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I have a 2.4 1996 SFA in which I transplanted a 2.7i engine which has been a great improvement and well worth the money, however now that I have more power I've been towing a camping trailer around and i am happy with the power but the stopping is not good enough. Apart from changing the axle on the...

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You okes should write a book with all of these little pearls of wisdom

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Thanks for all the good advice, I have already bought some Spanaard silicone and it worked like a treat. No doubt I will have to face the inevitable and replace the hinges or do the mod on the pin. It looks like one must remove the fender to get to the front hinge bolts, is this the case or is there...

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OK thanks I'll do that until I can steal some more money somewhere

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I'm looking for some of the forum wisdom again, my 96 SFA driver side door creaks terribly while I drive, even on tar and i suspect it's the door hinges becuase if I try and lift the door from the bottom while open I get some movement also if I open the door when it's moaning and groaning all is qui...

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judging from the pictures it looks llike a lot of fun was had by all and I'm sorry I had to miss yet another event like this. Although I still have not met many of the forum members I feel like I know you and really wish I was there. Next time I hope doesn't clash with family birthdays. Well done to...

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Hey Jose
How was the trip tp kubu?

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On my 1996 SFA D/C I notice that the doors do not align smoothly at the rear edge, leaving a step between the front door and the rear door outside surface that creates a wind noise when drivig at highway speeds. The front door is about 5mm raised above the rear door, halfway down the door surface. A...

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Hi All i read this thread with interest as I suspect a problem with either my steering geometry or my front suspension - my blades are also negatively arched which might be because of the saddles as mentioned here but what worries me more is the bakkie wanders terribly on the road. If the road has t...

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hi henk I have the same problem with my long range extra tank fitted and the problem was the fuel leaking on the main tank vent pipe. The reason is that in my case the second tank is installed higher up than the original tank and the fuel is constanly flowing into the original tank and even up the b...

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Castos I firmly believe, of course I haven't driven any of the other popular conversions, that this 2.7 conversion makes the SFA a very useable bakkie in both road and off road conditions. I actually prefer driving my bakkie to my 2.5 tdi T4 combi as an every day vehicle. I still have one niglling p...

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Especially mine with roofracks canopy and RTT with lift - I'll be lucky if I see 6.5 km/l

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I was hoping to get 8km/l which will be almost double the consumption of the 2.4.
I'm going up to Botswana, Makgadigadi pans, next month for a short trip so I'l have a good opportunity to check it out and give some feedback

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Thanks
I managed to order one of those plates frm toy spares - pricey at R250 for a small flat plate

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Thanks FD i updated my profile A quick question on the conversion. After installing the 2.7 bell housing there is a gap where the front of the flywheel is exposed and I was thinking of making a 3mm plate to ccover it but is there a more elegant solution that wont let water in - the more I close thin...

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I will update my details with pleasure - but where -how?
please advise
thanks

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Well i certainly have to agree with you and I will be sure to monitor the fuel consmption, Schalk reckons if I drive lightly I should get 8km /l but we'l see when I can afford to fill the tank again

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The problem came down to just SLAPGAT work the okes from cc dyno just twisted loose wires together without even soldering them never mind insulating them, so obviously the signal to and from the Spittronics box was compromised. Also some of the wiring was so tight that it broke the resistors. I will...

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Well I got the bakkie back from Schalk last night and after only driving it back from his house to the east rand I must say what a different vehicle. I expected some improvement but I was pleasnatly surprised with the performance. I was pushing 120 - 130 up the long hill to Rigel ave off ramp withou...

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One day I'll get the hang of this tyopping thing

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Well guys i dropped of my lux at schslk yesterday and i expect that when I get it back it will be running so sweeet. Can't wait

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Thanks for your words of encouragement I need it at this stage the bad experience has left a sour taste in my mouth but I know there are some very knowledgeable people around that will easily sort out these problems. I am taking my bakkie to schalk tomorrow and I will leave it there for him to sort ...

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Thanks Bennie I spoke to Schalk yesterday and I've booked the bakkie in for next week. It won't even start now so I'm going to have to tow it to him, I hope he has lots of patients

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Good advice
thanks I will do

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Thanks but who is schalk. Bearing in mind that I'm in Benoni

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Interesting news about CC dyno and it a round about way it might be good news in that they are just don't know what they ae doing and that makes me think that we should check all their work.
Thanks for your input

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Hi All I have some problems fitting a 2.7i to my 2.4 SFA lux. I don't think that it's something that can't be sorted out, so but let me relate the whole story. I bought a 3RZ motor with ECU and harness that was removed from a SFA in Pretoria. Assuming the motor is good I had it fitted by a Toyota sp...

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This has been a very interesting topic for me as I am busy with the same modification, well actually a toyota mechanic in Ermelo is doing it for me. We've got to the stage where we are about to replace the Toyota ECU with a Dicktator because the Toyota analyser is throwing up errors on the ECU and t...

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Hi all I wanted to put my few cents in seeing as this is going public it's important that we give an accurate image of what we do. Although I am very new to this particular forum I have spent much time in and arround nature, previously on an adventure motorcycle and lately in a hilux 4x4 bakkie. So ...

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I will do, our trip is not auite finalised yet but on my return I will deposit the track

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Hi Myself and a mate with a lesser vehicle will be travelling through the Kruger into Moz at Punda Maria gate and driving along the Zim/Moz border fence till we get to the Save river where we trun right and follow the river to the Zanave park and we'l be camping there for a few days. We did a simila...

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Hi Gents and ladies if there are any, I am in the process of building a wooden draw system for my D/C SFA, myself and a mate started last night and we've almost completed the structure, i will post some pictures when done as I was in the usual rush to complete I didnt take any pictures. Essentially ...

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hi Gents Ek sal in engles antwoord want my Afrikaans taal is erg and my spelling is bollie. Thanks for the tip Family bulldog I'll give the Photobucket a try. The area where these pictures were taken is on the edge of the escaarpment near Memel in the Free state overlooking Newcastle and Chelmsford ...

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No I'm using windows XP with SP 2

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Gents I must appologise for the lack of pictures but I have been trying to upload pics and floowing the instructions by bushwakker and it just won;t work - my pics are JPEG and less than 100Kb. When I try to load them it times out. I would like nothing more than to put pics of the drive along the es...

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I will gladly put some pictures but how do I go about doing that ? I'm rather doff you know

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Howzit all you freindly Toyota people I've only recently bought my first toyota but before I did I spent some time lurking on this site for more information on the hilux and I eventully went for a 95 SFA 2.4 with omu suspension. I've since spent some money on sorting the vehicle out by recon the bra...

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