cps432
SILVER Star
More than ever before... she needs some lovin'
-The Band Wagon build thread-
My name is Chris. I bought my truck February 2016. It's been my DD ever since. Sold my 05 Mustang and never looked back!
When I got her she wasn't passing emissions and the rear diff was worn out, so I talked the guy down significantly. Two weeks of solid work and some help from the forum and she passed emissions. Then I had Robbie over at Adventure Off Road swap the chunk for a front end he had laying around with about 10,000 original miles in it. Since then I've rebuilt the knuckles, changed the clutch and associated parts, and gathered some more rust. Other than that I haven't done anything.
Last October I intended on changing the leaf spring bushings and replacing the rear leafs just to tide myself over until I can get a full kit installed. I knew the rear passenger side leaf hanger had taken a hit and was bent, but I didn't know how bad it was until I tried pulling things apart. The leaf spring had rubbed the inner part of the hanger more than half way through the steel. So what did I do? I said f*** it! It's a Toyota and I'll survive.
Well, she carried me through the winter and I started getting ready to pass emissions. What a nightmare. Failed 4 times with little improvement and what's worse? After the guys at the Boulder emissions gulags drove her like a Corvette on the dyno I noticed a wobble in the crank pulley.
After reading horror stories related to crank pulley failures I decided to do the right thing and park her.
Time to get dirty....
-The Band Wagon build thread-
My name is Chris. I bought my truck February 2016. It's been my DD ever since. Sold my 05 Mustang and never looked back!
When I got her she wasn't passing emissions and the rear diff was worn out, so I talked the guy down significantly. Two weeks of solid work and some help from the forum and she passed emissions. Then I had Robbie over at Adventure Off Road swap the chunk for a front end he had laying around with about 10,000 original miles in it. Since then I've rebuilt the knuckles, changed the clutch and associated parts, and gathered some more rust. Other than that I haven't done anything.
Last October I intended on changing the leaf spring bushings and replacing the rear leafs just to tide myself over until I can get a full kit installed. I knew the rear passenger side leaf hanger had taken a hit and was bent, but I didn't know how bad it was until I tried pulling things apart. The leaf spring had rubbed the inner part of the hanger more than half way through the steel. So what did I do? I said f*** it! It's a Toyota and I'll survive.
Well, she carried me through the winter and I started getting ready to pass emissions. What a nightmare. Failed 4 times with little improvement and what's worse? After the guys at the Boulder emissions gulags drove her like a Corvette on the dyno I noticed a wobble in the crank pulley.
After reading horror stories related to crank pulley failures I decided to do the right thing and park her.
Time to get dirty....