Very rainy here today, so I got after a few easy jobs I wanted to get done.
07 LX - replaced the factory washer nozzles with the Duralast misting type. Big improvement. Also adjusted the driver side headlight alignment- it was pointed too far...
Its been a sad long 3 months for me.
My old girl was coming up to the 400,000 big service. Had it all booked in on the Tues for new timing belt and water pump replacement. $2.5k that I didn't really have, but neither did I have the time or space...
Officially became a hundy owner Tuesday. Picked up the LX in Denver and within 15 hours had driven it 1000 miles straight to a buddies place in SoCal.
Fantastic highway cruiser, and for all the gloom and doom everyone here has on the fuel...
Are these valve cover bolts made from recycled chewing gum?
Was going slow - loosening then tightening - was blasting them with PB. But still - snapped off 3 on the bottom row. Inc ofc the bugger near the firewall. The first two of the nine...
In the past few weeks I’ve been chasing down high NOx, which has caused me to fail emission control three times now. As documented in another thread, I’ve replaced spark plugs that appeared to be original from 1998, cleaned the MAF and throttle...
Sorry to see that. Are you heading north?
In SLC, you could take it to a few places but they're most likely closed til Monday.
- State Automotive
http://www.stateautomotiveutah.com/
- Geoffrey Beers at Agility Customs, he's their Toyota expert...
It appears that the front axle housing is quite bent. I’d have the frame checked out for damage and straightness before spending any money on moving forward.
Had a noise from the front end, and on checking it out found this.....
So new rotors and pads.
Then found the tapped hole for the top caliper mounting bolt was stripped. M12 x 1.25 - nothing on the shelf so a new thread insert ordered for...
Drawer system…3.0,
Now featuring Viair onboard air, renology 1000w inverter, kicker amp, blue sea fuse panel, various usb ports most of the electrical is controlled through a garmin powerswitch…so I can turn on or off the OBA or fridge or...
Well I got the beast pulled and no indications of a head gasket leak on any of the cylinders so very happy about that (the plan was for this to to be a preventive replacement as there was no history provided that it had ever been replaced by any...
Started my Sumo crawl and 10% reduction gear install.
Press work was pretty simple. Just waiting on seals for reassembly.
Then I got this gem from Toyota. Time to go back.
Sure is purdy though
Took my parent's mint '92 HDJ80 to yesterdays Offroad-Day at the Toyota Collection Cologne.
First time I touched that car since losing my father to cancer last year. It brought back so many great memories of traveling and wrenching, laughing and...
….drove another ~200 miles into NM sacaramento mnts through some rocky desert to experience completely different topography and weather. Boon-docking yet at another undeveloped property.
Decided to see what 285/75/16's look like in person. These tires are old and ready for the trash heap, but I was really surprised how the truck swallowed up those 33's. I'm thinking it needs something taller. I didn't want to lift it, but 35's...
I went to a local Toyota meet and greet, great to talk with like minded folks. Sadly, I discovered there is a small leak coming from the radiator. Believed to be from the seam across the top. 🙁 Time to hunt down and new radiator and might as well...
Took a couple of weekends and I still have to put it back together but the hard part is over.
Very special thanks to @matzell for sacrificing so much of his Time to help me get this done and for @H8 Roads for cutting up his parts truck to...