What have you been doing with your Toyota? (4 Viewers)
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That was literally my first though Matt.
You’re official now! Happy BirthdayJust represent’in. Wife picked these up for me for my birthday. Thanks to the Board Member that took time out to deliver!
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Got a house in the spring from 1916. Foundation is good. But center of the house was sagging a bit. Understandably since it’s so old. So it’s always good to have a dozen or more land cruiser jacks around. Leveled both sides of the house.
Working on a new front fence. No Toyota parts yet. But as my other places there will be cruiser parts put to work when it’s done.
Working on a new front fence. No Toyota parts yet. But as my other places there will be cruiser parts put to work when it’s done.
Nice, got three great rigs captured in that pic!
So, on the Taco, just finished install of new coils and one rebuilt shock...I played the risky game of mix and match aftermarket components and lost. The pig tail end on the OME 885 coil didn't sit right on Falcon Shock. For some reason it was worse on the driver side, and the moment it created forced the coil to rub on the shock body. Falcon was pretty painless to work with (I just had to pay for it). Technically, they only approve fit with stock coils, but that is not any fun. I went with Eibach based on someone else's input with the same setup otherwise. So I will still pay close attention to what happens from here.
I finally finished the clutch swap I started last winter in the pickup. I've had the new clutch master cylinder under my bench, but I just ran out of gas last winter. So this morning l finally finished the job. It's nice to have a pedal that I don't have to lift up with my toe anymore.
Not Yota, but I bought this camper, stuck it in the garage, and started gutting it to make it livable. Water damage is a lot worse than initially thought.
PS - Anyone know how to wire a solar panel? I want to either put one on now budget permitting or set everything up for the future but I don’t know squat about it.
PS - Anyone know how to wire a solar panel? I want to either put one on now budget permitting or set everything up for the future but I don’t know squat about it.
Yikes. That's a lot of rot.
I've done two solar systems on two trailers. Send me a PM. Happy to share what I know.
I've done two solar systems on two trailers. Send me a PM. Happy to share what I know.
Your inbox is full.
PM = P of M
I've had a stash of PM parts for my 80 hanging around my shop for a while and finally took the plunge this weekend. I replaced all the rad hoses, the PHH, thermostat, and all three belts, and all of the sway bar bushings. I learned a lot about my truck and especially that the PHH is wrongly named. Pesky is when you you have flies buzzing around your head, but P ought to stand for PITA. The PHH had a slight bulge in it and was not nearly as thick as its replacement. Hopefully that is a job I will never have to perform on this truck again.
Also, it was reassuring to have visible evidence of the interior of my cooing system and I was happy with what I saw. With the work behind me, I now have scarred arms and peace of mind not having to think about 26 year old parts that may possibly fail. All in all I think I invested about seven hours and ~$150 into the work but the payoff is priceless.
I've had a stash of PM parts for my 80 hanging around my shop for a while and finally took the plunge this weekend. I replaced all the rad hoses, the PHH, thermostat, and all three belts, and all of the sway bar bushings. I learned a lot about my truck and especially that the PHH is wrongly named. Pesky is when you you have flies buzzing around your head, but P ought to stand for PITA. The PHH had a slight bulge in it and was not nearly as thick as its replacement. Hopefully that is a job I will never have to perform on this truck again.
Also, it was reassuring to have visible evidence of the interior of my cooing system and I was happy with what I saw. With the work behind me, I now have scarred arms and peace of mind not having to think about 26 year old parts that may possibly fail. All in all I think I invested about seven hours and ~$150 into the work but the payoff is priceless.
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I highly recommend Renogy flexible solar panel 175W for the roof. Works great.
I use it with a 100 amp hour AGM battery.
Amazon product ASIN B082FCZ4MD
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Had the tires off the pickup to rotate them the other day and noticed that one of the calipers had seized up and would be wearing through the pad in short order. I also noticed a little wandering and found that my outer tie rod ends were pretty much shot. I ordered some parts from Rock Auto and got started last night with the brakes. Should have ordered 2 calipers because I found another seized piston. Found one in stock locally but at nearly twice what I'd paid at Rock Auto. Then I broke both of the hard brake lines between the rubber line and the caliper. So I got some practice making new lines. The reservoir leaked out onto my garage floor between parts runs, so I had to get some additional fluid and bleed everything real well. Including 3 trips to the parts store and a broken punch, it ended up being a 4 hour brake job.
This afternoon I replaced the old outer tie rod ends. I'd expected them to fight me, but it went really easy. Start to finish, with a rough tape measure alignment, was maybe an hour and a half.
Then I spent 3 hours trying to get the parking brake, which has been broken the entire time I've owned the truck, functional again. I did not win this fight. Apparently the truck just doesn't want to have a functional parking brake.
This afternoon I replaced the old outer tie rod ends. I'd expected them to fight me, but it went really easy. Start to finish, with a rough tape measure alignment, was maybe an hour and a half.
Then I spent 3 hours trying to get the parking brake, which has been broken the entire time I've owned the truck, functional again. I did not win this fight. Apparently the truck just doesn't want to have a functional parking brake.
I did an oil change on Monday and am looking into snow tires after driving the KO2s on ice! 4WD drifts are fun, but not in town. Oh, and the real reason we have kids.... To build future enthusiasts of course....
UPDATE: Installed new ARB Bull Bar Bumper with US Made Warn Winch and ARB fog lights. I highly recommend the ARB fogs and think they were well worth the money! Also, installed older gen ARB roof rack with modified rail system. It's the full size rack that spans the entire top portion of the rig. Don't know if all of that will ever get used, but its there if needed and looks pretty cool IMHO. Have thought about sleeping up there, which could be cool. The rack has an awning and a supplemental water system, which have not been utilized yet. A rear SLEE bumper with swing-outs was installed.
After spending $50 on fuses and literally tearing every electrical component apart, finally figured out that my electrical whoas were originating from the "new" brake pedal switch. The lesson learned is never EVER EVER put in any electrical components that are not Denso. Also, you have to massage those old rusty bolts out of the frame...massage them. Working on replacing the ignition coils that are non-Denso as well. Next projects include install of front side bars, off road lighting, and dual battery system. Eventually, we will get to the snorkel.
Got to put the winch to use for the first time on Blue Lake late summer and it performed perfectly. The sliders were also tested on that trip.
Pics or it never happened. 
