As a person who wants to acquire a used landcruiser for the budget...this series in invaluable

Don't know why people are in a hurry to see it all in one go I love getting a surprise every week😅

@cyclemoto8744

Жыл бұрын

Gold!

Looking forward to seeing the cost breakdown episode

I love, love, love this serious. I learn that much. Very curious to see the final breakdown on costs for the rebuilds

I have now gone through 2 100 series LandCruisers for my kids, and as fas as cost goes, whatever you buy it for I would expect to spend that again in getting it up to snuff, and if you are doing a job like these guys are, I would say double it.

Love the Attenborough impression! Clogged up radiators is so overlooked (overcooked...), especially for all of us with bull bars, winches and lights. I now keep a soft 15L plastic water bag/bladder that i roll up and keep with my spares, it takes up next to no room. This allows me to quickly dump my coolant, pull our and clean the radiator, then refit and refill. Can even be done on the track if needed.

Excellent work done by Paul Marsh.👍🏻👍🏻 11:35, you can knock the a/c idler/tensioner pulley bearing out and replace just the bearing, if the pulley is not worn where the belt runs.

So happy youre doing up an overlanding car for Africa. Please make it to Kenya. Time the 2024 safari rally. Around June 2024. Regards.

Fantastic content. The best I have ever seen. Thank you to the guys who are sharing their knowledge so freely. I know where my beloved 100 VX is going next!!!!

What a great video once again, thank you for sharing 👍🏼

This is a really interesting series!

Great content as Always. 👍🏻

Another absolutely awesome video. Just had my 1HD FTE (nudge nudge) rebuilt by Joubert. Running great. Must say between Joubert and Paul your vehicle is in great hands. Thanks for the video.

Thanks, always learn something from your videos.

Absolutely fascinating!

thank you for super detailed video as great ideal and basic tips all time

I remember them taking a great big gasoline generator out to the field in the back of the truck, with a great big air compressor with it, just to blow out the radiators on the tractors during harvest.

When i finally get the chance to buy my first cruiser i will be inspecting it for 5 hours before i decide to purchase or not now after watching all this , lol great series

Andrew, Gwynn, she’s starting to look good. The new parts are so clean and Pretty. LOL. Not for long. Keep the videos coming.

great information, thanks!

Having everything that has been done in this series in Australia would cost an absolute fortune.

Looking forward to the shockabsorbing impressions

Thank you

Thanks for sharing this build series. Will you be sharing any content from your trip in the States or the Overland Expo West?

Lovely stuff, be great to be able to fit all new gear,

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

It really is!

Always clean out side off radiator mabe put a mesh screen in front too , but them aluminium plastic radiators are also garbage but that's another issue later , great 👍 show though loving it 😊

I found dirt and debris (about 1/2 full of grocery plastic bag) stuck between the radiator and AC condenser on a 100 series driven in West TX roads.

Man this is such a great series. Did the calipers get an upgrade as well or just rotors and pads?

With ur aus troopy did you get a gvm upgrade engineered with the bp51 and TT parabolics? Been thinking of the same setup in my 79

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

I did not. No GVM upgrade as I managed to keep it reasonably light.

I only Change non liquid things when they stop working much cheaper very good 👍

Antifreeze also reduces cavitation by forming a thin less mobile layer around the water jackets and various water galleries.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

I did not know that.

@philhealey4443

Жыл бұрын

​@4xoverland I recall being taught it's all about your Prandtl and Nusselt numbers, Andrew. But I've forgotten how, 40 years on !

It might be a controversial point but I think there is a lot of merit in using as many stock items as possible, just for field serviceability. Of course bolt on parts that can be readily swapped for stock should fulfil that requirement.

Talking about Catch Cans........there's quite a bit of discussions happening here in Australia about not fitting Catch Cans to diesel engines. It's only a new'ish discussion.....less than 12 months I believe. So I'd like your take on this topic. To fit a Catch Can, or not to fit a Catch Can.

@hatblocker

Жыл бұрын

flow, so as not to create a pressure issue that mkes them suck oil through seals

@AndrewSparkfish

Жыл бұрын

Easier and cheaper to just blank off the egr...no harm done with the oil mist going into the intake as long as there is no exhaust gas.

Are you gonna use water cooled sealed alternator ?

@bobhudson6659

Жыл бұрын

The one they fitted. Did you see the water cooling jacket? I didn't.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

No. The alternator is not vulnerable like it is on the V8.

What's the condition of injectors? Are they need to be replaced at this mileage?

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

we will be getting to those soon.

4XO. Surprised the old heater matrix wasn't changed for a new item, as it's a common failure on all Land Cruisers ! ! Noticed the new LC300 Downunder has a different drivetrain with a centralised pumpkin rear differential by Toyota ? V.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

We looked at it. No signs of corrosion at all.

Yo, attenborough is dat you bro?

@jzila9900

11 ай бұрын

Its true value version

It’s more fun and action in Africa -

What will you do when oil is banned and only electric crs are available

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

99% of the things you and I touched today rely on oil in one way or another. Our world cannot exists in its present state without oil. In 100 years of advancing technology, it might. Then I'll be long dead.

Catch cans can be a big problem if undersized and create vacumn so the engine wil eat oil if not serviced, how the hell do you get 500k from an alternator, if that thing has done half a million km in Africa it must have been on a dyno. Those shocks with exposed rods and remote stone catchers look fancy, leaf springs dont need fancy they self damp, unlike coils. Nice advertisment for terrain taimer, I have only had good experiences with them myself. shame we cant get late model with a 6cyl engine here in Australia, I'm still running my 1HD-FTE HDJ79 I get offers to buy it every time it goes to town.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

Only cheap and nasty leaf springs self damp - to a degree. Good ones with articulation and a good ride need good shocks.

@labourlawact7826

Жыл бұрын

​@@4xoverland👍🏻

A chap of Andrew's experience should have cleared that detritus before setting off ...

@labourlawact7826

Жыл бұрын

You can't always see it, plus he would've had to strip quite a few items just to get to it. He also wanted to get out of Gauteng asap😆😁🙋‍♂️👍🏻

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

Mate! I wanted to get out of there as soon as humanely possible. So I did just enough work to get it safely to Cape Town - without a proper workshop, I should add. And it worked.

@labourlawact7826

Жыл бұрын

Those 1 HZ engines are so tough and overbuilt, that would hardly have hindered the cooling system on the open road with high wind/airflow. Perhaps in the bush it might run hot. No harm done😁🙏👍🏻🙋‍♂️

For the Radiator, whenever we go to the insect kingdoms in Mongolia, a mosquito net is placed in front of the cars inlets towards the radiator. Costs 4€, but saves you from this happening. It might influence cooling a bit, but the genocide on insects does too. Maybe this is something to consider?

All the Toyota diesel specialists here in aus say not to use a catch can. So which one is it lol

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

Easy. Don't buy a cheap untested one. They can cause over pressure in the crankcase. Saying don't fit one is safe. Better none than a bad one.

@bogged2theeyeballs695

Жыл бұрын

Most diesel specialists here in Australia only recommend fitting a catch can to common rail diesel. Not needed on older diesel engines.

@Jacobtheunwise

Жыл бұрын

@bogged2theeyeballs695 its the opposite from what people have told me. The new diesels pressure the crank case like said above

5:11 Catch can on the 70, the arcane. For some people it is mandatory (keep the "engine" clean), for other it is unnecessary (you must clean the "engine" anyway) and for a few it is a mistake (less oil means more dust ingested). For sure Toyota doesn't have any interest on this relatively cheap accessory. I am confused.

@henkstols9326

Жыл бұрын

If I understand what you saying is why dont the vehicle engineers fit catch cans to engines. Its simple from my understanding is the EGR is installed system to bring down the emissions of a vehicle and meaning the manufacturer doesn't pay as much tax. To me its basically the manufacturer saying lets save us money and make it the customers issue when the engine is full of gunk after the warranty.

@nicknick7052

Жыл бұрын

@@henkstols9326 very clear answer but I still don't understand if the catch can is beneficial or not.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

A catch can is worth fitting if you intend to keep your diesel for a long time. It helps keep the inlet manifold and turbo intercooler radiator free of oil vapour residue that over time reduces its efficiency.

@nicknick7052

Жыл бұрын

@@4xoverland that sounds like blackmail. And Toyota is doing nothing!

@AndrewSparkfish

Жыл бұрын

Just blank off the egr and the intake stays clean with only a thin oil smear and no sludge caused by the exhaust gas.

aren't you relying on terrain tamer to much or are you planning to have a bunch of spares with you, have you considered supply chain issues in the whole of Africa???

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

Toyota spares are common throughout Africa, especially for these Landcruisers. Next to HiAce taxis, they are one of the most common vehicles. But this build is designed so I won't need them any time soon.

@jasonhowe1697

Жыл бұрын

@@4xoverland Toyota might have all the spare parts in the world andrew, to get you by though you are using 3rd party parts not toyota genuine it is after market supply chains I was commenting on not toyota...

@jasonhowe1697

Жыл бұрын

understand this terrain tamer make aftermarket parts for toyota's vehicles they don't rebrand toyotd'ss parts catalog

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

I'm still not clear on what you are suggesting. If I need a spare, I have the choice of Toyota or after market. What does it matter? I'm not changing the car so that it can only accept Terrain Tamer parts.

@jasonhowe1697

Жыл бұрын

@@4xoverland what i am talking about you have decided to fit a terrain tamer products to your vehicle you found it good for your needs here however have you ever consider it failing and not being able to replace said product in another country?? last I checked you brought the terrain tamer kit into SA though no consideration if or when it will fail.. what works good in OZ may not work well in other parts of the world, due to lack of supply... or should i comment on resupply

A very common theme on all overlanding channels these days are huge upgrades and the aftermarket brand names that gets thrown around in every video. I wonder if Terrain Tamer has a quota for the number of times their brand name has to be mentioned in the video as they are clearly sponsoring a big part of this build. It does get a bit much sometimes.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

I can answer that. No product ever donated to any build I have ever done is conditional on the control of content in any way at all. I draw the line there and always have. Yes. Terrain Tamer contributed a significant number of parts to this build - and I announce it in a title on every video. This is part of a business model. We trade parts for publicity. I don't have endless pockets and these people and companies make builds like this possible. A win-win for everyone, including the workshop. Some channels agree to the content wishes of the brands. I'm not even prepared to discuss it.

@jamieaustin8517

11 ай бұрын

Well said ASPW @@4xoverland

Make sure you get the correct valving on those shocks. Terrain Tamer fitted much harder valving to a number of the Pro shocks. We're in the process of getting them changed over, as Terrain Tamer have admitted their mistake.

I thought toyotas never needed to be repaired. Have all my toyota friends been hiding their repairs from me?

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

Only a Land Rover fan would suggest that Toyota owners make that claim.

@Land_Raver

Жыл бұрын

@@4xoverland I'm only kidding. They ask me to work on them when they need repairs.

@Land_Raver

Жыл бұрын

@@4xoverland They leave those comments all the time on my channel.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

Toyotas break down like anything else. Although, times between breakdowns are longer than average. I've owned and operated both Rovers and Toyotas. My Rovers always took a lot of time and effort between trips to keep them reliable. Toyotas, far less time needed to be spent. Components wear out slower. Only the wheel bearings on a Landcruiser need servicing more often than on a Rover. But that's the only thing I can think of.

@Land_Raver

Жыл бұрын

@4xoverland I see hundreds of 4wds in a weekend and the breakdowns that occur, in addition to the vehicles we use recovering them. I'll stick with my original statement of the typical Toyota owner claiming they just don't break, which is patently false. I know better than that because I've worked on them. It's the arrogance that drives me crazy and I never miss an opportunity to point out that Toyotas break too.

Can't wait until this part of the series is over, you have really over done it with the land cruiser build stuff. It's the same old boring thing, only difference is the colour of the vehicle you are building. Looking forward to when you do the first trip with it.

@4xoverland

Жыл бұрын

Sorry you feel that way but the truth is, every build is different and we are having an outstanding response to this one as well. And this rebuild is unlike anything I've ever done. Another truth is, builds are generally more popular than trips on KZread.

@Jumping-Goat

Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy these builds, I learn so much useful info. You aren't forced to watch this, there are so many other channels you can choose while waiting for the trip videos.