Recent content by mike1305

On a somewhat related note I am eagerly awaiting to see your upholstery decisions. Going to be taking mine to get redone as well and we have (had?) identical interiors. Mind if I ask where you got your carpet from? I've got that and door cards on the to-do list. I sort of want to keep the blue...

Just installed a new shifter seat and bushing on my 1982 2WD. Now the shifter is obnoxiously tight, as in won't get into gear without a shove and the shifter won't reset to center. Seems like it's all screwed together too tight, as it seems more normal when I back out the four screws holding the...

Why yes I certainly did! Went with a Weber 36/32, new intake and exhaust manifolds so the system was homeless so to speak. Google hasn't been helpful in telling me what a normal warmup time would be. I let it idle for 2-3m then drove it 20m to Lowes yesterday and it got to temp right as I got...

Why thankyouverymuch! Assuming that #3 is completely irrelevant for me since I'm carbureted. #1 is an interesting one... I don't run the AC often here in Colorado, but it seems reasonable that I could just turn it off manually if I see temps creeping up. Crazy that it's $150 lmao. I don't even...

To ease your mind, and hopefully not make you regret all your troubleshooting, most of the vehicles I've owned did this. I always figured that the temp gauge rises as the t-stat is closed, then "peaks" a bit above middle right after it opens but hasn't began flowing in earnest, then dips back...

Probably a dumb question, but for the life of me, I can't seem to figure out what all these different sensors do. https://www.yotashop.com/electrical-charging-starting-and-engine-21/ I presume the second one with the spade connector is for the dash gauge. What are the other two for? I have an...

holy crap this is some next level action. I've waxed poetic about doing some engine swap on my 82, but not a 2JZ. Maybe a 3400 or something. Lmao this is the perfect amount of insanity.

Looks like we both have grandpa trucks now. haha

Zac will likely be getting my money to redo the seats soon anyway. Maybe some other interior trim bits. I have to assume all these parts are unobtanium but here's what I'm working with. Driver door card is disintegrating, passenger b-pillar seems to be made of... something, headliner is good but...

Holy crap! Apparently I forgot how to use the internet. There are updates, finally, after 9 months of winter/laziness. Got a friend to come help me put humpty dumpty back together again, rolled it over to the exhaust shop, took it to my mechanic to ensure I hadn't created a fire hazard (and fix...

Evening updates. Got the first three spark plugs in. Gonna wait til I rip out the rest of the air injection hard lines before going after the 4th because life is hard enough already ;) Also, why the hell is the drain plug directly over a giant piece of the frame? I should have Googled some pro...

Was originally going to do it in phases, installing just the header, then add the new muffler, then the carb.... but said **** it and just started ripping vacuum lines out. Obviously a ways to go. I started getting bored and started messing with the new plugs and wires. For some reason the...

Got the exhaust manifold out on Saturday.

Yeah I have no idea what I'm doing. Gonna try the best I can before calling @Manitou Decline for help :)

Christmas in July