Yup those look rough. How many miles one ur cruiser?
What have you done to your 100 Series this week?
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Topped off the gas tank (nothing new) and replaced the Heater Tees. They were not as brittle as I expected (144k) so they may not be original although the angle on the clamps was impossible to get to which makes me think they haven’t been changed before.
Gotcha, I noticed mine have some of the original style clamps and then some regular hose clamps, so I’m kinda hopin the have been changed
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Fixed the droopy rear wiper with a nifty homemade puller. Replaced the spark plugs and found a taper style plug in one of the holes and dealt with that issue.
Weekend Trip to the Outerbanks/Cape Hatteras for the 1yo's birthday. Absolute blast, continuing to hone in the set-up but its definitely getting there. Able to set-up the awning, pull out the drawers and be cooking in under 5-10 minutes.
Camped in the Frisco NPS campground which is basically in the dunes, nice sandy campsite overlooking the ocean. Second night had 35mph wind gusts and rain, while the noise and movement was horrendous the cheapy coleman and awning did fine. I did have to re-stake everything and bury some sand on top of the stakes. Note to others, just pay the twenty bucks or whatever and get some nice beefy stakes or sand stakes and then you can sleep easy knowing its not going anywhere. 2nd day we drove out on the beach found a nice spot with a little tidal pool for the kids to play in, set up shop, and stayed all day into the night and had a fire on the beach and watched the moonlight on the waves.
Though we lives in the mountains, my wife is definitely a beach person so this trip and the last beach trip have definitely helped her buy in to the camping trips and the "necessity" of the gear. Replaced the bank 2 post-cat o2 sensor before we left and when reading the obdii I thought o man, the drivers side one doesnt look much better and sure enough once at the beach the check light came on for the other sensor, so ordered that and figured I get one, more so theyll all be >1yr old sensors.
Camped in the Frisco NPS campground which is basically in the dunes, nice sandy campsite overlooking the ocean. Second night had 35mph wind gusts and rain, while the noise and movement was horrendous the cheapy coleman and awning did fine. I did have to re-stake everything and bury some sand on top of the stakes. Note to others, just pay the twenty bucks or whatever and get some nice beefy stakes or sand stakes and then you can sleep easy knowing its not going anywhere. 2nd day we drove out on the beach found a nice spot with a little tidal pool for the kids to play in, set up shop, and stayed all day into the night and had a fire on the beach and watched the moonlight on the waves.
Though we lives in the mountains, my wife is definitely a beach person so this trip and the last beach trip have definitely helped her buy in to the camping trips and the "necessity" of the gear. Replaced the bank 2 post-cat o2 sensor before we left and when reading the obdii I thought o man, the drivers side one doesnt look much better and sure enough once at the beach the check light came on for the other sensor, so ordered that and figured I get one, more so theyll all be >1yr old sensors.
Time for new window seals and trim in the cargo area. Couldn't stand the squeak any longer, and couldn't see the point of not replacing the seals while I had the interior somewhat torn apart. Cry once, as they say. It was actually easier than I anticipated...I think I had both sides done in under 2 hours.
All three front hinge nuts were loose, and one was missing entirely.
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The squeak isn't totally gone—I think perhaps the hinge next to the motor has worked loose over time.I didn't have the good sense to test drive it before reinstalling all the interior trim.
I see that "Bless Your Heart" Bitter Southerner sticker.
Are you a transplant to Utah?I want the Tshirt, mostly because in my personal vernacular, if I ever utter that phrase, it means something like "F*********ck you, you stupid, stupid idjit."
Trans Fluid Swap. Front-wheel bearings, rotors, pads the weekend before. Also a dead shock.
I see that "Bless Your Heart" Bitter Southerner sticker.
I want the Tshirt, mostly because in my personal vernacular, if I ever utter that phrase, it means something like "F*********ck you, you stupid, stupid idjit."
Good catch! I am a transplant, from Birmingham no less. I grew up kind of in between Leeds and Moody, and my family still live there. And of course that's what it means, though I don't use the phrase as often anymore. Doesn't seem to stick here as much.
Cool! I'm the other side of town (Gardendale), but have been rambling around Bham now for... 20 years? Whoa. I'm generically southern (NC, TN, AL) but went to that big football school on the west side of the state, met a girl, never left. We wound up in Bham. Enjoy UT! I'm jealous of your landscapes up there, but the South is pretty too in its own ways. Cheers.
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If you find yourself in high winds in the sand, burying deadmen to secure your guy lines can work really well. A stuff sack full of sand works really well. Just fill the stuff sack with sand, hitch your guy line around the neck of the sack, and bury it in the sand. You can bury anything else you have with you as well, or a piece of firewood etc. The sand stakes are nice, but if the wind keeps shifting direction then they don't always hold.
Good point, I did end up using some firewood for one line because I ran out of stakes, and it worked great.
I ordered new floor mats off eBay(from a random Toyota dealer), I hate the way the weathertech ones roll up at the edges. Especially in the second row.
They are labeled like Toyota oem parts, but the quality doesn’t feel it to me.
However, after a good bath, and the new floor mats, what a difference. I’d pass a lie detector if you asked me if she drives better now.
I’m having a hard time deciding if it’s a good thing or a bad thing to be excited for floor mats.
They are labeled like Toyota oem parts, but the quality doesn’t feel it to me.
However, after a good bath, and the new floor mats, what a difference. I’d pass a lie detector if you asked me if she drives better now.
I’m having a hard time deciding if it’s a good thing or a bad thing to be excited for floor mats.
Yeah the weathertech ones that have the high edges suck. They make a flat rubber one that's like OEM quality, those are awesome. When I bought my LX it came with the weathertech high edge ones, and I threw them away because they were so flimsy and kept slipping.
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That color!! So nice
How long did that shock take to fail?
Less than 8k miles.