Recent content by neal0124

So I sold off my 80 series a while ago and was able to pick up a 2003 v8 4runner with 155,000 miles on it for $3000. I've been doing a lot of maintenance on it so far. Pulled the entire interior out and cleaned the carpet, seats.....everything, it was a total mess. Put new cv's in it and just...

Truck has been sold.

I'd like to sell my 95 cruiser. It currently has 138,000 miles. Mod's and maintenance. New radiator and modified blue hub fan clutch. PHH and heater hoses replaced w/silicone hose. New alternator. New AC compressor and expansion valve. Blows ice cold air. New valve cover gasket and spark plug...

For the manifolds you want to stick to factory cast parts, because they look stock. You want to stay away from any kind of tube manifolds/headers. Those would be an instant fail on the visual, unless they have a CARB#. It would be best to retain the factory cat, re-routing the pipes to relocate...

It would have to be from the catalytic converters back. You would need to use the factory exhaust manifolds unless you found a set that have a CARB certification. The main problem is the visual inspection. The smog guys do a visual inspection to ensure there are no aftermarket parts or...

How did you not notice a car parked behind the truck as you walked out to it?

In Kommiefornia the emission standard will be for the year of the engine, not the chassis. The engine must be newer than the chassis. In my 95 cruiser I can put in any engine model year 95 and up and it must retain all factory emissions components to remain legal. You cannot install an engine...

Can you post pics of how the joints fit in the frame side mounts? Mine wouldn't fit, the lock nut would make contact with the mount and I couldn't tighten them.

I wouldn't/didn't. I only removed one at a time and when I did my adjustments I only adjusted by one rotation at a time.

I put the Jonny joints on the axle side and when adjusting the pinion angle I put the floor jack under the nose of the 3rd member. You don't need to jack it up a lot to change the angle. I did the install with the wheels on the ground. The biggest pain in the butt was getting the bolts threaded...

http://www.mastercraftsafety.com/performance-seats/recreational-seats/mastercraft-baja-rs.html I don't know of anyone with one of these in their truck yet but I plan on putting a set of these in mine eventually.

Is it a transmission cooling line? It's hard to get an idea of where that is. What color is the fluid? Follow the line to its source.

You can check on your own with the truck parked on the street. Get a basic angle finder from harbor freight for $5 and pull your drive shafts. Then hold the gauge flush on each flange.