Seats

Finally arrived. I bought Sparco R100 seats. They fit in the car perfectly. Im wrapped. Only problem is I have since found out they may not be ADR approved which is hard to believe as even autotechnica seats that are shit are ADR approved, this is a warning to all Aussie builders, check to see [...]

English 3S-GE Beams Workshop Manual

Please help all those with 3S-GE Beams engines who do not read Japanese http://www.jpnz.co.nz/afawcs0131171/CATID=26/SUBID=290/ID=478/SID=63076686/productdetails.html put your name down for this book!!! The other book avalible for Beams Engines is the Engine Assembily Manual, http://www.jpnz.co.nz/afawcs0131171/CATID=26/SUBID=290/ID=719/SID=351625153/productdetails.html this covers only tollerances and Torque settings for Engine ASSY, removal and installation, valve clearance, timing belt,camshaft, camshaft oil seal, cylinder [...]

Rear Differential

I am currently researching different Diff options, and considering trying to locate a RN20 or RN25 rear Diff, this is because the original diff is only a miesly 1310mm wide and the RN series Hilux (Jan 1972 to Jan 1975) or any first generation Hilux which ran from 1979 to 1983 A lot of information [...]

Fitting the Beams Engine

After moving several times I now have a garage big enough to work in, so here is what has happened since my last post. I have now cut out the original engine mounts from the existing cross member and have also cut out precious metal in the tunnel so that the gear box will fit [...]