Recent content by GraniteChief

DONE, as in done with your Chardonnay? Do LC guys actually look down on Jeep guys? I'm not brand loyal and drove a Tacoma for 12 years before it got wrecked. I like Toyotas just as much as I like older Jeeps with the I6. If it bothers people I won't ask anymore questions though.

I don't date women with freckles, any moles, signs of body hair or a need to wear deodorant, have cooties, or are otherwise "icky". I've been holding out for Scarlet Johansson since the first Avengers movie came out and I think I'm getting close to getting her to notice my Twitter account :grinpimp:

Yes. 1 hour each way and I took my dog for a hike while I was out. I'm not a forum person. I don't usually bother taking pictures to show people. Didn't really see the point I guess.

https://www.lceperformance.com/Premium-Master-Rebuild-Kit-p/1010080.htm?gclid=CjwKCAjwhJukBhBPEiwAniIcNUYUgrZZukiQqNjAlkz_J1jXypTVb_bpFCuMOBQ-a7fy7CuMQfzHyxoCYMoQAvD_BwE What's it missing?

I feel like you must live in a very different climate or haven’t spent much time in junkyards. I usually see rust that is localized and the rest of the vehicle is fine. A few small holes in a floorboard while the rest is mostly rust-free is common here. I have a friend with a rust hole in the...

Most of the LX450 I'm looking at looks just as rust free as these photos. I'm not going to drive 2 hours just to take photos to post on here though. If I was asking about a vehicle I already owned then yeah, absolutely I would step into my driveway and snap a few.

I haven't. I'm kinda scared to spend the money tbh. 10k is a lot for me and I don't want to be SOL if I ever need to sell it. I was hoping there would be a resounding "yes, buy it" or "no, here's why". The "why" part is what has me scratching my head. COYS' description of rust tolerance makes...

LOL. Maybe next Labor Day.

So, a few things: 1) The rig is an hour drive away, not in my driveway. I therefore cannot go snap pictures to post up. The listing pics don't show any rust spots. 2) The guy is willing to work with me. He knocked 2k off the price. That's a 17% price drop. 3) It's not a rust bucket with rusty...

The overwhelming consensus here seems to be no. I’m torn. Buying one rust free and building it to the same point would set me back 20-25k. I guess the question is can I actually fix the rust that easily 🤔

I know what you mean. Old cars sometimes rust in weird ways out here. Rust where the salt spray from the tires hits the body is common but it’s not like Michigan where everything rusts. The hole is directly above the exhaust so I’m guessing the heat from the exhaust combined with salt spray is...

I’m in a western state at 5k feet elevation. We get snow November-May. I guess the more coastal parts of the west and the more southern deserts aren’t as likely to have rust. California doesn’t get much rust but wow are they expensive there. Do you still think 10k is too much? It has about that...

Where are you finding 26 year old 4wd’s with no rust? Aside from the hole on the passenger floor I thought it was pretty minimal. I was looking at Tacomas a few weeks ago and 5/5 had rust bad enough to not warrant buying or fixing. I’d love to find an 80 without rust but I figured I could fix...

Update: it’s actually an LX450 It has some rust above the windshield and behind the rear tires. There’s actually some rust-through behind the passenger front tire by the exhaust that needs a patch. A little rust on the tailgate. They salt the roads here so I’m not surprised tbh. The rest is...

How do they usually sh*t the bed though? Throw a rod, magic smoke escapes the trans, lower intestine falls in the bowl, or do they just kinda slowly wear out?