By far the biggest hurdle is the castings. My approach right now is to build out and test the system with machined parts. Then move forward with acquiring all the smaller pieces and then putting out a group buy with only the remainder castings to...
FWIW, those are not OEM bolts:
the bolts you should have there are:
they are the in both holes.
They are supposed to have caps on them, but I've never seen them installed:
I bought the RCV stock replacement axles/birfs from Slee, bearings and seals kit from Cruiser Outfitters in 2014. I have 75+K miles on them for a DD as well. (293K on truck)
I did Koyo bearings with Toyota seals.
Valvoline Palladium in birfs...
Wow i have not updated here in a bit. We have made some huge improvements since February!
I now have an office manager and three guys in the shop with me crushing it.
We now have business cards, a website (www.cruisermatts.com) and an...
While your there go ahead and do:
1. Head Gasket or actually just do a full cummins 6bt swap
2. 1-ton axles
3. atlas T-case
4. crazy custom coilover setup
5. sell your house and buy a shed because that's where you'll be for the next 10 years.
Even if I wasn’t a CA resident, I’d go OEM all the way. But then it’s a math problem around value.
If you can wait, see if USA Toyota does another super parts promo this year. I literally refreshed my exhaust system from headers to exhaust...
A blast from the past. Thanks for bumping up a thread I unintentionally abandoned. Lo siento.
The black non-triple-locked LX450 you see above got totaled rather unceremoniously somewhere near Manhattan Beach just after I had gotten it detailed...
I didn't need to add any shims on the front, the OEM shim was spot on. I did have to add some to the rear.
I didn't have to grind on the housing, and did add the lockers at the same time I re-geared.
The location of the ring gear will move...
I don't understand the struggle here.
It's readily available. There's nothing to chase other than a Chase VISA.
https://toyotaparts.bochtoyotasouth.com/oem-parts/toyota-block-assembly-short-1140066041
The heater hoses connected at the heater core:
I installed the radiator and checked fitment. I got all new rubber and mounting hardware from Toyota. I put in the factory fan shroud to see if by some miracle it would work. Unfortunately the...
Well I got a little further on the road to being on the road. I started off by removing the front end components to get a good cleaning done. The previous owner thought a good wash after going off road is not necessary. The whole car was covered...
Check with Best Motor Works in Gainesville…Mickey was great with my Audi and Land Rover…has been know to service cruisers…he’s off Main Street south of university
My block was $2760 + shipping which should be around $300 coming from Japan to TN.
The head was less than $1200
Cams were less than $400 each
Harness was less than $400
Rad was $300
Power steering px hose away was $200
Etc.
pretty damn...
Ordered 3/23 and got a call from them confirming payment info and tentative ship date of 7/6. So they are getting there. I’m ready for this deal to happen again as there were many parts I forgot to order last go-round.
Yes a 94 engine will work if you swap the sensors, the upper oil pan, some of the cooling system parts and install the crank sensor.
The rest of it is the same.
While it's out, change the easy stuff like all the vacuum hoses, rear main seal...
To add to yet another "Lube Your Shaft" thread:
When greasing your drive line, make sure to do this when the drive line is UNLOADED. This does NOT mean the wheels off the ground.
It means:
Wheels chocked
Parking Brake set
Transmission in...
Using image dynamics 6.5 components up front and just the kids in the rear doors supplemented with a pioneer 10” sub enclosure…all powered from a tiny little sound stream nano D class amp…
I did have to enlarger to 6.5 opening a tad to a...
Yes, that documentation exists. These are in documents called "NCF": New Car Features. There is detailed technical discussion regarding the frame assemblies. Regarding "comparing them"-- you need to do that yourself. Toyota isn't going to do...
There are a few other things the I didn't get pictures of what I've done:
New power steering pump and hydraulic fluid
New throttle cable (the old one was sticking at 3000RPM!)
Trunk struts
Rear locker actuator, the previous one was toast...
Hi All
Not an install review. Just a review of LC Heaven seat bottom replacement cushions, Carhart seat covers, and LSeat leather replacement covers.
My 80 needed front seat bottoms and leathers, and I wanted to put covers on the leathers for...
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