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Knuppel
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Post by Knuppel »

I have just bought a '87 hilux double cab. This will be the 2nd hilux I have owned.
It is in some serious need of some tlc. Once done it will be my daily driver. I am actually a cruiser nutter but need to safe those for their inteded jobs.

So, i joined the forum to gather info, see what others have done and maybe help out when things go wrong.
I have fair bit of teck knowledge.

I live in the lovely slowveld and at times it can be frustrating, I prefer better service level but guess one has to compromise.


Thanks for having me here
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Post by jacques kotze »

Welkom van uit Nelspruit Marius. Geniet dit hier.
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Knuppel
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:thumbup: Dankie Jacques
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Wecome to the forum and enjoy your newly aquired sfa and the many hours you'll be spending to bring it uo to scratch
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Knuppel
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Thanks, as soon as things get going I will start a a build thread to keep a record of what is being done.
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Welcome Marius.
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Welkom Marius, hoop jy geniet dit hier by ons :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Knuppel
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Dankie Ouens, dis wat mens self daarvan maak. Ek geniet dit reeds hier :yahoo:
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Welkom Marius, Waar is die foto's van die Knuppel, daar is van ons wat nie kan lees nie...
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Knuppel
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Was gister met die I-pad doenig en toe was daar geen samewerking van die tegnologie se kant af nie :twisted:

Kom om probeer die laptoppie....

Die rattekas grom bietjie maar daar lê spaar, nuwe, reconditioned een agter op die bak

Dan is daar n Mmmmmmmmmm........Mmmm...... Mmmmaaa :naah: Die Fffffffff.......Ffffffffffo...... :naah:
Daar is n enjin in wat nie daar in hoort nie, ek sukkel bietjie met die naam :oops: Maar dis n 2.5 diesel met n intercooler wat so groot soos n tee sakkie is!

Dus dan soek ek maar n enjin met n Toyota badge, die een met die badge op die enjin self :D:

Die bakkie lyk mooi van ver maar ver van mooi! Somebody trained his spray painter on this job.

The reason for buying this one is that the body is honest and the chassis has not been welded on or molested in any way. A good base to start work from.

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Welcome Marius nice truck you have, pity about the motor you'l find the right one :thumbup:
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Welcome Marius, the overall look of the SFA looks great. As you say good platform to work with.
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Nice :thumbup: :thumbup:

Hoop jy kry hom soos jy hom wil he sonder te veel moeite en probleme :thumbup:
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Post by Mud Dog »

Welcome Marius! :thumbup:

I'm also a purist and prefer original or at least the same brand motor conversion. However, if it's the Ford ? Mazda 2.5 WL Diesel motor, don't knock it - it's a pretty reliable motor that's well suited to the SFA with fairly decent fuel economy as well. :winkx:
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Just dropping by to say Hi
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Knuppel
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Mud Dog wrote:Welcome Marius! :thumbup:

I'm also a purist and prefer original or at least the same brand motor conversion. However, if it's the Ford ? Mazda 2.5 WL Diesel motor, don't knock it - it's a pretty reliable motor that's well suited to the SFA with fairly decent fuel economy as well. :winkx:
When I bought it the engine could not start as the battery was buggered
However ALL the signs where there that it was quite poked. Rust water. Water leaks where there should be none, oil in the intake manifold.....

I made my offer accordingly. I have no problem with with the WL motor either and we have just rebuilt one here. So I know what they are about and work well for where they should be. However the conversion was a backyard job, welded engine mountings, blocked-off heater hoses, Dodgy wiring......

When I bought it the plan was not to continue with the engine. I fired it up yesterday anyway and there is enough compression in the water system to pump tyres with :lol: It has been removed already.

Thanks again for the welcome :thumbup:
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And so the fun started

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Post by Whisky »

Welkom Marius, my kennis van voertuie is maar power so ek sal maar net kyk. Hoop jy geniet dit hier en kry meeste van jou inligting hier.

Groete,

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Dankie Ben, ek is seker as ek vas brant dan sal ek geholpe word hier. Lekker kyk, dit sal van tyd tot tyd stil raak want eers moet daar gewerk word en as daar dan n spaar oomblik is dan bespring ek die Hilux.
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Re: Hello

Post by Knuppel »

Time to start a Build thread

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