Recent content by FJ4013

You do nice fab work. Is that bumper attached with 4 bolts only?

Funny you said that once you told me the wheel I did a search and found this helpful thread. You were right about the spacers too. I don't like running spacers so these are a no go for me. Thanks again for the help...

Yep...you nailed it. Found them here. Toyota FJ Cruiser 2013 17" OEM Wheel Rim Thanks for the help.

Anyone know what specific wheels these are and specs if possible? I'd like to source a set of 5. Thanks in advance.

Been going on for more than a century now.

You just made the point. Big Oil buys the tech and shelves it to keep EV advancement suppressed. Tesla is now the dominant global market maker in the EV market and Tesla owns 100% of their battery and software technology so the way Big Oil is attempting to control the EV market now is by...

Who are you telling to suck it up? The point is Big Oil is going to do what they can to kill mass adoption of the EV market. It has nothing to do with "paying a fair share".

It's now up to 26 states imposing additional fees. This is the result of Big Oil at work in an attempt to kill mass adoption of the EV. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/some-states-are-charging-extra-drivers-who-buy-electric-vehicles-n1054101

The EV market is definitely going to be interesting to follow in the coming year as it will prove to be a pivotal year for Tesla who owns the EV market. This is a great build thread and I'm looking forward to updates.

I failed to mention that I do have a small amount of white smoke at idle after the engine has warmed up to temperature. Very faint but becomes noticeable if you rev the engine.

Yes it is the first oil change since replacing the rings. I did test the debris and they are not magnetic. They actually crumble apart and to me it looks like carbon deposits. As far as your valve adjustment question....I do not know.

Rig: 1978 FJ40 - 2F Engine Just changed the oil and replaced the spark plugs yesterday. The old oil only had around 3K miles on it and it was pretty dark. Not black but a very dark brown. I always stick my hand in and feel around just in case and the first picture shows what I think are hard...