Went to Cruisers On The Rockies last week and ran into some issues at altitude. I could not fill my gas tank without it clicking off constantly, my fuel tank was building up pressure, and fuel was spilling out. Also lost a coil pack on the way...
Wrapped all armrests and center console lid to match my seats and steering wheel in faux leather. Also replaced all rear interior panel fasteners with new ones and added rubber o-rings to reduce vibration noise.
Finished up the front driveshaft U joint replacement. I've never done U joints before, it's more of a hassle than I thought it would be until the Tiger tool showed up. As far as I'm aware they are factory from 31 years ago and 340k miles. Getting...
Noticed an occasional drip on the driveway. Thought it was transmission fluid, so purchased a bunch of hose and clamps etc and prepared to replace all the soft lines. Dropped the front skid plate and did some more observation and found it was one...
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I have an awesome wife and daughter that love the 80 as much as I do.
Before we were married, wife and I would roam the Sierra Nevada, climbing and skiing the backcountry with our dogs, sleeping in the back. Too many memories in the 80...
Six years owning my 100. Am I the only one that just found out there are cup holders in the back seat? Was just chilling in the backseat wondering what was behind the “caps” thinking how outrageous it is there are no cup holders and this thing...
Hand Over Weekend/Week,
Despite a couple of issues like what I hope are valve seals, my dad's 1994 finally made it to my daughter in Denver. So, Denver has a new 80 Series in its community and my daughter and her finance have a weekend...
On my Gen 2 Tacoma that I got used (and was missing the bottle jack and tool kit) I used an engine starting rod (hand crank) from a FJ55 (slightly modified) to lower the spare tire from underneath the pickup bed. This was a long one-piece rod.
Buying my first Land Cruiser early 2020 from a friend who was the 2nd owner was my first foray into Toyota world. Since that time our family has gone full Toyota, with two 2021 Land Cruisers we purchased new, an 8 year old Lexus RX for our...
I was quickly reminded of why you should always look over the work you just did when a new problem arises
Daughter who dailies the hdj81 says dad, I'm getting a vibration above 65 on the highway, its new.
I start going through scenarios...