BUILD:1993 Toyota HDJ80 - 1hdT, 5 Speed, 3x Locked, LHD. My dream vehicle!

[BryceD]

Finally! I went to a custom hose fitting shop (hose man inc) and they helped me get the correct fittings for the secondary fuel filter / water separator. I ran from tank, to Racor, to OEM filter. Works great! No more air getting in! I also painted the housing with black chassis paint so it looked just a little more OEM and refreshed.

 

[BryceD]

finally got around to fully deleting the ABS and LSPV on Duke.

The axles and control arms are now clean from any wiring looms Thanks to @NLXTACY (wits end) and the awesome plugs that takes the sensors place. The ABS pump is out of the engine bay, freeing up space And weight. The brakes perform better than they ever have!

I also installed SLEE extended braided SS brake lines (chassis to axle only).

Overall, it was a painless easy job. A couple flare fittings on the brake lines proved tricky. I broke 2 bolts on the bracket of the LSPV, so i ended up cutting the whole thing off with a Dremel.

 

[BryceD]

Willwood proportioning valve for the rear brakes installed. Easy install and works very well.

 

[BryceD]

I have completed the new rear storage platform… extremely proud and excited. I am working through a more detained write-up here: 1993 HDJ80 Platform DIY build - Camping & Daily Hybrid use - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/1993-hdj80-platform-diy-build-camping-daily-hybrid-use.1282795/#post-14416268

Here are some photos of the final product:

 

[simonliew]

Next in line was the coolant flush:

It went smoothly. I ran prestone coolest flush additive and distilled water through the system 3 times before topping off with Prestone concentrate (60-70%) and distilled water.

We then took a trip to Alabama Hills in CA, camped, had a great time. When we parted back at home I noticed a somewhat major coolest leak... F@CK! After investigating, it seemed at thought water pump gasket had failed after the flush...

I ran to specter off-road which is luckily down the street from me and snagged a new water pump, seals, gaskets, and a new timing belt kit (Since i would have to remove it anyways to get to the water pump)

After a couple of days of work, all was well! I tore my hands and arms to shreds trying to get the tension spring back on... UGH.

Only picture I took during the process...

My workspace... No power tools. Simple simple.

Everything is running and working beautifully. Started right up with the new water pump and timing belt. YAY!

after replacing about 40 1HDT timing belt and water pump,ive a trick to install the timing belt tensioner,you install the tensioner and spring,put the timing belt on the injection pump and camshaft pulley,then you use a 12" screw driver from the left side,rest the screw driver on part of the bolt and push the pulley and spring until you can push the timing belt over the pulley,hard to explain,i also dont have to take the valve cover off,made a special tool to hole the camshaft pulley and loosen the bolt before i take tbelt off and can torque the bolt with the tool holding the campulley.

 

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

Neat truck. Maybe I missed it, but were you able to get it registered in CA?