Apart from the break the rest of the crank looked in good shape, with no signs of oil problems at all, I've no idea of the history of the engine...
looks like you have a bit to do with the 4AGE, Love the KP60 I had to sell mine when I moved to aus. Do you know why the crank broke on mine? see...
yep its got 7 ribs and a small port head, I have heard with an aftermarket ECU they go harder than a 20valve
One of the nicest conversions I've seen is a 1gg engine into a Hilux. They are a very small light inline 6 with 180hp standard. They are fitted...
If you do have a balancer on the engine they can fail and the outer ring comes loose which makes the timing marks "move" you will never get the...
The wiring has to be changed here is how to do it https://www.instructables.com/Rat-Rod-Facelift-LED-Headlights/ I got them from ebay there are...
You could go the 2rz or 3rz swap but I would think it would cost a lot more than $2k, neither cheap nor easy. some good info here, its a big job....
you didn't say what engine you had, there are at least four different engines in that model, the most common in the US is the 20r or 22r. If you...
The crown vic wheels will look great, can't get them here in Australia I had to settle for falcon wheels
Perhaps the owner before you put the wrong ratio in, I would check the front diff and make sure its the same ratio as the rear.
Soo you replaced the rear diff and now it's hard to turn the steering wheel, It doesn't have the wrong diff ratio installed in the back by any chance?
You can get that out with a MIG welder and some mad welding skills, Just zap zap zap the stud until you get a good size blob on the end that you...
I used to key bomb my KP60 starlet in the Lyttleton tunnel in NZ, so loud it would stop traffic, soo much fun! Also great fun in parking...
The ground wire is for the horn.
I found it easier to loosen the steering box and pull it forward. You will have to remove the bolt clamping the spines and the other 2 bolts on...
The brakes are starting to really work better now, I'm guessing they are bedding in, and getting rid on the surface rust. No more squeaks and...
finally got to do some work on my shortie Hilux project started to rebuild the "barn find engine" this is what I found, not a good start, [img]...
Here the lux is with no water in the tank [img] and here it is with 1100 litres on the back. looks cool, but I'm not lowering it any more than it...
Got to have the photos too? ok here goes here's me working on my lux [img] Here are all the parts I removed and will need to be replaced for this...
Just thought Ill would run through what I did to replace the front suspension on my 1980 with later model 1993 parts. This all started because I...
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