Romeo1
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Good catch. I didn’t think anyone even made 24 volt stuff anymore. That’s kinda cool. Last 24v unit I messed with was a D6 cat electric starter retrofit.
new project input required, please advise!
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Good catch. I didn’t think anyone even made 24 volt stuff anymore. That’s kinda cool. Last 24v unit I messed with was a D6 cat electric starter retrofit.
HiluxSurf SSR-G
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sleepydad
Senior Member
right the 24 V electric is a bit strange but honestly as long as you know it and take it into consideration it seems ok to me.
a lot of marine stuff is 24 V
finding parts is going to be an epic adventure for sure.
sleepydad
Senior Member
unobtainium has been obtained
The entire process of getting this beast from japan to my driveway in MN was an adventure, but mostly a nightmare.
Now to start the local DMV process so I can drive it legally.
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The entire process of getting this beast from japan to my driveway in MN was an adventure, but mostly a nightmare.
Now to start the local DMV process so I can drive it legally.
<a href="https://imgur.com/MfsGODv"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/MfsGODvl.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /></a>
fourfive
Senior Member
This guy with his flashy new unicorn ;P very cool ride. A suggestion for your first mod, maybe a detailed right up of a left hand drive conversion? lol
96RedRunner
Senior Member
Congrats on the obtainium!! looking forward to updates.
RHD on the wrong side of road seeing the ditch or curb is weird for sure, test drove couple of land rover 110's this year.
RHD on the wrong side of road seeing the ditch or curb is weird for sure, test drove couple of land rover 110's this year.
octanejunkie
Elite Member
Congrats, dude!
Can't wait to see what you have planned.
Have you seen this?
1987 JDM BJ74 Crawler Resto Mod | IFS OFFROAD
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Can't wait to see what you have planned.
Have you seen this?
1987 JDM BJ74 Crawler Resto Mod | IFS OFFROAD
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sleepydad
Senior Member
I think RHD is going to stay, so far driving from the steet into the garage in RHD mode was pretty easy
it is kinda strange but I think I'm sticking RHD for now
that is waaaayyy too much for me, lets get her all serviced. This is the HV version of the truck so this so it has floaters in the rear. it's kind of funny the seat tack has a locking feature. You have to unlock the slider control for the seat adjust. The key also has a mechanical lock feature, you have to manually push a button to get it to release the key. They really really expected people would be driving these things upsidedown.
do it, it takes about a year from start to finish. They will tell you 3-4 months but trust me it's a year.
I had the japanese traslator mess up some stuff in the translation, delayed.
imported subbmited a blank form instead of the ones I filled out, delayed.
shipping, ddddeeeelllllaaaayyyyyed.
all the touch points now days are still back'ed up, the only part that goes smooth is your $ gets taken in no time at all.
I will start a build thread but before I do that I need to finish up my steering rack heim joint conversion, still waiting on some
still waiting on the heim part from Camburg, then I need to get some custom tie rods made up, I think I have a plan.
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octanejunkie
Elite Member
Someone dropped coin on some TC uniball LBJs. Curious to hear your impressions after conquering the local malls on those balls.
Regarding steering links, have you considered these or are you gonna piece them together?
Toyota Clevis Steering Upgrade - Solo Motorsports
96RedRunner
Senior Member
RHD just takes a minute to get comfortable seat time cures it, you have other priorities atm.
sleepydad
Senior Member
I will add it to my other build thread once it works but I think?
because both ends are different TC vs Camburg have different size heims because of course they do. I could get threaded bungs or I could just get one tube threaded for the inners and one threaded for the outers, cut those in half and weld them in the center. it's not like tie rods need to be super dead on straight, you know mostly kind of in that direction over there strait. I can do that.
custom tapped dom link.
Kartek Off-Road Custom Made 4130 Chromoly Tie Rod For 5/8" Heim Joints And Rod Ends On Both Sides - Kartek Off-Road
96RedRunner
Senior Member
Oh what a difference 3-4 yrs can make, Ha.
In 18 researching Harrop E-lockers talked to a few Aussies that got em dirty.
One thing led to another importing a 79 came up got deep enough to see bill of lading on some,
6 months was doable from Aus at the time not no more.
If I'd a known then what I know now, I'd a dug that lil bit deeper in my pocket, you gotta dig wwwaaaaayyyy deeper now.
Doing a OTRE flip been in the back of my mind for a while 15 yr at least. The dog leg in OE BJ casting is a issue.
How hard would it be to talk you into taking a side profile pic, looks like the dog leg has been
taken out of BJ casting comparing OE to Heim casting.
Heim conversion kit looks legit I like it, used in racing, witnessed use n abuse in heavy industrial for 40 yrs, I still pause taking that jump.
That Johnson wax some good chit.
octanejunkie
Elite Member
I'm looking at an LC Diesel Prado. Doubt I'll be able to register in CA so considering a Montana LLC
Montana Vehicle Registration | $49 Montana Registered Agent
Anyone have any experience with something like this?
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Montana Vehicle Registration | $49 Montana Registered Agent
Anyone have any experience with something like this?
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phattyduck
Elite Member
I have a good friend who has one of his cars registered in Montana. Not sure which specific service, etc. he used. Funny enough, it is his old Subaru, not the nearly new Cayman GT4... You also have to consider insurance issues - many of the mainstream companies won't insure a vehicle that is 'garaged' in another state, if you know what I mean.
I'm seriously considering it for my Camry due to smog issues.
-Charlie
octanejunkie
Elite Member
$850 to start (establish LLC, register a vehicle + first year reg)
Thereafter
$20 a year to the state, $49 to the Agent
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sleepydad
Senior Member
interesting, MT for the win. guessing long term, you would run into troubles. I was unaware people were resorting to grey market registrations. But when the rules suck measures need to be taken.
Just in case your interested? I decided to do a build on ih8 because the knowledge is pretty deep for the 70 series over there.
1997 HZJ77HV-PEU Build | IH8MUD Forum
I still check in here daily just to keep my eye on you guys.
phattyduck
Elite Member
The grey market registration thing is getting more popular - mostly with high-value vehicles for registration/tax savings (I see a LOT of Bentley's, etc. with MT plates around LA). It would be a pretty risky thing to do with a daily driver - but some 30+ year old Camry? Who'd take a second look at some MT plates on that? I drive it about 1k miles a year these days...
-Charlie
octanejunkie
Elite Member
Well, since it's an LLC, we can partner up and get a discount on all registrations after the first 2
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