My new ride!!!!

[ToyX4]

I wish


pieter's hilux

Went to visit him last weekend and took these pic's for you guys.

Its an '89 SFA, with KZ-TE engine with intercooler.
He gave it a 100mm body lift and fitted 33" Geolander M/T's.
He did the engine himself, and the bullbar.

Much more I do not know.

I gave him the web address, but dunno if he joined yet.

[CasKru]

Very nice looking vehicle he's got there

[SuidWes]

Baie netjies :!:

[Niel]

Riaan, ultimately sal ek dieselfde wil doen. Very very nice daai KZ ding doen dit vir my :D :D Wil hy verkoop? :)

[ToyX4]

Riaan, ultimately sal ek dieselfde wil doen. Very very nice daai KZ ding doen dit vir my :D :D Wil hy verkoop? :)

Nee, hy se hy sal nooit verkoop nie. Ek wou ook koop. Blykbaar het hy die ander dag n R120 000 offer gekry.
Die is sy tweede SFA, die een of die vorige een het hy n 7MGE ingesit. Hy hou meer van die KZ

[ThysdJ]

Very NICE!! dit lyk baie cool... waar het hy die bonnet scoop vandaan gekry??

[ToyX4]

... waar het hy die bonnet scoop vandaan gekry??

Het nie gevra nie. Kan uitvind

[ThysdJ]

Het nie gevra nie. Kan uitvind

hoor bietjie asb Riaan, en prys ook sommer...

[TopHilux Hilton]

Riaan, ek die man moet gesels. Van waar is hy ?

[ToyX4]

Riaan, ek die man moet gesels. Van waar is hy ?

Hy bly in Warmbad, uhm sorry, Bela Bela.

Soek jy sy nommer?

[ToyX4]

Het nie gevra nie. Kan uitvind

hoor bietjie asb Riaan, en prys ook sommer...

Ek maak so

[ToyX4]

Thys, dit is die 3.0 D4D se scoop. Hy kos R461 by Toyota.
Pieter, die eienaar van die bakkie, werk self by Toyota.

[Scorpion]

Djislaaik, mar hy's moooi!!!

Het hy regtig 'n 100mm bodylift gedoen? Kan jy uitvind waar hy die parte, ens. gekry het? Soos ek verstaan is dit nie 'n klein jobbie as jy hoer as 50mm wil lig nie. En Simon voer alles van Auz af in.

[ToyX4]

Djislaaik, mar hy's moooi!!!

Het hy regtig 'n 100mm bodylift gedoen? Kan jy uitvind waar hy die parte, ens. gekry het? Soos ek verstaan is dit nie 'n klein jobbie as jy hoer as 50mm wil lig nie. En Simon voer alles van Auz af in.

Johann, ek sal hom vra. As ek Sondag nog nie gepost het nie, herinner my net. Ek vergeet maar gou.

[Family_Dog]

Riaan,

That is one fantabulistic Toyota!!!

Two new members have just joined, perhaps he is one of them.

Great vehicle.... I hope he leaves it to you in his will.


-F_D

[BenHur]

Pragtig Pragtig net jammer oor die oiliebrander wat hy daar in het

[Dadz Toy BFI]

Nice, VERY Nice :!:

What material did he use for packing out 100mm

Rich 8)

[Cookie Monster]

Great looking van :!:

[ThysdJ]

Thys, dit is die 3.0 D4D se scoop.

Thanks Riaan. Ek moet dalk op Kaspaas ene sit wat daai warm lug onder die bonnet kan uittrek... Hy sal net agtertoe moet face... :D Dis baie goedkoper as die Isuzu se scoop...

[BenHur]

Thys before you consider putting the scoop in first do the test I did. I removed the bonnet's bolts on the hinges, replaced them with longer ones and fitted about 15mm's worth of washers in there so that the air could come out there. As far as I am concerned it did not improve anything other it did not improve any under bonnet temperatures the only difference I detected was a hot windscreen

If you want to put it in for cosmetic purposes then go ahead.

[ThysdJ]

As far as I am concerned it did not improve anything other it did not improve any under bonnet temperatures the only difference I detected was a hot windscreen

Bennie... I have done that test and found that in fact the under bonnet temp does come down hugely. My previous Hilux had a Ford V6 conversion and I manufactured my own rear facing scoop and that made a huge difference. No more overheating. :D

I am loathe to cut into Kaspaas's bonnet, but I am considering all options.... The longer bolts trick I will remember for when we travel in Namibia in April...
8) :arrow:

[Scorpion]

Riaan... Hier is die reminder waarvoor jy gevra het.... Bodylift? Onthou

[ToyX4]

O ja. Ek het al vergeet, maar ek bel deur die loop van die dag. Post sodra ek weet.

[Scorpion]

Dankie, Riaan :!: :!:

[ToyX4]

O.k guys. This is what Pieter told me about the lift.

He had a solid bar machined, with a threaded rod through it. This bar is 100mm in length. This would be the spacer between body and chassis.
The only other mod he made was to the steering shaft. Extended it by 75mm. Also had a solid bar machined and pressed it over the shaft and then welded it.

He still has to move the rear bumper/towbar up a bit.

Does this help? He said if you have questions you can phone him. PM me to get his number.

Here is a pic to help.

[Scorpion]

Thanks for the info, Riaan!

It looks very solid, but I haven't seen any other pictures of spacers for bodylifts. Do the experts here think this is a good solution? Is the rod thick enough to handle the weight, etc, etc

[BenHur]

What he has done is what gets done generally, except that most guys still keep the original rubbers as shock absorbers to prevent shocks on the chassis to be propagated into the body.

If you are interested I can have a set made for you from aluminium (like the imported ones from Australia).

[Scorpion]

Thanks, Bennie! I just checked out the Snake Racing website and saw them. At what cost could you have them made up I am definately interested in doing at least a 50mm lift. Is it necessary to extend brake lines, battery cables or anything else at 50mm? What about 75mm? I know you said in another thread that you do no need to extend the steering shaft at 50mm.

I also saw on the SR website that they recommend lifting the engine mounts. Is this necessary?
Anything else to consider? Thanks for the great advice

[BenHur]

For anything more than 50mm you need to extend the steering arm. I can make spacers but do not want to mess with with the steering arm as anything made to fit there will have to by tested by the SABS otherwise it is playing with dangerous stuff (if it fails it can cause a serious accident). I checked out the break line mountings and it is on the chassis not the body so the rubber lines would not be affected but you will have to bend the metal pipes slightly open when lifting. It would not be a problem as they do have slag and extra bends in to cater for movement in the chassis.

I bought the 50mm Polyurethane set for R 650 and it does not look like I will need them any time soon so if you want them they are yours otherwise I will get the price on a aluminium set if you want longer ones.

[Scorpion]

Thanks, Bennie! Just a few more questions, before I decide. Is there any drawbacks or pro's to using polyurethane ISO aluminium? What tools do I need to install the kit? And how long should it take me to do?

[BenHur]

The one is black and the one is grey

I have no idea I have seen guys use both and no one complained about either type. It might come down to what price you can get it for I guess.

Tools:
A few spanners and a jack (like a High Lift) to jack up the body or a couple of strong okes to lift the body

Off cuts of metal and a grinder, drill and maybe a welder if you want to make brackets to relocate your bumpers if needed

Time:

Saturday morning

Special tools needed:

A case of beers (or 2) to keep your mates happy while they are doing the work while you supervise & project manage the task at hand

[BenHur]

I forgot 2 mention previously that if you lift higher then 50mm you may also need to install a longer left arm or get your gear lever extended as it might be difficult to reach.

[Scorpion]

I'm busy hi-jacking Riaan's thread so I'm moving it over to my topic - "Scorpion's Toys" also under Member's Rides.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1425


Jammer, Riaan

[ToyX4]

Ek worry mos nie oor hijacking nie.

Het maar net hier gepos om die bakkie te deel met mense wat dit sal waardeer.

8) 8)

[Scorpion]

En waardeer ons dit nie!! Wens alle SFA's was so netjies... Dis ook amper pesies hoe my droom SFA lyk