AJ's 1982 Hilux LN46

[Dauntless]

Nah, unfortunately I don't.

The best I can offer is a decent 5" grinder and some discs, and I have a mate who works at Metaland so we can get the steel for cost + 5%.

[Dauntless]

Actually now that I think about it, I'm not sure you realise how much barwork I require, and how little of it I can do myself   

[Ace]

Actually now that I think about it, I'm not sure you realise how much barwork I require, and how little of it I can do myself   

all good mate, we can chip away at it, i need to hone my skills, im not much of a welder either, but only one way to get better.

Is that metal land in Bathurst you can get cost plus 5%?

[Dauntless]

No worries, yeah it is, but only when I see them in person.

[Dauntless]

I managed to check eBay at the right time, and found an LN46 Hilux being wrecked for parts. It had this snorkel fitted, which I have arranged to buy. The positioning of this snorkel means I will have to move the radio antenna to the bullbar. The old doesn't stay tight anyway.

I am currently removing the old CB radio, and will then start fitting the UHF in its place. This will require a new antenna, so I'll probably mount that one on the bullbar as well.

I have also removed the front floor lining and stripped the sound deadening from it, and also removed all of the sound deadening on the firewall except for the piece behind the heater assembly which is too hard to get to. I've cut a hard plastic section out of a Volvo 244 carpet, and will staple this over the Hilux floor lining where it's worn through.

[Dauntless]

OK, so today's update. The new UHF will not fit where the old one did, despite the new one being smaller. There's just no way to make brackets to fit it in there securely. My new plan is to mount it beside the CD player on the tray below the glovebox. This means I will have to move the external speaker... somewhere.

This will also give me a big empty space in the dash. With some careful trimming it will be big enough to fit 2, maybe 3 gauges. That is nice, because it means I only have to make room for 3-4 gauges below the airvent now.

[Ace]

I have said it once i will say it again.

PICS MAN PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dauntless]

You want pics of the dash in pieces? LOL.

The only progress I've made today is I finished off the blanking plate. I sacrificed a Volvo 244 centre console :-P

[Ace]

You want pics of the dash in pieces? LOL.

The only progress I've made today is I finished off the blanking plate. I sacrificed a Volvo 244 centre console :-P

mate, we just like looking at pics.

[Dauntless]

Not much to update here. Dash and UHF are still not finished, and the snorkel hasn't arrived yet.

[Ace]

Not much to update here. Dash and UHF are still not finished, and the snorkel hasn't arrived yet.

SLACKER

[Dauntless]

Meh. I'm in Sydney for training this week, give me a break :-P

[Dauntless]

Got my snorkel now. Who wants to fit it for me?

[Ace]

Got my snorkel now. Who wants to fit it for me?

I heard the snorkel fairy has a slot in his calendar this week

[Dauntless]

What a surprise, this weekend's weather is bloody crap too. I need to do some wiring already!

[Dauntless]

Wiring is done. Antennae mounted. UHF mounted and working. Bits of dash sitting on the kitchen table while the glue dries. Much assembly still required. Pics later.

[Ace]

Wiring is done. Antennae mounted. UHF mounted and working. Bits of dash sitting on the kitchen table while the glue dries. Much assembly still required. Pics later.

sounds good, looking forward to seeing your progress in the flesh on the Mt Airlie trip.

I finish my Probation in a couple of months so once thats done i will have the time to get stuck into the disco and give her some much needed TLC

[Dauntless]

Haven't done much to the Hilux of late. Yesterday I did 216km and used 19.35L, which is 8.96L/100km. Not bad for a 4 speed Hilux on 33s!

I also need to buy a new handpiece for the UHF, as the one for my old CB doesn't appear to work on the UHF, even though it fits.

[Dauntless]

I've started to get a clunking noise from the front right, I think it's a bushing.

I might save up and order the castor wedges, longer brake lines, extended shackles, and bushing kit.

Does anyone know much about leaf springs? I'm thinking about removing a leaf from each spring pack to soften it up a bit, but I don't know which one to remove, etc.

I should get new shocks and see if they help too, I was thinking Tough Dogs.

[Ace]

I've started to get a clunking noise from the front right, I think it's a bushing.

I might save up and order the castor wedges, longer brake lines, extended shackles, and bushing kit.

Does anyone know much about leaf springs? I'm thinking about removing a leaf from each spring pack to soften it up a bit, but I don't know which one to remove, etc.

I should get new shocks and see if they help too, I was thinking Tough Dogs.

leaf springs are a new thing to me, get hold of cottoneye, his brother Jim has the leaf springs on his single cab hilux working pretty well.