Recent content by mith

My guess is he bought the truck in the hope of restoring it, found something that was beyond his means to fix, and decided to sell it off to whoever would take it.

Sorry for the thread hi-jack. :) To get back on topic, no, I don't know who owns that cruiser, but it looks like he sold it for $5k. I'd worry about not getting a look at the frame in the posted pics, though, especially when the description mentions it's a "restoration work in progress".

Charging system looks to be running fine. I replaced the battery last weekend and it's driven fine since then with no problems at all. I figured the battery was toast when I took it out, charged it on the work table, and it was half drained when I checked on it the next morning. It's not the...

Pretty good. I've been spending most of my spare time fixing up that 4runner, so haven't had much time to keep up with message boards. The new battery ended up going bad, but since it was new I thought at first it might be the starter (tapping the starter with a hammer got it to start up ok a...

I was not aware there was anyone making polyurethane gas tanks...

The in-laws have postponed the visit they were planning to make this weekend and pushed it back to the weekend of the 25th. Doesn't look like I'll be making it.

As a matter of fact, yes. :D What would be the downside of running lower gears? For example, Your chart has 4.88 as the gears closest to stock setting for 33 inch tires. If someone were to run 5.29 on their 33s, what sort of problems might they expect. I mean, aside from the speedometer reading...

Since it's somewhat related, what sort of gear ratios would folks here recommend for the various tire sizes ranging from 31 to say 36 or 37? I've currently got 31s, can easily fit 33s, and will probably have room in the future for at least 35s. So if the plan is to eventually run 35s, I might...

I'll have to check the schedule, but until further notice I can probably make it on the 25th. I'll probably need directions.

Thanks for the reply. Lots of excellent information.

I don't know how many around here are actually in the Dayton area, I know there's a couple from Cincinnati, and a few in Columbus, but figured I'd ask just in case. I called around to 4 or 5 different junkyards around Xenia on Saturday, looking for parts for various vehicles. I only managed to...

Not to rob your suspension modifications of their "customness", but would you mind sharing some specs for the control arms? I've already got the spacers and the torsion bars, and the control arms look to be a custom job. Did you design them and send them off to be machined, or did you fab them...

You might be right about it being regional; around here we just call them pickups.

He's got a few videos on the site that show what happens when you beat the hell out of it with a claw hammer, a 2-lb hammer, a sledge hammer, and trail carnage. Also, there's some pictures in the link BJ posted above where someone rolled their truck and it looks like all it needs is new paint...

Slave cylinder?