Well aren't you a sight for sore eyes 😊 so nice to see you again and I'm so glad that I didn't delete you young man. Happy days for us followers. Gary 🇬🇧🇬🇧
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Hi Gary, thanks mate I am seriously overwhelmed by how many people commented saying they missed my videos and glad I'm back. It makes the decision to start it up again feel like the right move.
@garyashdown53763 ай бұрын
@@HarpersShed As you are starting up again my advice is not to put yourself under pressure to post, that's when it becomes a job and it will then start to interfere with family life, which I believe was a factor from the past. So please don't go down that route again. Just post for fun, there are a lot of us who enjoy your channel and would love to see you and your endeavours, mine is seeing someone who's passionate about their interest. Way too often great channels become big, which is fine but they lose that spark and become all about making money, don't get me wrong there's nothing wrong in that but sadly go away from the reason for starting the channel. There are some that don't change and I commend them for that, me personally when a channel starts to flaunt about their lifestyles is when I stop following them. So young man do your channel at your speed and enjoy it. Gary 🇬🇧🇬🇧
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
@@garyashdown5376 sound advice mate I will do my best to remain true and as you said just do it at my own speed.
@philipbennett13673 ай бұрын
Tim's back, spread the word.😁👍
@gavingrieve53063 ай бұрын
Nice to see you back Tim. You just go at your own pace and let us enjoy!!!
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, yeah one video at a time 👍
@gen1c8rs883 ай бұрын
@@HarpersShed What size tyres with the 3.9:1 ratio; 33's or 35's
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
@@gen1c8rs88 probably 35" mate. I'm also going to put 85% reduction gears in the transfer to get the low range back for off road
@ashleywilks77193 ай бұрын
Welcome back Tim, hoped you'd be back.
@moosenbeans9033 ай бұрын
Over the moon
@deancleavesmith3 ай бұрын
Great too see, thanks Tim
@philrawnsley83413 ай бұрын
Good to see you back, Tim.
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, happy to be making videos again
@user-hm4bp3rq6p3 ай бұрын
Hey Tim, great to see you back. Not enough Aussie talent showing us the right way to do mechanical stuff. Hope you are back to stay.
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, not entirely sure I'm showing the right way to do things 😄
@nobbybennett5753 ай бұрын
Great to see you back Tim. Glad your doing it because You want to. Missed the vids but thankfully we can now enjoy your skills again.
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Happy to be back doing it again mate 👍
@timmillikan11553 ай бұрын
Great to see you back Tim, and looking happier and less stressed.
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
One day at a time mate
@moosenbeans9033 ай бұрын
MATE good to see ya. Jim
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks Jim, glad to be back
@boppermacca93463 ай бұрын
Tim, I was pleasantly surprised to see you back.. keep up the entertaining content
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate I will do my best 👍
@nevsmate86633 ай бұрын
WOO-HOO, WELCOME BACK...great to see ya, luv from North Wales, UK. 😁😆😆
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, happy to be doing something productive again 👍
@jimw79162 ай бұрын
yehaaaaahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@colinc54073 ай бұрын
Beards back Tims back engines back in look forward to hearing it work hard
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Lol good to be back
@scottsorby79663 ай бұрын
I knew you couldn’t leave us ya big softie, you missed us didn’t you 🤔 Great to see another vid, and especially one about the big truck 👍
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Lol yeah definitely missed the community mate for sure
@chriseeles66933 ай бұрын
Great to see you mate. Bring back the boat videos!
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
All in good time mate
@mattbeard90293 ай бұрын
Nice to see you you back mate, im dean baileys cousin and im a sheetmetal fabricator, if you need anything hit dean up and im happy to help. Love the channel mate keep it up!!
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Hi mate and thanks for the offer I will certainly keep it in mind. Down the track I will be doing a dual cab chop and could certainly use some help making a back wall and possibly even a canopy from scratch
@greglomas76203 ай бұрын
Welcome back mate
@nathanjones39053 ай бұрын
yeah!!! do more vids!!!!
@djmini2numpty1413 ай бұрын
Thought i had one to many beers and was seeing things, but gladly neither was the case. A big man hug welcome back, looking schmick with that hair Tim. Hope to see you on the water sometime, won’t be till at least September . Frank from Sydney
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Lol thanks man, please keep me up to date when you head back up my way.
@peternolan9523 ай бұрын
Nice to see you back Tim.
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, see how long I can keep it up. One video at a time.
@Sluf73 ай бұрын
Great to see ya back Tim ya looking a lot better less frazzled.😮😅 Just do vids to suit your schedule mate even if it,d once a month etc it,s gotta be Fun.😅 I like ya down to earth style no bullshit and if there is ya say so. 😂 So just pace ya self chap. 😅 Loving the engine build. My Disco 1 V8 went nucleur but to crook to fix Grrrr looking at options as truck to good to scrap. 😮Looking 15:59 at options Carry on.😅
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, yeah just keeping it very casual and one video at a time. Sorry to hear about the disco mate, can't say I have ever worked on one so unfortunately can't off any advice on replacement engines.
@Sluf73 ай бұрын
@@HarpersShed She is a Rover 3.9 known for blowing Head gaskets. Have actually sourced another engine quite lower milage. Unfortunately being crook can,t take old one out and go get and insert the other Grrrrr. It,s bummer was gonna use it to tow my 24 ft Twin Outboard Launch which am slowly restoring very slowly. Just great to have ya back chap do very casual now. Already got some Idea,s re the internal Nissan rebuild.
@user-fc4yo6nw1t3 ай бұрын
Good work 💪👍
@bruceottway83693 ай бұрын
Ditto everybody else mate, yuor petty switched on to these motors which to me seems like magic.
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
This is the first 6.5 I have built to be honest mate.
@samlynch62193 ай бұрын
Great vid mate, very keen for to see the rest of the build!!
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Next episode just went up if you're interested
@Dadpewl3 ай бұрын
Your back! Missed ya bro.
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks man👍
@CarolinaGuy3 ай бұрын
Welcome back Tim!
@swifty2ur3 ай бұрын
Hells yeah brother good too see you back
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, happy to be back make videos again.
@russianbiasguy57453 ай бұрын
Good to see you back mate, always enjoyed the vids, keep up the good work! Hope your boat is going all okay as well.
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, yeah the boat is going well I will put a update video up in the not to distant future
@72mardy3 ай бұрын
Good to see you back mate 🙂👍
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate, I will do my best to keep putting videos up when I get time
@greglomas76203 ай бұрын
Man that beast will be able to tow kiara
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Lol yeah probably would
@nickjblom3 ай бұрын
Mate grate to see you back
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Good to be back
@pete-mate35243 ай бұрын
Hi Tim and welcome back! I have a 'theory'. I propose that your channel satisfaction is directly derived from your beard. Think about it, you shaved it off and made a post about retiring from YT, then, a video appears and your beard is back!!! Coincidence? I don't think so! Ha ha!! Good to see you back online. I enjoy your content. FYI, I have a 94 Patrol ute with a Chev 6.5 turbo diesel shoehorned under the bonnet. So I will enjoy this series very much. Cheers, Pete!
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
I must say I'm very intrigued by your theory mate, you could indeed be on to something. I do remember seeing your patrol with 6.5 when you did your project tour videos. How did you find it compared to the td42? Did you change your diff ratios at all?
@pete-mate35243 ай бұрын
@@HarpersShed Hi Tim, the Chev has huge amounts of torque by comparison, but not a lot of speed. I also looked at changing the diff's to compensate for this, but ended up going to Marks 4wd Adaptors and got a high ratio 5th gear for the highway (can't remember the cost, but WAY cheaper than a set of diff's, and I still have the low ratio's available for 'off roading'). However!!! The lack of reliability and huge rego costs have convinced me to re-fit the original engine back into it (when the time comes). I can get better reliability and cheaper rego for the TD42. Also, those engines can be bombed up to produce the same amount of power as the Chev for similar, or less money....In my humble opinion. But you loose the cool sound of the V8 rumble. Good luck with it. I'm looking forward to seeing this series. Pete 🙂
@NoMatureContent3 ай бұрын
Ive considered doing this to my GU. Keen to follow along and see how it all goes.
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
My advice would buy a new engine and use a complete new kit. It would seem like more money upfront but saves so much hassle in the end. I have spend way more time trying to make mismatched 2nd hand parts work that it's just not worth the cost savings.
@NoMatureContent3 ай бұрын
@@HarpersShed I dont mind rebuilding stuff, but finding the things isnt the easiest task either.
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
@@NoMatureContent depends where you are in the country. WA seems to be the most plentiful for bits but they are around. Jump on some of the 6.5 Facebook pages there is always stuff for sale on there.
@subparadventures28763 ай бұрын
Good to see you back mate love ya vids 👍🏻🤙🏼
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
Cheers mate
@DWM-zy9qb3 ай бұрын
It would be awesome to see you doing this on the boat 🤣🤣
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
The BMW engine is still sitting there waiting it's turn to go into the boat
@joelnagle2214Ай бұрын
Wow can't believe you're back at it. Very nice 👍🏻 I'm subscribed but KZfaq has taken a while to promote the vids just found out?
@HarpersShedАй бұрын
Yeah I think because I haven't been posting as often they are slack with updating subscribers. If you make sure your notifications are on for the channel it should pop up though.
@jrburger9511 сағат бұрын
Question! Why does the 6.5 Detroit V8 swap seem to be somewhat common with LandCruiser and Patrol guys? Out of all the American diesel V8s these are usually considered one of the less desirable ones, I personally like the engine but am curious what makes them desirable to guys like you.
@timmcooper2943 ай бұрын
It's really fascinating how these engines are still being used in swaps in Australia and Britain, yet almost universally hated here in the USA... While you guys have excellent, reliable Diesels from Nissan, Toyota, Isuzu, ect...... It is rare to see a Chevy truck still running one of these here in the states! It's not that these are horrible, they really are not that bad, but they aren't that good, either, just kind of a mediocre engine. One cool feature I like is that they have a wider rev range than most Diesels, and they do have tuning potential. I think part of the problem with these engines here in the states is the perceived connection to the absolutely horrible Oldsmobile V8 Diesel, (you are too young and in the wrong country to realise just how bad they were !!!) I remember when the Chevy 6.2 came out in 1982, and people were a bit wary. Those were slow, but got incredible economy, and were a bit fragile, but saw improvements thru the 80's and 90's and the 6.5 version. I'm an inline six fan (Cummins, Nissan,Toyota, Isuzu) but I think these Chevy Diesels are kinda cool and deserve a little love.
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
I think a big reason why they are used over here is to do with cost. If you have a patrol or Toyota that is petrol and you want to convert it to diesel the factory engines are crazy expensive to get. A TD42 for example is almost $10k for a standard long block from Nissan and that's without injector pump. Even 2nd hand you're still paying close to that. Even with the cost of the rebuild parts my 6.5 engine has cost me less than $5k. Granted the conversion has probably cost another $2-3k for bits but that still brings me under what just a long block TD42 would be to buy. As for engines like a 6bt or a duramax they are stupid expensive and you normally have to import them from the states. I saw a duramax up for sale recently for $20k, that was engine, box and wiring harness but still that's a used engine not a rebuilt unit. I guess time will tell if the 6.5 turns out to be a good engine for my needs.
@timmcooper2943 ай бұрын
@@HarpersShed I figured cost was a factor, as I know the military dumps a lot of these overseas at bargain prices. Yea, my favourite, the old Cjummins12 valve 6BT5.9 is getting crazy expensive, as a lot of newer engines get swapped out for the simple, reliable power, and that straight six sound. A friend of mine did a Duramax swap in his 1961 Chev Apache, and even with the great deal he got on a wrecked truck for the engine, it was a costly swap to sort the electronics and ancillaries. I feel lucky I got my Cummins 12 valve when I did before things went crazy. That being said, I'd run a 6.2 or 6.5 Chev naturally aspirated Diesel in an old Chev truck for utility usage because they really did get great economy, and I remember back in the 1980's they were reliable if not abused.
@bambambundy63 ай бұрын
Since you did the valves did you port the heads??
@HarpersShed3 ай бұрын
I did some very mild blending around the valve seats and touched up the port walls but did go crazy at all.