what junkyard? i could use some misc stuff for my truck...
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Oh ok... I was wondering... I never see any in the junk yards around cincy...
BGMachine
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So this weekend I decided to prepare the toyota a bit for the coming winter. Since I now have cloth seats, I went ahead and added some seat heaters. The installation was straight forward and took about 4 hours to do. The work great and I can tell that they're going to be awesome in the cold.
the mess of wires under my center console (CB, sub, extra power outlet, and now seat controls)
The installed switches
the mess of wires under my center console (CB, sub, extra power outlet, and now seat controls)
The installed switches
BGMachine
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Today I finally got around to installing my integrated hitch receiver. I cut out the hole for the hitch to slide through and made some tube sleeves for the bolts so to strengthen the boxed rear crossmember. I'm not planning on using the hitch for too much. Mostly just for carrying my mountain bike and other accessories.
BGMachine
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Dorkel Time!!!
I convinced myself to get a snorkel after a little debating. The nice thing was finding the $70 ebay/amazon snorkel kit. It may not be perfect, but there's no beating it for the money. I feel like $400 for a name brand plastic tube is absurd. I installed the snorkel today and luckily cut all my holes in the rights spots. The snorkel lines up pretty well with the body lines, especially since the template was wrong and I had to attempt to visually line it up. All and all, it feels solid, looks good, and should keep me from ingesting any water.
It's not a party until you're sitting in your engine bay
I convinced myself to get a snorkel after a little debating. The nice thing was finding the $70 ebay/amazon snorkel kit. It may not be perfect, but there's no beating it for the money. I feel like $400 for a name brand plastic tube is absurd. I installed the snorkel today and luckily cut all my holes in the rights spots. The snorkel lines up pretty well with the body lines, especially since the template was wrong and I had to attempt to visually line it up. All and all, it feels solid, looks good, and should keep me from ingesting any water.
It's not a party until you're sitting in your engine bay
BGMachine
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So this weekend was for repairs. My brakes had started grinding and the right rear failed in my driveway. luckily it didn't happen on the street. I should've recognized the issue sooner, but it started right after a wheeling trip so I chalked it up to dirt in the pads. To my surprise it was the caliper grinding on the rotor. So all new parts and a better braking pig.
All new and shiney
All new and shiney
BGMachine
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So this weekend I enlisted the help of my neighbor and built a storage system for the back of the toyota. I keep the spare tire in the back since the OE chain system is so rusty. I had thought of building a rear tire carrier, but I decided that it was beyond my scope of abilities. I chose to build a shelf over the spare tire to make the area usable again. If you fold the seats down, it makes a large flat surface that can be used for transporting larger objects or a sleeping platform.
I also decided to remove the rear carpet since it was getting fairly nasty.
I also decided to remove the rear carpet since it was getting fairly nasty.
BGMachine
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Since today's weather was nice I decided to clean the truck and perform some other maintenance items while I was at it. I repainted the sliders and the bedliner on the side of the truck. I also replaced the torn door speakers and most importantly, sealed my windshield so that it hopefully no longer leaks. Only time will tell.
the tell tale leak marks inside of the windshield.
Sealed up with polyurethane roof sealant
all cleaned up
the tell tale leak marks inside of the windshield.
Sealed up with polyurethane roof sealant
all cleaned up
What keeps the spare from turning into a lethal object if you roll?
If the shelf is held down I supppse it isn't going to get out. My rig isn't crash proof but large heavy objects untethered inside a rig make me mervous.
P0401. Replacing and also moving the vsv that is under the intake to a cooler location fixed mine. You can do it from below truck with about 3ft of extensions, that way no removal of intake manifold necessary.
BGMachine
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So for a while now I've been limping the yota along on 2/4 studs on the steering arm attachment to the knuckle. After I moved this past weekend, I decided it was a good enough time to tackle the job. I originally hoped that enough of the broken studs would be visible so that I could extract them with vise grips or something similar. No dice. One was flush with the mating surface and the other was fairly deeply recessed.
I decided to attempt to remove them via drilling a small hole in each and using a bolt extractor. It worked much better than I could've hoped! Both came out without much of a fight.
I replaced all of the studs on this side with hardware that I got from @Joshwho44 .
Hopefully this fixes the problem for good and I won't have to deal with this anymore. I need a beer...
I decided to attempt to remove them via drilling a small hole in each and using a bolt extractor. It worked much better than I could've hoped! Both came out without much of a fight.
I replaced all of the studs on this side with hardware that I got from @Joshwho44 .
Hopefully this fixes the problem for good and I won't have to deal with this anymore. I need a beer...
BGMachine
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So this week while cleaning out the back of the rig I found an unpleasant surprise:
I have a massive gaping hole in the right rear wheel well right next to the old 3rd row seatbelt mount. So me being of the welding impaired kind of gear head, I fixed the hole the best way that I could come up with. I pushed out all of the loose rust and cleaned around the hole on the inside of the car. I then took an old motorcycle license plate that I had and hammered it to fit the contours of the corner. I then glued/sealed the plate to the floor with rubber sealant. It's ghetto I know but it looks like it will work for keeping water out for a good while. Hopefully longer than the truck will last.
I also found a cargo divider at Salvation Army this weekend for $12. It's only missing a foot but that doesn't seem to hinder it any.
Next up on the horizon is to replace the front control arm bushings and try to figure out a new turn signal issue. The right rear light will decide to not work. I pulled the panel and looked at the wiring and I didn't notice anything obvious. Sometimes the light works, sometimes it doesn't. There's apparently a ground/short issue. hopefully I can figure that out soon.
I have a massive gaping hole in the right rear wheel well right next to the old 3rd row seatbelt mount. So me being of the welding impaired kind of gear head, I fixed the hole the best way that I could come up with. I pushed out all of the loose rust and cleaned around the hole on the inside of the car. I then took an old motorcycle license plate that I had and hammered it to fit the contours of the corner. I then glued/sealed the plate to the floor with rubber sealant. It's ghetto I know but it looks like it will work for keeping water out for a good while. Hopefully longer than the truck will last.
I also found a cargo divider at Salvation Army this weekend for $12. It's only missing a foot but that doesn't seem to hinder it any.
Next up on the horizon is to replace the front control arm bushings and try to figure out a new turn signal issue. The right rear light will decide to not work. I pulled the panel and looked at the wiring and I didn't notice anything obvious. Sometimes the light works, sometimes it doesn't. There's apparently a ground/short issue. hopefully I can figure that out soon.
BGMachine
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So today I figured out the turn signal issue was the socket so I put some dielectric grease n it and reinstalled the bulb. This seems to have fixed it. I was also able to replace the front control arm bushings. Unfortunately, this didn't solve my extreme rattle noise issue. So I jacked up the truck and put it on jack stands. I started hitting everything with a mallet trying to excite the vibration. I finally found that by hitting the front left coil spring, the rattle showed it. It turns out that my rock slider was what was vibrating. It was contacting the body and making all the noise. I guess it got tweaked on my last trip. We moved it a bit and now the noise is gone! Last but not least, I joined the quarter million mile club! Here's to another 50,000mi 
BGMachine
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Update time: So I've been pretty busy this past week with the cruiser. I was lucky enough to find an 80 in a junkyard here in the land of the big three. I scavenged a roof rack, some fender flares, speed sensors, cruise control module, and misc trim pieces. I was able to take everything off without much trouble. I decided while I was at it, I would bedline the back of the truck as well as the fender flares. Everything bolted up easy enough except for the door flares. The brackets had rusted to bits in the junkyard and mine had been shaved off long ago so I had to fabricate some brackets. While I was working in the back of the truck, I made a hilift mount so my jack wouldn't rattle around so bad. I also added some 7" hellas to the bumper to help out my pitiful headlights. Next step is to repaint the hood since the bedliner is fading and I'm also staining my shelf a darker color.
BGMachine
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So today I decided today to make a tool box for the truck. I've carried a tool box on every trip but I didn't like how big it was and I wanted a kit that could stay in the truck permanently. So I went to a army surplus store to pick up an ammo can and then to Harbor Freight to grab a bunch of cheap tools. I think that it turned out pretty well. Although, I would like to figure out a way to anchor it to the floor.
