Hilux 4x4 Forum

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Maybe you must make two of those skins for the ceiling

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How about you get one of those racing clusters and see if you can fit the gauge into the existing unit

Something like this

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Llew, can't you get the OEM rev counter to work again. just get an electronics place to make up a unit as per in the link. Mine cost me R320! That was 1 Hour labour @R300 + R20 parts. http://www.lextreme.co.za/solid-axle-hilux-rev-counter-mod-for-lexus-v8/" onclick="window.open(this.href);...

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Windowlene!

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Thanks for sharing Scott, it makes sense. And so I also learn.

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Looking good yes! Are you going to make new gutters also? or does the new skin come with?

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Chris, thanks for the calc. It will also explain a lot to the cigarette lighter socket believers! My reason for having 16mm² and if I could afford it then it would be 35mm² cable I run a Dual / Triple battery system. I use a NL solenoid and have fuses as close as possible to all the batteries. I tow...

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I do not agree with you

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Any news on what the problem was ?

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It is best to leave the standard wiring standard yes!

Nowadays wire is not sold as 6mm or 4mm it is sold in "mm²"
The size you are looking for that you later use to charge batteries with is 16mm²

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I have installed 2 x power points with cigarette lighters bought from any spares shop. Remove rear tailights and drill a 19mm whole where it will miss the light frame (top corner) solder your joints and install a fuse. Run low voltage multistrand wire 4mm to your battery and install another fuse up...

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Watching with interest.
Will also like to see those temp loss figures in mid winter.

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Does your Prado have a load sensing valve on the rear diff? It is a rod that is connected to the diff and to a valve on the side of the chassis. It reacts to load. The heavier you load the vehicle the more brake pressure it allows to the rear brakes. It could be stuck or have been set up wrong or be...

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Ja, advise is important with this one and I hope he does not supply you with a cigarette lighter socket or similar.

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George, currently I am running 32"s Speedometer 100kph and GPS 98kph Odometer 100Km traveled GPS distance 104Km. Stock diff ratio Max top speed 150kph and then the speed limiter cuts in. I would love to go to 35"s but first got to measure if they will fit, I have a cruiser with 35"s o...

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I have driven all the engine variants in the SFA hilux and now have the lexus motor in. I dont drive any faster (or slower) than before but the power on tap is unbelievable if compared to the stock engine and it makes it so much more of a pleasure to drive. Overtaking is a breeze and hill climbing f...

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Very true Chris. In my mind its crazy but in your mind its very practical. I have total understanding for your situation. Regarding evacuated glass tubes. I have now had my system running for 10 years and the only component that has failed is the float in the top up system. Yes it does overheat, abo...

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I have the evacuated glass tubes. I think heating water with PV is crazy! Every time you covert enery you loose!
At the moment I get to 70 deg no problem.

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Thabo, recently i have been becomming aware that there are different hardness poly bushes and aparently they are colour coded to the hardness but have not found this in the shops yet and get the blank stare from the other side of the counter when I enquire. Anybody with good info here?

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Rubber is crap yes, but it is softer and depending the aplication there is still place for it. Fit those poly bushes to a 105 series cruiser and you crack the diff mountings due to lack of flexibility. Some hard lessons learnt in that case and poly definitly not a replacement in that specific case. ...

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No Sir! Not so. Rubber is the softer material. The practical experience I have is convincing for me but I cannot pass that on.

This is a good article if found.

http://thebushingking.com/bushings-bett ... e-rubber/O" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Excuse my ignorance Cassie but how do you figure that poly gives a softer ride?

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Ek sien uit daarna om te sien hoe julle hom reg ruk.

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Dit maak nie saak nie.

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Reinart, ek het 70% van my bestaande pype gebruik. My bakkie het n WL conversion gehad en die pype was nog nuut Die ander het ek staal tussenin gesit en ek is in die bevooregte posisie om n stoor vol allerhande pype te he. Miskien moet jy stuk draat vat en dit buig soos benodig en draf jy scrap yard...

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Maar daar by die steering box verstaan ek nie nou so lekker wat aan die gang is nie! Het hulle hom sonder power steering gery?

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Very well done but I want to see some more pics please

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Some progress

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Does this happen when the vehicle is cold or hot or both? If only when cold then its normal. For every litre of fuel your car uses a litre of water goes out the exhaust. You normally dont notice it as it turns to water vapor. You will normally only see the vapour on cold mornings and when the exhast...

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Without doors, glass and interior it is in the region of 250kg, 4 people carry it with ease for 20 m
With doors and glass(no interior) it will be around 350 to 380 kg, 6 people require to carry it for 20 m and they strain

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Will check it out a bit when I have some spare time Andy. Externally it looked the same barring the turbo attachment and attachments for the turbo. It was no rocket but you did not lose speed going up a hill.

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The old 2.4 Toy diesel motor (3L) was not successful in the SFA - even more sluggish that the 2.2 petrol (4Y). Fitting a turbo helped, but the motor was not designed for a turbo so it was not recommended......................... Just a small correction there Andy. 2.4 turbo diesels were released by...

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Ek hoor jou nou Johan, stem 100% saam

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Irritating bunch that!

Got a quote from then and then declined as they did not have my vehicle listed on their system and would not bother to fix or try and fix the problem
They phone me every day for about 2 weeks until I got very rude and very impolite.

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No. It is attached to the load body. There is no need for attaching it to the chassis. If you are in a rollover situation the bar protects the cab from getting crushed. It will not prevent damage! The load body is strong enough to attach the roll bar on as long as you attach it properly so that it d...

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Johan, dit maak wel regtig baie saak. Ek praat uit n ervarings oogpunt uit en my antwoorde is nie uit n boek uit nie. Swaar laai is een ding, sleep is heel anders. Ek het my eie ratkas self opgefoeter as gevolg van onkunde. Ek het self al die ratkaste gesien en geruik wat deur ander mense opgevoeter...

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Ed, you can fit it very easily. Just make sure the roll bar is made from decent material and not the chromed paper you saw on the style bar. Below is a pic of one on my bakkie, Its an old SFA yes but those roll bars work, I have tested them :siffler: (long ago) 4 Nice 15mm bolts with nice thick body...

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Om dit maklik te maak n vergelyking met n hand rat
L = 1ste rat
2 = 2de rat
3 = 3de rat
D = 4de rat

Auto box gebruik D vir drive want as jy D kies dan doen hy die res sommer self.

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Duane, if you want to do Cape to Cairo then you will only have the speed problem while in SA. 90kph in the rest of Africa can be a bit too fast sometimes. Your 2.4 will be perfectly suited to the conditions and you wont complain then.

Also if you want to travel afrika then keeping it stock is best.

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Eugene, het jy dalk n photo, ek het nog nie so n shift pattern gesien met 2 D's nie Maar basies moet hy nie in D wees as jy bult op sleep of teen die wind in ry nie. As jy fyn gevoelig is hoe die ratkas ratte ruil dan sal jy voel dat as hy in drive ( top gear) in gaan, dan na n rukkie dan val die re...

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Ja, as dit maar so maklik was om te sleep. Dit werk vir so n rukkie maar dan raak die ratkas beitjie moeg. gelyk pad saam met die wind dan sleep jy in drive. as jy begin bult klim dan gooi hom een terug. Ek weet nie wat jou rat vehoudings is nie maar as mens sleep dan bly jy weg van die overdrive ra...

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2.2, 2.4 and 2.whatever engines are reliable turds. You can polish them as you like. All they become are shiny reliable turds! There is just no way you can soop them up to the point where a 90 kph hill will become a 120 kph hill. You may get to 95 or even 98kph by shining it but no ways are you goin...

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As you know i put an in tank pump for the Lexus motor When it was built I chucked a magnet in the tank at the same time. I developed a very small leak on the tank and this morning I removed it to close the leak. After 6000Km this is what I found on the magnet. My tank was rinsed a couple of times be...

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Progress!
That rust looks nasty on the A pillar. Hope you get rid of it all.

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The drain is most probably from an old tracking unit. The battery in there expires and then it tries to recharge the whole time causing a drain on the main battery.

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A decent dash cam does not cost less than R1500. You will need HD recording ability otherwise its useless, cant reed number plate data. Always record on its highest quality setting, you wont be sory. Get one that can handle a 32gig class 10 SD card Get a spare SD card, you want to record some of you...

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I had dashcam when working in Ghana, there it is a must. White skin gets blamed for the incident no matter what, you have money and you MUST pay........if you can't prove otherwise. I never lost a single bit of data. It was always fun reviewing incidents. I think the choice of dashcam is important. ...

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@ Mars. There is no more valve in the heater system so that trick dont work no more. There is permanant flow throught the heating radiator and it supplies hot air by opening an air flap instead of a valve.

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Your floor looks good, very good. I am surprised that the pillars are so rusted. Has it had the roof replaced previously perhaps?

Also see you still have the gearlock, do you still use it or is it a white elephant?

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The rust on the floor is usually caused by water dripping from the rainwater channel/air intake for the ventilation system under the windscreen. Make sure you check for rust buildup there. What Nic says !!! Check inside HERE! https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-9XwobdU9bIM/VelbHmwXj5I/AAAAAAAABAw/OL...

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Waiting for those pics!

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Ja! en Nee! Using the socket at the rear for a fridge is not the best idea. I AM NOT an auto electrician but ITO plugging a fridge in that socket, I am QBE...........time will give you the answer if you dont make another plan. I will not argue all the specs of why you can or can not. All I ask is th...

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Sal hierdie ronte maar in my stoel sit en kyk, sterkte

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Ek was ook van mening dat die SFA die valve het. Al my vorige SFA's het almal die valve gehad MAAR nie die huidige een nie! Ons het hom boude en blaie gestrip gehad maar niks! Hy maak net n lug klep oop of toe as jy warm lug soek....of nie soek nie. MAW daai hitte sit en brom binne die voertuig as j...

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Just out of interest, could you post a picture of your setup please?

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What is your battery voltage, if that is too low then it will also not fire up the fridges.

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That we did not know! Other wise you would not have revieved all the teck jargon

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