Recent content by Drakethefirst

I bought this in Virginia (and it was only ever in VA) and did a quick check underneath and didn't see much, there is definitely some sort of coating that was put on at some point in its life. But now that I own it and work on it, I can see that the rust is worse than I thought. However I have...

I went to get the alignment done on my 4runner after I got the new wheels and tires and they told me that my front struts were really worn and they did the best they could and just barely got me in alignment. I didn't think it was that big of a deal until recently when I passed over some speed...

I will leave this here for anyone that needs guidance. I replaced my front and my rear pads and rotors in preparation for towing trips.

So I was having a common issue with my 200k mile 4runner with that my sending unit was going out. Sometimes it would read empty when I know it wasn't and I only drove maybe 70 miles. So I dove into making a video on dropping the tank and replacing the sending unit. Not as bad as I thought it...

Noticed while I was under the new to me 4runner that one of the tank straps was rusted off. So I added that to my list of things to do and finally finished. I was not able to find any good videos as most of them they skipped parts or their skid plate was so rusted they missed were some bolts...

I just finished mine last week and did a video. All the other ones I watched seemed to have skid plates that were totally gone so i couldn't see where the bolts were.

I ended up being short on fluid when I checked it, because I was stupid and curious and decided to check the level at the fill port when the car was cold and off. Ended up burning myself on the exhaust by rerouting the line from the hood to the fill port when I noticed I let too much out. :doh:

Well...I decided to flush the transmission not knowing if it was ever done from any of the past owners. It definitely was not. Fluid was black and needed to be changed. I have not had any issues shifting before so I know there is no damage done, and she is running smooth as ever. Have you all...

So the only light that was on my 4runner when I got it was the TPMS. Even after filling all 5 tires I still had the dang light, but I was for sure not going to pay money to have my tires removed just to replace each one of the darn things if I didn't NEED to take the tires off. So a quick...

I have done many head units, speakers, subs, and amp combo and projects. However the 4runner JBL premium system made me learn a new way of wiring. I am new to this so please any experts chime in and correct me if I am wrong and give some advise. So I have been researching this system for far too...

So after recently getting my 4runner I noticed that when I used the parking brake...well it didn't work. So I decided to adjust the shoes since over time the shoes do get worn...even if it does take forever, which helped, but it wasn't 100% So then I had to adjust the foot lever so it didn't go...

Hey guys, when I got my 4runner one of the things I noticed was the rear cupholders were broken. They were broken in multiples places so I decided to grab one from the junk yard to replace it...but of course they were not the same color as my tan, or fawn. So I made a video on how to remove the...

I just replaced mine and cleaned the drains, was not able to see the ends of the drains, even removed a bunch of trim and bits and couldn't see it. I think it terminates inside the frame. https://youtu.be/RXBhswfl4Dw

If you are interested I did a video on my 4runner on replacing the glass and removing the plastic trims...which broke very easily. I am going to see if I can 3d print some new ones, 40 bucks is way too much for a new set of just one when you have both an inner and outer piece...

I just finished fixing my sunroof, it was a lot easier than I thought to get it out, only 4 screws. I hate that we can not just replace the gasket, but I was able to grab a replacement glass/gasket set at the junkyard. https://youtu.be/RXBhswfl4Dw