100 series modification for Looks

[Dwon]

Found The Leak!!!

I found the leak, and I bet this is what's causing others leaks too.

The top center tail light is leaking in water which is collecting in the top door frame and eventually flowing out one of the holes the plastic molding snaps through. Then the water travels down inside the plastic and dumps out at the corners of the top door onto the carpet at the corners. That's why the inside of the side plastic moldings by the carpet is dry but the carpet next to it and under it is soaked.

I tried to figure out how to take off the lamp to repair it, but it looks like it's sealed tight like a windshield so I'm not fooking with it. I'll have Toyota seal it when they deliver the new carpet for the rear floor and back hatch (covered by insurance).

If you want to find out more about your water leakage, take off the plastic molding around the top of the back hatch window. It pulls inward at the sides and down (when the hatch is lifted) in the center. Be careful and patient, and look inside there when you're pulling it off so you don't break anything. Then with the door shut have a helper pour a garden hose around the door seal while you're inside. Then have them spray the hose just on the tail light. You'll see little drips of water start forming around the areas where the front and back pieces of metal come together by the window (you'll see what I mean when you're in there. Within about 1 minute water will start dropping from the seam.

I hope this helps some of you with your leaks. It looks like the LC has a real problem with water and the rear hatch.

I've become real intimate with my LC over the past few weeks. I can say that these cars are freakin' built like a tank, but the back hatch is not designed to be opened when wet or water will pour in. The only thing keeping water out of your LC in even a mild rain is the gasket or rubber seal around the opening of the back. There's no ridge to divert water away from that rubber, that's all there is between a dry cab and a stinky moldy cab. And worst of all, all the water from the entire roof is diverted back to the rear of your LC to be diverted by those rubber gaskets around the opening and down the back. Bad engineering if you ask me. They could have put in troughs to divert the water away from the opening and the rubber could be a last resort, not an only resort. So this is the first manufacturers defect I can see from a purely every day driver vehicle stand point. Even if you use your LC to take kids to soccer and go to the store, you should be vary cautious about rain and the back.

So there you go. Problem solved.

 

[1loudLX]

Does anyone have a running tally of how many times shotts has reused the same damn set of pictures?

Depends on the trail my friend. On super tight obtacles or those that favor SWB, then the 100 and 80 are at a disadvantage. Hail to the 40 or a Jeep.
On obtacles and trails that favor LWB then the wagons have the edge.

No doubt the Rubicon is Jeep and 40 friendly. The 80 and 100 suffer. But that and few other trails (overall) are that tight and tough. For all the others the wagons have the edge.....especially safety-wise.

I'd luv to see a FJ40 climb this without rolling and/or damage. It can do it....but with how much safety and stability? I've seen numerous SWB and LWB rollovers here. If you try this in a 40 it better be one of those coilover conversion ones with super flex or you're on your side.

Stock, the 100 had a couple of things going for and against it:

For:

Fit 35" underneath with decent clearance.
ATRAC
Excellent articulation
Good ground clearance
Heavy duty frame and build
31" tires

Against:

Front bumper too low
Soft suspension....care was needed on rocks and ledges
Triple locker not an option (and I have always said I'd take ATRAC over a rear-locker-only and day)

I think that he has this on his clipboard waiting to ctrl+v it into any post he can, lol

Yawwwwwwwwwwnnnnnnn... there are more pix of Shotts' rig than the "buildup."

yup

I think the paint job is friggin' awesome.

You should do the same so we know when you finally take new pictures of the rig

I bet you don't even own a car. You're not really old enough to drive yet are you?That pic under your name IS you isn't it?

If you want this post to end, stop reading it.

Uncalled for....but theres a post below that i qouted that fits this qoute really well

I don't want to hear anything except advice on installing, or modifying the parts I'm working on. Other than that you're doing it for your own benefit.

If you're tired of this post, quit reading it.

if you dont want people replying to your posts, then maybe you should just put all the info on your website so nobody has a place to leave their comment. Take the compents for what they are worth, if they are worth nothing to you then be silent, no need to attack.

Are you still here? Isn't it past your bedtime?

Again, ckkone hit it on the money..............no need for posts like this, its childish.

Do what you want to YOUR rig....

I don't mean to hurt anyone's feelings, just expressing my opinion on this message board. Ive put off reading through this thread since i first saw it when it started. Now that i see where your truck has gone, I do like your build-up, its like many other quality buildups however your reactions to comments left is undesired, at least in the Tech section.

Sweet truck, sans graphics. If you get bored and want to change your graphics, i suggest you do a full body wrap, make the background color dark grey or black, and you can still keep the yellow. That way, the whole truck is protected from scratches on your "safaris" in Oregon If you dont like my opinions, oh well...ask for this thread to be locked then.

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

Does anyone have a running tally of how many times shotts has reused the same damn set of pictures?








I think that he has this on his clipboard waiting to ctrl+v it into any post he can, lol





yup





You should do the same so we know when you finally take new pictures of the rig





Uncalled for....but theres a post below that i qouted that fits this qoute really well





if you dont want people replying to your posts, then maybe you should just put all the info on your website so nobody has a place to leave their comment. Take the compents for what they are worth, if they are worth nothing to you then be silent, no need to attack.





Again, ckkone hit it on the money..............no need for posts like this, its childish.











I don't mean to hurt anyone's feelings, just expressing my opinion on this message board. Ive put off reading through this thread since i first saw it when it started. Now that i see where your truck has gone, I do like your build-up, its like many other quality buildups however your reactions to comments left is undesired, at least in the Tech section.

Sweet truck, sans graphics. If you get bored and want to change your graphics, i suggest you do a full body wrap, make the background color dark grey or black, and you can still keep the yellow. That way, the whole truck is protected from scratches on your "safaris" in Oregon If you dont like my opinions, oh well...ask for this thread to be locked then.

I suggest you unsubscribe to this thread.

 

[siglo]

Does anyone have a running tally of how many times shotts has reused the same damn set of pictures?

I lost count after 10 :shotts:

Reading one post of his is enough, he always ends up saying something about the L shocks and his 100 is better than his 80 etc etc. so just read any one of his posts and skip the rest

 

[1loudLX]

I suggest you unsubscribe to this thread.

Now that ive seen how he built it up, I will. I originally subscribed to see where he went with it....not to look at your truck, again.

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

so just read any one of his posts and skip the rest

GREAT ADVICE! You should take it.

 

[ats4x4dotcom]

GREAT ADVICE! You should take it.

personally,

I think we are better of removing the source, rather than the symptoms...............

Maybe we could start a "SHOTTS POLL"

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

personally,

I think we are better of removing the source, rather than the symptoms...............

Maybe we could start a "SHOTTS POLL"

0 should he be allowed to post images?

0 should he be allowed to post in tech sections?

0 should we have "remove shotts posts from your thread view" option on mud?

Another superb idea!

 

[ats4x4dotcom]

Another superb idea!

OK, thanks for your consent, here it is

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=181818

 

[Dwon]

Girls! Girls! Why not just start your own post called "My panties are all in a bunch" and by the way, I thought this post was dead. It's funny what goes on in dead threads. Kinda like the basement of an abandoned building, where all the high school kids get together to smoke pot and drink beer. Ah, the good old days...

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

Girls! Girls! Why not just start your own post called "My panties are all in a bunch" and by the way, I thought this post was dead. It's funny what goes on in dead threads. Kinda like the basement of an abandoned building, where all the high school kids get together to smoke pot and drink beer. Ah, the good old days...

No biggie DWON. They can pick on my if they want. It's all forum fun.

 

[Dwon]

So, I fixed the leak by taking out the light (which breaks it by the way) and used 3M Super Weather sealant to seal the krap out of it. Now no leak.

It turns out that the top center tail light is meant to be completely replaced if the light burns out. To take it off, there's a couple little plastic clips that you can't reach that break off. Replacement light is $250 from Toyota. There's no way to replace the seal without replacing the entire light due to the way it's put together.

The reason it was leaking was just due to age. The seal is a sticky foam seal that over time breaks down and absorbs water etc. It's a horrible design meant to start to leak over time and necessitate a $400 repair just to fix the leak. That is unless you're willing to pull it apart and 3m the krap out of it.

Unscrew it from the inside then use a razor to cut through the seal while someone pushes on it from the inside with something soft (fingers won't fit). Eventually you can start pulling on the light and the two plastic clips will break off and the light will come free. Then clean all the old seal off and put on the 3m and stick it back on to make sure it's completely sealed.

 

[Dwon]

Hey Shotts. I just had one of my students show me his online portfolio on SmugMug. Pretty cool. I hadn't ever heard of it till I read your threads and now my students are using it. Pretty cool.

 

[Dwon]

I'm switching out my logo with the pic my wife took of me on the roof of my LC. Less colorful and tells more of a story of what I do. The old pic was of several photographers at SF Bay. Pretty pic, but a little too over the top color wise for my LC. I like this new logo on the rig. I'll send pics soon.

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

Hey Shotts. I just had one of my students show me his online portfolio on SmugMug. Pretty cool. I hadn't ever heard of it till I read your threads and now my students are using it. Pretty cool.

Yes, I've enjoyed SmugMug. I print T-shirts from my uploads too. I post the pic then order the shirt. EZ to use.

 

[Dwon]

Danmit!!! I just looked under my rig and BOTH sides CV joints are leaking a lot!

I lifted the front 2" and installed a Slee Diff Drop. As you can see there's still quite a bit of bend in the joint still.

I need to know if I should try to install a new CV kit myself. I installed all my other carp myself over the course of a weekend using only the crank jacks that came with my LC and my wife's Durango. Is it possible to do this work without a big jack? I understand the wheels need to come off, no sweat, but do I need to drop stuff down etc, or just work on things from a normal jack height?

I'd like to fix this ASAP.

HELP I NEED ADVICE!!!

 

[dclee]

Girls! Girls! Why not just start your own post called "My panties are all in a bunch" and by the way, I thought this post was dead.

Listen to the newbie whine!

Dude, it's not about people getting their panties in a bunch, it's about making sure "Tech" stays "Tech" and not "Wrong Tech." Stop for a moment and think about why Mr. Shotts has his very own smiley icon (the previously shown "beating a dead horse" icon). There is a very good reason why, and it's a distinction held by no other forum members...

Wait a bit until you've been on here for more than, what, 106 posts so that you can get the context of this back room conversation...

And John, whatever I might post, I actually do appreciate your contributions. But for the love of God, get over yourself!

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

And John, whatever I might post, I actually do appreciate your contributions. But for the love of God, get over yourself!

First I need to correct you: "Get over the 100-series" (not "yourself")

And I will not get over the 100-series until I find a better Land Cruiser.

 

[dclee]

I lost count after 10 :shotts:

Reading one post of his is enough, he always ends up saying something about the L shocks and his 100 is better than his 80 etc etc. so just read any one of his posts and skip the rest

Siglo, you forgot about how his lifted, naturally aspirated 100 on 35s will blow away similarly-equipped 80s with superchargers off the line.

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

Siglo, you forgot about how his lifted, naturally aspirated 100 on 35s will blow away similarly-equipped 80s with superchargers off the line.

Need to correct you again:

It's not how "his" 100 will..........it should read "anybody's" 100 will..........

It's not about me, it's about the 100-series and anybody can buy one.