I bought this truck off eBay in Feb 09 and it had been stored in a heated garage and driven only about 50 miles every month for 12 years. It originally came from Chicago and I brought it to the NW and have kept it in my garage for most of the time since. There is no rust on it anywhere and was...
Time wise it appears a little low. Cost wise, it's about $89 an hour. There's a lot not being said, like whether you're getting anything "extra". New engine gets "free" oil? Gaskets, antifreeze, tuning after start up? Too open ended for my tastes. Very easy to add on another $500-1000 for...
If you are looking for a rear bump, see Jason at Cruisin Off Road out in Chiliwac. I gave him mine after he installed my new rear bumper. Might give you a deal. You're doing a great job on the restoration.
"Not sure what size tires were on the troopy or the 100. Both vehicles were set up by the company that makes the Arctic Cruisers."
MEDEVAC based on the Toyota LC 78
Engine: 4.164cc, 6 cylinders in line, OHC
Turbo charger: Option
Filtration: Extra heavy duty fuel and air filtration...
Not sure how much your new bumper will weigh, although it appears to be similar to ARB, but I have the 861/862 spring setup with the 1" spring packers as well and the ride is almost level, maybe 3/4" high in back. No stink bug look.
It has been my experience that factory owner manuals are written by their legal departments and always error on the side of caution so as to avoid lawsuits of one type or another. Flat towing an LC seems very doable if caution is excercised.
96LC w/lockers $7,995
1996 Toyota Land Cruiser 4WD
1997 Land Cruiser - $7000 (Bellevue, Renton, Seattle, Kirkland) No lockers it looks like.
1997 Land Cruiser
I run 285's with these springs and have a Slee 1" rubber spacer as well. From what I can tell, I have plenty of room to run 315's if I chose to. I never saw 1.75" of lift with just the springs, maybe 1.25" in front and 1.5" in back. I added the spacers after installing the ARB/winch, rear...
X2 "And yes, the combination "wire cutter, stripper & crimper" is the implement of destruction when used by inexperienced people".
I personally use separate tools for cutting, stripping and crimping, all made by Klein Tools, best I've found.
I have used marine heat strink terminals for...
The high elevation is a killer on horsepower, supercharged or not. Just less oxygen for the engine to use. Superchargers help but can't replace what doesn't exist. Take your truck to sea level and you'll find a great increase in power.
The 366 engine (big block design) is a dump truck or school bus engine. Same stroke as a 427 but very small bore. Truck blocks had a deck height of 10.2 compared to the standard height of 9.8. That means the heads will be situated wider and taller in the car. The headers or exhaust might hit the...
It's been some years since I had a CB in a truck of mine. With some upcoming trips planned I've decide it would be nice to have some form of communication to others on the road, especially truckers. In my research I find there arre 10 meter radios modified to use CB frequencies. What are my...