Recent content by lswanie

I don't know if there is a better place to post this question. If there is please feel free to suggest a different sub forum. I am moving from Oakland, CA to Phoenix, AZ, on Friday and...my A/C compressor is squealing and catching and flat out not blowing cold. I found multiple threads on here...

Yea...it was a tough call. Oh well, they aren't permanent...although they do appear to last quite a bit longer than the 255/45/17's I stretch on my 17x10 inch Kinesis on the 951! Lucky to get 10k on those things haha

Nice, unfortunately I am tied up next couple weekends, and my buddy I want to ride with is backpacking the Muir trail for three weeks or something crazy like hat. Would that be a good trail for a stock ride height 80? There are a plethora of threads already about the capabilities of stock 80s...

Weird, I was just about to hop on here and post some pics. Just got back from its first road trip down to Mammoth Lakes and Yosemite. Basically had A+ take a look and do some make up maintenance work and throw on new rubber (Yoko Geolander AT-S). All said and done it was about 3k worth of parts...

Bam, took it to a top notch place in West Oakland after a fair amount of research and about a half dozen phone calls, and holy moly these guys knew what was up. The guy who runs the place drives and lx470 and is from West Africa somewhere, can't remember the exact spot. Anyway, him and this...

I was eyeballing those BFGs from looking at some other threads. I do not plan on doing a lift anytime soon (I think...Idk yet...figure I need to walk before I run here), and most of the driving will be pretty casual, but a lot will (hopefully) be in some pretty heavy winter weather, and light...

Hey man, just left Rob a vm referencing you, and heard back almost immediately. Gonna have them take a look at it next week. Rob was really nice and straight forward, sounds like they will be pretty consultative which is what I need. Thanks for the recommendation. Also, just got a detail shop...

Wow...THAT IS AN AWESOME IDEA. I am going to get a couple bottles of vodka after work, one for me, one for the car. Thanks man, I can buy some time this way at least.

Well, I think I am going to use some of the money I saved and just re-do the entire interior of the car. It is beyond trashed, not something a detail shop is going to be able to handle. The upside is I get to design my own interior to some extent. I have never even thought of doing something...

Alright, fuses replaced and everything works on that end. Would using my Triple A membership for a diagnostic check be worth it? I am about to take it over the bay bridge for the first time, first road trip, 30 minutes see how she does. I think for the smell, I am just going to live with...

Thanks for posting. I am buying a new set of fuses tomorrow. When I noticed that, I felt like I should stop screwing around with it

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Just got back from the DMV and started really digging around in the car. It is GROSSSSSS, oh my god it is nasty. It is like being in an ash tray, and when you get out, you basically smell like a cig but. I also took a look at the fuses inside the car...they do not all match up with the noted...

Haha, dude set it there as a block...not sure that would do the job

So heading to the DMV later to register it in my name and pay off the parking tickets. All in this was about 3400 bucks. What do you guys think at first glance? Ill take some more later and post the motor and anything else folks want to see. The inside is just disgusting haha I need to replace...