Recent content by Doakster

I know this is an old thread but I figured I would put my 2c in. I’m 6’2” and I would not recommend. I just installed them and want to send them back immediately. Even with the sun roof slide back my head hits, I don’t understand how the seatbelt clicker is supposed to work without wearing away...

Vehicle prices are still too high and I don’t see them coming down any time soon. Anything I’ve seen as “reasonably” priced has 200k miles and/or is another project.

For better or worse I have a bit of an emotional connection with the 4Runner. I’ve owned it for 8 years, lived in it a couple times, traveled a bunch with it, touched just about every bolt on the stinking thing. So as much as I like the 3rd gens, I’m sticking with my 1st. Plus have you looked at...

I’m not going to leave for another 2 years. So I have enough time to do it right. And the money for the 4Runner build would come from selling the LC. Right now it feels like much of my budget is going to fixing my 300k mile landcruiser. Rebuilt the front axle twice, replaced the way over cost...

I’ve looked at that and I don’t think so. And that includes the wires near the intake manifold. But, I’m an idiot with too many tools so I would never rule that out. It seems to be related to 4 or 5 wire cluster that plug into something above the glove box. At random times my truck will just die...

I’m at a bit of an impasse. I own a 1st gen 4Runner and a Fzj80 and I’m not sure which one I want to build to go do some crazy adventures. So here’s what’s up. I really want to start doing some long distance overland/adventure trips. Central and South America type of trips. But here’s the...

Really late to replying but it turned out it was some wire connection going to one of the computers. Couldn’t tell you which one, but when I did the engine swap I must have screwed with the wiring harness just enough. The fix… jiggle the wires behind the glove box. Occasionally I’ll have issues...

Hello all, I'm in need of help. I've been trying to figure out why my 96 Fj80 won't start. Right now if I turn the key, I hear a single click but it won't crank. It started out very intermittently where I could turn the key a few times and it would turn over but then it got worse and worse...

I finally got it out but that was probably the second most stupid thing I ever had to do on a Toyota. What I think happened is that its the original part from 25 years ago and it some how expanded over the years. I tried using solvents and pb blaster at first but that didn't work so well. I...

As the title indicates, my timing tensioner is stuck in the head and Im looking for suggestions to get it out. Back story, I just finished replacing the bottom end with a Toyota built bottom end. When I was taking everything apart, I couldn't get the timing chain tensioner out so I just worked...