Irvine the 245L+T

PaddlerEd

Does threebond work on leaking gaskets as well... ie can I seal the outside of the 4Runners HGs with it?

jamesinc

When I bought mine they had sold out of studs :(

Slowbrick

PaddlerEd;116006 wroteDoes threebond work on leaking gaskets as well... ie can I seal the outside of the 4Runners HGs with it?

http://www.threebond.com.au/liquid-gaskets.html

Looks like the RTV might be able to help you :p

Slowbrick

jamesinc;116009 wroteWhen I bought mine they had sold out of studs :(

Yeah mine came with a little baggy with studs. Popped the old ones out and put the new ones in!

Vee_Que

I had issues with the stud length when using two gaskets. Which is what I did. Held up until I fitted the 531 to the wagon, so 115k kms or so.

There is many different types of threebond, the orange is common for Isuzu, but black is used by Toyota.

Slowbrick

Got the struts swapped over today and a bunch of bushes changed. Need to prepare the wheel hubs but that will come after I get the dust covers painted.
Also tried out Alex's intercooler. Fits pretty well. I need to come up with a decent way to mount it that's not ghetto and then it's golden!

Ex850R

Oooh, looks good.
I dislike the T clamps though...
Lets all do a group buy of those sexy aircraft clamps!

Slowbrick

T clamps are all I had in the garage. They work better than the regular worm drive clamps though.

What are these aircraft ones? Got a link?

Ex850R

Surely someone knows, I'm not one for remembering anything!

Samman88

Adel Wiggins clamps are prehaps what you're referring to. $400 per coupling, less flex than silicone, more of just a wank thing. Worm drive clamps and silicone are hard to beat. F1 and WRC use worm drive clamps, more even distribution of clamping force than most other options. Looks the goods man!

Slowbrick

Samman88;116331 wroteAdel Wiggins clamps are prehaps what you're referring to. $400 per coupling, less flex than silicone, more of just a wank thing. Worm drive clamps and silicone are hard to beat. F1 and WRC use worm drive clamps, more even distribution of clamping force than most other options. Looks the goods man!

I love a good wank but not for $400!

carnut222

I was looking at the radiator hose clamps...I prefer to use the ones that have a smooth inside like this - OE Volvo style:

I never use the ones my dad calls "cheese grater" hose clamps, with the slots all the way through, as they often mangle the hose - so don't use these:

Samman88

These ones are pretty tasty. They're ABA brand (swedish af) and have an inner band with rolled edges to protect and distribute clamping. They are the ones used currently in F1.

I used T-bolt clamps to begin with. They leaked at the bolt area. But perhaps it was my lack of bead rolling.

Norma, Wurth, Murray, Mikalor, AWAB are awesome too.

Slowbrick

Woah man I need to get hold of those clamps! Those look so OEM and fresh!

This arvo wasn't particularly productive due to me starting to come down with the shitty flu that everyone around me seems to have. I did however get @Vee_Que's intercooler installed and am pretty happy with the result. I decided not to go full ghetto which is what I would normally do and put in some time and thought. Not wanting to waste the original hardware I modified it slightly and am happy with the result.

All it took was a small cut on either side which allowed the top half to be bent down just a tad. Then I cut the front edge of the rubber insert which allowed the mount to sit nice and flush on the top. Then it sits nicely in the bottom stock rubber mounts. Then I welded on two bolts to the top panel and walla its all OEM fresh! I still need to rig something up for the radiator but im happy with the progress so far. Ill also get two rubber bushings so that the mounts dont vibrate loose when driving.

Vee_Que

All I do on 740s, is shorten the rubber on the top to allow room, and the bottom I cut the "edges" to fit the cooler. But keep the rubbers top and bottom.

Slowbrick

Vee_Que;116376 wroteAll I do on 740s, is shorten the rubber on the top to allow room, and the bottom I cut the "edges" to fit the cooler. But keep the rubbers top and bottom.

I'm guessing that on a 7 there is a bit more height in the rad support? I thought about slicing the rubber but I wanted to keep the back support.

Slowbrick

Got more work done on the intercooler/radiator. It's turning out not too bad. Got most of the hardware setup how I like it. Now to paint the mounts and then put it all together!

Vee_Que

It helps if you use the turbo top brackets.

Slowbrick

Unfortunately I dont have any of them on hand :(
This seems to be working out ok though

Slowbrick

Pretty happy with how this came out! Ill get a drill press and re-do the right hand mount as the drill kept slipping so its not in the centre. Other than that im pleased!

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