Picking up one of these ump starters since they are on sale! https://amzn.to/3lj0mQT the noco branded ones have been mentioned here a couple of times
What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (30 Viewers)
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Good call - I was able to at least limp my truck back to a walkable distance to the house the other day courtesy of my jump box I'd bought and stuck in the console. I bought about 2-3 miles of driving it, it dying (alternator bad), and me pulling over and waiting on it to get some juice in/ get it restarted.
After a few cycles of that, I was tired of messing with it and the sun was up (this was first thing in the morning) so I just strolled the last mile home to get another car and a wrench, took battery out, took home, recharged, and came back.
Loaded her up with our family of 5 and drove 2800 miles from WI to IL, IN, OH, WV, VA, NC, TN, KY and back. She was down on power with misfires unders 2000 RPM during the first 800 miles, until I decided to pull the plugs to see what's what. Found 3 plugs to be quite loose with some oil on the threads 
Replaced all 8 with new Denso Iridiums and that restored the throttle response to normal - made it a lot more pleasant to drive the rest of the 2000 miles!
Some observations:
Replaced all 8 with new Denso Iridiums and that restored the throttle response to normal - made it a lot more pleasant to drive the rest of the 2000 miles!
Some observations:
- Thicker Ironman TB upfront made a huge difference in the ride. A lot less jittery at low modulation disturbances and much reduced nose dive on braking
- Upgraded LC rear sway bar made the sweeping mountain passes in southeast much more confidence inspiring. I won't say she is now as planted as my X5 but for a big lifted brute it is quite surprisingly firm and flat on those big high speed sweeps
- I was carrying close to 200 lbs in the rooftop box and still didn't notice any wind noise or any effects of having so much weight so high up. For comparison, our Sienna feels like a tippy sail boat with the same setup!
- I spent some time setting up the awning before the trip - we ended up using it exactly zero times - now I am wondering if we even need the awning and the accompanying room
- We spent a day at the Windrock offroad park doing "moderate" trails 2 and 22. With just the rear locker (98 doesn't have A-TRAC) she climbed really steep and rocky climbs with no drama at all. I get impressed by this truck every single time I test its limits.
- Accessories: This was the first time we carried a fridge (ICECO JP50) and my made-at-home-in-under-2-hours platform proved to be game changers for the long trip. We took with us so much food that we couldn't even finish in almost 2 weeks! And the platform meant I didn't have to stack things on top of each other. I had access to all of my stuff without having to empty half of the trunk!
- We averaged nearly 13 mpg during the trip, on a heavily laden truck with a roof box and spirited (
) driving.
CenTXFJ60
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I’d be glad to document the process. I’ve done several on 60/80 series trucks. Seems closer to doing a 80 series...just a bit busier looking in the engine bay and frame side.
I'm curious about your platform build. Considering letting my back 2 seats go since we have never once used them and just building up something nice to go back there instead.
Sure. The cost was well under $100. Here's the parts list:
- 3/4" x 4' x 4' birch board -> cut to 36" wide and 38" deep
- 2" x 12" x 36" Oak boards for legs
- 3" L brackets and a couple of tie downs
Pics:
Do you work for a wheel distributor? I see that trailer and your previous posts in a warehouse haha
Great choice for a budget fridge. We've been using ours a lot. It goes from my LX to my boat, and has been perfect. Its taken several beating on the the lake. Gets wet, kids digging for drinks, slamming it shut, but still works like new.
awesomeissquid
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Don't forget about all the rims in the dumpster!
i’m the creative director for WheelPros, and we basically own the entire wheel industry or so it feels like.
Replaced my radiator today. Got one through 1800 radiator because everywhere else was ridiculously priced to include a $750 quote from my local Toyota parts department 
. I paid $200 for this local radiator that I ordered last night at 9pm and it was delivered to my door at 8am this morning... 
I started noticing that my overflow tank would run dry every month or so... should have been an immediate red flag, but I had been doing a lot of work on one of my MINIs and didn’t give it the attention it deserved.
So I started by replacing the cap and overflow hose thinking it wasn’t holding pressure. After further inspection I saw Toyota red crystals along the backside of the radiator in between the fan shroud. Which brings me to today. Pretty straight forward removal and install honestly. Temp ran between 183-187 degrees on the scanner on the hour drive I took after.
If you plan on doing a rad, I would recommend replacing the applicable hoses as well, mine were pretty swollen after 16 years.
I was also having an issue with a pulsing brake peddle recently. Had done calipers, rotors and pads all around a little over a year ago so I was a bit concerned with having warped rotors so soon. Turns out the remanned calipers I bought were s*** and all but seized on the front passenger side with cracked boots and a warped rotor, similar but not as bad on the drivers front. So that’ll be a fun project to do again...
here are some pictures from today.
. I paid $200 for this local radiator that I ordered last night at 9pm and it was delivered to my door at 8am this morning... I started noticing that my overflow tank would run dry every month or so... should have been an immediate red flag, but I had been doing a lot of work on one of my MINIs and didn’t give it the attention it deserved.
So I started by replacing the cap and overflow hose thinking it wasn’t holding pressure. After further inspection I saw Toyota red crystals along the backside of the radiator in between the fan shroud. Which brings me to today. Pretty straight forward removal and install honestly. Temp ran between 183-187 degrees on the scanner on the hour drive I took after.
If you plan on doing a rad, I would recommend replacing the applicable hoses as well, mine were pretty swollen after 16 years.
I was also having an issue with a pulsing brake peddle recently. Had done calipers, rotors and pads all around a little over a year ago so I was a bit concerned with having warped rotors so soon. Turns out the remanned calipers I bought were s*** and all but seized on the front passenger side with cracked boots and a warped rotor, similar but not as bad on the drivers front. So that’ll be a fun project to do again...
here are some pictures from today.
Some more
Loaded her up with our family of 5 and drove 2800 miles from WI to IL, IN, OH, WV, VA, NC, TN, KY and back. She was down on power with misfires unders 2000 RPM during the first 800 miles, until I decided to pull the plugs to see what's what. Found 3 plugs to be quite loose with some oil on the threads
Replaced all 8 with new Denso Iridiums and that restored the throttle response to normal - made it a lot more pleasant to drive the rest of the 2000 miles!
Some observations:
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- Thicker Ironman TB upfront made a huge difference in the ride. A lot less jittery at low modulation disturbances and much reduced nose dive on braking
- Upgraded LC rear sway bar made the sweeping mountain passes in southeast much more confidence inspiring. I won't say she is now as planted as my X5 but for a big lifted brute it is quite surprisingly firm and flat on those big high speed sweeps
- I was carrying close to 200 lbs in the rooftop box and still didn't notice any wind noise or any effects of having so much weight so high up. For comparison, our Sienna feels like a tippy sail boat with the same setup!
- I spent some time setting up the awning before the trip - we ended up using it exactly zero times - now I am wondering if we even need the awning and the accompanying room
- We spent a day at the Windrock offroad park doing "moderate" trails 2 and 22. With just the rear locker (98 doesn't have A-TRAC) she climbed really steep and rocky climbs with no drama at all. I get impressed by this truck every single time I test its limits.
- Accessories: This was the first time we carried a fridge (ICECO JP50) and my made-at-home-in-under-2-hours platform proved to be game changers for the long trip. We took with us so much food that we couldn't even finish in almost 2 weeks! And the platform meant I didn't have to stack things on top of each other. I had access to all of my stuff without having to empty half of the trunk!
- We averaged nearly 13 mpg during the trip, on a heavily laden truck with a roof box and spirited (
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I bought some WKOR sliders with the decreased angle and my vertically challenged wife approves
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Slee Step Sliders are what you need.
SLEE - SliderStep Pair - '98-07 Land Cruiser / Lexus LX 470 with AHC removed - Slee Off Road
Recommended front mud flap removal 2"x3" (3/16" wall) rectangular main slider 1.75" Outer tube Now coated with Ultra Durable Fine Texture Powder Coat Bolt on tread plate coated with slip resistant powder coating
sleeoffroad.com
trdcorolla
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Ditto, @Pahizzl you can look in my media here, I have before and after pictures of the sliders there.
