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3B Diesel w/ aftermarket turbo & power steering
H55 5spd Transmission
38mm splitcase
It came out of a running and driving 24v BJ75. It could push the truck on the highway at 60-65. The truck had just under 300k miles on it, but the turbo isn't stock, so I don't know...
All 40's have less than 100k miles. No 40 odometer has ever rolled over and you can verify the actual mileage of the truck by simply stating what it says on the dash. Even if the odometer hasn't worked for years, it's still the original mileage.
I'm not trying to spoil any deals that you may have going on used parts, but these appear to still be available from Toyota:
43501-60010 $99.95 list
or from Centric:
12344019 $33.79 from Rockauto(I'm sure others will have it to.)
So...you could grab some OEM ones and be done with it, or get...
...more crossmember pics:
It was a lot of cutting to get to solid metal.
This is just an FYI for ANYONE looking to buy a 100 in a place where they are exposed to salt.
This one looked reasonably clean from the outside. I think it was 130k-ish.
Passenger side front sway bar mount was broken off:
crossmember behind the axle, driver side:
I have this mental picture of Felix being stranded on the mean streets of Arlington, checking out his rear diff, when suddenly a tough looking group of Land Rover guys come walking up(clad completely in LL Bean, Orvis, Arcteryx etc) and mutter, "Sorry ole chap, but this section of fine real...
I recently got a question about separating the 3FE air cleaner lid, in order to fabricate the LS-friendly intake. All we did was grind down this lip on the inside of the air cleaner lid, to separate the seam:
The end result:
I have found the Toyota mechanical bottle jacks from any year/model to be super handy over the years. They are a great go-to for roadside and trailside repairs. Extra ones from parts rigs have found their way into my trailer/towing tool bag and most of my vehicles. There's not really anything...
We just had a 3.4L come into the shop with about a 1/4" if play in the crank. With the belts off, you could grab the crank pulley and shove the whole crank in and out. The crazy thing was, it didn't make a sound(yet). Since you replaced the harmonic balancer, I would guess that you would have...