My Lj70 '86 from Italy

[yota_lj]

Here my speedmoter cable KO!



Called in Toyota Italy, the want 164€+VAT for original cable, buyed at 62€ + Duty import from partsouq!




Remplacement is very very EASY. 15min and new cable is on!

I also changed all the w5w (11 for all the cluster)



Also changed my tires, adding +3cm spacer. next month I have one of bigger meeting in Europe, I'll be ready



Furthermore installe water temp gauge and added 3m Protective Sealant in my internal wheel arches.





And last week I tested excursion of my suspensions...and I suspect the they are a little bit shorter..

 

[yota_lj]

Little update, my brother gave me for my birthday a snorkel for my lj
So first thing to was buy a square head lamp air filter...I found one that wasn't in good condition...but i little bit of work and it became like new.
Also closed all the hole to became hermetic




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[yota_lj]

Slow update...New bumper is fitted...I love it, here you can see during a twist test



Twist is 71cm, not bad for a Lj70 I think...

As I said, there was the Maggiora meeting, 3 days of 4wd ! And also this time I come back home without big damages! My toyota was one of most stock car, the other ones have bigger wheels and high lift







Not a good day for all...



Or new type of door opening ??



If someone would like to see, here there is some videos of these days

Interesting new diff oil change

However, I don't need it....but I buyed because I always dreamed it
Front ARB Diff. I Found a really good price and I can't resist it



So I started with disassembling my front axle...and I Found RUST inside the diff...I can't believe!! I decided also to change front bushes, that were destroyed....but old one are really hard to extract

Now I have to bring front differential to a professionist to assemble it



See you soon....for next update

 

[Animal Mother]

Very cool. Rust inside eh? Looks like it has been wading then.

 

[bobo2]

Amazing!
Can you tell me about performans of 2lt with bigger turbo and intercooler? Did you adjust more fuel for bigger turbo?
which is your lift kit,which brand and how higher? I have OME +5cm but I dont have like that roll performance.
And finaly,where is that amazing nature and wonderfull mountains,which county of Italy,I traveled everywhere in Italy but mostly through cities and coast.

 

[yota_lj]

Very cool. Rust inside eh? Looks like it has been wading then.

I don't know why....is first time it has been opened in 32years....maybe your right...some water was inside...I put some rust converter as you can seen...I hope it could be enough

@bobo2 nowadays I didn't add fuel because I don't have a egt sensor to be sure of what I'm doing...
So my experience is only new turbo, 0.7 bar & intercooler: No smoke, lower water temperature and low fuel consumption...
I have tested it with an app (not perfect but just for understand) stock it was 86.5cv@3753rpm & 170nm@2833rpm
now I'm at 105cv @ 3775rpm & 220nm@2200rpm
I think that it was a great result, without fuel modification! On the road there aren't big different, you could see difference at low rpm, you don't need to use always first & second gear...but at high speed I think there is no difference...I didn't test top speed..But with low range gear there is a lot of difference I could use 2nd and 3rd gear (before I have always to use 1st gear)...I'm really happy of it.

My lift is a +6 cm of HM4x4, they make progressive spring...but I have still the old suspensions (+5cm lovells) furthermore I 'll buy +6cm Hm4x4 suspensions

 

[Ben]

Great update and nice work!

You will love your ARB locker!

Make sure they fit a solid pinion spacer, its essential when fitting a locker to make these Toyota diffs really strong!

https://www.superiorengineering.com.au/solid-pinion-spacerhigh-pinion-diff-23360

 

[yota_lj]

What is it?

I've just installed rear arb locker and I have not had any issue...For the front one I also get new bearings 50mm instead off 45mm ones

 

[yota_lj]

Hello my friends and my followers,
sorry for the long time without update, but I have always less time, incredible.
However I didn't stop my work on Toy.

Front Diff with ARB was fitted, and arms come back on toy with OEM brushes on the front and superpro for the rear. Next time, I have do to same thing for the rear, but I wouldn't spend (40$x4) for original brushes, I'll try japanparts'one, hoping the could work on the rear.












I've also connected all the gauges, so now I have Water Temp, Oil Temp and Oil pressure (turbo gauge is in a different position) and added new position for arb switch.



I believe that oil pressure is high when engine is cold...I hope that gauge is no perfect, when is hot I read good value(2bar at idle and 5bar at high rpm)

During a short trip in the evening with my friend, I have to use my winch to recovery him after rear differential explosion, it was a long recover, so after that I prefered check inside my winch and have a good cleaning of it




Is a cheap chinese shit winch, slow but it works
Inside I think that water is passed, so a good cleaning and new grease is a must


Engine side was perfect instead...

And the winch come back on toy



Well....After the old two days of off road meeting last october, I have a strange vibration on the rear left..
So i decided to change rear left axle....and it was a good choose


The only HARD THING to do, was change rear bearing on the axle! It was incredible, axle is so long that didn't enter in the press... It wasn't a nice work but with good hammer i WIN


And new pads is on




(new pads also on the rear right )


And last thing I've done is fitting the snorkel!
I tried to install the "land Cruiser badge" on the snorkel, but I wasn't able to fix it right! Subsequently i added a chinese (less that 2$ ) chinese side light

 

[ToyoMac]

And the NEW turbo is FITTED!!

I started installing new intercooler in front of the vehicle:

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And next week i've installed new turbo (2256v VGT)

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Now I'm running at 0,7 bar pressure ( wastegate is 0.9 pressure but I think that air line + intercooler make it lower)

But now I have first pressure at 1700-1800 rpm and full boost al 2000 rpm....

Now I'll test it for some trips with this configuration, than I'll try to adjust diesel and pressure to find best match

Hi from Ljubljana, Slovenia.
I work a lot on my LJ70 in last year or so. My Toyota is same as yours 2.4 TD, 86Hp, 1986. Can you tell me exactly which model of intercooler do you have? My wishes are the same - better performance and NO smoke. Buying right size of IC is my question.
In next months I will present my reconstruction in LJ70. Now car is much more usable and I enjoy it.
Does someone has digital Manual for LJ70? I will need it for download. Thanks in advance.
Regards ToyoMac - Andrej

 

[yota_lj]

Very very long time without any update on this topic.

I have made some new things, like new shock absorbers, Silverstone 33 x 10.50 r15 and a lots of meeting, but last week I sold it

Car was too old and could not goes in the city for the polution limitation. The 2 doors was a bit problems with my baby....so i decided to start with a new project.

See you my friends. I could not forget my Toyota and the big help that Ben's post & user posts give me during this years. Thanks

 

[Mick W]

Very very long time without any update on this topic.

I have made some new things, like new shock absorbers, Silverstone 33 x 10.50 r15 and a lots of meeting, but last week I sold it

Car was too old and could not goes in the city for the polution limitation. The 2 doors was a bit problems with my baby....so i decided to start with a new project.

See you my friends. I could not forget my Toyota and the big help that Ben's post & user posts give me during this years. Thanks

Good luck with your next project Yota hope its an LC

 

[SteveJB]

Wow after reading from page one think you just sold one of your children best wishes to you and family and hope your next project brings you all loads of smiles and adventure

 

[yota_lj]

Thanks guys, I really appreciate your words.

New one is not a LC, is a 2003 Y61 5 doors 3.0 , a really different car...

 

[yota_lj]

My old LJ is already alive. Who buy it from me, had changed front light, steering wheel, removed all the stiker, but it still alive

I don't like the mods he done, but I happy that he loves him.

About me, I happy of me choose. I had love it, but LWB is better for what I need. And the Patrol on the road is really more confortable.