Author Topic: A pickup called Texas (Read 12276 times)

Colt · « **on:** Oct 04, 2007, 01:02:46 AM »

Hello everybody and welcome to my tread!

First we have to check out why he is called Texas. It`s simple, once he "lived" there

I bought him last year and started the buildup at march this year.

He looked nearly stock. Only an bodylift was in and old 31x10.5r15s on it.

But there was an 1KZT-engine inside. The wiring was "creative" but the engine was running. The automatic transmission haven`t worked. You had to shift manually

First I cleaned the frame and painted it.

Then we put in an manually shifted 5-speed gearbox.

refitting the brakes

front

rear

building a snorkel

new seats out of an 4runner

putting in ome leaf springs and dampers

Now it was time for the first ride
http://www.4x4fongs.de/Colt/DSCN0351.MOV
he`s alive

a bit of fender trimming

new FJ70 radiator with customized mountings

ready for official technical inspection

passed without problems, also passed smoke

now Texas was ready for the trip to Romania:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=35597.0

the builds after this trip will follow soon, i promise

Colt · « **Reply #1 on:** Oct 04, 2007, 01:08:40 AM »

p.s.

a few pics from Romania:

Willy Mammoth · « **Reply #2 on:** Oct 04, 2007, 03:59:11 AM »

Cool to see the 1KZt in another truck.

BTW I want an injection pump like yours, no wires or brain and no throttle plate on the intake.

That is the differance between the 1kzt and the 1kzte.

Enjoy,
Mark

DTB · « **Reply #3 on:** Oct 04, 2007, 05:19:38 AM »

Im sensing a lone star paint theme in this trucks future

looks nice! im jealous of that engine!

mudmaster · « **Reply #4 on:** Oct 04, 2007, 07:09:39 AM »

Sweet!

Colt · « **Reply #5 on:** Oct 04, 2007, 08:46:16 AM »

Thanks guys!

Quote from: DirToyBoy on Oct 04, 2007, 05:19:38 AM

Im sensing a lone star paint theme in this trucks future

haha, you can have it in any colour! (if its black...

)

I like this engine! But to much torque for this IFS-*censored*! This will be one of the next things to get rid of!

@Mark
that could be difficult. Perhaps you could get it in GB or Australia, there were a lot of these engines sold... I wondered why you have so much wires

greetings,
Marc

red · « **Reply #6 on:** Oct 04, 2007, 10:42:55 AM »

nice rig and lucky find on the diesel

Colt · « **Reply #7 on:** Oct 04, 2007, 01:46:05 PM »

OK, here`s the next part:

whats the most important thing if you don`t confident your wiring?

right, an fire extinguisher

this is my pickup after the romaniatrip:

and on 55mp/h only 8 liters diesel on 100 kilometers! But on 100mp/h about 15 Liters...

after the trip ist before the trip so i had some more work to do

rockslider

our technical approval (TÜV) doesn`t allow to weld the slider directly to the frame.

so this is the bolt on solution.

winch

the relais are in the sealed grey box and YES it was late

switch plate

plate for instruments (water, oil and voltage)

temperature sensor for water

cb-radio

the last holiday, one week in the Alps in Swiss, Italy and France

and last weekend testing in France with a couple of friends

thats the MAN KAT from a friend

hope tomorrow the french army will fix this...

Thats the actual status of my rig. Next plans are sas, lockers and a second winch on the rear.

For the sas I already don`t know wether go on an 4" or an 5" lift. I want to remove the body lift and run 35s...
Any suggestions?

Marc

Duffil · « **Reply #8 on:** Oct 04, 2007, 08:15:20 PM »

France still has an army?

Nice looking rig...you guys definitely have some different wheeling over there.

What else do you have planned for it?

89toy · « **Reply #9 on:** Oct 04, 2007, 08:21:01 PM »

Nice!!! I really like the dash...nice job on making it look clean!

Colt · « **Reply #10 on:** Oct 04, 2007, 11:17:36 PM »

Quote from: Duffil on Oct 04, 2007, 08:15:20 PM

France still has an army?

Nice looking rig...you guys definitely have some different wheeling over there.

What else do you have planned for it?

HEY, of course France has an army!

I did my military service at the french-german brigade...

I want to make an solid axle swap in winter. But I don`t know wheter 4 or 5" of lift.

89toy · « **Reply #11 on:** Oct 05, 2007, 09:16:47 AM »

I would personally go 4"...but it is all about what size tire you want to put on. I have 4 on my truck and I can fit a 35x13.50-15 with just a little bit of rubbing at complete flex (I have not trimmed the fenders). If you are willing to cut the fenders 4" will be enough.

Colt · « **Reply #12 on:** Oct 05, 2007, 09:37:07 AM »

Hi 89Toy,

thanks, I have trimmed my fenders about 3". More isn`t possible without cutting and rebuilding the inner fenders.

And I want to run 35x12.5R15 without bodylift or 37s with two inch of bodylift. Do you think this is possible without rubbing?

Does 4" flex just as well than 5"?

89toy · « **Reply #13 on:** Oct 05, 2007, 11:58:26 AM »

definitly good to go...I have an 89 without ANY trimming and I can fit the tires that I have really well...this is my truck with 35x13.5's http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=33559.0 You can probably get even better flex than what this one is showing if you can manage to fit a 14" shock in the front and back (mine only has 12" shocks).

As for flex I am not sure...I have actually read a few things that say the 4" will flex better than the 5. Also, if you check out the link to my truck, if you have already trimmed your fenders 3" then you might be able to fit a 37 without a body lift...

Colt · « **Reply #14 on:** Oct 05, 2007, 01:01:36 PM »

Quote from: 89toy on Oct 05, 2007, 11:58:26 AM

... if you have already trimmed your fenders 3" then you might be able to fit a 37 without a body lift...

that would be realy great!

Colt · « **Reply #15 on:** Oct 08, 2007, 12:32:07 PM »

Hello again,

I want to introduce you to one of my best friends and his rig.

Here are some pics of his pickup on a vacation trip on iceland:

And here side by side with mine:

He wants to make a solid axle swap but he is concerned about the springs. He loads up to 1to.
He wants to go on a 4" lift kit. How much load can he put on the rear without sagging too much?
Is it better to go on an 5" spring on the rear?

He thinks about doing the sas with coilovers in the front. I think its too difficult with all the linkage, isn`t it?

Sorry for my questions, that is all unknown territory for me

Yoat Goat · « **Reply #16 on:** Oct 08, 2007, 04:27:36 PM »

Sweet man! Sas!!!

fatt_matt · « **Reply #17 on:** Oct 08, 2007, 05:08:33 PM »

4" should be enough to clear 35's.. many people clear 37"s on it.

SAS... love the diesel.

Colt · « **Reply #18 on:** Oct 18, 2007, 11:04:05 PM »

Quote from: 89toy on Oct 05, 2007, 11:58:26 AM

You can probably get even better flex than what this one is showing if you can manage to fit a 14" shock in the front and back (mine only has 12" shocks).

Hi,

could you please measure the distance between your shock mount and your frame?

I want to find out whether the 14" shocks will fit without cutting the inner fender or not.

When your front leaf spring ist compressed what limits your travel, your bump stops or your shocks?

Thanks,
Marc

Colt · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 07, 2008, 12:51:04 AM »

SAS is cancelled because of a new project...

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=41867.new#new

Yota87Truck · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 07, 2008, 08:50:43 AM »

cool build

Colt · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 31, 2008, 07:09:47 AM »

the kzt got a new head, a new radiator and an additional oil cooler is on the way...

i dismanteled the winch for a better cooling, I need the winch on the beast anyway

now it looks weird... time to build a new bumper

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