1973 Hilux aka Lola Lux

Discussion in 'Pre-1975 Build-Up/Project Threads' started by Cade01, May 16, 2014.

  1. Cade01

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    Nice, you don't see them and the stock beauty rings on the wheels often
     
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    damn those look good with the "T" center caps!!
     
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    I think so too! I wish I could find another nice set of them.
     
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    Hello everyone! It's my first post here. Im researching this same motor swap for a truck I don't own yet.

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    What part of the beams motor was too big for the frame?

    Thanks,
    Shant
     
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    Most of it, the frame rails on a '73 are only 18.5 inches wide at the engine, in order to get it down far enough the rails needed to be wider. Even after frame work the headers still are causing issues, but they are going to interfere with the steering shaft.
     
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    If you ever decide to part with them, I could use another set to put an my spares.
     
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    Are you trying to set the drive train lower for center of gravity or did it not fit at all?
     
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    A bit of both
     
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    huh... How is the length of the motor from firewall to radiator?

    I noticed you can get a 1jz vvti turbo for the same price. Did you consider that motor at all?
     
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    First one, trying to keep it low, but if you look at previous pictures the trans tunnel had to be cut to fit, it is a tall engine/trans. The engine was also too wide for the frame rails.

    Second, I did look at the JZs they are way longer and getting one with a transmission gets expensive, I don't think that once everything was bought it would be the same pricemail anymore.
     
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    Its looking good. I appreciate the updates and info you share. Papa always said, "watch and learn from other people." I am hung up on finding a Stout more than the Hilux for some reason. Either way, the issue is finding one I can afford.

    Keep up the good work and keep on sending pics.

    Thank you for your time!
     
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    I thought I had a Stout but the old man gave it to his grandson instead.
     
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    A couple more update pictures...

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    It's taking forever and updates don't come as frequently as I feel they should, hopefully they take in to account how long it has been gone when they hand me the bill for fab.... I really need a welder, and to develop some skills :(
     
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    I'd help you with welding if you were closer :(. As it stands thuogh, it looks like they're MIG welding, and one of those welders isn't terribly expensive, and is actually super easy to weld with. I'm interested as to why they're MIG welding frame rather than TIG in fact as it doesn't have as good penetration properties, although it's not a safety concern so whatever haha. Regardless, I'd suggest getting a half-decent MIG welder and a gas tank and some scrap metal and just practicing welding, this stuff is super easy to weld, the more difficult thing IMO is the bending and notching. Give it a shot!
     
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    All fabricators are the same. Spotty, sensitive and expensive.
     
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    It should be TIG welded, that's what they have in the shop, I guess they have a MIG too but why would they use it. I can't tell the difference in the welds by looking at them.
     
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    It may be TIG'd but to me it looks like MIG. There's a bit too much contamination for TIG in my opinion, but it maybe not. That said, MIG is going to be good enough, a good friend of mine built a cage for his rock Crawler CJ Jeep and used MIG for it and it's holding fine to rollovers on a big heavy crawling machine
     
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    Doesn't make sense to tig stuff like this. Labor time is almost double trying to get all the material lined up perfectly for small beads and tough corners. Tig welding frames would be for show cars and low riders with chromed frames.

    I've worked on all types of projects from street cars to American Lemans cars. Based on the photos your fabricator is doing a good job and some fancy engineering to make it look good.
     
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    As said before, mig is plenty sufficient for this stuff and is much more efficient than tig.

    One thing I might consider if it was my project (I like to somewhat over engineer things) I would look into doing a small gusset on your strut towers where they meet the frame. Help spread out the force on your frame rails, less chance of ripping them off and a little more rigidity.
     
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    Ditto. A real bad pot hole or object at freeway speed could bend that thing up
     

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