Recent content by chapolito

Been slowly clearing out projects that I have parts for before starting anything new. First up, the front diff which took 4 attempts over 3 years to finally get the drain plug unstuck. I tried penetrating oil, heating up, and after finally stripping, I sacrificed a hex bit socket to weld in...

Story time. In one of my last posts I mentioned needing to adjust the clutch because the point at which the it was engaging had reached the floor and it wasn't going in gear. Well that problem got worse and I eventually ran out of adjustment in the clutch. My research led me to believe that...

Here are the part numbers. I just replaced mine because of a little accident and decided to go with aftermarket parts because I was having trouble sourcing a clean original one. It was a pain in the ass to source all the parts and assemble, recommend getting a used one if you can. Ended up...

I've been running the 7.5 wraps w/ tokicos for a couple years / ~10k miles. I have a bit of added weight from a platform/fridge, but have also removed the rear seats, seatbelts, metal supports, etc. so it probably is ~50lb extra at most. I find it really stiff for daily road bumps compared to...

For anyone head scratching still, here are some photos from following the instructions from phattyduck Two 100 ohm 5w resistors in parallel: Plugged into the extra H4 connector (low beam + to -) since my projectors only use one side:

I never got around to making one...some day.

I love the BMW seats I installed a couple years ago, but have always wanted to get the seat heaters working, so finally set out on that. I had a sense of which wires coming out of the control module were for the seat heaters from some past research: Here are each of those plugs, one for the...

As great as the 4Runner is, our extended Baja trip highlighted the lack of space to work comfortably. This made work + travel really difficult, but we wanted to do more of it. So, we upgraded to a flatbed Four Wheel Camper on a second gen Tacoma. Lot's of projects already completed, but that's...

I definitely disassembled the tool and it worked for some, but I recall I still had issues with the tool. :shrug: Overall though the right tool was the better tool. I also had to modify the holder tool to make the tab stick out more, otherwise the bucket wasn't depressed low enough and the...

I wish I had pulled the exhaust cam, would have been a lot easier. The rear ones are a PITA. This kawasaki shim tool came in handy for the #4 valves because the tool you linked to didn't fit under the hood. Here is the worksheet I used. Be prepared to curse a lot.

Looking forward to water pump video as it is on my list for 2024. Was thinking of replacing the oil pump at the same time since it is leaking, will be using your post on doing that as a reference as well, thanks!

I spoke too soon on broken parts. Just got under there while washing and found both end links in the front sheared off. I know they were intact a few weeks ago when I tightened them, but they sure look rusty already!

Just the rack is probably 60-75lbs, but with the solar panels and awning over 100lbs.

Another amazing Baja trip—6 weeks and 3700 miles. It was a mad dash to prep, but we got the roof rack completed. Original plan was to do a two layer perimeter just like Gobi's, but we were running out of time so stuck with a single layer. Lots of notching, welding and grinding. Rigged up a...

Just returned from 6 weeks & 3700 miles in Baja.