good luck to the vehicles following that lux out of that boghole haha
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good luck to the vehicles following that lux out of that boghole haha
well we are after a dual cab so I can still strap the kid in the back, something diesel, not.. TOO worried about setting any land speed records. but thinking probably around the 96-98 model 4x4 dual cab diesels. something I can actually fix, 4cyl rego, but can still hit the dirt if I feel like it and sink it up to the mirrors if the opportunity presents itself :D, something 4wd and up off the ground would be good so we don't bash the shit out of it like we do the vx just trying to get in and out our driveway! - trying to fuck the commodore off so we can get a lux - Eventually we want to do a bit of travelling out in the sticks so something that doesnt require a NASA systems analyst to "tune" would be good!Quote:
quote:Originally posted by -Dex-
Not sure what model lux you're looking at but the earlier diesels need a good tailwind and about 45mins to reach 60km/h. Just sayin'.
I'v got no idea what all the model prefixes mean ..LN106R.. yada yada.. the FUCK!?
Those models you'll be looking at the 2.8 diesel. Pretty sure they can go ok with a hairdryer but again, they're not renowned for their speed. Reliable though and piss easy to work on. You can fit 35s with a 2" body lift and 2" springs over a weekend. There's more parts and aftermarket gear available for them than almost any other 4wd. Gears, barwork, upgraded diff components, pretty much everything you'll need is a mouse click and crippling credit card payments away.
Mud is pretty gay though, it's 20seconds of fun for hours of cleaning, replacing seals, bearings, and oils. Much like unprotected sex with a $2 whore, you'll pay for it later when shit starts breaking down and falling off! Rockcrawling is where it's at!
If you're ever in Sydney (not including the nest few months whilst I'm building my junk) hit me up and I'll take you for a wheel. You'll be hooked.
Oh, and IIRC 96 was the last year they had solid axles at the front, after that they went IFS I think. The solid axle models are heaps better off road and miles easier to modify, whereas the IFS are better on road but harder to get good performance from offroad and harder ($$$$) to modify.
The ln106 is just a model number that refers to the body shape etc. LN106 will be the model you are looking at.
awesome mate thanks for the heads up. I'm definately after reliable, easy (ish) to fix/mod, and something I can actually find parts for.from the torana to the grey import zxr250 and even my zx9, its frustrating as hell trying to find cool shit only to find that particular model isnt even listed...:(! In the meantime It will probably be untouched so the missus can drive it (her commodore is gettin the arse for the hilux)Quote:
quote:Originally posted by -Dex-
Those models you'll be looking at the 2.8 diesel. Pretty sure they can go ok with a hairdryer but again, they're not renowned for their speed. Reliable though and piss easy to work on. You can fit 35s with a 2" body lift and 2" springs over a weekend. There's more parts and aftermarket gear available for them than almost any other 4wd. Gears, barwork, upgraded diff components, pretty much everything you'll need is a mouse click and crippling credit card payments away.
Mud is pretty gay though, it's 20seconds of fun for hours of cleaning, replacing seals, bearings, and oils. Much like unprotected sex with a $2 whore, you'll pay for it later when shit starts breaking down and falling off! Rockcrawling is where it's at!
If you're ever in Sydney (not including the nest few months whilst I'm building my junk) hit me up and I'll take you for a wheel. You'll be hooked.
know of any issues with power steering models? At my old work we did an engine reco on a surf once, and the fucking thing had a computer problem, would run but not rev above 1500rpm and ended up being sent to a tuner on a tilt tray, delayed weeks while the customer waited, the old boss was shitty it cost him pretty much the entire reco job, to get the nerds to look at it, I still don't know what was wrong with it, I fucked off before it came back!.
As much as it sounds like a hippie thing to do, I'v got mates who run their diesels on bio fuels made out of all sorts of shit, veg,algae oils, are the diesel/fuel pumps on those models hard to kill? wouldnt mind mucking around with that kinda stuff down the track.
cheers for the offer mate I'll actually probably be down that way in a few months time, trying to get some chaps (And my bike) together for a decent road trip.if thats the case I'd be keen as! Had some dickhead in a brand new cruiser with "bigger wheels" try to tell me he is an OFFROADER (in response to the soft roader commercial) I'm like mate - if you havn't got gravel rash on your elbow from tipping it over and smacking the doors into the dirt your not offroading.
No issues that I'm aware of with general use, although I'm far from a luxpert. Some guys swap steering boxes to one from an IFS lux but AFAIK that's only because they have a forward facing pitman arm and allows you to move the front diffs further forward (a good thing). But again, very easy to upgrade. Pretty much every steering component has a bigger stronger aftermarket part available.
The surf you mention would probably have had the 1KZ-TE (3.0td) which have been known for ecu probs. I've read about guys getting aftermarket ecu's and running big HP out of them but I have no experience with them. They are an import motor though (all surfs were) up until the Prado and weren't available in the models you're looking at.
Not too sure about biofuels either. I think they are pretty frugal so not too many people have bothered but i know guys who have run WVO on larger diesels with no probs whatsoever. From what I understand, you can run WVO on pretty much any fuel pump as long as the fuel itself has been prepared correctly.
Yeah, the hardcore wheeling scene does seem to attract it's fair share of posers and fuckwits but there a lot of good blokes too. I only generally go with 4 or 5 dudes but they are all legends who can pull an engine down and rebuild it with a shifter in the dark. Good guys to have with you when you break your shit in the middle of nowhere.
Yep my cousin did a creek crossing in his 04 v6 lux while on a 4wd trip from bris, through nsw (the snowy mtns??) and vic. realised when at the creek he had brought everything but his tarp for the front but thought he'd give it a go anyway... ended up putting the fan through the radiator and having to stay in this shitty little country town for 2 days til they got a rad in for him lol lesson learned!