Yeah, it's called a Holden Jackaroo in auz but we all know Holden didn't make them. Moving on.
A couple years back i was looking for a 4x4. I needed something old, that i could work on and beaten up, so i was not scared to take it into the bush and get it dirty and scratched up. It needed to be 4 door, So long wheel base, simply because i wanted to be able to put 4-5 people in it and luggage and then get places. And a wagon because i wanted to be able to sleep in the back.
Just keeping my eye out and looking around for a while at various rigs people had for sale, I drove past one on the side of the road for $1300. A white 91 Jackaroo that fit the description. I rang the guy and he gave me a look at it. It had an oil leak at the rear main but otherwise was clean under the hood and inside. The body had ALOT of rust but it ran well... really well, was already lifted and everything worked on it. The guy seemed legit, He took me for a drive and showed me how the 4x4 and everything worked on it. It came with 6 months rego and i've panelbeeted in the past so i was going to just repair the rust.
So that afternoon i offered him $1000 cash and it was mine. On the way home about 30 minutes later, i went bush, pretty eager to get it off road. And had the car properly bogged within an hour of buying it. Woops.
Fast forward 6 months and the rust was just too extensive. I started repairing the turret and the sils but after 15 or so hours work i threw in the towel. Luckily i found another Jack. Diesel, 2.8, with a 4 post alloy bullbar about 6 hours drive away for just $380! The only catch? I't had a "seized number 1 bearing"... GREAT! because i have a perfectly good running 4jb1! I did the long haul down and picked the vehicle up, Then drove back in a weekend. Then began the arduous task of the engine swap.
I lifted the blown engine out and found why it had a "seized number 1" ... The conrod was poking out the side of the block. Yep it was fked. I stripped the engine and kept the good stuff. Then stripped the white rusty jack and kept the good stuff. The rest went to the scrap. (The land lord was on my back about the front yard been full of cars)
Can i just stop for a second to say, using metric fine thread on almost every bolt makes it very fkn expensive to replace or modify bolts. The engine stand bolts alone were going to cost me $100 for 4 bolts. Because long metric fine bolts are so rare. In the end i got some short metric fine and cut the thread off, welding it to the shank of a longer bolt. Dodgy but... yeah anyway, Metric fine threads are very inconvenient. Just stick to metric standard and metric coarse??? Please!?
While i had the engine on the stand I replaced all coolant lines, as it's near impossible to replace the rear lines with the engine in the car. then went ahead and reset the valve lash to spec and tidied up anything else i didn't like the look of.
Between the 2 cars and $1380+ another $350 in fuel, I managed to score a sturdy 4jb1 with timing gear and a spear timing gear set, head, turbo and VE pump and a few others. Heavy duty tow pack, Unknown rating, it just looks chunky that takes hayman reece setup. bonnet protector, 4 post alloy bullbar, Spare glass all round (except front) Fuel dual filter setup, both types of air filter and housings released on this model, spare gauge cluster, spare driveline front and rear and a whole heap of other random bits.
It's my first diesel so I've been learning about the fuel system in baby steps. Leaning a lot on my brother who has played with them for a while now.
*incompleate, below is just a summary, I'll fatten it up and add pics when i have more time.*
Hand brake
lokker
font steering
hub selector seal
diff drop
gearbox rebuild
leaky rear main seal
Rear diff
leaf springs
wheels and tires
false floor
rear roof console
gauges
exhaust
boost
intercooler
roof rust prevention
refitted bullbar
towing
leaky diesel pump and fuel system overhaul