Yep, she turned out really nice! 
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Am a little worried on how far out they stick out. Seems like they are just waiting to be rubbed off by a rock. Definitely pretty tough looking!
Am a little worried on how far out they stick out. Seems like they are just waiting to be rubbed off by a rock. Definitely pretty tough looking!
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I imagine that the hex side is on the outside for torqueing into the hub. Right?
Correct, works nice.
Yeah, so you can put a socket on them and run them down until they bottom out.
Clean the female threads in the hubs out with some brake clean, compressed air, and a thread chaser or bottom tap, then put some lock-tite (red) on the stud threads.
How is that different than just stacking two nuts on the stud?
Out come is the same, just easier and they are hardened studs. You don't have to worry about the stud loosening while trying to undo the two nuts.
If you had the option between the two, why would you want to screw around stacking nuts?
Or here, let me rephrase that -
About six less steps.
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I'm probably not in a hurry. Can I get hardened studs that don't have the hex drive on top? That are about an inch shorter?
I don't mind stacking nuts to get something that fits better.
Cut them off flush with the nuts? Like U-bolts...
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Sadness- I did make some lemonade out of it though.
Been planning since last year to return to SAS. All was loaded and I was on the road with my boy Dave after having gotten all the work stuff done. We left Ventura area round 11am. About Three hours out of Vegas, outside temp was running 110, my AC stopped working. The compressor kept clicking on and off, never engaging. click click click Could figure out what it was while driving. When I got going faster I couldnt hear it, so jsut keep going.
About two hours out of Las Vegas, outside temp 119, the engine started losing torque. Engine wasn't overheating (highest it got was 200) just didnt have any power going up hills. Stuff that should have been doing 70 up was now doing 60 and dropping in 3rd gear. There a 6liter in there for God's sake!
In Baker I opened the hood and my steering pump reservoir had overflowed, hit the fan belt and flung all over the engine compartment.
Not happy. My phone was in the shade but had gone to standby because it had overheated. The dash dials were actually hot to touch. Dave bought me a ice cream and we limped on.
I pulled the plug in Vagas. Fortunately, I have a friend in Vegas and with the proper elixirs I was able to wash away my disappointment. The craps tables with such pretty girls walking by also helped!
Left for home 2 days later. Left early morning, 80*, no problem all the way home. The AC even worked.
Been planning since last year to return to SAS. All was loaded and I was on the road with my boy Dave after having gotten all the work stuff done. We left Ventura area round 11am. About Three hours out of Vegas, outside temp was running 110, my AC stopped working. The compressor kept clicking on and off, never engaging. click click click Could figure out what it was while driving. When I got going faster I couldnt hear it, so jsut keep going.
About two hours out of Las Vegas, outside temp 119, the engine started losing torque. Engine wasn't overheating (highest it got was 200) just didnt have any power going up hills. Stuff that should have been doing 70 up was now doing 60 and dropping in 3rd gear. There a 6liter in there for God's sake!
In Baker I opened the hood and my steering pump reservoir had overflowed, hit the fan belt and flung all over the engine compartment.
Not happy. My phone was in the shade but had gone to standby because it had overheated. The dash dials were actually hot to touch. Dave bought me a ice cream and we limped on.
I pulled the plug in Vagas. Fortunately, I have a friend in Vegas and with the proper elixirs I was able to wash away my disappointment. The craps tables with such pretty girls walking by also helped!
Left for home 2 days later. Left early morning, 80*, no problem all the way home. The AC even worked.
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So...
I come to the Society with the hopes of gleaning some wisdom.
Now I am building a cold air intake. I always just had one of those conical air filters pulling right from the engine bay. I imagine that the computer did not like the air temps and adjusted, maybe the timing and/or fuel delivery.
Thinking air box with a 4" snorkel.
Cardboard is out.
My thought is to cut a hole in the fender and use that as the pathway for fresh air fed from a snorkel.
I would really like to do what Brisveagan did with the ARB snorkel, but I dont think that it is 4". ARB really makes something attractive and it is all plastic which I imagine is good with heat disi[pation. I also saw what FJ55Tlc did. Looks like aluminum and is cool too.
Anyone have some insights, guiding advise, knowledge, or maybe just come and put it in for me while I ply you with beers.
I come to the Society with the hopes of gleaning some wisdom.
Now I am building a cold air intake. I always just had one of those conical air filters pulling right from the engine bay. I imagine that the computer did not like the air temps and adjusted, maybe the timing and/or fuel delivery.
Thinking air box with a 4" snorkel.
Cardboard is out.
My thought is to cut a hole in the fender and use that as the pathway for fresh air fed from a snorkel.
I would really like to do what Brisveagan did with the ARB snorkel, but I dont think that it is 4". ARB really makes something attractive and it is all plastic which I imagine is good with heat disi[pation. I also saw what FJ55Tlc did. Looks like aluminum and is cool too.
Anyone have some insights, guiding advise, knowledge, or maybe just come and put it in for me while I ply you with beers.
Turns out Gemini says we shouldn’t have been driving in the middle of the day when it is crazy hot in old trucks
.The only Toyota I have ever seen with an open cone filter in the engine bay is this one.
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@samc2447 might have a suggestion on this.
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Dave, again, with the cool tools to analyze what is going on. I want to drive my rig wherever and whenever I want, not to plan around the weather. 
Sorry I pussed out. I forgotten that I paid $250 for the camping, as well- pooey!
Sorry I pussed out. I forgotten that I paid $250 for the camping, as well- pooey!
Sorry to hear you got dumped on, good thing to solve though.
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Scrapdaddy
Am I right that you used the top fender space as a path for your airbox? Did you put tubing in there to direct or simply use the space as the tube? Back to studying your thread.
Am I right that you used the top fender space as a path for your airbox? Did you put tubing in there to direct or simply use the space as the tube? Back to studying your thread.
I just used the space, but there are, I think two baffels in there that I hole sawed some big holes in for more air flow. It seems to work good.
This is what Steve is doing with Bonnie. I have no real life reports how it will do yet but it’s not Steve’s first rodeo doing this either.
Hope this provides a little help!
Of course this would tough with location of your batteries. Steve did away with cone filter also.
Hope this provides a little help!
Of course this would tough with location of your batteries. Steve did away with cone filter also.
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Wooow! BEAST That is legit. Batteries are stupid anyway.
Thanks
Keep the info flowing
Thanks
Keep the info flowing
X,
the tuner guy I’ve been using talked to me a while back about MAF sensor placement. He said if there is a lot of hot air blowing through the radiator onto the MAF sensor and/or the intake tubing, and it begins detecting high intake air temps, the ECM will start retarding the timing to prevent pre-detonation. I bet that is what was happening there. He was saying wrapping it with some insulation and/or some shielding can help prevent that issue.
the tuner guy I’ve been using talked to me a while back about MAF sensor placement. He said if there is a lot of hot air blowing through the radiator onto the MAF sensor and/or the intake tubing, and it begins detecting high intake air temps, the ECM will start retarding the timing to prevent pre-detonation. I bet that is what was happening there. He was saying wrapping it with some insulation and/or some shielding can help prevent that issue.
We don't really have high temps here, but here is my snorkle set up FWIW - the ammo can is a little light weight, but has a nice rubber seal at the top and this one fits I think a Charger filter, flows plenty of air to the 1UZ:
Solution for the air filter (just need a 3" coupler and a bit of butyl around the snorkle intake and between the box and the fender to avoid a rust rub to complete). Started with an old ammo box we had, went to K&N and searched by size filter, then got one suited to a V8 (a Dodge Charger in this case) and presto:
