While the satin black paint will be here tomorrow, I still needed to get something on the bare metal to protect it from rust. Seeing that I needed to apply primer anyway, I went ahead and broke it down and sprayed three cans of self etching...
Received a package from the UAE this week. Got a full set of suspension bushings for the ole girl. Still too dang hot to be in the garage for a bit, but hopefully we will get a break next month.
Everything is disconnected from the motor except exhaust, and AC. IM BEAT today.
Going to shoot for the rest tomorrow.
AC
Exhaust
Shifter assembly
Drive lines.
Not following a TSM for this one, seems similar to a 1fz-fe pull tbh.
If anybody wondered what a stripped 1fz cylinder head weighs! Heading to the scrap yard due to a nice crack. Too bad it wasn’t caught until after it was machined!
Next I got brand new OEM Toyota valve springs and retainers. Got them installed and fitted to the cylinder head. Went pretty well and the spring compression tool made it a breeze.
Video of the installation of the valves, springs, and retainers...
We'll see all what I run into, im sure there'll be 100 little things I haven't thought of.
Looking at my gallery I started tearing down the lx450 June 15th, my original goal was to have it done in a year. Things have escalated quickly.
Had a few sheets of kilmat laying around, ordered a lot more, going to cover inside the doors and behind the plastics in the rear.
Hdj80 radiator, should be here today, friday the shroud should be here with radiator hoses.
Oilpan, and dipstick...
Wasn't this weekend, today technically. I have slowly been replacing the wiring in my dual battery setup to 1 gauge wires and now I am working on the grounds. I made three today, the firewall and the two on the drivers side that attaches to the...