Recent content by rocksteady

My wifes Forerunner (1998) got the milkshakes bad, so bad that it destroyed the transmission. I think I will put a separate cooler in the Taco, just in case. I am not concerned about heat exchange, whether the separate cooler does a better job or not, I just want to have all of the fluids...

I call mine a beater, as I bought it for $200 and drove it home... fixed what NEEED to be fixed and drive the hell out of it.. Take it hunting, crash into a tree, meh.. no worries.. Not a show truck

Here it is

Frame was super solid. 25 years of dirt and surface rust but solid as hell.. will try to get a pic this weekend.

Update... with hunting season over for me (2 deer, an elk and a turkey) I got back on this. Cut off the old mount, traced it onto cardboard and fabbed a new bracket out of 1/4 " steel... About 4 hours of prep cleaning frame rail (surface rust only) got it welded in and put back together... The...

I agree there is rust, I am just hopeful that it is either surface or confined to the mount itself. I have no issues with fabbing my own mount, I have a 220 V MiG and plenty of time on my hands during the winter, along with having a wood stove and oil burner in my garage... AND a beer fridge :)...

This is on the rear right hand side of my 1990 Fore Runner... Any idea what it is called and where to find one? I am assuming I would need to remove remnants of the old one and weld on a new one. Not sure if something like this is available on the market or if I have to design and fab my...

My first car, was a 1982 Toyota Tercel, drove it to almost 300 000 kms.. Then bought trucks off and on for the next 30 years... Got tired of paying through the nose for fuel. Bought a Rav 4 about a year ago, great little rig.. Love it for the economy... Bought a 1989 Forerunner 2 dr, manual...