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Hey y'all. I am coming from Ventura, and I'll plan to be in Bishop by 2:30. Do we have a meeting spot? This gas station is about the last stop before we turn off to head out of town, and it has the best gas prices in town, clean bathrooms, etc...

Hi, Frank. Thanks for asking. I'm coming solo. I appreciate being included. Please let me know what I can bring to contribute - meat, drinks, etc. I'm happy to pitch in. I'll admit I'm no field chef, though.

Friends, is anyone bringing a friends with them that are not on the attendee list? We'd like to make sure we bring enough meat for the BBQ night. Frank

That's some impressive electrical and electronic diagnostic skills. Thanks for sharing that, and taking the time to add photos. That's very kind of you.

Just finished fixing a weird 4LO/4HI actuator issue and wanted to share some of my findings. Regarding the microswitch - at least in our LC200 2008, it's not needed, even though the original did have it. Looking at the wiring diagram for this, I...

How did you do the black inset portions, and the center bore? Those look amazing.

Two More wheel pictures. I refinished the hub center caps by sand blasting with glass bead to a clean plastic and using Dupli-color silver wheel paint with a 2K clear gloss. The yellow/gold highlights is a high quality pin striping paint.

Also, I found a wheel restoration place in San Jose, CA to refinish my cruiser wheels ($175.00 each). This company will sand blast the rim using glass bead. Image/Scan the rim and then CNC machine cut the rim surface. Only removing enough...

Here's the final install. I put a bolt through the top of the supercharger with some hose clips on it to keep the hoses from flopping around.

We do our own fab, but dont do custom fab. We build the sliders in sets of 10 then stock them to sell from inventory. Over the past few years most consumers dont wish to wait so we try to sell mostly from inventory. Inventory!

Corrosion resistance will always be a challenge for any fabricated part. Full sand blasting, dip, bake, powder, bake and re-powder is how all MT4x4 parts are done. Fortunately all of our parts are robust so even if over time if someone lives...

Thank you for that information and image. I only wish my engine were that clean. Why isn't there a Toyota filter on that block? That looks like a Wix. o_O I know you just borrowed the image, I'm just joking around. And thank you.

The oil level sensor is not on the front but more towards the rear so when pointed steeply down hill the light will illuminate.

For others following along at home, I'm going to answer my own question about the seatbelt. I should have walked out to find another vehicle to give me a pull from the rear. Instead, I drove downhill in a very scary situation and nearly rolled...

That's what I thought, but I was pointing nose down (on a steep decline, not a steep incline). I'm still confused. Am I just being a bonehead? Thanks for your reply.

Yeah that's kind of what I figured. Thanks. I guess I'll put a strong binder clip on my dash mat and try to remember to clip my seatbelt if something like that happens again. It seems unlikely that I'll remember in the heat of the moment.

You would regret buying that vehicle. Keep looking.

Hey all, Lurking this place for almost 6 months since I got my LC and figured i'd start posting about it. We were looking for a family hauler and debating between the Prado and the LC, and this thing came up at a fairly good price. For...

Hey Mudders, I got stuck this past weekend while on the trail, and I have a couple questions in doing the autopsy on the situation. First, I got stuck on a very steep decline, with both axles resting on a high berm between deep wheel ruts. I...

I run one of these in my 80 Series. It's a brute. It's over 5 years old now and it's still running strong in hot SoCal. I use it because I run a fridge with no second battery. It has not let me down yet. Highly recommended if you can handle the...

That's awesome. Great info.

I've found over the decades that if you go looking for trouble, you'll likely find it. That said, it does appear to be an exceptionally clean engine and I do understand your desire to keep it that way.

Dog, your rig is clean. Mine is covered in oil. Close the hood and keep driving.

that's a close the hood and keep driving issue