Thread: Advice please.

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

I think you will find the Diahatsu 2.8 is the same 2.8 used in hiluxes so parts should be easy to get.
Andrew

Um, nope. At least not at all like the Toyo 2.8 in my Landlords Hilux. Apparently they came out long before Toyota made a 2.8.
This one has 140,000 on the clock, ex depot truck, and fires up fast and smooth, no smoke, no bad noises. I just have to unfreeze the parking brake to drive her home. A 2 ton truck, soon to need a motor and gearbox.
Hmm, Landlord has a couple of spare 351 Fords around.
Oh dear, another project.

I saw a rangy where the owner had installed a 3.5 toyota dyna diesel. He matched the dyna bell housing to the landrover bell housing using two heavy plates and deformed tube to accommodate the shaft. It went great.