Recent content by zippinbye

I was into Gen 1 Broncos. I owned three and I'd still like to have a 1977 if I found one for the right price. But that ain't gonna happen. Those things are as irrational as FJ40s! I guess Ford may be able to ride the cult like hysteria of "real Broncos" into some sympathetic sales. This...

Well done. You must enjoy builds!

My wife didn't like that either. I just set the #1 driver preset to a fully compressed steering wheel. Seems to suit her, even though her arms are not the world's longest.

Very clean look for those of us that want functionality vs. projecting an image.

What is the weight please?

I'd be happy to get $12,500 for my 2005 w/ Sport Package (KDSS, etc) that has 172,000 miles. Paid about $22,000 in 2010 at a dealer auction when odo was at 52,000; market was in high 20's at the time. But mine's not for sale. I think the current market may be nuts indeed. But if you want...

Sorry if this has been said, but a 470 is the winner if you want to flat tow behind an RV (like any Toyota with a stick shift transfer case that has a Neutral position). Never considered this until we bought our first Diesel Pusher Class A motorhome last year. 5000 lbs. is a hefty tow, but...

05 GX470; 5 mm @ 92,000 miles/9 years of age. Could have gone longer, but I was pulling it in for other services and just took care of it instead of keeping an active watch.

A 99 4R 4x4 is only 3400 lbs? A GX is a lot more than +1000 lbs. My stock 05 GX with KDSS (no hitch) hit the scale at 4950 lbs. with near empty fuel tank and no passengers. I towed a big block 22' Sea Ray that scaled almost identically to your Chaparral with a 91 Pathfinder 4x4 manual trans...

But it lasts. And can be media-blasted to look nice again, if you are up for the labor!

Like a lot of you folks here, I've installed my own suspensions. The last was a Dodge 3500 one ton truck; everything scaled to heavy and extra-beefy - no rust and plenty of room to work, plus a natural amount of high ground clearance prior to jacking up. Pretty easy in my garage on a creeper...

I've been going to Australia quite a bit. There's a shop across the street from my lodging that builds Toyotas. "OME" is largely displayed as a product line on their outdoor signage. They also have the classic saying on a banner out front: "If you wan to go the the Outback, you could get a...

Not a bit of rust on my 05 GX, so coatings have never been considered.

Here in Clark County, NV with our annual required smog checks, any displayed DTC/CEL is no bueno. If the cat's no good, no smog/registration for you! The first time I faced this was a crisis, as the car involved was my sole ride/DD. I had to fix it under time pressure, because like everybody...

2005 GX470 with 173,000; alternator failure at maybe 80,000 (no small job with KDSS), air bags at 150,000/14 years old, A/C refrigerant service once (tightened HP line fitting, never an issue since). Changed a couple of o2 sensors after receiving failure codes/unable to smog. Both cats...