bjowett

Having begun this with a brake booster thread I thought perhaps a build/rebuild thread would be more appropriate where I can maybe still get comments advice. So here is my new to me 1988 BJ71 13BT Dakar classic rally car in the 2025 race. 3rd...

A bit late here, but for future reference, the filter mount from the 1UR FE in the Lexus GX460 could be a clearance/problem solver here. The good is that it mounts the filter horizontally which gains an inch or two of clearance. The bad is that...

The preload spring for the clutch packs can be shimmed or replaced, which will provide more pressure on the clutches. Additionally, the housing can be machined deeper to accept more clutch plates. The issue is that we have not done any testing to...

I’ve seen this before, usually on heavy use and/or long-ish oil change. The aluminum housing cap makes it more noticeable. Some discussion of it on Tacoma world back in 2019, though no real resolution to the phenomenon. Update about the sludge...

The Sequoia body is obviously a large limiting factor for the IRS w/ big tires. There’s a good chunk of up travel that the stock bump stop eats into, but unless one is going to cut a serious amount of sheet metal, and poke the shocks into the...

I know this is way out of range on this forum, but @mexellent maybe has given this some thought. My son is going round and round trying to get one tons under his 2004 and it’s never gonna happen. There is a screaming deal locally on a 2008...

Is there anything @bjowett hasn't done or attempted? Seriously, if he didn't insist on living on the back side of BFE, Toyota would have made him Chief Engineer!

The third mount on the steering rack does unbolt, worst case the tabs that mount it to the rack body would need to be trimmed, then the diff actuator should clear. Since the Tundra makes do with two mounts, perhaps the 200 can, too. The front...

Toyota might slap an 8000 lb rating on it, and almost everything else on the truck is well up to the task…. But needless to say here, the 112.2” wheelbase is always going to be a 112.2” wheelbase. Having towed the same and similar loads between...

Just notice this on a Japan 76 Series Promotional Video .. I and in the video it looks like awesome flex ( all things considered sure )

If I get this deep into a 3ur, it will be for a Supercharged build… so the jackets will be modified.

Hypothesis time. Possibly another piece of this puzzle is the plastic coolant jacket spacer. Toyota installs these to keep the bore temperature even, they help with emissions, mpg, and probably cylinder wear. From the SAE Paper 4/2005 “For...

I really want to like and use SPC products. Neat products with sealed joints and such go against the grain of open and exposed spherical bearings that seem to still be the norm. IMO, it’s ridiculous to use unsealed race parts on a daily driver...

The new GDJ76 models for the Japanese market come equipped with two-leaf parabolic rear leaf springs from Toyota. Since this option is not offered by Toyota for other markets, it was interesting to track down the exact part number. Part numbers...

Here is the cushioning that is spoken of. https://www.machinerylubrication.com/Read/586/viscosity-coefficient-bearing

Throw some offers at me?

Back from the paint shop! Cheers

The complete IS F car was built in Tahara. As for the engine?

Tundra 3UR FE Lexus IS F 2UR GSE 5.0L