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aniesigh Articulating
Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Odometer: 795 Location: north devon
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 9:02 pm Post subject: 2.8TD Vitara
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Evening all, thought i would start a build thread for my new truck im building,
spec will be:
'96 Vitara 3door hard top body
2.8TD Daihatsu Fourtrak engine/gearbox/transferbox (will be intercooled with fuel and pump tweaks)
Toyota axles with lockers
Air shocks
Built for 35" tyres
so far its stripped back to the chassis, all old mounts etc trimmed off and cleaned up, front and rear axles are mounted but not completely finished, sorry about pic quality i will steal the old dears camera and use that from now on turns out iphone camera quality is pants.
anyway, pics:
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aniesigh Articulating
Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Odometer: 795 Location: north devon
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dirtydiesel Just got MTs
Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Odometer: 147
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:03 pm Post subject:
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Are you going to have enough clearance for the engine on the front upperlink?
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ordy Just got MTs
Joined: 31 Dec 2008 Odometer: 109 Location: northeast england
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 7:30 am Post subject:
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dirtydiesel wrote: | Are you going to have enough clearance for the engine on the front upperlink? |
I was just thinking the same , would mean the engine will be a mounted a bit high for my likeing , though its hard to tell from pictures somtimes.
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aniesigh Articulating
Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Odometer: 795 Location: north devon
1991 Suzuki Samurai
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petetong Mud Obsessed
Joined: 01 Jan 2006 Odometer: 2592 Location: cornwall
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 5:59 pm Post subject:
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this should make a very nice little vit
looks like the axles came from little toe??
so guess that means it got stripped for spares in the end?
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aniesigh Articulating
Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Odometer: 795 Location: north devon
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Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject:
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Thanks! hopefully it will be good in the end, each task brings new hurdles and its all a learning curve but will get there!
yep they are from little toe, well ive still got it although the axles coilovers and winch have been removed, need someone who can finish it really its a shame for it to be sat here doing nothing!
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http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=53747
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aniesigh Articulating
Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Odometer: 795 Location: north devon
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Stal1878 Mud Obsessed
Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Odometer: 3320 Location: Somerset
1990 Daihatsu Fourtrak
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:02 pm Post subject:
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While you've got the engine out, I would check the camshaft cover bolts, they tend to come loose and the cover then leaks oil. I would also check the rear crank seal, I take it your going to remove the box to look at the clutch/spigot bearing/release bearing anyway?
Is the timing gear driven?
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aniesigh Articulating
Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Odometer: 795 Location: north devon
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aniesigh Articulating
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Stal1878 Mud Obsessed
Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Odometer: 3320 Location: Somerset
1990 Daihatsu Fourtrak
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Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:37 pm Post subject:
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Hurrah for gears! I would gladly put up with the extra noise to get rid of the belt!
I tried to get a spigot bearing for my engine, but apparently no one stocks them so I used the one from my old engine. Might be worth doing the tappets too, does it still have the sticker on the side with the clearances on?
Edit: If your turbo water cooled? Does it have the oil/water cooler?
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aniesigh Articulating
Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Odometer: 795 Location: north devon
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 4:36 am Post subject:
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yeah i was a big fan to see that it was gear driven!
erm it possibly is water cooled actually, i was looking at turbo the other day and wondered why there was at least one extra pipe going to it, will investigate further tommorow.
yeah will deffinately do tappets as part of service and glow plugs as it took abit of cranking to get to start (although it was -7 to be fair)
cheers,
oh and happy new year all!
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Stal1878 Mud Obsessed
Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Odometer: 3320 Location: Somerset
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:38 am Post subject:
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The water feed to the turbo goes from the small hose on the water pump. The oil cooler is under the oil filter.
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jeepmadmike Mud Obsessed
Joined: 08 May 2005 Odometer: 4573 Location: between 6000+7000 rpm and Devon
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:06 pm Post subject:
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Think measure up think more measure more think some more measure again
Tack weld on brackets, think and measure again
It's always a pain getting stuff to fit when it's a serious build.
I think I'll be building a buggy some time soon, I plan on building a wooden chassis first to work out where most things go first
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aniesigh Articulating
Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Odometer: 795 Location: north devon
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 8:01 pm Post subject:
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yep!, spent lots of time reading up on link suspension when i was looking to coil my SJ but this time i made the mistake of copying little toe's setup without reaserching it much, ive now come round to the idea i need to cut it all off and start again, will be johnny jointing it to add strength, minimise vibration and probabaly add flex as the rose joints didn't have proper missalignment spacers, sadly this means the build time will be extended as i don't have the money to shell out straight away on the joints but will buy one from D4X4 so i can get on with making brackets etc using the one joint to get sizes right,
Bit of a pain but its worth it if it makes it better in the long run, some degree of adjustment will be factored into the suspension design to allow antisquat adjustment. can still get on with other bits of progress so there will be more pics to follow soon,
cheers all
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aniesigh Articulating
Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Odometer: 795 Location: north devon
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:33 pm Post subject:
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right well stripped it back down, cut mounts of the rear axle need to clean them up properly ready for new brackets once suspension design/geometry has been finalised, slowly building a collection of parts.
one of the suspsension links felt abit miss-shaped so cleaned the paint off quickly and looks like its been lengtened or something wasn't keen on finding welds along a link arm like that, glad ive been inspired to start again as that way i know how its all been done from the ground up!
a couple pics:
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http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=53747
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Diesel Destroyer Mud Obsessed
Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Odometer: 6921 Location: Under the truck covered in EP90
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parrotveasey81 Mud Obsessed
Joined: 13 Feb 2009 Odometer: 7480 Location: bradford on avon (wiltshire)
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 7:04 pm Post subject:
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Diesel Destroyer wrote: | If this one turns out to be anything like your SJ then we are in for a treat
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i secound that
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aniesigh Articulating
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rockwatt Off-Road Guru
Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Odometer: 1542 Location: North lincs
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Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:17 pm Post subject:
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Good move junking those links i said they might have joints in them!!
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aniesigh Articulating
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aniesigh Articulating
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject:
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while im waiting for parts i thought i would give the axles a strip down, makes it easier to clean all the old mounts off, easier to work with once theyre mounted as theyre ******* heavy when built up! postman bought a nice little present today aswell, finally!!
pics:
bit of redneck halfshaft pressing:
cheers all
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Jack Tatty Mud Obsessed
Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Odometer: 2150 Location: Langholm, Scotland
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Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:59 pm Post subject:
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I LOVE THIS BUILD
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aniesigh Articulating
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aniesigh Articulating
Joined: 15 Jul 2009 Odometer: 795 Location: north devon
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Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject:
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Rest of my calipers turned up today so chucked them in the tank to clean them up:
whats that you say? 6 calipers? oh yes! you all know whats next on the shopping list then
ordered 2 more shocks today from devon 4x4 and the johnny joints are on order. i hate waiting, so impatient!
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Bensthebest Just got MTs
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 4:53 pm Post subject:
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6 calipers?! for what?
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parrotveasey81 Mud Obsessed
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:38 pm Post subject:
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Bensthebest wrote: | 6 calipers?! for what? |
fiddle brakes
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Jack Tatty Mud Obsessed
Joined: 16 Jan 2010 Odometer: 2150 Location: Langholm, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:07 pm Post subject:
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thats a shame, i had my money on 6wd
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