David findlay
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Hi Bob thanks very much for your email I will read through in detail and possibly get back to you with a few more questions. As mentioned earlier the surf I use is totally modified I pulled off the original body and made a pipe car from it.
The original chassis was bent so a friend gave me a chassis for a KzN185 surf which is the chassis for the 1kzte engine. The mounts were identical and I needed no modification to shift all the parts from the petrol chassis to the diesel chassis including gear box and engine. Concerning the cooling of the petrol engine ( I had my concerns) I modified the radiator and fitted a much bigger radiator. The radiator is actually from a hilux vigo 1kd common rail engine. I also added 2 x auxiliary fans with two seperate manual switches so when climbing I could have as much air cooling. This has been a great help. The car does overheat especially when I am on very steep hills winching up and using the engine to help the winch. However I can control the temp and in no time the engine cools. Google the web site elephantcharge.org to see what we do. With the cars I actually won this years rally with the 3rzfe petrol engine but will be upgrading the car with the diesel before October next year when we have the next rally. Thanks so much for your help will definitely be contacting you again
The original chassis was bent so a friend gave me a chassis for a KzN185 surf which is the chassis for the 1kzte engine. The mounts were identical and I needed no modification to shift all the parts from the petrol chassis to the diesel chassis including gear box and engine. Concerning the cooling of the petrol engine ( I had my concerns) I modified the radiator and fitted a much bigger radiator. The radiator is actually from a hilux vigo 1kd common rail engine. I also added 2 x auxiliary fans with two seperate manual switches so when climbing I could have as much air cooling. This has been a great help. The car does overheat especially when I am on very steep hills winching up and using the engine to help the winch. However I can control the temp and in no time the engine cools. Google the web site elephantcharge.org to see what we do. With the cars I actually won this years rally with the 3rzfe petrol engine but will be upgrading the car with the diesel before October next year when we have the next rally. Thanks so much for your help will definitely be contacting you again