Recent content by Presidio

Ive got a 96 with 212,000 miles on it and as far as I can tell besides brake pads nothing has been done with the brakes according to the service records I have. Today as I was leaving a parking lot my brake pedal went to the floor and I lost my brakes. I got out popped the hood and didnt see...

Ruben C at Capistrano Toyota in San Juan Capistrano CA is a member and has a discount code for us. He’s about 7 miles from me. I picked up a boat load of parts from them yesterday. My son is rebuilding the front end of his 91 PU.

So does that mean that if 80’s guys are buying up transmissions without a core to trade in it’s going to cause issues with the supply chain?

I blew my head gasket 12k miles ago (@211,000 miles now). Had the engine rebuilt. And it’s been running strong since then. Doubt they used ARP studs but they told me they were using OEM parts for everything.

Yeah I drive the Grapevine along with Sherwin and Conway on 395 so I know what a slug the vehicle can be loaded up with camp and fishing gear. I’m not looking to set any speed records just make the experience a little more enjoyable. Ive been quoted $2k to install the SC and the fan clutch. Is...

And if you did do it were you happy or not with the outcome? Besides the orange fan clutch did you do any other mods? If not what would you do differently? I’m in California so the turbo option isn’t CARB certified so while some of you might think thats the better option I dont really want to...

So I found out today from the body shop and AAA that they were able to get OEM parts from a Lexus dealership for competitive prices to the non-OEM parts and they will be using them for the repairs

AAA is what I have. The other guy has Farmers.

Got my 460 back from Montana Monday and into the body shop on Tuesday. Got the estimate back today for $12,500. I did see that the rear frame crossmember and hitch are going to be replaced, besides all the other bumpers, rear door and other assorted parts. It appears that it is standard to...

I hadn’t really thought of that until my other son brought that up the other day. I have an 80 that I’ve slowly been upgrading over the past few years so I’m not sure if I need another rig for that kind of thing. I see we are both from San Clemente, who knows maybe you’ll see this thing...

I’m expecting it to easily go over $10k. About three and half years ago it was parked on the curb and our next door neighbor pulled out of the driveway and was distracted by her kids and hit the left rear corner at slow speed and that repair was $4k in SoCal. The accord driver got out of his...

I don’t know yet. The hitch is tweaked. And the back door is bent so that it is open to the elements. I won’t be able to get it to the shop till the end of next week. The officer on scene estimated the accord was doing 30-35 mph. There are no skid marks on the pavement from the accord

My GX was rear ended by an accord and I was then pushed into the vehicle in front of me. This all happened while sitting at a red light. My vehicle is drivable but the ABS seemed to lock up easily when I had I applied the brakes in another situation. My airbag and seatbelt lights are on even...

For the core charge does it have to be a LC specific trans or can a A750F from a Tacoma be used as the core?

Why isn’t this modification carb compliant? And when I took my 80 in to get smogged the guy didnt look at the transmission from what I remember.