Rusty Red

[Motiracer38]

Great to see it out there, getting a motor swap driving is an awesome feeling.

 

[SByota]

KOH aftermath cleanup started today. Pulled the drivers front side apart to fix the CV boot and give everything a once over. It all looks good, no cracks or worn out pivot parts. Shock probably need to come off this summer for a prep/rebuild. It’s been 5 years.

CV grease and gear oil both stink.

 

[SByota]

The CV boots installed on both sides. I’m trying a little lower ride height in the front. Let’s see how that does. The V8 swap did not bring the front end down at all.

CV work makes a colossal mess and the grease gets on everything!!

I’ll work on the little things I didn’t get too before KOH and prep it for Mojave Road with the boy in about a month.

 

[SByota]

Goodbye Toyota LSPV, hello Willwood manual adjustable proportioning valve. The brake line doesn’t rub on the fuel tank now. It will be nice to be able to adjust the brakes now. As it sat before, there was way too much pressure to the rear and they locked pretty easy.

The little black dog was tired I guess.

 

[SByota]

More updates. The front driveshaft from the rusty donor truck got replaced by a west coast unit with no rust from eBay. I threw in fresh joints for peace of mind.

Finished the exhaust to exit out the bedside. The under cab dump was way loud and irritating. The two 90’s helped the sound a little too.

Also adding AC back. I have never messed with AC stuff before. Let’s see how this goes. The nice part is Toyota stuff from this generation is all very similar. Hopefully the AC rental tool from AutoZone aren’t too hammered.

Also ordered some headsets/intercom. The radio is just too hard to hear over the exhaust, squeaks, rattles , bypass shocks etc.

 

[Turboyota]

More updates. The front driveshaft from the rusty donor truck got replaced by a west coast unit with no rust from eBay. I threw in fresh joints for peace of mind.

Finished the exhaust to exit out the bedside. The under cab dump was way loud and irritating. The two 90’s helped the sound a little too.

Also adding AC back. I have never messed with AC stuff before. Let’s see how this goes. The nice part is Toyota stuff from this generation is all very similar. Hopefully the AC rental tool from AutoZone aren’t too hammered.

Also ordered some headsets/intercom. The radio is just too hard to hear over the exhaust, squeaks, rattles , bypass shocks etc.


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Hell yeah dude!