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#26 _SmartE_

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Posted 23 March 2013 - 11:09 PM

Just an update on my dailydriver, air lockers fitted "works a treat" and installed roof rack and canopy .

 

Went away for the weekend and run the engal for three days no problem arrived home and both the primary and secondary batteries had the dick!!!

 

I'm starting to bond with this thing, anything that drives 400kms out of town and back and sh!ts itself in my driveway is ok with me.

 

I have been asking around what I can do with the engine as I wouldn't mind doing some long trips to the kimberly's and not prepared to do it with a moter 450 000kms old.

 

After talking to a few mechanically minded people it would be risky fitting a after market turbo to a 450k plus 1HZ motor.

 

 

Engine options:

  1. Rebuild 1HZ motor and fit afer market turbo
  2. fitting a chevy 6.2 diesel ( they burns oil?)
  3. fitting a late model toyota V8 out of a wreck ( I been told stick with the 1HZ motor)

Has anyone  gone any of these routes and haad success? 



#27 _SmartE_

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Posted 23 March 2013 - 11:34 PM

Just an update on my daily driver, air lockers fitted "works a treat" and installed roof rack and canopy .

 

Went away for the weekend and run the engal for three days no problem arrived home and both the primary and secondary batteries had the dick!!!

 

I'm starting to bond with this thing, anything that drives 400kms out of town and back and sh!ts itself in my driveway is ok with me.

 

I have been asking around what I can do with the engine as I wouldn't mind doing some long trips to the kimberly's and not prepared to do it with a motor 450 000kms old.

 

After talking to a few mechanically minded people it would be risky fitting a after market turbo to a 450k plus 1HZ motor.

 

 

 

 

 

Engine options:

  1. Rebuild 1HZ motor and fit afer market turbo
  2. fit a chevy 6.2 diesel ( they burns oil?)
  3. fit a late model toyota V8 out of a wreck ( I been told stick with the 1HZ motor)

 

 

Has anyone  gone any of these routes and had success?

 

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#28 _LJdave_

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Posted 24 March 2013 - 12:08 AM

love the view  



#29 _Quagmire_

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Posted 24 March 2013 - 02:45 PM

the "brunswick" desiels conversion?
not a cheap excise
even second hand
a 350 chev or holden v8 conversion is cheaper and easier

#30 _AD_75_

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Posted 24 March 2013 - 04:18 PM

Thats a great view love it. :) should invest in some real dirt bikes though.. :D



#31 _BARRY JACKPOT_

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Posted 26 March 2013 - 10:15 PM

Amen on the real dirt bikes.

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Posted 27 March 2013 - 12:34 AM

Rebuild the .1hz motor and bang a turbo on it and get another 450 km out of her

#33 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 28 March 2013 - 06:26 AM

^^ what he said

assuming you meant 450,000km  not 450km


Edited by Inj gtr202, 28 March 2013 - 06:27 AM.


#34 _SmartE_

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Posted 28 March 2013 - 10:59 PM

Cheers for the feed back gents, I have been searching around for prices for a rebuild and fitting a turbo,

Below is one I have found seems a resonable price?

As I said previously with the pit bikes there just for sh!ts and giggles :D  That trip a few experienced motorcross riders had a ride and couldn't get get them off the bikes.

 

http://www.gumtree.c...gine/1010931502






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