Rebuilt 1HZ

Looking back on my post i probably didnt word it right, the Thailand oil filter is a Toyota product, but still made Thailand.

The bill so far is around $18. The mecanic doing the build is in his 70,s and only works on cruisers, one at a time, i think it will jump up to $20-$22? But he is custom fitting quite a bit of stuff, example being the intercooler mounts, he was finally happy with the third set of mounts he made, he reckons this will his last engine rebuild after 50yrs of it.
As for the Spool conrods, they are made in China via the USA, i was concerned when i found that out and have been reassured that they are well made. Time will tell, they are quite bigger then the standard 1HZ

I think rebuilding motors and cars in general can be an endless job, there is always going to something else, it was always in the back if my mind to ask about balancing some engine components back i held off, i didnt want to overwhelm him as there was a lot going on with the rebuild, still is actually, motors back in, bit of plumbing to finish then after he fires it up its off to somewhere else to get injector pump dailed in. It will be my last car, the 80,s are keepers. No common rail for me.

It just goes to show then maybe how a better balanced motor may rev quicker and smoother, its bit out of my arena. But i did do some reading last night on these Spool conrods and everything was positive so far from engine builders which is a good thing, and the pistons are genuine turbo which were sent away to be ceramic coated, i have no idea what that process is, it would be great if the ceramic was applied and then each piston weighed? I might google the process later

Looking back, for sure, could have probably bought a whole car. I have spent around $40g on it so far, it has been a money pit and it still isnt up to the standard i want yet. I will be retiring in 3yrs so in thinking i may as well spend the coin now while im making a decent wage because i wont be able to afford to when I retire. This will be my last car and i want it to last me out.

Thats purchase price as well which which was only $5g, I expected the build would cost me around $40g all up but that is going to blow out to $50g easily, its not hard to blow money on cars, not hard at all. On the other hand i see newer Cruisers going for $80-100 thousands and then you hear about injections replaced for big dollars, issues with common rail etc it made me wonder what is the best route to take. Ive had the later model cruiser utes, the 100 series (which was beautiful car to drive) but i had to replace the front diff and gearbox over time, but most things i read all went back to the 80 series as being the pretty well last of the basic cruisers that drove more as a modern car should so that was that. I bought one and the rest is history. Mind you, sometimes during this build i have wondered about weather it should have been a 100 series TD but its to late now. Maybe i should buy the missus one ??

Im not sure RMD, i do know the head is a genuine 1hz, its in my mecanics hands, hes been building cruiser motors for most of his life, everyone talks highly of him so i guess i will have to wait and see.. you have got me thinking but. One good thing is, it dosnt get cold up here, it should be up and running in the next few weeks so i will give an update, cheers

RMD, i have been reading trying to further understand and think what you are maybe thinking is that by using genuine turbo pistons which have the explosive chamber built into the top of the piston and then using the 1HZ head which has the explosive chamber built into it, it will be more area hence Lower compression? It does make sence. I have been reading up on the topic and there is a mob selling turbo kits for 1HZ which include genuine 1HDT pistons if i read it correctly, i think they were called Norseman? Something like that, and I believe my kit came from a company called SMS Diesel down Brisbane way, there might be someone on this site who could inlighten us