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Civil Servant's Hilux

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I post this on behalf of Civil Servant:
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Need assistance
I'm a regular guy with an addiction to 4x4, a junky for as long as I can remember, but never could afford a 4x4. For the last 2 years I have been buying SA 4x4 magazine and especially enjoy the 4x4 challenge section. Finally I got my first 4x4, a 98' Isuzu Double Cab 4x4 which my wife purchased for me, with a lot of resistance for the powers that be. I've done a few tracks with the Isuzu and the bug has bitten me harder than ever.
Last year, I attended an event at Rust de Winter (Jamboree '07') with family. The first thing I realised was that my Isuzu was not up to the task. It's my vehicle that I utilise for the everyday commute to work, and if it were to be put through its paces there I might end up short.
I decided then and there to buy a vehicle to do the more serious 4x4'ing, a "toy". Not long after Rust de Winter, I purchased a Toyota Hi Lux (not sure what year, maybe '84') that needed serious attention before it would be up to the task. I'm now currently trying to rebuild/restore it from scratch, now I am struggling to get my hands on parts. The agents tell me that they've the parts (but only on order!). As I am sure most know parts from agents can cost one an arm and a leg, I have to work strictly according to a budget, that is rather slim or almost non existent. To get a hold of second hand parts could be a risk in its self, but they too are slim pickings. With all this it is making it nice challange for me to finish "toy".
The other option that I have and recently realised was that I may need a sponsor if I really wanted to do professional 4x4'ing.
Please could you advise me on what I can do to complete my "toy" or what one needs to do too get sponsored. If there is away that somebody out there can assist me. It will be highly appreciated, my contact details are as follows:
Cell: 0824966177
E-mail: JacquesLeRoux72@gmail.com or 27824966177@vodamail.co.za
For a dream to be realised on my own is going to be a challenge but with assistance it could just be realised a little sooner than if it were attempted alone.
Yours faithfully,
Civil Servant
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Ja nee ek sal ook kan doen met 'n sponsor, maar nou ja ek weet dis wishfull thinking....

Die enigste tyd wat jy 'n sponsor sal kry is wanneer jou ryk oom 'n panelbeater of iets het en hy bereid is om jou te borg in ruil vir 'n add op jou trok, maar dit sneeu eerder in ewenaar voor dit gebeur. Anders kry ouens wat kompetiesie ry gewoonlik sonsorships as hulle eers naam gemaak het. My buurman is into motor sport en kom ek vertel jou dis hard om gesponsor te word. Hy doen byvoorbeeld nou al 10 jaar lank Total Economy run en uit daai tien jaar moes hy al twee keer privaat inskryf wat hy nie 'n ride kon kry nie. En dit nadat hy nog elke keer top 3 in sy klas gehad het met 'n paar class wins ook. Dan like hy rally ook maar sy rally karre word maar 90% uit sy eie sak (of uit sy eie besigheid genaam Dyno Logic) geborg. Hy kry so nou en dan 'n sponsor vir tires of so iets of het al gratis panelbeating gekry, maar dis far en few inbetween.

Ewald

Jy kan altyd my ryk oom wees (maar nou nie soos in Jurie oom nie :shock: :shock: )en groot XMG op my Lux kom verf in ruil vir 'n nuwe motor :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Dear Civil servant
I can really associate with your problem,but unfortunately you have to accept that 4x4=$$$$$$$$, some good news on the other hand N1 4x4 outside PTA sells a lot of Toy spares that the agents claim only they sell at 1\2 the price
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Also try Toyota Bakkie Spares in Hermanstad or Wannenburgs 4x4 section in Pretoria North
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Eerstens wil ek net dankie se vir Pieter dat hy my droom hier geplaas het. Na ek besef het dat ek nie op my eie gaan reg kom nie het ek vir die Tydskrif SA 4x4 geskryf, waarop ek inligting gekry het dat ek hierdie webwerf moet probeer vir raad en advies.

Ek het gedink daar is mense daar buite wat my dalk kan verwys na iemand wat weet waar ek parte kan kry of dalk iewers in hulle motorhuis 'n part of twee het wat ek kan koop. Ek het familie wat jare in die bedryf is en wat my meegedeel het dat die bedryf nie vir sussies is nie. Ek het dit nog steeds aangepak. Ek werk vir 'n maatskappy waar ek nie hulp kan weier nie. As iemand in nood is help ek graag hoe en waar ek kan nie noodwendig finansieel nie. Mense het my uit Namibie gekontak met raad.
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Net die feit dat jy op jou eerste rit al agtergekom het dat 'n Isuzu nie die pyp gaan rook nie maak jou al klaar spesiaal. Ek glo almal sal jou help waar hulle kan, net soos hulle met die res maak. Miskien moet jy solank laat weet wat jy kort.
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Jacques sien kans vir baie en ek dink hy het al goed gevorder. Ek sit hier twee fotos by wat hy gestuur het. Vertel ons bietjie meer van jou bakkie: Wat se enjin het hy in? Lyk my hy is klaar gelig, het hy 'n ander suspensie in of is dit net 'n body lift?
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So bakkie as hy klaar reg is beteken meer as n nuwe een.sterkte Jacques.
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Hi almal

Die eerste keer wat ek hom gesien het, het ek my in 'n ander geloof in geskrik. Hy het 'n 2.2 Toyota engin(oorspronklik) ingehad wat oorgedoen moes geword het van al die baie staan. Ek het nou 'n 2.4 22R ingesit Verder het hy 'n 4 spoed ratkas in. :( Probleem nr 1. Sy tranfercase het opgepak. Kan iemand my dalk vertel of dit beter gaan wees om 'n ander een(5spoed) in te sit of om bestaande een oor te doen?

Soos julle hom sien so het ek hom gekry. Geroes, sonder shocks, sonder sitplekke( Wil graag "Bucket seats" insit.) Enige raad?, body lift, chessy is korter gemaak deur die vorige eienaar, Leaf springs voor, wat nie meer 'n buig in het nie, staan skoon reguit en dit was sonder die engin.(moet vervang word), propshaft moes korter gemaak word, brandstof tenk moet gebou word :( Probleem nr 2. Omdat chessy korter is sal ek een spesiaal moet laat maak, enige raad?, Is dit beter om Fuel injection in te sit of te bly by Carburator? Alle rem pypies moet vervang word asook clutch.

:( Probleem 3. Ek kort 'n kompleet steering intermediate shaft van die stuurwiel tot by steering box. Agente kwoteer R3800(op bestelling natuurlik)

:( Probleem 4. Elekries. Wat weet ek daarvan, :D het darem Toyota Hi Lux (Haynes Repair Manual) Bestaande harnas is terug gesit, maar of hy werk moet ek eers battery kry.

Ek wil hom bitter graag klaar kry vir hierdie jaar se Rust de Winter
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Jacques,omtrend die engin,as die manne saam met my stem,sal ek eerder n brandstof inspuiting gebruik.Dit gee minder probleme.Maar doen eers jou huiswerk goed.Moenie my woord vat as n beslising nie.
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Ek het ook so gedink. Met die "outings" wat ek al gehad het, het ek gesien dat die carburator outjies bietjie sukkel by inclines, declines en dan ook partykeer in water. Wat sal die koste wees aan inspuiting? :?
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Hi Civil servant

Read these two links about the EFI conversion. Dunno if costs are mentioned.

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Hi TOYx4

Thanks vir die inligting. Ek het in een van die gesprekke gelees- R5900- en 'n ou in Pretoria kan die conversion doen.
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Hi daar :D

Ek wil net vir wie almal hier lees. 'n Persoon uit die die Kaap het my artikel in SA 4x4 gelees en aangebied om my te help met my suspension. Dankie SA 4x4 en Pieter. Persiese Positiewe denke
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Baie dankie

Aan die persoon uit die Kaap :D
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Jong ek is nie so seker oor daai EFI op 'n 22R nie, dit gaan jou dalk meer kos. Die manifolds en ander meganiese onderdele vir 'n 22R is nie so volop as vir 'n 4Y nie.

Die intermedite shaft moet jy maar eerder by 'n scrapyard gaan soek of een laat maak. Toyota is absoluut mal met hulle pryse, maar jy moet verstaan hulle is in die mark om geld te maak so mens kan ook nie verwag hulle moet parte wat net 2 of 3 eenhede per jaar verkoop aan te hou nie.

Ek het so paar maande terug 'n voledige 4Y ratkas met transfer case gesien by TV2 spares vir R 7K IIRC so soek maar bietjie. Dis Omtrent wat TopHilux Hilton (memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=73) betaal het em syne te fix laasjaar as ek reg kon onthou.

Praat met Zantus (memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=196) oor bucket seats ek weet hy was nie happy met die wat hy nou in het nie
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Hi Daar :?

:? Het ek 'n regte besluit gemaak om 'n 2.4 22R in te sit? Ek sal natuurlik 'n Lexus conversion doen nadat ek gesien het hoe 'perform' die 2.4! Enige raad?
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