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G'day MF,
It's available from industrial suppliers like Blackwoods, bearing supplies joints, aviation trade suppliers etc.

My motorbike mech always has it on hand, as he does occasional racebike work; so I just 'put the bite' on him for a few metres when I run short - that lasts me for years.
Not much to see there, move right along!

On a more serious note though, it's just a matter of drilling a through hole, through the centre of the axle's end, at an appropriate distance from the outer end.
The 'tricky holes' are those that have to be drilled tangentially, as in the antenna example.

Just so.
The cab chassis design is both stronger, and more flexible in terms of bodywork options, than the monocoque one.

Hey Gadge,
didn't Double Edged Sword Motor Company have corrosion issues at the back of the cab where the chassis starts? Yes they did.
Have you got any more details?

I have seen some trade customised bodies replete with tool chests and cabinets in all combinations.
The Ford is certainly more car like in feel compared to the Japanese sourced offerings. I find the basic Toyota Hiluxes I've driven, both manual and auto to be quite enjoyable to drive precisely because of their utilitarian charm.

G'day MF,
Yes, I'm led to believe that is a known issue.

Will know if my ute is affected by this one before week's end, as I'm taking it over to my panelbeater to get a thorough 'cash basis repair/refurb estimate'. Then to run the numbers...

Hiluxes, particularly the late IFS ones, are very car-like to drive. Custom bodies for trade users are one of the standout 'selling points' of a cab chassis design, BTW.

Not like my old trayback FJ45 Landcruiser, that I bought back in 1984 - that was definitely a truck!

It did earn the accolade of 'deceptively quick' though, from a mechanic mate who was something of a petrolhead, but was mainly interested in Euro 'rally cars'.

Deceptively quick for a Landcruiser, you ask ?

Well, that was after I pretty much had an engine swap forced on me [turned out that the head on the original 2F 6 cyl petrol donk was cracked], and one thing led to another - which 'may' have led to me becoming just a little carried away...

But every bloke deserves one 'young man's folly' vehicle, I reckon.

So it ended up getting a transplant of a fully reco '4-bolt block' 350 Chev engine, mated up to a recoed GM Turbo-Hydramatic 400 auto [with soft shift kit installed as part of the reco], mated up to the original Toyota transfer case...

That setup was actually significantly lighter in weight, than the Tojo 4.2L 6cyl + cast iron bellhousing + 4spd manual box.
And it was incredible just how well it all worked...

Hi Gadge,
Now that is a Mans Mans Truck, I'm guessing that would be a life keeper

G'day Norm,
Well, sort of.

The trayback body won't be going back on the road, as the chassis on that has 'issues' from past repair work, before I owned it.
I had to let the rego lapse a few years back now; and it'd never pass a roadworthy to current Vic standards.

So when I can physically manage it, I'll borrow an engine crane and pull the engine and trans/transfer out as a unit, and park that in my garage - where the vehicle is currently located. A bike will have to go, to make room for that, and I've earmarked one of the four current shed denizens, a solo K2 Honda 750 Four.

The rest of the 45 can go off to the local 4WD wreckers, as there's nothing very special about any of it. Standard diffs, prop shafts etc. Well maintained and in decent nick, though. I'll just keep the 'zorst, as that's a custom bent setup, naturally.

I'm selling off my kit of Landcruiser front end 'Special Service Tools', via another forum I frequent; as even if I set this driveline up in another vehicle [maybe a 45/47 Series Cruiser Troop Carrier], I won't be doing any of the heavy service work myself. Beyond re-packing wheel bearings, at any rate.

Bit of a shame that Gadge but I guess if you save the good bits for later it can go into a good truck again. I'm pretty much past that sort of heavy mods myself these days but some years back I thrived on it. I'm not really up with the K2 Hondas but some of those early Hondas pull big money these days. I only played with the F Supersports first of the DOHC motors 79/83 because they were cheap, reliable and nobody wanted them. I still have the one I rode to work daily but I haven't had it out of the shed for nearly 4 years now.

It's good to see motorbike men who thoroughly appreciate Victas.