Recent content by APhelps

Yeah I bought the Air Down Gear Up drawer system years ago and their build quality is pretty great (minus some of the screws coming loose). I definitely prefer sleeping in the rig over camping but I'm sort of at the point where I think I'm going to sell the drawer system and when i go camping...

As much as I wanted to love a sleeping platform with drawers I feel like so much space is robbed with them.

Well after months and months of on/off effort to install projectors and baja design squadron pros into my headlights they are finished. (Might need to still do some minor adjustments). It took me a lot of time and effort and 3d printing to get the brackets dialed in just right so everything...

What's there to really reverse engineer? Wit's end just pieced a kit together more or less.

I can't speak for any other manufacturers or anything newer than the 90s but I do know the turbos on the MK2 Mr2 and MK4 Supra came water cooled from the factory. Those turbos lasted forever. Like anything it needs to be correctly installed and I'm sure there's plenty of documentation out there...

I'm kind of surprised you don't see more people just running the HD automotive kit with an internally waste gated turbo. I imagine there's a good bit of people who don't run anything higher than 5-6 psi anyways. Reduces a good bit of piping and then all you need to do is run a downpipe...

I imagine if you could find a supercharger kit brand new at a much more reasonable price, you might see more people going that route over engine swapping. $5k for a used unit is a tough pill to swallow. Nevermind the fact that don't come up for sale that often. The 1FZ does respond really well...

I don't know how anyone can say that in good faith unless you're running stock tires and no armor. I've driven a 1FZ LC (35s and armored) at sea level and it still is an awful experience.

If I recall the 4L60 is a pretty bad transmission and shouldn't be used. The 4L80/85 was a significant improvement in the design.

The people with the few pristine unmolested low miles 80 series are losers in the game of life. Complete failure to enjoy a piece of machinery designed to go offroading. A 2UZ 80 series would probably fetch the same amount of money, heck perhaps even a bit more but that's a swap that requires a...

From what I've seen, any quality done LS swap is likely to yield a higher price than any high mileage 80 series on BAT. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-toyota-land-cruiser-35/ and it's a freaking 91! The 1FZ is woefully under powered for the vehicle and really makes driving the vehicle...

Still have it? I'm likely going through Louisville in about a week and could pick it up.

What's your level of mechanical/electrical skill set? The reality is an 80 series is a 25+ year old vehicle that likely needs a good bit of maintenance to bring it back to functioning 100%. It's almost a guarantee you're gonna need to drop some coin on it unless you get a BAT (bring a trailer)...

I've already done a ton of work on my 80. The last major mod for me is an LS swap which hopefully I'll be starting in the next 5 to 6 months. There's a far difference between what broski said about technical wheeling and offroading/overlanding. If you're gonna drive on Prichett Canyon and those...

Oh absolutely, I agree. If technical wheeling is your thing I'm all down to watch people do it. The outcome of body damage / flipping the vehicle / flopping is too high for me. I just don't enjoy wrenching on a vehicle that much (would rather play guitar / snowboard / etc.)