alex_mcnair's 1987 pickup build
03-04-2011, 10:20 AM
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03-06-2011, 08:20 AM
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03-08-2011, 04:43 PM
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i attempted to install my locker today..but didnt have a 24mm socket to take the diff plug out with..so ill wait till saturday, but i did find some fiberglass/body filler stuff and am trying to fix the crack in my dash..ive never done this before, so i hope it turns out good..
still wet
will fix these too eventually
still wet
will fix these too eventually
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03-20-2011, 06:57 PM
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got my spartan locker installed this weekend and got my truck back today! had to replace the rear hubs bc they were shot, but other than that, the locker went in great! the trip home was 12 miles and i couldnt even tell, nothing funny happening around turns, but that my be due to the way i turn, i always coast around turns in neutral...but idk..but im going to test it out this weekend and see how it does!
04-17-2011, 09:27 AM
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The first time i got to drive my grandpa's 1966 Impala, about 30 min down the road..it starts smoking, bad. Might have blown the head gasket :/
06-05-2011, 04:30 PM
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ill be getting some new shocks soon..anybody have any input on wat is good and wat is bad? i was thinking about ranchos, ive heard some good things about them.
06-13-2011, 02:35 PM
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ive been working on a gauge pod for a while..i started out making this.
but i didnt really like that design..so i switched to this
i also went to a local ORV park for the first time! it was great
goin DOWN this hill was crazy, itd be even crazier going up.
this was also her first time going out wheeling! she liked it.
and there was some pretty sweet 4runner.
but i didnt really like that design..so i switched to this
i also went to a local ORV park for the first time! it was great
goin DOWN this hill was crazy, itd be even crazier going up.
this was also her first time going out wheeling! she liked it.
and there was some pretty sweet 4runner.
07-21-2011, 08:27 PM
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PLEASE READ!
ive learned a lot through this website over the past year but ive come into a dillema. i noticed my truck was running a little hot yesterday, so this morning i checked the oil and so what looked like small water drops on the dipstick, then i opened the radiator cap and saw nothing, no water or anything, so after a trip to the store i picked up some coolant and filled it up, then checked the dipstick and it was kind of a light brown color. now from what i know thats the head gasket....i havent drivin it since yesterday, i dont want to keep driving and crack the head or the block..should i just try to get the gasket fixed, or anything else it could be?
ive learned a lot through this website over the past year but ive come into a dillema. i noticed my truck was running a little hot yesterday, so this morning i checked the oil and so what looked like small water drops on the dipstick, then i opened the radiator cap and saw nothing, no water or anything, so after a trip to the store i picked up some coolant and filled it up, then checked the dipstick and it was kind of a light brown color. now from what i know thats the head gasket....i havent drivin it since yesterday, i dont want to keep driving and crack the head or the block..should i just try to get the gasket fixed, or anything else it could be?
07-21-2011, 08:48 PM
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tear it down, have the head pressure tested, CHECKED FOR CRACKS AND WARPAGE, check to see if the block is warped. if its just ur gasket then replace it but if it looks good check your timing cover. big proble on the yotas is the timing chain guides break and the chain wears through the timing cover into the water pump.
03-09-2012, 04:53 PM
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done a few things to my truck lately, i got my seats reupholstered ill put a pic up soon...new battery
and did some wheeling down here in florida! and i never got stuck, he did though.
i couldnt get him unstuck, but a F-350 saw us and came to help. fun day though
and did some wheeling down here in florida! and i never got stuck, he did though.
i couldnt get him unstuck, but a F-350 saw us and came to help. fun day though
04-20-2012, 12:36 PM
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done a few things to my truck in the past weeks.
made a rear differential breather
ran it up behind my taillight
then bought a skid plate off craigslist
bj spacers for the front
tj coils for the rear
the rear sits a little higher than the front now
had to install a new brake booster, and had some leftover paint
ive had this little siren for about a year now hooked up to a toggle switch
but connected it to one of my horn buttons
http://youtu.be/POvFwfJCu8k
made a rear differential breather
ran it up behind my taillight
then bought a skid plate off craigslist
bj spacers for the front
tj coils for the rear
the rear sits a little higher than the front now
had to install a new brake booster, and had some leftover paint
ive had this little siren for about a year now hooked up to a toggle switch
but connected it to one of my horn buttons
http://youtu.be/POvFwfJCu8k
11-01-2012, 04:17 PM
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Chocolocco Mountain ORV Park
New Tires! 31x10.5 Falken Wildpeak A/T
Rolled my fenders in about an inch with a handseamer, easy to do, and i like the look of it.
Ole Yota had a birthday!
New Tires! 31x10.5 Falken Wildpeak A/T
Rolled my fenders in about an inch with a handseamer, easy to do, and i like the look of it.
Ole Yota had a birthday!
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