I took apart the top end so I could plug the oiling hole on the suction side. When it was off I did tap the ports to 3/8”NPT. Tapped the side hole to 1/4” npt. No oil coming out of the vent. Really just there as an easy way to add oil when needed.
After plugging the oiling port and going to...
I know there have been a number of vehicle theft and security threads in the past and maybe I missed this question being asked or answered.
How effective is the OEM alarm at preventing theft? Has someone on here with a working OEM alarm that was set had their vehicle stolen? Is it truly easy...
Nice looking rig! Hopefully the previous owner documented some of the maintenance on it to give you a good starting point on maintenance. Get a Toyota service manual, replace the tires, and wait until something needs to be fixed.
Electrical Plugs
McMaster-Carr - https://www.mcmaster.com/electrical-plugs/mil-spec-screw-together-connectors-7
Would something like this work? They have caps to cover the plug when the rack is off.
Sorry missed the whole no hole in the roof part lol
I thought that sense line was deleted when removing the LSPV even when keeping the ABS. Original post went through the ABS to the portioning valve and then to the rear. You have a diagram on how you ran yours?
My speakers were blown on my LX and Best Buy had some Kenwoods on sale for 20 bucks so I tried them out. When mounted to the door panel(not my favorite, but somewhat essential for our trucks) there is plenty of room. I think the mounting depth was 1.75”
Originally I re-geared to 5.29s with 315s which was great for the trails but gave me pretty high rpm’s around 3k at 70mph. Re-geared the t-case with 3.11 low range gears and an overdrive on the high range. 80mph at 2900/3k and low range is awesome, saves the brakes on trails and crawls great...
Check out the lutzauto clock replacement. You can add oil and trans temp to it. As for the sensor mounting. You can do something like the pic.
I went with autometer gauges but after seeing the Lutz auto clock replacement I'll be doing that on my LX