Richmond VA mechanic, suggestions/advice please!!

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Direwolf82

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Hello people of the old interwebs.
Looking for suggestions for Toyota mechanics in Richmond VA. Anyone local have a good suggestion?
I really just want someone who knows the vehicle better than I do to go through it. It's sort of fresh to me still and I just don't know it well enough to feel comfortable inspecting everything. It's the most sophisticated vehicle I've had and I just don't know what to look for on these systems but I can rebuild an old points style distributor, swap drivetrains, do a solid able swap, or cut a frame in half and stretch it, which is not helpful at all with the Toyota.
Any advice for this 37 year old dinosaur?
Thanks from RVA!
 
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The do sound pretty good, unfortunately without needing a larger repair or going out that way for other reasons it's just too far of a drive. I work 7 days a week a lot and free time is pretty hard to come by.
I do appreciate your suggestions and will keep them on my list of large repair and maybe used parts list.
Thank you!
Any suggestions maybe closer to the city?
 
Garrett's Automotive, Research Rd. in Midlothian. This is where I go for all my routine maintenance.

4WP, also in Midlothian. Steven Sisson is the manager and a member of our Toyota Trucks group

Virginia Garage in Ashland. Anthony Graham is the owner and a member of our Toyota Trucks group.

Trailtec 4x4 is in Henrico.

Independent 4x is also in Ashland.
 
gdvan01 said:
Garrett's Automotive, Research Rd. in Midlothian. This is where I go for all my routine maintenance.

4WP, also in Midlothian. Steven Sisson is the manager and a member of our Toyota Trucks group

Virginia Garage in Ashland. Anthony Graham is the owner and a member of our Toyota Trucks group.

Trailtec 4x4 is in Henrico.

Independent 4x is also in Ashland.
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Sweet!! Thank you, that's the list I was hoping for.
On an unrelated note do you go wheeling anywhere close by?
My buddy has a farm with a bunch of trails but it's all easy driving, looking for something a little more technical that's somewhat close. I did really enjoy going up to the rapidan wildlife management area when the trails were all washed out and rutted but they fixed all that stuff mid summer.
 
Direwolf82 said:
Sweet!! Thank you, that's the list I was hoping for.
On an unrelated note do you go wheeling anywhere close by?
My buddy has a farm with a bunch of trails but it's all easy driving, looking for something a little more technical that's somewhat close. I did really enjoy going up to the rapidan wildlife management area when the trails were all washed out and rutted but they fixed all that stuff mid summer.
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Flagpole Knob is a popular trip, can do it in a day but many in the group will camp overnight.

You can check out our group:

RVA Toyota Trucks Public Group | Facebook

Most of the trips get posted to the events tab.
 
gdvan01 said:
Flagpole Knob is a popular trip, can do it in a day but many in the group will camp overnight.

You can check out our group:

RVA Toyota Trucks Public Group | Facebook

Most of the trips get posted to the events tab.
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Thank you, I don't do social media stuff, see dinosaur comment in original post but I do appreciate it.
Flagpole sounds pretty cool, is it trailer friendly do you know? I would be interested in taking my little boat up that way for some fishing, not sure how bad an idea that would be. On the other hand I make bad decisions all the time.
 
Direwolf82 said:
Thank you, I don't do social media stuff, see dinosaur comment in original post but I do appreciate it.
Flagpole sounds pretty cool, is it trailer friendly do you know? I would be interested in taking my little boat up that way for some fishing, not sure how bad an idea that would be. On the other hand I make bad decisions all the time.
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Boat friendly? ......I'll take "not bloody likely" for $200, Chuck. I know a couple of the guys have taken small 'off-road' capable trailers up to the top but anything with a boat is a real stretch.
 
Direwolf82 said:
Thank you, I don't do social media stuff, see dinosaur comment in original post but I do appreciate it.
Flagpole sounds pretty cool, is it trailer friendly do you know? I would be interested in taking my little boat up that way for some fishing, not sure how bad an idea that would be. On the other hand I make bad decisions all the time.
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I posted this over at 4Runners.com a while ago, our Flagpole trip from this past November. Still snow and ice around, not to mention it was cold AF! The top of Flagpole is 4300'.

Virginia Runners? | Page 3 | Toyota 4Runner Forum [4Runners.com]
 
gdvan01 said:
Boat friendly? ......I'll take "not bloody likely" for $200, Chuck. I know a couple of the guys have taken small 'off-road' capable trailers up to the top but anything with a boat is a real stretch.
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Ha!! That's pretty much what I figured. I do have some 31's to put on the trailer and it is pretty short, maybe 15 foot total but maybe the better thing to do is figure out how to lock it up and drop it somewhere. Although I am pretty interested in seeing how doable the boat is. I've had a dream for a while of making a camping trailer that used the boat as a roof so I could have everything with me...
 
madeinhb said:
Nice. I'm up in Locust Grove. Moved here from Colorado a year ago by way of California before that. Might need to join this group. Although Richmond is annhour and a half.


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We have a couple or 3 guys in the Fredericksburg area...
 
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