaas. Soos ek al na die manne gesluister het is een van die belangrikste dinge met die 7MG conversion die radiator. So ek sal voorstel jy vervang hom baie gou. Jy praat ook van oil cooler. Ek het gesien in een van die ander posts praat die manne van CHE wat daarmee kan help. Hulle is ook innie Kaap. http://www.che.co.za/che.htm

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:18 am

Soos ek al na die manne gesluister het is een van die belangrikste dinge met die 7MG conversion die radiator.

Piet, ek is vuur en vlam om daai radiator te vervang met 'n BMW 328 ene, voordat ek hierdie een in sy mr ry. :) Ek moet sÃª hierdie radiator verkoel goed, ek het nog nie met oorverhitting gesukkel nie.

Die oil-cooler is maklik sal ek sommer self insit. Bennie, jy het gevra oor die engine management system.... Ek is in die gelukkige posisie dat Kaspaas nog die oorspronklike, van sy ma af, genuine Toyota article het. Ek wil nie neuk met go-tech en al daai goed nie, ek het al te veel horror stories gehoor.

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:41 am

Thys, jy moet nie vir Kaspaas so hard ry nie, het jou netnou op die N1 gesien toe jy afdraai na Brackenfell wou nog hoet maar toe trek jy al weer weg

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:30 am

Was dit jy? Ek het gesine daan staan 'n Hilux in die baan wat na links afdraai... hehehe Daai was nie hard nie, daai was eintlik nog stadig, die bak was vol blombakke gelaai... en mamma sou HARD geraas het as enige 1 van hulle net 'n skrapie se skade sou opdoen.

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:49 pm

Yip, die een sonder die canopy, Ek hetr eers Kaspaas op die bak gesien net voor jy wegtrek en wou nog hoet maar toe ry almal, maar on sien mekaar by die drinks die 30 st?

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:50 pm

Ja dis hy. Jy kort groter wiele op daai Hilux boet.. :) Sal my dagboek moet raadpleeg oor die 30ste, ek suip dalk op 'n boot in die hawe daai aand... Werksfunksies - a necessary evil hehehehe

Sal jou laat weet nader aan die tyd...

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:38 pm

Reg so , die 31# Coopers is al reeds in die garage, Gaan eers die bushes vervang einde van die maand

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 12:41 pm

Kaspaas wrote:ek suip dalk op 'n boot in die hawe daai aand... Werksfunksies - a necessary evil hehehehe

Jy moet versigtig wees want die dek is gewoonlik glad, dat jy nie in die water beland nie want ek dink jy gaan sukkel om iemand te kry om jou uit te haal as almal party

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 5:44 pm

Niel my Bra.. Ek kom van Brackenfell af ou pel... Ons ouens sit below decks vasgeketting aan die bar...

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:11 pm

O hel, dan sal ons versigtig moet wees met die volgende drinks event

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:27 pm

toemaar Niel, ek sit stil in die hoekie, ek makie geraas nie..

We went to Atlantis yesterday. It was very nice and I will post a video-clip or 2 soon. Will advise when they are up. Is was Kaspaas's first time in the dunes and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. We crested the Big Dune from a standing start with a 5m run-up on his first try. Then we started playing, closer and closer until we couldn't make it over the top.

My mate has a 1994 Hilux DC (similar spec to Kaspaas) and it almost always ends up in a contest between Kaspaas and his bakkie. This time Kaspaas won, convincingly.

We also took a classic video-clip of a RAV4 kicking a TD5 Landie's bee-hind on the big dune. I will also upload that. All in all we had a very pleasant day. :)

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:38 pm

Kaspaas wrote:
We also took a classic video-clip of a RAV4 kicking a TD5 Landie's bee-hind on the big dune. I will also upload that. All in all we had a very pleasant day. :)

Now that I would love to see

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 2:44 pm

That was really funny, because the guy with the Landy tried from all angles and with long and short run-ups, but eventually resorted to storming the dune from just this side of Malmesbury... He made it. We all cheered, and then all of a sudden this RAV4 appears and quite casually with minimal run-up just hopped up and over the top.. hehehehehe :)

Post by **Family_Dog** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:13 pm

Can't wait to show this to my nephew, who believes in only Land Rover... heh-heh...

-F_D

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:18 am

Here is that clip of the RAV4 and the Land Rover. As I said before, the guy in the Land Rover tried quite a few times before he made it, the the RAV4 just upstaged him. :D

I also am busy uploading some more video-clips. There are a few already here http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee26 ... tis_18_11/ that you can check out. More to come. Bandwidth is a pain in the backside hehehe :D

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:37 am

Ai tog, die arme LR. Die RAV bekruip die duin en gaan makliker op as die Landy.

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:50 am

Cool, I like, I like. Who spotted the Colt at the end of the clip hehehe he know what was good for him

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:02 am

Yes Niel, die dude in die Colt het besluit om eerder om die duin te ry.. :D :D

Niel · Post by **Niel** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:21 am

Hy het seker geweet waar sy limit is en wou nie dieselfde as die LD doen nie.

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 8:49 am

Ek like you avatar Thys

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:01 am

Beter as daai blou strepe ne, Riaan??

:roll:

Irishman · Post by **Irishman** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:23 am

I also like your avatar, very smart indeed. Tell me why have you blanked out your number plates. Are the traffic cops looking for you :?
Thys, I have a 91 model very similar to yours. Where did you get the running boards? I have to use a portable step to get my old bat into the lux?
Ron.

ToyX4 · Post by **ToyX4** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 9:39 am

Kaspaas wrote:Beter as daai blou strepe ne, Riaan?? :roll:

Praat jy nou van die WP se blou strepe? Die o/12 span van die blinde skool is beter as hulle

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:04 am

ToyX4 wrote:
Kaspaas wrote:Beter as daai blou strepe ne, Riaan?? :roll:
Praat jy nou van die WP se blou strepe? Die o/12 span van die blinde skool is beter as hulle

Shhhhhhhhhhttttt ons los dit maar daar Riaan...

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:08 am

Irishman wrote:I also like your avatar, very smart indeed. Tell me why have you blanked out your number plates. Are the traffic cops looking for you :?
Thys, I have a 91 model very similar to yours. Where did you get the running boards? I have to use a portable step to get my old bat into the lux?
Ron.

Hiya Ron,

Numberplates... ahem.. it's an old habit I guess, but a little paranoid, because the numberplate is open for all to see when you are driving on the road anyway. Sometimes I blank it out sometimes not.

Running Boards: They are standard Raider kit. I bought Kaspaas with them fitted.

Post by **CasKru** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:24 am

Ek dink Kaspaas het 'n electical checkup nodig...

As jy die ligte switch gooi kom die regter lig baie vinniger as die linker lig aan!

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:54 am

CasKru wrote:As jy die ligte switch gooi kom die regter lig baie vinniger as die linker lig aan!

maak die teksies BAIE deemekaa.. hulle ry sommer in die bosse in...

Post by **CasKru** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:13 pm

Kaspaas wrote:
CasKru wrote:As jy die ligte switch gooi kom die regter lig baie vinniger as die linker lig aan!
maak die teksies BAIE deemekaa.. hulle ry sommer in die bosse in...

Kan jy daai conversion op Bloudraad ook doen?

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Tue Aug 12, 2008 1:15 pm

Ag maklik Cassie.. jy kan dit sommer self doen..

Tristan · Post by **Tristan** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:51 pm

Irishman wrote:I also like your avatar, very smart indeed. Tell me why have you blanked out your number plates. Are the traffic cops looking for you :?
Thys, I have a 91 model very similar to yours. Where did you get the running boards? I have to use a portable step to get my old bat into the lux?
Ron.

Ron there are plenty guys who remove these running boards for whatever reason so why dont you put a post in the wanted section Im sure someone will have some lying around

Mine might even be up for grabs at some stage cause I have another plan for something were mine are

Thys can you post some pics and give some details of how your bull bar has been modified

Im interested in doing something similar myself.
You can mail me if you like if you dont wanna post the pics here, you should still have my email address

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:21 pm

Personally, I think the running boards rather spoil Kaspaas

I don't see the practicality of Std Raider Running Boards, they are disproportionally dimensioned and do a very good job of chaffing your legs which is not pleasant when mud and dirt is involved - my opinion only hey

.....but probably why many guys take them off.... a bit like a Tata's hub caps)

I've seen some awesome awesome rock crawler bars, some with two stages; that's if you need the step-up like Thys

I fell IN LOVE with Kaspaas (not Thys, we have a lurv/hate relationship; I lurv him and he.....) when I saw him in action at Tierkloof in January this year (see photo)

Since then he lost his lustre when I saw his butt kicked at Atlantis by John ( a novice 4x4'er) in a bog std road tyre equipped Prado, Kaspaas was found sadly lacking that day

I'll give kaspaas:

5/10 for Presentation and 7/10 for Technical Merit - This Olympic Fever is getting to me hey

Sorry Thys, (nothing personal)- but when you blow your own trumpet - the Pipers prick up their ears

Rich

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 3:00 pm

Dadz Toy wrote:Since then he lost his lustre when I saw his butt kicked at Atlantis by John ( a novice 4x4'er) in a bog std road tyre equipped Prado, Kaspaas was found sadly lacking that day

Shame Richard, the disappointment must have been unbearable for you!!

Dadz Toy BFI · Post by **Dadz Toy BFI** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:27 pm

Kaspaas wrote:
Shame Richard, the disappointment must have been unbearable for you!!

Surely was, had being blowing Kaspaas' trumpet on the drive up there

Never mind, great thing about the Lux is that...

You NEVER HAVE TO STOP building it

Who knows Martin might get bored of his LC springs and "move up" to IFS

Looking forward to see Kaspaas' crowd-pleasing antics again

If only from afar, given the vehicle I'm coming in - hope I can find a brown paper bag big enough to fit over my head :roll:

Rich

Next time you see me I'll be driving a LR DEFENDER DC TD5

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:10 am

Dadz Toy wrote:Surely was, had being blowing Kaspaas' trumpet on the drive up there

Dont go puttin your lips where they dont belong mate.

Dadz Toy wrote:Looking forward to see Kaspaas' crowd-pleasing antics again

Kaspaas is not there for "crowd-pleasing antics", he's there for my own pleasure... and if that means I have to do an obstacle twice to get to the top, then so be it...

Don't Overdo it, Rather Do It Over

ThysdJ · Post by **ThysdJ** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:07 am

Tristan wrote:Thys can you post some pics and give some details of how your bull bar has been modified Im interested in doing something similar myself.
You can mail me if you like if you dont wanna post the pics here, you should still have my email address

Sorry Tristan I missed that little part of your post. Building the front bar is actually quite easy if you have a "Raider" bullbar like you have on your bakkie already.

A bit of a nip and tuck here and there and new mounts and it is all done... I still need to have mine powdercoated, but it just doesnt seem to happen...

I hope this drawing helps.