Recent content by redbaron

Where can you find OEM type replacement floor mats for the GX470? Most of what I am seeing available are rubber. I would like to find just the carpeted ones preferably with the logo in the light tan color.

Ended up buying a used fjcruiser case for $250 and fabricating a couple of shift fork extensions to make it a fwd shift So I now have a j shift gx. I took video along the way so I hope to post the whole saga soon. Pretty happy with how it turned out.

I agree, I bought the $100 transmission jack from harbor freight and removed the case last weekend by myself. Made the removal so easy. I also found a post on the pirate 4x4 forum on the ultimate Toyota transfer case were elarson swapped in a full manual shift fjcruiser transfer case from...

I understand the electronics may be challenging but I wanted to make sure they would bolt up mechanically without any issues.

After taking it all apart the front bearing went out destroying the planatary gears in the process. I thought there might be a chance of rebuilding it but way too much is damaged.

Just bought a GX470 a couple months ago for a very good deal but it needs a new transfer case. After a fair amount of research a one to one replacement is going to be about $2K from a junkyard. I can find 4th gen v8 cases for half that but I know I will have to redo the wiring on the shifting...