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Builds What did you do to your Land Cruiser/Toyota/Lexus 4X4 this week? (6 Viewers)
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I hear you and there is no rear door/window to start with but I love IFS, 4.7L v8, auto transmission, AC, power window, power door lock, sun roof ....
NeVrDun
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Well played Sir, well played...
TexAZ
NEW???? It's BETTER than new!!!
i painted the roof of my truck with bus-kote. it is a polymer paint with the ceramic spheres to dissipate heat.
it reduced the interior temps by 17 degrees at the peak of summer last year. has held up very well.
at 50$ a gallon, its a pretty good deal.
View attachment 1732048 I've been leaving a portable weather station (air temp/humidity) in the truck for the past week just to see how hot it gets in there.
from 7 am to 11-12 it was reading 118-124 depending on clouds/outside temps, which were 104-108.
at 5 leaving work it was between 132 and 137.
I had looked into linex for the roof, and a thread popped up in the 200s forum by someone else pondering the same thing.
specifically, the rear AC blows hot air for the first few minutes and struggles to cool off the back.
someone mentioned Bus-Kote. It is a plastic based paint with ceramic material in it designed by NASA for a school district to put on their busses. (hence the name)
at $50 a can, vs over 200 for linex, I thought I'd give it a try. Amazon product ASIN B01BYGO88I
day one, leaving work interior temp 118. Day 2, temp was 124, but the rear ac vents blow luke warm air upon start up and cool down almost immediately.
it isn't as durable as linex/rino lining, but should help protect the roof from errant tiedown strap hooks or small dings from loading the roof rack.
plus, I'm all kinds of hipster-retro with the white top on red cruiser
so far,very happy with the investment.
NeVrDun
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Perfect, that is the kind of info that I was looking for. I remember reading that bus-kote was specially made by the government to be applied to school buses in an attempt to keepthe temps down inside.
Cheers-
Rusty and Ralphie
I had been having a terrible PW leak of lately. The 3/8 sized hose came off and was the reason I was pissing ATF everywhere @Jgunner and I got it back on yesterday afternoon/evening. Two burns later (my forearms) and a lot of swearing we were only able to get it back on enough to get it past the lip and secured it with a worm gear hose clamp. I bought the hose kit from @NLXTACY, as much as a pain to get it back on I do not understand how it came off. Has anyone else had this issue?
Yeah, that hose was a pain, i was about to go get some regular hose and tossing that one. Its like hydraulic hose or something, way more than a return line needs, but it was high quality. Of course, a fully heated up engine bay only made things more interesting......
Dissent
Questioning my life choices...
Had Best Buy install a new compustar remote start system (no t-taps were used). I'm so happy to be able to unlock the doors from more than 10 feet away!!
I'm really impressed with the guy who installed the system. 10 years at the shop, all military wire splices, took his time and didnt rush anything. Very accommodating to my highlighted list of options to configure and special requests of where to mount things. Had them move the antenna to the right of the mirror to accommodate a future Gentech mirror and forward camera setup. Had 2x Aux outputs routed to accessible place under the dash to trigger my rack mounted area lights and lastly removed the RS3000 OEM system.
Now I'm ready for summer!!
I'm really impressed with the guy who installed the system. 10 years at the shop, all military wire splices, took his time and didnt rush anything. Very accommodating to my highlighted list of options to configure and special requests of where to mount things. Had them move the antenna to the right of the mirror to accommodate a future Gentech mirror and forward camera setup. Had 2x Aux outputs routed to accessible place under the dash to trigger my rack mounted area lights and lastly removed the RS3000 OEM system.
Now I'm ready for summer!!
splitshot
Head cook, Bottle washer, and Peace keeper.
I had good luck with Gates and Goodyear 3/8 hoses. They are very easy to install. Other brands from Napa, Autozone ..... are not so easy to install, usually require heat, lubricant, hose plier, swearing and good luck.
92LXAZ
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Greased driveshafts and new PCV valve/grommet. Valve was still good but now I know when it was replaced.
I just may look into the Goodyear/Gates option. That hose was a pain in the ass.
You may need new clamps as Gates's OD is smaller. Not sure if Goodyear's OD is different now.
Okay, I am running the worm gear style clamps now.
@medtro and @Saddletramp helped me swap out my OEM springs for new OME 2866s. The stock springs weren't cutting it with the weight of the rear bumper, RTT, and my daily load. We also swapped in a new pair of OEM shocks. Thanks to Steve's special tool, we didn't have a problem removing the old shocks.
Gained 2 inches in the rear. Need to adjust the torsion bars. Passenger side was seized, so we will try again soon after some PB blaster.
Gained 2 inches in the rear. Need to adjust the torsion bars. Passenger side was seized, so we will try again soon after some PB blaster.
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92LXAZ
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Got a couple of other items done making for a good week of small projects completed. Sway bar end links done as well as 4.8a dual USB installed in 12V plug location. Constant power jumper made up and will throw that in today.
Constant and patient scouring pays off...last weekend picked up a single Tundra wheel for $20 from CL in the style I planned on changing too. Then sooner than expected, Friday snagged a full set for $100 found on Offerup! Can't beat a 5 set of 18's for $120. Socking them away until tires are required.
Constant and patient scouring pays off...last weekend picked up a single Tundra wheel for $20 from CL in the style I planned on changing too. Then sooner than expected, Friday snagged a full set for $100 found on Offerup! Can't beat a 5 set of 18's for $120. Socking them away until tires are required.
Added a fairing to the front of the RTT. @Saddletramp fabricated some brackets out of some steel angle. We also cut up a piece of ABS I had from another project. We followed the Gamiviti fairing template (thanks @brices123). I made a couple cross bars out of aluminum angle for stiffness. Barely any wind noise now.
Also adjusted my torsion bars. Gained about an inch in the front, with 2 inches gained in the rear from the 2866 springs. Pretty happy with how it's sitting.
Washed it after we moved from Tucson to Phoenix (again). Then took it to get some ice cream.
