What are you working on?

[Land Shark]

let me know if you find ay quarters

3-4 quarters and several pennies

 

[davidp14]

I swapped the consoles from the old 100 to the new. I just like the OEM look better.
Gotta admit. That's a lot of work for a purely aesthetic result. Especially when's it 1234°f outside

 

[matzell]

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I swapped the consoles from the old 100 to the new. I just like the OEM look better.
Gotta admit. That's a lot of work for a purely aesthetic result. Especially when's it 1234°f outside

Vanity wins out!
I like it!

 

[matzell]

I disassembled the header in prep for paint and had to drill and tap 3 holes from broken bolts.

Got my state police tow out the way, now waiting on county.

 

[matzell]

Most important I got my flag mounted this morning!

 

[matzell]

Laying some color down

 

[matzell]

Three coats down, now time to make dinner!

 

[DHSurfer]

Current condition of the 1KZ!

Recently got the Throttle Valve cable handled, dropping the valve body was interesting. The one bolt that holds the TV cable and wire harness brackets on the top of the transmission was just about the biggest SOB bolt Ive ever delt with. We ended up having to remove cross members and drive shafts to lower the trans/engine enough to squeeze up in there from below.

Need to get ahold of flex plate bolts, trans filter, egt probe kit, and the gasket between the throttle body and intake manifold.

 

[FamilyCamper]

Current condition of the 1KZ!

Recently got the Throttle Valve cable handled, dropping the valve body was interesting. The one bolt that holds the TV cable and wire harness brackets on the top of the transmission was just about the biggest SOB bolt Ive ever delt with. We ended up having to remove cross members and drive shafts to lower the trans/engine enough to squeeze up in there from below.

Need to get ahold of flex plate bolts, trans filter, egt probe kit, and the gasket between the throttle body and intake manifold.

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Oh my. Thats deep! Nice job you got this!

 

[mess331470]

Alright, so working on the install of the F&R diffs and ECGS recommends Lucas 85w-140 Non-synthetic gear oil for break-in and normal use. I was at Advance Auto Parts and saw that Fram 85w-140 gear oil, 5 Gallon, was on sale for $54 ( total Lucas around $120). I'm thinking of using the Fram for break-in and the switch to Lucas, and wanted to see if that's a good plan or if Lucas is that much better and should be used only.

Also, if I buy the 5-gallon Fram, someone else can use it for the break-in period.

 

[matzell]

I would break in with fram and then run fram. I do not think they ever came with synthetic from the factory. I would think 80-90wt would be fine.

 

[matzell]

More color, next clear coat

 

[doseman]

Alright, so working on the install of the F&R diffs and ECGS recommends Lucas 85w-140 Non-synthetic gear oil for break-in and normal use. I was at Advance Auto Parts and saw that Fram 85w-140 gear oil, 5 Gallon, was on sale for $54 ( total Lucas around $120). I'm thinking of using the Fram for break-in and the switch to Lucas, and wanted to see if that's a good plan or if Lucas is that much better and should be used only.

Also, if I buy the 5-gallon Fram, someone else can use it for the break-in period.

Yea, I picked up a 5 gallon bucket of Fram 90 weight for $49. Still on sale

 

[Toyodajunkie]

Alright, so working on the install of the F&R diffs and ECGS recommends Lucas 85w-140 Non-synthetic gear oil for break-in and normal use. I was at Advance Auto Parts and saw that Fram 85w-140 gear oil, 5 Gallon, was on sale for $54 ( total Lucas around $120). I'm thinking of using the Fram for break-in and the switch to Lucas, and wanted to see if that's a good plan or if Lucas is that much better and should be used only.

Also, if I buy the 5-gallon Fram, someone else can use it for the break-in period.

I'd break in with the Fram and then use whatever your personal preference of gear oil is. I don't like money so use redline heavy shockproof gear oil

Truthfully I happened to have many quarts stashed from my mini truck days when it was the 1/3 the price. I do/did prefer a synthetic but after reading ECGS's oil recommendation letter, things might change.

 

[mess331470]

Awesome, well thanks for all the insight. I bought the 5-gallon and will just use that for break-in and normal wear.

 

[matzell]

Clear coat on and going back together

 

[matzell]

@Beach80 stopped by for a few garage beers. I decided with a helping hand, it would be a good time to install the headliner. We decided to do one section at a time. I ran out of glue so we just did the back section. We found out real quick it was like contact cement and there is no wiggle room. We got a few wrinkles.

No beers were injured during this event! But we did have a few laughs and more beers.

Today I went out and got two more cans of glue. Using what I learned the night before, I was able to do a little better job.

 

[Toyodajunkie]

In a previous thread I mentioned I don’t like money, so I bought a new air compressor and have been working on mounting it in my QPM. Need to clean up the wiring and wire in a solenoid to jump my starter battery from my house battery as a 3rd backup option. (Disclaimer - you shouldn’t jump a starter battery with a LiFePo battery)

This will finally allow me to run my fridge all the time without the key in the ignition and have some extra USB plugs throughout the truck. Still have a few other gizmos to think through.

 

[matzell]

In a previous thread I mentioned I don’t like money, so I bought a new air compressor and have been working on mounting it in my QPM. Need to clean up the wiring and wire in a solenoid to jump my starter battery from my house battery as a 3rd backup option. (Disclaimer - you shouldn’t jump a starter battery with a LiFePo battery)

This will finally allow me to run my fridge all the time without the key in the ignition and have some extra USB plugs throughout the truck. Still have a few other gizmos to think through.

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Yep, that looks like $$$. I can not wait to see it at SAS

 

[captainva]

What is this guy?