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Post by planner on Apr 12, 2016 17:03:55 GMT 10
It's hardly modern, but it is built after 1986. And it's hardly a miracle (anyone who's driven a 2.8l Hilux will know what I mean), but I've bought it. 1992 2.8l Diesel Hilux.  A mate had it for sale at the right price, so we bought it as a spare weekend car (SWMBO keeps pinching my ute for horse towing duties). It had 380,000km on it, but had been regularly maintained and a little knocked around. Our son was on his "L"'s at the time and immediately took a liking to it. He clocked up a good percentage of his 120hrs in it. He and I spent a little time and money to roadworthy it and now he drives it. I'll probably have to buy it back again in a couple of years  I've used it to tow the van, float and boat. All of which it's done well albeit a little slow. All up it's not a bad car as a first car. It's not quick (about 110 flat out), it's a ute (not heaps of distracting passengers), it's reasonably solid, it's realiable (and old hilux's are easily fixed), it's a 4WD (fits his lifestyle) and it's already got a few dents and scratches. |
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Post by doublechevron on Apr 12, 2016 17:06:26 GMT 10
I give you a week before your heading bush to drag him out of the local bog holes  |
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Post by planner on Apr 12, 2016 17:45:53 GMT 10
I give you a week before your heading bush to drag him out of the local bog holes He was dark last weekend. I went bush for the first deer hunt of the winter and he had to stay home to work. It would have been his first real bush outing (not on "L"s). Hard to find a bog hole anywhere around here, I reckon it's as dry as I've ever seen it locally  . To get bogged he would have to attempt crossing the Goulburn or take a bucket (or 2) of water with him. |
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Post by bobt on Apr 27, 2016 22:44:39 GMT 10
Good choice. My youngest would kill for that ute.. he's been off the 'L's for 10 years++
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Post by planner on Feb 16, 2017 15:47:33 GMT 10
Our son was on his "L"'s at the time and immediately took a liking to it. He clocked up a good percentage of his 120hrs in it. He and I spent a little time and money to roadworthy it and now he drives it. I'll probably have to buy it back again in a couple of years Well he's killed it.  There's a knock in the bottom end that has the mechanic running scared. If anyone knows where a 2.8l toyota diesel is sitting around, let me know. I "could" put a reco in it, but it's hard to justify $3,000 on a car I paid $2,000 for that's done nearly 400K. |
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Post by Warrenk on Feb 16, 2017 16:41:51 GMT 10
You could put a V6 commodore motor in it. They are easily obtained and they are as cheap as anything plus there are conversion kits availble. My son uses these motors when he builds rock crawlers using hiluxs.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2017 16:47:27 GMT 10
Those old 2.8's hold up well trouble is even to rebuild it yourself would be 1K plus machining might be easier to buy a wreck with a going engine . The problem is early Hilux's hold their value well so finding one cheap is not easy
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Post by doublechevron on Feb 17, 2017 10:37:34 GMT 10
Given there location they probably need the fuel range diesel provides.... A shame really, the V6 commodore idea has a huge amount of appeal  Can you put the supercharged '6 in LOL. seeya, Shane L. |
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Post by planner on Feb 17, 2017 11:33:09 GMT 10
You could put a V6 commodore motor in it. They are easily obtained and they are as cheap as anything plus there are conversion kits availble. My son uses these motors when he builds rock crawlers using hiluxs. Warren Have looked at that option Warren, but the word from Vicroads is then it's not legal to drive on "P"s |
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Post by planner on Feb 17, 2017 11:36:41 GMT 10
Those old 2.8's hold up well trouble is even to rebuild it yourself would be 1K plus machining might be easier to buy a wreck with a going engine . That's what I'm trying to find John, but hard to come by. Even the wrecks are fetching $2-$3k Have a lead on 1 that was rolled interstate when spotlighting and left in paddock, but info is hard to extract. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2017 15:45:02 GMT 10
Those old 2.8's hold up well trouble is even to rebuild it yourself would be 1K plus machining might be easier to buy a wreck with a going engine . That's what I'm trying to find John, but hard to come by. Even the wrecks are fetching $2-$3k Have a lead on 1 that was rolled interstate when spotlighting and left in paddock, but info is hard to extract. Don't forget the early Diahatsu's had the same engine and may be a cheaper buy as a wreck 
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/holden-hill/wrecking/wrecking-1986-diahatsu-rocky-2-8l-diesel/1122127326
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Post by snoops on Feb 18, 2017 6:00:31 GMT 10
You could put a V6 commodore motor in it. They are easily obtained and they are as cheap as anything plus there are conversion kits availble. My son uses these motors when he builds rock crawlers using hiluxs. Warren Have looked at that option Warren, but the word from Vicroads is then it's not legal to drive on "P"s Unfortunately not. Also it would require an Engineers certificate which isn't hard to get for that conversion, but again, adds to the cost - around $1,200 for the bit of paper alone if everything is found ok with the conversion and it passes the brake test. |
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Post by planner on Feb 20, 2017 11:32:17 GMT 10
Don't forget the early Diahatsu's had the same engine and may be a cheaper buy as a wreck
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Post by tasmillard on Feb 20, 2017 14:42:08 GMT 10
(me being cheeky) - so you have an old "rollux"... well if you want to flex it to its max potential all you need to do is tackle some shopping centre speed humps, but be careful, it may roll |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2017 17:03:41 GMT 10
(me being cheeky) - so you have an old "rollux"... well if you want to flex it to its max potential all you need to do is tackle some shopping centre speed humps, but be careful, it may roll Naaah thats more the LR Toorak taxi's domain  real 4wd like Toyoda's are used in the bush |
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Post by tasmillard on Feb 21, 2017 7:25:01 GMT 10
New LR's have all the fancy traction control stuff to help drivers negotiate boutique speed bumps |
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Post by doublechevron on Feb 21, 2017 7:55:38 GMT 10
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Post by Mustang on Feb 21, 2017 8:29:22 GMT 10
Definatley worth watching the second take as well link |
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Post by tasmillard on Feb 21, 2017 9:52:43 GMT 10
Or when they had that drive with a toyota fj40, a suzuki sierra and a Range Rover Classic, and the Rangie won!
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Post by bobt on May 17, 2017 18:24:16 GMT 10
TG love their Rangies.
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Post by planner on Sept 11, 2017 11:18:22 GMT 10
It lives again.
We investigated reco motors, but scrapped that option on price.
We then looked for 2nd hand motors, again all too expensive.
An associate then recommended a "Bush mechanic" rebuild. He suggested that most 2.8s grabbed the conrod bearing on No.4 pot, and that it was an easy and cheap (although dirty) home fix.
This involved removal of the sump, removal of dead bearing (yes, it was No. 4). Then a howngrown crank grind, using belt sandpaper, while laying on my back for about 2 hours under an oil-dripping engine.
Bolted everything back together Saturday night, and so far all is good. The proof will be in a few months if it's still running.
Cost bearing - $56
Oil - $40
Oil filter - $9
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. To get bogged he would have to attempt crossing the Goulburn or take a bucket (or 2) of water with him. 
There's a knock in the bottom end that has the mechanic running scared. If anyone knows where a 2.8l toyota diesel is sitting around, let me know. I "could" put a reco in it, but it's hard to justify $3,000 on a car I paid $2,000 for that's done nearly 400K.
Can you put the supercharged '6 in LOL.
real 4wd like Toyoda's are used in the bush 