Thread: Cross8/crewman.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I had an 80series with the 1HDT. It was intercooled by the previos owner and running higher boost and had been rebuilt previously....it cracked 4 pistons due to overfueling while I had it as on a long pull the glycol to air intercooler system would heat up then not cool as well.....cost 11.5k to rebuild....no intercooler and only modest boost increase. Had like half the power then but was almost standard apart from boost and 33" tires.
You dont get to push 3-5 tonne around fast for free.

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Bloody hell! I thought you'd be able to buy a brand new engine for that, or at least one from a wreckers for 1/4 that price. Was half that labour?

Originally Posted by Savage1

Bloody hell! I thought you'd be able to buy a brand new engine for that, or at least one from a wreckers for 1/4 that price. Was half that labour?

Probably a third labour.
the only second hand one we could find was 7k and probably half rooted too.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Probably a third labour.
the only second hand one we could find was 7k and probably half rooted too.

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Ouch. I only paid about $1750 for my Safari motor with 120,000km on it and delivered from Auckland. Worst bit was that it still needed another 80,000km to finish running it in.

Get a cruiser or safari and do a double cab conversion? I'm impressed with the ride and leg room with the old Isuzu Bighorn but not a ute and probably a bit old.