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Finally replaced the factory worn out steering stabilizer.

This is what a 300k original oem catalytic looks like. That explains why I was getting an interminent P0420....otherwise looks good!

man WTF. This makes me very sad to see. This will destroy the car tuning business. People about to start all driving chevys and fords.

Went from this yesterday…. To this and running today…

LoL. Your HG is next! Dont do it....

hood vents are not the solution if you have an overheating problem. With that said, it helps to keep your engine temp down within the engine bay. They could possibly prolong the life of the rubber hoses, plastic, etc. nonetheless. I have them...

That's funny you mentioned it. They gave me a sweet deal on a turbo taken from a 93..hahaha

Looks good! How do they seem to help? Lower coolant temps and/or lower under hood temps? Have you instrumented it at all to quantify the difference?

I was super close to solving it. A couple of things, like corrosion on some of the wires in the back, a new fusible link (I was thinking it could be that, but the car would still run) :p. I just needed a different set of eyes on it because my...

Great news!! I am up and running. I want to wholeheartedly thank everyone here, Tim from Colorado Toyota repair, and the awesome guys at Cruisers and Company. I had to step away from working on it to save my sanity, brought it to them (they got...

Scored some hood vents from a coworker. Quick install. I think they look good. And seem to help.

Holy extendo!!! 😜 What's your departure angle? 😳😁

Follow on from yesterday and removing the old faulty booster. Got the new booster set up, installed clevis to match position on original. Verified the master cylinder spacing of the booster nozzle/pin (whatever it is actually named). Was spot on...

I also cleaned up the wiring pn my homemade QPM. The fuse box is currently powering a remote controller relay. I will be adding a Victron 100/30 MPPT to the bottom of the QPM for solar charging.

Needed to use my Come Up winch today and found it totally cooked 😤 (Line completely melted.) No idea what happened but assume something was connected incorrectly…

Thanks. This all started out with a couple crumbling injector connectors and subsequent misfires then snowballed into cutting out and splicing in most the connectors on the upper half of the harness among a few other “while you’re in there” items.

I love the loom

I finally replaced my military terminals with something nicer. New reman Jag 140A alternator installed. Only minor trimming to make it fit.

Remove and install brake booster by Otram. One man brake bleeding. You can test to see if there is a leak on the brake booster with a smoke machine, removing the hose and insert the nozzle. I learned a bad brake booster can cause your engine...

Those straight 6 TD engines should have come in EVERY land cruiser. Puts the petrol engines to shame! I consider the 4.5L TDi V8 as an inferior performer with too much modern complexity for the bush. cheers, george.

Finishing up an FT build….

So, a few weeks back I started the 80 and when pressing the brake pedal it was stiff and required significant pushing to apply braking force. Then it 'fixed' itself and all was fine - but stuck in my mind. Then a few days later happened again on...

Did this last weekend, have just been slack on the upload. The exchange rate and shipping of getting a hidden winch mount to New Zealand was getting stupid, so i managed to learn some basic CAD, drew one, remeasured the wagon, drew it up...

Just fine, I am running both front and rear swaybars. You do feel that something is up there compared to a naked roof. In terms of weight, it weighs 140lbs and bolts direct to the gutter rails. I didn’t want a roof rack that gets filled up by a...

That's awesome!! I am sure your little one will have many more adventures with you. How well does your rig handle that RTT?