Recent content by DeePimp

I'm in the Houston area and was watching this thread. Can I ask what service you got and what you paid for. I need a new paint job from scratch. I'll end up calling probably but I'd love to have the info.

Figure I'd make a post, been watching the thread for a while now. Any good threads on preventing car smash and grabs outside of obvious information such as not leaving valuables out? I live in a major US city in a nice zipcode and I still am not safe. I was against GPS and remote engine...

Follow up post with a solution and discovery of the final culprit. While I was chasing this noise, I resolved an engine code with a new charcoal canister, noticed and replaced the clearly wrong lug nuts, and spotted unsafe and potentially expensive play in the rotor due to a loose adjusting...

Previous owner was... something else. Just be grateful you cant see the battle scars and wounds that the locking/adjusting nut have from people not having the 54mm socket. How could this noise be a trunnion bearing if the noise is happening while the wheel is moving forward and not when the...

Hey guys, I worked on my car with a buddy for around 12 hours last night and didn't make it home till around 10am. I've got some more footage here for you folks and some updates. I did have play in the rotor (the second half of the video) and I chalked it up to a loose adjusting nut, lock...

Thanks for the concern about the wheels yall, but I purchased them from someone who had a couple 80 series on his property and works on them in his spare time and the wheels I have are from the earlier years. I was having the issue with spacing and the shank nuts not setting properly. Looked...

That's a smart idea, I'll go ahead and try that tonight and report back. I'm still learning the basic trouble shooting strategies for these (and any) cars and appreciate the perhaps more than obvious advice... If I can, I'll try and get a better video of the sound. I did discover that if I...

Looks like the video is still processing, hopefully should be up soon..

Hey guys, So I've been having issues with my 1996 landcruiser which is sitting somewhere north of 260k miles. Here is the information you need to know I've just finished rebuilding my front and rear axles and added new tie rod ends, a new steering damper (dampener?), new radiator and belts...

Its been a minute since my last update. Heres some of what ive done and installed so far. Wits End - Engine Little Hose Kit : $45 [Wits End - Radiator Hose Kit : $75 Wits End - Complete Belt kit : $20 Wits End - Curved Heater hose : $65 Wits End - Valve Kit : $60 Wits End - Cover Leak Kit ...

Thanks for the great reactions, makes me feel better. Heres what I've done since my last post, (261,000 miles btw). New struts for hood and tail gate, which is great because the hood kept hitting me... New Oil and Oil Filter. My cousin just purchased his 80 two weeks ago, so we both did it at...

Trying to De-pimp this ride. Here are some pictures of the fiberglass action. I've removed the chrome tip on the exhaust, the chrome tail light protectors, the chrome side mirrors, and the speaker set up and wiring. As I stated in the previous post, all the supports for the fiberglass top...

So, after many months of work. I've finally finished my 80 series build. Had to pawn my grandmother's ashes, but the build looks sick with all this chrome!!! Jokes aside, I picked up this 96 in Dallas last week for $1500. She runs and drives, and has a relatively nice interior. Engine &...