What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (45 Viewers)
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Nice, can you send a pic of your tire mount. Thanks
Land Shark
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I have those on several poeces of gear. One of the greatest slaps of all time
Follow up to finding a huge mouse nest in my engine bay and a vacuum switch cable chewed off.
Finally back and able to take a closer look. The mice apparently only ate through the plug and cable. The switch itself appears to be fine. So I ordered a new plug and will try to splice the cable back together with the new plug when it arrives.
Finally back and able to take a closer look. The mice apparently only ate through the plug and cable. The switch itself appears to be fine. So I ordered a new plug and will try to splice the cable back together with the new plug when it arrives.
Working to fix a lot of little issues on my new-to-me, very-well-loved Cruiser. For example, I bought my second replacement master power window switch to fix my broken one--still not the right one, though. Also, I adjusted the throttle, because it was idling too low.
Slowly getting there. Body work is done. Primer will be done by tomorrow. Hope to have it back next week. Having to exercise every bit of my patience. Weird seeing someone else work on your 100 when you normally do all the work.
If you don’t mind me asking you , how much did it cost you ?
All in about $6k. Not including new moldings or additional trim. I’m replacing all of the molding and trim pieces with new OEM once I get it back.
New shoes today, totally changes the look of the car. 295/65/16
Beautiful. I love the leveled stance you’ve got from the added booty weight.
Went to the bodyshop and spent a few hours putting trim, mirrors, new weatherstripping and belt moldings on. Glass guy did new Toyota windshield too. Planning to bring it back Monday. They're painting the dissent front bumper and rear bumper today along with some odds and ends. Can't wait to see it in the sunlight. Beyond excited to get the interior back in and hit the road.
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Getting the denta out and prepping for Genesis top coating.
Going back green and black
Jason
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Going back green and black
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shtbrwn86
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Bought four replacement bulbs for the burned out backlight bulbs on the climate control. Super annoying how expensive they are! I refuse to go the LED route because they never look right. I also scoured the junkyard looking for older Toyotas that might share bulbs and no luck.
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Ready to pull rack, clean and spray Genesis topcoat
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In the past few weeks I’ve been chasing down high NOx, which has caused me to fail emission control three times now. As documented in another thread, I’ve replaced spark plugs that appeared to be original from 1998, cleaned the MAF and throttle body, replaced the cats (so fouled that sounded like they were full of gravel), and fed the rig a steady diet of high octane gas and various “fuel system cleaner” concentrates. Now beyond my diagnostic skills and patience, she’s off to the Toy Doctor in Littleton, CO.
Today I replaced the fuel filter (super easy; the most time was spent moving the plastic clips from the old filter assembly to the new one). Hopefully the shop can figure out and sort the source of my high NOx so I can finally get permanent plates.
A few weeks ago I added the hitch mounted spare tire carrier from Rig’d Supply. I’m very happy with the quality. It’s perfect for my application and would recommend for anyone who wants to mount the tire on the rear but doesn’t want or need a beefier off road bumper.
I also shipped the HVAC circuit board off to a dude in Utah to have all new button switches soldered in. Virtually none of my A/C, recirculate, or other panel functions worked. A couple hundred bucks later, they’re perfect. Just gotta sort the emissions so I can really enjoy it.
A few MUDders PM’d me about the HVAC button repair guy I found, so I’m editing the post to add it here. No affiliation with the seller other than as a customer, but I’m happy with the result. Quick turnaround and everything works.
His eBay user name is jakar2511. I think he keeps a listing under the description “98-02 Lexus LX470 Land Cruiser Climate Button Replacement.”
Today I replaced the fuel filter (super easy; the most time was spent moving the plastic clips from the old filter assembly to the new one). Hopefully the shop can figure out and sort the source of my high NOx so I can finally get permanent plates.
A few weeks ago I added the hitch mounted spare tire carrier from Rig’d Supply. I’m very happy with the quality. It’s perfect for my application and would recommend for anyone who wants to mount the tire on the rear but doesn’t want or need a beefier off road bumper.
I also shipped the HVAC circuit board off to a dude in Utah to have all new button switches soldered in. Virtually none of my A/C, recirculate, or other panel functions worked. A couple hundred bucks later, they’re perfect. Just gotta sort the emissions so I can really enjoy it.
A few MUDders PM’d me about the HVAC button repair guy I found, so I’m editing the post to add it here. No affiliation with the seller other than as a customer, but I’m happy with the result. Quick turnaround and everything works.
His eBay user name is jakar2511. I think he keeps a listing under the description “98-02 Lexus LX470 Land Cruiser Climate Button Replacement.”
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Are these valve cover bolts made from recycled chewing gum?
Was going slow - loosening then tightening - was blasting them with PB. But still - snapped off 3 on the bottom row. Inc ofc the bugger near the firewall. The first two of the nine had like 0.01 NM torque on them just to belie the job ahead...
Judging by the four brown-almost red rock hard spark plug gaskets, no one in 23 years maintained this car properly.
We tried a vicegrip on one - very very slowly - it the further snapped off. Then drilled a perfect hole thru it - only for the torque tapping tool to ALSO break off inside there. Monday im getting someone in to try weld nuts on, and with that extra heat, hopefully extract them. Any tips appreciated for my the disaster i'm in.
Was going slow - loosening then tightening - was blasting them with PB. But still - snapped off 3 on the bottom row. Inc ofc the bugger near the firewall. The first two of the nine had like 0.01 NM torque on them just to belie the job ahead...
Judging by the four brown-almost red rock hard spark plug gaskets, no one in 23 years maintained this car properly.
We tried a vicegrip on one - very very slowly - it the further snapped off. Then drilled a perfect hole thru it - only for the torque tapping tool to ALSO break off inside there. Monday im getting someone in to try weld nuts on, and with that extra heat, hopefully extract them. Any tips appreciated for my the disaster i'm in.
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Glad that someone who cares is finally the custodian of your Land Cruiser.
If the welded nut… and or heat don’t work…
I have had 100% success with-
Always use tapping fluid. I prefer RapidTap. Drill out the center of the offending broken bolt. Step up to the next decimal size drill bit… until you are encroaching on the threads in the substrate material. Then use a bolt thread sized proper tap to slowly remove the remaining broken bolt material. Start with a standard/ starting tap… as you get towards the bottom, switch to a bottoming tap. Sample the depth of a known good hole for reference and mark your bottoming tap for the max hole depth… I use a paint pen or colored electrical tape.
Clean it out with brake cleaner, and you’re good to go.
It’s a time consuming process, but it works every time. And best reserved for low torque applications.
If it is a high torque application, use a time sert/ helicoil.
shtbrwn86
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What year Prius is that off of? I thought the Prius ones didn't work well, but now that I know it's off to the junkyard for me!
It's not really a Prius, it's some JDM or Non-NA Toyota van or something...I can't remember specifically what Patch said...
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Last Land cruiser I had was about 15 years ago. It was an 88 FJ62. It had about 280 thousand miles on it, a blown head gasket, and it was mostly rusted away.
but this (last) week I bought another one. 1999 LX470. 160 thousand miles on it, bought it in CA so (almost) no rust. paid 10k for it.
I am pretty happy with it. I will be driving it for a couple months, then once I fully trust it, do some maintenance, and fix a few things I will give it to my wife as a family hauler.
but this (last) week I bought another one. 1999 LX470. 160 thousand miles on it, bought it in CA so (almost) no rust. paid 10k for it.
I am pretty happy with it. I will be driving it for a couple months, then once I fully trust it, do some maintenance, and fix a few things I will give it to my wife as a family hauler.
