AnswerID: 127839 Submitted: Thursday, Sep 01, 2005 at 22:23
Peter
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having owned a hj75 (which has pretty well the same set up as the hj60) and now driving a hj47 i thing you could spend your $8000 in a better way.
i would rebuild your engine and rebuild the 4 speed box(and transfer case) in the hj47. to get an overdrive i would put a fairy overdrive in. this would end up costing you i think less than $8000 all up. engine around $4000, box and transfer case around $3000 and overdrive less than $1000.
that to me makes more sense because you then basically have a new drivetrain that will last you another 500,000 kilometres. i would rather that than a second hand motor and gearbox that has 150,000 kilometres and may need work done soon. especially the gearbox as they do have a tendency to throw 5th gear after 200,000 klms and that requires a rebuild.
from my experience the original ratios on the hj47 make for a quicker accelerating vehicle than the hj60 and with the overdrive installed you get the fuel savings of the overdrive.
anyway that is what i would do to my hj47 if i had the money.
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FollowupID: 382482 Submitted:
Friday, Sep 02, 2005 at 07:10
rhino_oz posted:
Thanks for your thoughts Peter, I was told an engine rebuild would be very close to $8000 alone. Forgot to mention I score a power steering and AC as well for that money plus the 5 speed box and keep heaps of spare parts after all that.
Who should I talk to regarding an engine rebuild here in
Brisbane?
I might have to do some more homework on this.
cheers
Reiner
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