4x4’s & Overlanding

[mclaincausey]

@tody nice! I think this one will rarely see off-roading. Lots of emotional attachment. He’ll show it I think and certainly drive it thought.

Here is the one for actual off-road adventures next to this one earlier in its restoration.

[GoodtimeJohnny]

@worn2fade That's about what I was expecting, which really isn't bad concidering the fab and r&d work he's already done! Looking at the IG pics of them on a taco i'm in love!

[tody]

@mclaincausey that looks more like mine in it's current state. i kinda like the beaten down look.

if i only could figure out that damn ticking noise in the engine and why it is pulling to one side when braking hard... i'm not new to this, but this is leaving me scratching my head.

[goosehd]

@tody valve or from the bottom end?

[tody]

@goosehd based on frequency it's cam rpm, not crank rpm. heads completely rebuilt, so it's not a valve. all lifters cleaned and reassembled. only guess is that a lifter is losing pressure under load, because the noise takes some time to appear after startup. don't really want to break in new lifters on this old cam...

[goosehd]

@tody plans to rebuild the bottom end? Leads to the second question, how do you plan on using it? Weekender or daily driver?

[tody]

@goosehd like all my classics - mostly driven just to the shop and back.
I have way too much stuff...
Plan is to go through the front end first, finally dial in the diff properly (you need a spreader for the housing on a dana 30) and double check the brakes in the process. Engine has been this way ever since i slapped it back together when i got the rig, so it'll survive some kms more i guess.

[worn2fade]

Out in the springs!

[Lukenstein]

My beloved Toyota Hilux
500K kms
The gearbox blew on the way home from work last night and I proceeded to drive 52 kms through the city and the country to get home with only second and fifth gear!

[Rustygate37]

@Lukenstein good bus them. Gunna get a new gearbox or time to retire? Still plenty to go with 500k from a D4D

[Lukenstein]

@Rustygate37 I'm in two minds, i have a 79 but this hilux and me have been through a lot together

[Rustygate37]

@Lukenstein yeah it is hard, I had a 80 series that I loved that much that I just kept throwing money at it. It was a beast
Eventually though I bought a 76 series
Always wanted a 79