23rd October 2020, 11:26 PM
removed, disassembled
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21st August 2020, 02:15 PM
I'll mention the photo makes it obvious why these vehicles rust from the inside out.
the roof is attached to the top of the gutter, leaving a void between the roof skin and the roof frame for...
21st August 2020, 09:50 AM
Got a bit more done on this project.
Unfortunately I was rushing against an incoming storm so I did not take too many photos.
Mark out some steel that will become the end of the roof frame...
23rd February 2020, 07:27 PM
After enjoying my patrol for a few months, I started to notice the dreaded rust bubbles appearing on the outside of the 4x4, along with random flakes of rust falling on me while I was driving.
This...
18th February 2020, 07:58 PM
Is it a stock TD? Mine runs with around 650nm, the first time I went away towing the camper I was pretty much on the go pedal in 5th and pushing it up hills etc etc and I found that when I came into...
23rd January 2020, 06:54 AM
Well that job is done.
Long story short, take out engine mounts and drop engine 50mm.
Raise rear of truck, leave front wheels on ground
access top Bell housing bolts from top of tunnel through the...
23rd March 2019, 09:36 AM
How long is a piece of string?
Are the bearings installed properly, maintained properly, larger tyres and/or rim offset, High quality Japanese bearings or chinese crap? There is no typical lifespan
25th October 2018, 05:54 AM
Just stole this off Faceache, not sure how accurate it is but a full layout of the differences of each TD42 engine.
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18th September 2018, 09:40 AM
Just had my first issue with this Patrol driving back from work.
Doing about 110km when the front end started vibrating all over the place so pulled over and had a quick look around. Nothing...
11th March 2018, 11:37 AM
First thing is to understand what is happening when the engine is under load.
Heat is the unwanted byproduct of any internal combustion engine when we want it to produce torque.
The faster you want...
18th August 2017, 04:43 PM
Just thought I'd share my findings on the Aftermarket copies of the OEM manual locking hubs. I purchased some aftermarket hubs as my OEM autos were a bit long in the tooth. I'd read and heard stories...
18th April 2017, 05:00 PM
Whether the coils are tighter at the top or bottom does not matter. The bottom of the coils, even those in the photo have the round bar configured so the coil will stand upright. If you turned the...
26th January 2017, 07:10 PM
Just found this Japanese ad brochure for the Safari that thought some would like.
Some pretty nice images!
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