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Are you saying I should go sell Toyota’s? Cuz I’ve thought about that...
TOYOTA, more than ever before...
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If he ends up with a sewing machine, I'll drink a beer.
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And I’ll drive out to you and have one with you before we drive over to the skunkworks lab and drink a rolling rock with Matt.
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Oh, jesus christiano.... now I gotta make a nationwide trip to drink beer.... Matt, you’re crazy. In the best kinda way!!
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When are you gonna get a fabric loom to make OEM Toyota seat fabric and OEM carpet? Don’t tell me you’ve got one of those too...
Welp, looks like I'm gonna drink a beer.Catch me if you can , already got one ....
kustom JIS Patches are in the future ....
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Pulled the top off my rear platform to swap out the sending unit today. Also finished getting all the wiring done and capped off the hard fuel send line so I don’t get crap in it.
Messed around with routing vac lines for the brake booster and pcv valve. Hooked up the dizzy advance. Blocked off a few exposed vac nipples. Got the sniper water sensor installed into the block. I had it in the thermostat housing and the wiring just barely made it, but it was so tight I couldn’t leave it. So I finished draining the block of coolant and did what makes sense. Gotta get some more coolant now.
Here are some pics of the sending unit job and my platform.
Messed around with routing vac lines for the brake booster and pcv valve. Hooked up the dizzy advance. Blocked off a few exposed vac nipples. Got the sniper water sensor installed into the block. I had it in the thermostat housing and the wiring just barely made it, but it was so tight I couldn’t leave it. So I finished draining the block of coolant and did what makes sense. Gotta get some more coolant now.
Here are some pics of the sending unit job and my platform.
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Well, I was gonna show you pics of the platform, but my phone decided I have no pictures or videos anymore.... freakin Apple....
i decided to be cheap and fix mine up just like my Webber Carburetor i monkey around with all the time it seams like my WEBBER hates me like a RED Headed Stepchild ?
My WEBBER Leaks PETROL all the time ?
is this normal ?
then my FLOAT sender started HISSING smelly varnish odors LIKE a rattle snake on RED BULL Blue Berry Flavor !
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You mean to tell me you aren’t running a top notch OEM Toyota carburetor?! And your transfer case is engine oil black??? We’re gonna have to drink more than a rolling rock for this one...
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As promised... platform pics.
A drawer system would be much preferable to stuffing my kitchen stuff into Rubbermaid boxes, but it’s pretty functional and beats the heck out of letting it slide all over the back with reckless abandon.
Furthermore, I would rather weld up a metal frame to mount the plywood to. The 2x1 boards take up just enough room to prevent me from fitting two long Rubbermaid boxes in there. It’s not the best use of space, but it’s better then not having it by a long shot. I’m 6’3” and I was cramming myself into the back at an angle with my dog sleeping in a little triangle at my feet for 6 months or so before I did this. Ditching the rear seat allows me to stretch out completely and being above the wheel wells gives Hendrix plenty of room to toss and turn like he always has.
I plan to make some hinged access panels for the front half of the platform where the seat once was. There’s a really nice storage area there that would be great to house a compressor fridge and dry pantry. But that’s for an other day and another dollar.
Furthermore, I would rather weld up a metal frame to mount the plywood to. The 2x1 boards take up just enough room to prevent me from fitting two long Rubbermaid boxes in there. It’s not the best use of space, but it’s better then not having it by a long shot. I’m 6’3” and I was cramming myself into the back at an angle with my dog sleeping in a little triangle at my feet for 6 months or so before I did this. Ditching the rear seat allows me to stretch out completely and being above the wheel wells gives Hendrix plenty of room to toss and turn like he always has.
I plan to make some hinged access panels for the front half of the platform where the seat once was. There’s a really nice storage area there that would be great to house a compressor fridge and dry pantry. But that’s for an other day and another dollar.
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Got my power steering pump in the mail this morning and got it installed. @ToyotaMatt will be happy it’s an OEM style rather than the Saginaw. It’s not a remanufactured unit, but a new chinesium one. I suspect it will be better than the remaned, but I’m still expecting it to be fairly temporary. Rockauto for $150...
Look at all the room for activities!
I need to go get some more distilled water and an other gallon of coolant in the morning and I should be ready to fire this thing up! I’m still waiting in my acdelco evap canister to arrive this weekend, but I wanna turn this thing over already!
I need to go get some more distilled water and an other gallon of coolant in the morning and I should be ready to fire this thing up! I’m still waiting in my acdelco evap canister to arrive this weekend, but I wanna turn this thing over already!
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No it didn’t. I’m reusing my original. It’s still in really great shape and isn’t leaking. I took the rubber gasket out of the cap and turned it over and it locks like it’s new!
did you see any resoviour options out there while hunting for a basic pump optioin>
thanks
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I should have snapped some picture of it, but the problem with these pumps is the bushing they use for the bearing surface. As the belt puts tension on the shaft it begins to wear the bushings out. The front bushing wears out on the engine side and the rear bushing wears out on the fender side effectively allowing the shaft to sit cocked to one side with the belt tension. This in turn wears out the front seal. If you were able to replace the bushing or use a roller bearing then these pumps would definitely be 100% serviceable. You could press the things out, and if you had a metal lathe I imagine you could make a new set of bronze bushings. I’m certain this is why the remanufactured units fail so quickly. And I’m sure over tightening the belt would cause premature wear on the bushings as well.
