Yota

this is betty.
my gf's dd.

The first real issue/ repair not just boredom mod,
she was driving betty to langley from kelowna (350 km.. not sure what it is in miles lol oh, canada...)
and right as she got to the exit to get onto the Connector(main hwy) it just... wouldnt stop. she had to gear it down and pumped basically all the brake fluid out trying to slow down, but shes safe, i brought her our car and got the truck picked up and hauled home.
this is After wrestling it apart this is what i had to deal with
notice how the left isn't touching like the right.

after tons of brake cleaner and penetrating lube i got around to taking the old cylinder out. brake line nut wasnt to rusty.

How the spring should look

How the front one looked

AND THAT let the shoe flop around

INSTEAD of sitting like this

Where the pivot gouged the boot and broke the tooth off

my new solution and the old rusty bent up washer. the pin was gone totally.

BACK TOGETHER [ edit- i used a longer bolt than in above pic]

hooked up and bled

ALL DONE!.... FOR TODAY...

Gevo

Did you get it all adjusted into place? Also, I just did all this work on both rear tires but got a spring set, super cheap $13 from parts store! Worth it Unfortunately I have to take the wheels off and grease some things I didn't grease

Yota

got a hardware kit, replaced my quick fix and the other oldie, and the bottom spring.
the big center spring seemed good, and is beefier than the replacement. so i left it.
and put in the rubber plug for the back.

Yota

GEVO- i got this set for 23 at lordco, he had a cheaper set but not in stock. ill take more pictures when i do the other side.

Yota

Yota

Got this from ebay,
decided it needed to go on betty.

taping and painting after i sanded it lightly

tadda

used the holes from the old grill clip to mark holes in the riser i made from the cropped mud flaps



all done

just need to put it on the truck. .. somewhere. might put it in the grill. might put it on the hood. or might put it on the tailgate.
not sure.

Yota

The first time me and my friend ben took the hubs apart to replace the bearings (both sides) we put something back together wrong. oops...




i got a new gear from Tyson, (toyotaking)
guy is awesome and has alot of sweet rigs and lots of parts for sale.
(in kelowna)
http://classifieds.castanet.net/userads.php?id=818

Gizler00

iTrader: (1)

Nice work. You should start a build thread.

I like the Sunroof cover. I need to make one of these for mine. As I cannot seem to find a factory one ANYWHERE!

Gevo

few bucks here and there, no matter

But getting the job done right is such a good feeling!

Yota

ya i wasnt sure if i had enough to start a build thread. turns out. i think i do. ill turn this into a build thread tonight.
i used polyester and spray on elmers glue. because it was really stretchy for the contours of the plastic and the glue was clear, not yellow like upholstery glue.
gf was out of town that weekend and she was pretty happy about it.

Yota

i replaced the weather strip on the outside of the drivers window and all the broken clips that where doing a horrible job of, ... working at all without the strip flapping in the wind. picture soon. to dark to take pics.

Yota

while at pick n pull i got these for 15 bucks

took the wheel off.

took the boot off, in my collection i found a bolt that said "sr5 88" for the boot release holes.
worked like a charm.

the teeth on this cylinder are pretty worn down too, so these will get replaced soon too.

got the ebrake lever off. was super corroded, and rusted solid. even banging it with a hammer didnt even move


cleaned this up a bit


wanted to see just how bad this was

was pretty bad.

27 yrs old and can still clean up pretty good.




back together and (already painted the other side)


wired the rim and lugs on both sides, looks a lot better for now

took the door things off

happend to have a coat hanger, worked pretty good.

found it, popped the orange clip, popped the metal clip

found some at pick n pull that matched my key. so took out the spare one that matched machines key

helped a friend move this morning and found this on the road in front of her house, so i cleaned it up and slapped it on for fun.( see how long it takes jenna to notice it)

and heres betty all done for today

Yota

so the cheap exhaust tip fell off and jenna backed over it lol, but i did get some other things done. got some marine speakers for the back got them cut in and i finally wired in my cargo light.
So this is what i started with

i added this to the mix (in time i will wire everything to this block and another one like it)

put these in today (got them from a garage sale for 10 bucks)

with the subs and old crackley ˟˟˟˟s

the original cargo light works too

wired in the cargo light to the wiper motor housing


some wires

quick connects so the top can still come off

need to cut out the switch housing but im tired

all lit up

Yota

switch mounted

Yota

took the top off for a day got back on before it rained. was a good day. aurora was complaining it was too windy, but she'll get used to it. haha

Yota

leds came for the instrument panel.get that together soon.
...before winter

Yota

picked up an ac compressor. turns out its the wrong one. got the 10pa17a (ribbed belt)instead of the 10pa15a (v-belt) guess huffing freon was enough for me to not notice the grooves on the pulley... DOH!

p.s. if anyone has good advice on this subject, it would be greatly appreciated

Red Leader

Dude, looking great!

I'm always curious about the 1st gens and kids. It was a no-go with the wife (2 doors) and I can definitely understand. I would have preferred to start with a solid axle, but I'm still excited about driving the '90.

Are the 2 doors that bad in practice with kids or is it more of a non-issue? Interested to hear your thoughts.

Yota

^^not a prob in the summer. lol and as long as your seats still slide back n forth. its not an issue for me. sure its a bit of a compromise compared to having the back doors, but. i wasn't giving up the topless for extra doors.

Yota

i did this today with some leds i got from ebay for 7 bucks. and a rocker switch from princess auto for 3. (plus some quick connects and wire i had laying around. and some fuses that made their way home with me from p&p)












my phone died or i would have taken more pics for a write up
but this write up is good too.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...10-mod-218638/