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There is no such thing as lifetime fluid. More automatic transmissions have failed due to bad fluid than any other root cause.

This girl has 112K miles and runs like the preverbal sewing machine. She has been sitting in a hot garage on the west side of the house for four months. The temperature during the day is 120 degrees plus. This will be the fourth year I've had to...

More recently came on this forum and have met quite a few people in the community locally in NC already. A long time friend of mine has had a 1987 all original 60 sitting in his driveway for the ages not running. Its beyond sun baked and I've...

Anytime you connect a battery terminal wire to a modern truck, you will typically see a small spark from the battery to the cable, just at the moment they touch. I'm just suggesting you watch and be sure that when you hook up the battery, this...

I'd look over the entire truck very carefully for rodent damage, especially the air filter and wiring around the engine. Also, when you connect a good battery (with the ignition off and the doors closed), be ready for a small spark, and if you...

Did a little mod to preserve that razor thin tailgate edge when transporting long things. Found some super-durable reinforced rubber edging. The upper tailgate weatherstrip seals against this when it’s all closed up. I bought more than I...

Sucked out the brake and clutch reservoirs, filled with new fluid, and gravity bled at the wheels, to get new brake fluid into the system.

After 2 months of the kit sitting in my garage, waiting on some other parts to arrive, I will be installing this next week. I will post some in depth photos, measurements, etc.

Observation: Your aftermarket fan is a lot smaller than the shroud, which doesn't help with air flow.

Sleeve installed Had to use double timing gear to get it on Seal was a little tight getting on but no issues Will finish tomorrow hopefully getting everything back together

My OEM lasted 310K or so.

Got the soft top frame finished up this afternoon and draped the canvas over top. I love the color combo. Really excited to get this wrapped up. I think it looks perfect!

Meh. Kind of what I had been thinking really. But, I unloaded it for 4k as is. Kept the hood and bumper and sliders. I will sell the sliders and bumper kit locally and get another 1k or so back. Hood I will sell dirt cheap to get the big box out...

@0DG Any kind of liner on the roof is susceptible to lifting in the rain gutters, and rust will start. If you park the truck indoors, it might be ok, but every truck I see with bedliner on the roof (of any kind) invariably has issues at the...

Happy to report the seat covers arrived and I installed them today. Very happy with the end result. I have not attempted upholstery work before but the process was pretty simple and took me about 4 hours to complete both seats. I was even able...

To me, that sounds like a 4500 truck, so ask 5500 or more. Aftermarket mods (unless really well done) don't add much to the price. It sounds old and a little tired. Perhaps a great 'wheeler for someone, but many will want to spend a few...

The seller was last seen June 28 - I think you can all save your breath on this one....

Maybe something for a suburban would fit. You'd have to check dimensions vs ones on amazon or something

Some one asked me for an ambulance door cover.. So I made one..its printed and cheaper then most used ones (won't rust). https://solvefunction.com/shop/ols/products/ambulance-door-panel Now thats its added out, I can have these made of...

Big vacuum leak somewhere?

I finally had all seats ready to reinstall into the empty 40. I can't tell you how happy I am with the upgrade- not only the looks but they're so damn comfortable. It took me 3 years to get to it, wish I had done it sooner. I think it took me...

I’m a fan of the OE rims. The 16” ones on the early 100s in particular are functional and so cheap they’re practically disposable, but they don’t need to look that way. I scored some on FBM for next to nothing, but they were covered in...

This is the first time I have ever used Rusty (or any FJ40) to pull something. I know this was a pretty light load, but man... he did great. I couldn't even tell there was anything back there. It was super satisfying for me to be using this 40...

I discovered this by accident. A lower passenger-side (Right side in the US) works as an upper driver's (Left side) door hinge. You turn it upside down and bolt it on. Typically, the passenger's side lower hinge has very little wear, compared to...