Recent content by bheltzel

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Hey squad - my 1999 4Runner was recently totaled and unfortunately, I've decided it's time to part ways with my custom sleeping platform. My dad and I spent an entire weekend building it and I used it for a 2-month road trip around the country. It provides great accessible storage and a...

I think it's still at Jose's Towing (Yosemite Ave) this morning, but ABC Auto Parts (San Francisco's Largest Salvage Services - ABC Auto Parts) is coming to grab it today. You may be able to talk to them about getting whatever you are looking for. Best of luck!

So I got quite a few messages about tearing off parts. Sorry to disappoint, but I really just didn't the time to go work on it for a day and hold parts in my small apartment. Plus it was jammed in the back of tow yard surrounded by other vehicles so I wouldn't have been able to do much with it...

Hey team - my 1999 Highlander edition was totaled last week by a FedEx driver. It's currently at a tow yard in South SF and the insurance company is waiving the salvage fee, so I can keep the car. Unfortunately, I live in the city and just don't have anywhere to store it. The driver said is...

I just came across your thread here and had to share my experience because it is eerily similar. I'm down in SF but had my 4Runner stolen back in July for a couple days. Druggies living in it, doing strange things like cutting random wires and jamming the trunk, and also managed to metallic...

Definitely. I gathered everything from since last Feb and its over $4,000. Yep - right over by the DMV. I actually had it stolen a couple months ago too, but it was recovered a couple days later. Be careful out there with that great looking truck!

Been a while guys, but in an unfortunate turn of events my 4Runner was hit by a package delivery driver yesterday and is more than likely totaled. I'm hoping to get a fair price for it from the delivery company's insurance, but am worried since KBB values are fairly low for 4Runner's. In the...

Hi there! I'm driving across the country and currently in Richland, WA. I'm trying to head into Seattle tomorrow and looking to do a timing belt change. Any of you able to recommend a spot to get it done for a reasonable price? I felt like I was getting waxed with the quotes in the Washington DC...

Driving from Virginia to Vancouver while living out of my 4Runner. Planning to take it slow on the way back and travel, so may be a few months! Take a look at the build and photos on my website here: bryceheltzel.com/4runner

Also, any recommendation on transmission fluid? I've been looking but can't seem to find anything definite.

Yeah I'll borrow my roommates ride. Unfortunately I drove about 25 miles this morning on it. Could this cause me some big problems?

yup... this is definitely what i did. sigh. thank you!

This is terrifying. I think so... What's the trans fluid tank look like?

I changed my oil on my 99 runner for the first time yesterday. I would like to think I did a decent job, but I'm so sure I did. Right after I finished, I started to notice something odd. Sometimes when I put the car in gear and hit the gas, it takes a couple seconds to register that I am hitting...