Greased the drive line, changed diff and transfer case fluids, and swapped the original heater tees for stainless. Heater tees were in good shape for 169k miles.
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One more for ya. It was new in 1966. Good suggestion - I’ll post one up in the 40 tech forum too. Cool to see nearly six decades of Land Cruiser travel on the Baja peninsula. I’ve only done so for half that long.
New shoes!
splitshot
Head cook, Bottle washer, and Peace keeper.
Just ordered a Magnaflo cat for the Runner after checking the OEM price and no way I was going down that road. 
Also research sparked my curiosity on clamping the old Cat in a vice and beating the s**t out of the innards with a bfh and a pry bar, or drilling the guts out...
Being in a non-emissions area... Like I said, got me thinking.
Also research sparked my curiosity on clamping the old Cat in a vice and beating the s**t out of the innards with a bfh and a pry bar, or drilling the guts out...
Being in a non-emissions area... Like I said, got me thinking.
Just ordered a Magnaflo cat for the Runner after checking the OEM price and no way I was going down that road.
Also research sparked my curiosity on clamping the old Cat in a vice and beating the s**t out of the innards with a bfh and a pry bar, or drilling the guts out...
Being in a non-emissions area... Like I said, got me thinking.
Dude, that cat might be worth more than you think. You can look up scrap prices online. I sold the old ones off of a 94 Cobra for almost $200
Jim
Overnighter in Bulldog Canyon last Sunday
Looks pretty chilly
Fun time with a full moon but not cold
Morning light on the Bradshaw Trail
I've never heard of the Bradshaw Trail, so I found this bit of history when investigating it: Bradshaw Trail History
Pls share re: stainless heater tees. Dorman brand? I need to change mine on a 98 100 series.
Purchased off Amazon Heater tees
I purchased new hoses and reused the oem clamps. Second truck I've done this with and no issues to date.
Thank you! Just bought a '98 100 series with some deferred maintenance needs; these will be just right.
A buddy and I decided to celebrate the end of the semester with a three day camping trip up to Sheep's Bridge for the first night and spent the next two up near the upper rim for some cold weather camping. Nothing crazy, just wanted to get away for a few days and relax outside of the city. Hoping to get in at least two or three more trips in during my month off before I start the last semester of my BSN program later next month.
It was my first trip with my upgraded Marlink HD Steering Kit, Nitto Ridge Grapplers, sound deadening, and improved sound system (deleted all tweeters, replaced door speakers and rear subwoofer, running through two separate Kenwood compact amplifiers I have mounted under the seats and it sounds amazing!). And was very pleased with all the upgrades. My buddy in the Tacoma was testing out his new camper shell that he got installed the day before we left.
Once delivered, I'm looking forward to going on a run with LCPs new Severe Duty Rear Links and Whiteline HD Rear Sway Bar along with the HUDD Expo Dual Battery system I will hopefully have installed soon after Christmas.
It was my first trip with my upgraded Marlink HD Steering Kit, Nitto Ridge Grapplers, sound deadening, and improved sound system (deleted all tweeters, replaced door speakers and rear subwoofer, running through two separate Kenwood compact amplifiers I have mounted under the seats and it sounds amazing!). And was very pleased with all the upgrades. My buddy in the Tacoma was testing out his new camper shell that he got installed the day before we left.
Once delivered, I'm looking forward to going on a run with LCPs new Severe Duty Rear Links and Whiteline HD Rear Sway Bar along with the HUDD Expo Dual Battery system I will hopefully have installed soon after Christmas.
Nice shootin'. How did the HD kit change the feel of your steering?
Thank you! Honestly, I'm not sure how much difference I really feel. Seems a little more stiff but not sure how much of that is in my head. I still need to get my alignment corrected up front (steering wheel is at like 10:30 orientation to go in a straight line) and maybe it will be more noticeable then. I ended up going with the kit because I needed to replace the tie rods up front and figured if I had to tear everything off, might as well do the upgrade while I'm there.
