With the fully walled vestibule/room, nice! I wish my hardshell had that option.
And the hoist to install? That's a nice way to get it done.
And the hoist to install? That's a nice way to get it done.
What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (28 Viewers)
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That's the truth. I replaced a couple of mine not long after I bought my LC because I had the interior out for audio work. I just broke another one a few months ago, no way am I going through that again!
Would be happy to see about your dual battery setup. Components used, wiring, ... looks very clean
New (to me) tires and rims! Picked up some hyper silver 18" about two weeks ago to replace my stock 16" on Falkens that didn't have much life left. I'll keep the 16s to run a dedicated snow tire next winter.
In the meantime I saw a FB Marketplace listing for a new 2024 LC owner selling his stock Michelin's 265/70/18s with 50 miles on them.
Nice to not have the hum of the Falken WildPeaks anymore considering my LC is a total pavement queen/kid hauler. The tire size isn't ideal, I guess, but the whole setup cost me $400 (I mounted and balanced myself at my buddy's shop).
To be honest, it ended up being a pain in the ass job. Each of my old 16" rims were rust welded onto the hubs. I'm sure you rust state guys hate it, too. PO must have never applied any anti-seize to the mating surface on his rims.
I had to alternate between Kroil applications, driving down the street to the local middle school and basically drive in circles and drop each corner off of a curb a few times to get them to break free.
It's currently around 13*F outside so to do this one corner at a time, pull in and out of the garage at home, jack it up, etc etc turned a 1hr job into a 3 hour annoyance. Happy though!! Here's a 10pm picture after finally finishing.
In the meantime I saw a FB Marketplace listing for a new 2024 LC owner selling his stock Michelin's 265/70/18s with 50 miles on them.
Nice to not have the hum of the Falken WildPeaks anymore considering my LC is a total pavement queen/kid hauler. The tire size isn't ideal, I guess, but the whole setup cost me $400 (I mounted and balanced myself at my buddy's shop).
To be honest, it ended up being a pain in the ass job. Each of my old 16" rims were rust welded onto the hubs. I'm sure you rust state guys hate it, too. PO must have never applied any anti-seize to the mating surface on his rims.
I had to alternate between Kroil applications, driving down the street to the local middle school and basically drive in circles and drop each corner off of a curb a few times to get them to break free.
It's currently around 13*F outside so to do this one corner at a time, pull in and out of the garage at home, jack it up, etc etc turned a 1hr job into a 3 hour annoyance. Happy though!! Here's a 10pm picture after finally finishing.
Today I learned this is a thing!
I don't know if it's a thing or not, but my father had been doing it ever since I was old enough to hold a flashlight for him, so that's how I learned to do it too. Just a super light film applied by the brush and smeared about with a gloved finger!
Here's what they looked like after the original wheels would finally break free.
D21FJ60
#LiveLaughLove.
That's mint for NE.
Isn't it always 13 degrees there?
D21FJ60
#LiveLaughLove.
11 here in the DC area.
I was born in Beverly, MA. My mom pitched a fit when it snowed on mothers day one year and that is how I became a Virginian at the age of 2.
Josie'sLandCruiser
Stop calling it a "FJ."
Had the chance on Monday to run the Bradshaw Trail in SoCal, 70 miles from the Coachella irrigation canal near the Salton Sea to Ripley, CA. on the Colorado River. Near the west end of the Bradshaw Trail you go under the old, abandoned Eagle Mountain Railroad trestle bridge.
New radiator!
I was losing about 1"/hour from the overflow tank when the weather was above freezing. Fortunately it's been cold lately so I was able to nurse it along until parts came in. Did hoses, clamps, and thermostat while I was in there.
Went with the rockauto CSF replacement, only $120 and it got here very quickly. I don't expect it to last 20 years like the original did, if I replace it again I'll probably go all aluminum.
I was losing about 1"/hour from the overflow tank when the weather was above freezing. Fortunately it's been cold lately so I was able to nurse it along until parts came in. Did hoses, clamps, and thermostat while I was in there.
Went with the rockauto CSF replacement, only $120 and it got here very quickly. I don't expect it to last 20 years like the original did, if I replace it again I'll probably go all aluminum.
best part was getting it during the Cascadia clearance sale around black friday... whole setup was like $900 shipped. I don't remember the exact dimensions, but it's close to 8'x8' inside, nearly big enough to fit all 5 of us inside, but I think the boys (14 and 15) have decided they'd rather sleep on a platform in the truck if the whole family is going. Guess we'll see, our first camping trip is planned for Valentine's Day weekend.
This was over the last couple weeks but I wired up some amber/clear chase lights and got some exhaust work done. More photos to come of recent projects!
Diplodocus
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My build thread for my '99 covers this issue. I replaced my upper control arms with Dobinsons and problem solved.
Same happened to me. Half a beer can cut lengthwise and wrapped with duck tape "Fixed" the hole. And after installing SPC upper control arms no issues.
How does sound?
Fifth wheel came in and dropped it off right away to powder coating to match the set.
AlphaEquipt Echo 18x9 ET+25
You're not alone. I also always put anti-seize between the wheel and mating surface. Aluminum and steel don't like each other. It makes things a lot easier the next time.
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Sounds like a rust belt thing.
