Leigh_G
..forgot the sump bolt
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- Adelaide
- Members Ride
- '81 VH SLX, '08 Prado Grande
Been smashed at work lately and the poor girl has sat mostly silent.. I rotated the struts and was very surprised how well it corrected the camber, and some fiddling with rack ends has got it pretty bloody straight now. This was all great but I still had the fuel issue and was jut too busy to dive in deep..
Anyway, this morning I got up nice and early and the fuel gremlin is sorted!! Turned out to be the filter being blocked - I probably ran the tank a little low when messing about with things.. Popped down to the shop and picked up a new Raceworks 3/8" filter and we're all good!!
Took her for a few spins today to make sure everything is fine and all good news - she pulls pretty well actually and has no problems losing traction off the line with just a stab of the right foot. So I'm super stoked!!
Still got a few things to sort out like
I'm also fairly sure the last time I had a mail-order tune done (by greenfoam here on JC) the shift points were also re-mapped and it made a huge difference. Does the memcal also have a setting for the diff ratio? Coz if so, I should probably get that changed to suit the VL diff.
Anyway just wanna say thanks to all you bloody legends on here who've helped out with great advice and support while I fumbled through this build, especially @gtrboyy and @Vin999 - you lads are truly gurus and I owe ya both a beer!
Time for some traction-testing vids!!!
Anyway, this morning I got up nice and early and the fuel gremlin is sorted!! Turned out to be the filter being blocked - I probably ran the tank a little low when messing about with things.. Popped down to the shop and picked up a new Raceworks 3/8" filter and we're all good!!
Took her for a few spins today to make sure everything is fine and all good news - she pulls pretty well actually and has no problems losing traction off the line with just a stab of the right foot. So I'm super stoked!!
Still got a few things to sort out like
- new springs & shocks
- proper wheel alignment
- clip hard brake line back on the diff as it came loose today and was rattling against diff housing
- remove 'temporary' SL console and install the SLX high-rise console
- source an indigo steering column cover or just paint the sandalwood one in it now
- source an SLX steering wheel or if too expensive, a nice simple aftermarket one.
- new front door cards without speaker holes would be nice..
I'm also fairly sure the last time I had a mail-order tune done (by greenfoam here on JC) the shift points were also re-mapped and it made a huge difference. Does the memcal also have a setting for the diff ratio? Coz if so, I should probably get that changed to suit the VL diff.
Anyway just wanna say thanks to all you bloody legends on here who've helped out with great advice and support while I fumbled through this build, especially @gtrboyy and @Vin999 - you lads are truly gurus and I owe ya both a beer!
Time for some traction-testing vids!!!