rustyrhinos
Well-Known Member
Good stuff 
. Is it a runner? Project?
. Is it a runner? Project?
bit of a project, but not a lot of work really. she should be running pretty quickly.
mostly I need to replace all the brake wheel cylinders and make her all nice and tidy
I am in South Waikato. in a tiny little town called Putaruru. its winter over here so it looks a bit yuck in those pics
mostly I need to replace all the brake wheel cylinders and make her all nice and tidy
I am in South Waikato. in a tiny little town called Putaruru. its winter over here so it looks a bit yuck in those pics
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I have never been to the South Island, I am hoping to get there this summer maybe with the local LR club and do bit of offroading even
did you hear about the earthquake in Christchurch we had on Saturday morning?
anyway has England gone downhill a lot recently or was it always that bad.
Series71
Space man
I have never been to the South Island, I am hoping to get there this summer maybe with the local LR club and do bit of offroading even
did you hear about the earthquake in Christchurch we had on Saturday morning?
anyway has England gone downhill a lot recently or was it always that bad.
yes we have firnds who live in NZ. One lives in christchurch ! most of the electric and water is now back on but the centre of the city is a real mess !
Just waiting for my trade to come back on the jobs wanted list and we'll be emigrating .......so about ten years
Landie_Man
New Member
What gearbox has she got? Looks like a SII stick. Also, a trip counter on a SIII! Posh!
I thought a trip counter was standard for series 3's ?
as for the gearbox, Im not sure, how do I identify it?
Landie_Man
New Member
No. Mine just has the speedo and mileometer
maybe it was standard for NZ then, because my dad's one has a trip meter too
edit, you are right a lot of them here don't have trip meters as well.
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jonathan108
Member
Nice Truck,
I have a Series 2A 109 SW in Hawea Flat, near Wanaka. I don't get to play with it often enough.
I noticed an Isuzu sticker - Have you got an Isuzu motor?
What are your plans for it?
Cheers
Jonathan
I have a Series 2A 109 SW in Hawea Flat, near Wanaka. I don't get to play with it often enough.
I noticed an Isuzu sticker - Have you got an Isuzu motor?
What are your plans for it?
Cheers
Jonathan
ah another New Zealander.
anyway its an Isuzu C190 Diesel
doesn't put out a lot of horsepower, but is very reliable.
sometimes I wish it was just a few years older, because then I could get the cheap rego, but if I keep her for another 5 1/2 years then I can :doh:
I am planning to tidy her up to a reasonable level, and then do a bit of exploring
and some offroading where I can.Just a little update on the engine, the current Isuzu has been rather badly damaged when it was knocking around, so im going to put a 2.3litre turbo diesel in instead, it will fit my adaptor plate and the fuel mileage should be upward of 30mpg (the isuzu it came out of was a similar weight, had similar gearing and was very boxlike)
it puts out around 80hp. so shouldn't be too much for the gearbox
it puts out around 80hp. so shouldn't be too much for the gearbox
