Recent content by DrMcBludgeon

Long time between updates. I actually completed the knuckle rebuild and front 3rd member replacement in late January and early February. All went well, but the mud/oil/grease combo definitely slowed things down. Took my time to inspect and clean everything as I went. Replaced the front discs...

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Got something in from Japan today: Waiting on the rest of the parts so I can take down the knuckles and swap this in

Thanks for the advice. Already checked while I had everything pulled apart. Both draining beautifully in the rear. Fronts also good. Headliner dry as a bone Edit: also didn’t notice any rusting or evidence of water intrusion in the C pillar. Should be good, no?

I used the LSeat covers. Took about two weeks to ship. I’m sure one day they will show some wear, but as you can see from the photos it’s a hell of a lot better. The price was right. Definitely get hog ring pliers with a spring to make life easier. Longer handles will help too. The job is not...

Oh yeah - replaced the front bumper. Haha. will probably upgrade in the future, but I will be replacing the rear before the front.

Pulled the valve cover off to replace the gaskets and to inspect the cam shafts. Not too shabby for 505k on the odometer. All new gaskets and valve cover bolts. Oil leaking has stopped (from the valve cover at least haha). Replaced some vacuum lines with OEM Toyota lines. Replaced the T and...

Discovered wet rear carpets after driving through some heavy rain. The floor pan drain plugs (basically stickers) had come loose after so many years. Lifted the carpet and discovered a bit of rust. Forgot to take a pic of that. Stripped it down with a wire wheel. Cleaned the area and covered...

Redid the front seats. Replaced the gears and the passenger side motor. The bottom seat frame was fractured on the driver side - welded it back together and redid the foam. Much more comfortable and adjustable now. [Seat pics]

New harness for the speed sensor at the transfer case. Old one had a wire nut holding everything together haha. Replaced the Oxygen sensor at the cat with a brand new OEM. Replaced the nuts as well. Runs closed-loop now. Old nuts were trashed. Replaced the door cards- Old ones were shot...

I’ve done a lot to the LX since acquiring it. Redid the front end bushings. Sway bar bushing was completely gone on the driver side - that clunk is now gone. Drivability is greatly improved with the new radius arm bushings. New front tires to match the rears. AC works great since I gutted and...

Hello all! Here's my intro post: I've been working on cars since I was 16. Been through many vehicles since. Had a 3rd gen 4Runner a few years ago that I fixed-up and I eventually sold it to some high-school kid. Pretty much instantly regretted that. I've been hunting a project car/truck for a...