What did you do with your 60 this weekend? (11 Viewers)
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A couple years ago Toyota Parts Deal listed 60 frames as in stock so contacted them. Never got a reply but the page for the frames got updated to “discontinued” pretty quickly lol. And yeah, I tend to poke around with oddball part numbers…
I looked on a few different toytoa parts warehouses and they all list it as available. Toyotas parts site has it available as well. TPD doesnt like to ship large stuff and will jsut mark stuff unavailable if they will lose money shipping it. They did that to me for the hood insulator
That’s why I stopped using them. So you can actually get a whole a$$ frame from Toyota? I gotta ask my dealer guy about that.
supposedly. Ill pm you about it i literally looked at it today haha. I go back and look from time to time to check if its still there
Are you still swapping 80 axles or did you change plans?
I've had some weird sniper issues with cold start idle quality and random lean spikes along with some minor issues holding commanded AFR's. My vacuum gauge shows about 17hg at just over sea level which isn't super great IMO, but it would generally drive well and was still a huge improvement over the carb. I made a little smoke machine with some vacuum tube and smoked the intake, and found a leak at the EGR block off plate. I sealed it up and got 1.5hg more of vacuum immediately and it seems to run a whole lot better. It seems to idle/return to idle much better than it ever has, so I'm happy about that.
Huge fan of this rig. Low roof, full float, all the 61 goodies.
Decided to keep it all and do the swap. I can get a drift car later haha. The only parts i need now are axle rebuld parts and lockers pretty much, and some shocks.
Thats the plan on mine. sliding windows, sahara fenders, nicer seats, Full float. Basically build the USDM Sahara trim that we never got here.
And here I’m trying to build the option-up US market 60 we never got. The only option was paint color. Mine is a “what if Toyota offered a higher trim level?” thing. Or that’s the goal anyway.
Swapped in a 'new to me' lower tailgate, mine was past repair at the bottom inside. Also, fit an old Proffitt's dual swing out that came with the purchase of the 60.
Got the front end all back together. Went from 42" to 38" from the center of the fender. Also pulled the rear out so I can cut off the top perches and shock mounts. Hopefully it will be on all 4 wheels by the end of the weekend.
Thanks!!
She is a great rig and now that we moved has a permeant spot inside a nice dry garage. No more weekend-only projects under a canopy hoping the rain holds off.
I asked this in the 80 series forum but I'll ask here too. I'm rebuilding my 80 front axle to put under my 60. The wheel hubs are rusty where the dust seal rides. See video below at 47:01 where he says to add grease there. But I can't find any bare hubs for sale, they only sell the whole assembly with bearings. I already have bearings.
Do I really need a new hub if that surface where the seal rides is rusty? It's $1000 Canadian for a new set. I could dissolve the rust away in Evapo-rust and then use Marine JBWeld to smooth it over. That's what I'm doing on the pitting on the knuckle ball. Then get the shop to turn that JBWelded surface on the lathe like the rotors for $20 each, to make it nice for the seal to spin on. I wonder how long it would last. That's kind of bo-jang but it saves a ton of $$$.
Do I really need a new hub if that surface where the seal rides is rusty? It's $1000 Canadian for a new set. I could dissolve the rust away in Evapo-rust and then use Marine JBWeld to smooth it over. That's what I'm doing on the pitting on the knuckle ball. Then get the shop to turn that JBWelded surface on the lathe like the rotors for $20 each, to make it nice for the seal to spin on. I wonder how long it would last. That's kind of bo-jang but it saves a ton of $$$.
Redhead steering gear box installed. Huge improvement.
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Flipped a big coin, it landed yesterday in my inbox. No real worry of a head gasket leak, but I think this shows WORST news. Any thoughts out there?
I spent a few hours last night grinding off the old SOA perches and shock mounts and then put on new rear springs, Bilsteins, and fresh wheels and tires. I'm stoked at the difference in ride height. The fender height went from 42" down to 38"
hey mark, just a thought, an old gearhead friend of mine made use of , if i recall the name correctly, speedi sleeves on seal surfaces quite frequently. i don't know what all sizes are available but that may be an option. i'm thinking your jbweld solution is viable though.
