Hi, welcome - but it's really all about the 4x4s here - SJs, Jimnys, Vits etc. - hence the silence, sorry!

maxaret wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 26, 2021 9:26 pm

djc wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:16 am

Might wash it too.

Steady on - don't overdo it

No, we're OK - been about a year, AND it has mud up the sides... barely legal

Thanks Robbie, done - may seem really basic to most here but I didn't know that trick and I was inside in no time, got an accurate reference of current cylinders so ordered a pair new. The MOT guys are fitting... I know my limits!! just vac'd the heater box out too, time to fit the full hood I suppo...

ROBBIE wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 22, 2021 11:02 pm

Easy job to do really, you can pull the drum of with the wheel still on.

This sounds right up my street!! So, jack the back one side, h'brake off, remove wheel nuts and wiggle??
Even I could manage that.... ??

Thanks Robbie, was afraid I'd have to do that. Need to getb hold of a decent manual, there used to be a digital one available here but the link died. The Haynes is fairly useless!

MOT place told me I need to replace the rear brake cylinders next time (coming up soon) but there seem to be a few different ones. Mine's an un-modded '85 and I have the chassis number 075----V. I'm not equipped (or inclined) to strip the brakes down to get inside and look, don't even have a decent ...

Does anyone have experience with these, from Holland? And I understand you need to change indicator relay to get the flash frequency back to normal, I suppose it flashes very fast otherwise? I need a light cluster that is standard to keep the original SJ look https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-LED-Rear-...

Ok, i'm going to start looking for a decent 16v I think - may try a wanted here. Thanks again.

Thanks Twiss and Scottie - excellent info. I'll go read up on the wiring of a 16v next... but I might like the simplicity of an 8v/carb set-up.

My '85 Jap 410 already has a 1.3 5spd in it, so not totally original anyway. So I got to thinking maybe a Vit 1.6. First thing is there are 8v and 16v Vit engines around and also maybe carb and F/I variants. I'm actually quite happy with a well-sorted carb set-up (got SU on at moment) but what is re...