WLJayne
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Hey guys,
Long time no post, I been down t'pub wif durdy tratterers.
The Hippo has sat dejected and ignored since september. I int selling it because it's tidy and there's nuffink wrong wi'it apart from the ****ty engine. Me and Diesel Do have been drinking lots of tea, and mulling over what te fook we can do about it. We've found some Sarf African bloke who's been doing Toyota engine conversions using the 2.0l 3S lump. He's wangled it so that the IRD still works.
We reckon he's used an adapter plate for the PG1 gearbox, and that he's worked out a way to bolt the IRD onto the sump of the Toyota injun. Now there's lots of choice of this engine class, ranging from one that are about the same as the 1.8 to much much more powerful ones. Most coming from Celicas.
Looking at it, the only real concern is whether there's enough room between the IRD and the shaft axis to fit the lump, as they is bigger than K serieses.
But I see no reason why this can't be done with a bit of time and cleverness, and tea. The first thing we have to do is call my scrappie and get him to remove the rotting D1 carcass off me drive wots offending me neighbours. The Hippo is good looking at least. Then we can park up and start unbolting things. These 3s engine's aren't eggspensive on fleabay so it won't cost much to buy the lump and test fit it.
DD is keen on using the Toyota ECU, but the onyl question is how it's going to chat to the ABS computer in post 2001 Hippos. But we'll figure that out later. Anyway, if anyone knows these injuns, or has any ideas please pipe up. We'd really like to work out how to solve this problem once and for all in a way that other people can replicate if possible.
Ta,
Will.
Long time no post, I been down t'pub wif durdy tratterers.
The Hippo has sat dejected and ignored since september. I int selling it because it's tidy and there's nuffink wrong wi'it apart from the ****ty engine. Me and Diesel Do have been drinking lots of tea, and mulling over what te fook we can do about it. We've found some Sarf African bloke who's been doing Toyota engine conversions using the 2.0l 3S lump. He's wangled it so that the IRD still works.
We reckon he's used an adapter plate for the PG1 gearbox, and that he's worked out a way to bolt the IRD onto the sump of the Toyota injun. Now there's lots of choice of this engine class, ranging from one that are about the same as the 1.8 to much much more powerful ones. Most coming from Celicas.
Looking at it, the only real concern is whether there's enough room between the IRD and the shaft axis to fit the lump, as they is bigger than K serieses.
But I see no reason why this can't be done with a bit of time and cleverness, and tea. The first thing we have to do is call my scrappie and get him to remove the rotting D1 carcass off me drive wots offending me neighbours. The Hippo is good looking at least. Then we can park up and start unbolting things. These 3s engine's aren't eggspensive on fleabay so it won't cost much to buy the lump and test fit it.
DD is keen on using the Toyota ECU, but the onyl question is how it's going to chat to the ABS computer in post 2001 Hippos. But we'll figure that out later. Anyway, if anyone knows these injuns, or has any ideas please pipe up. We'd really like to work out how to solve this problem once and for all in a way that other people can replicate if possible.
Ta,
Will.
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