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Posted on 8/17/16 at 6:07 pm to Crawdaddy
I wish I could get by with that little storage, but I need to be able to haul lumber and tools. I have a Bestop on my Tacoma, so I channel as much Jeep as I can.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:09 pm to Gaston
quote:. Exactly this. And I love my Tacoma because it doesn't turn the fukin headlights on every time I stop under a shade tree.
I don't want the vehicle shifting for me, braking for me, or steering for me...and I don't even want it to have the ability to do any of those things even if it wanted to.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 7:10 am to Crawdaddy
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Crawdaddy
YGM.
Feel free to remove your email address.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:57 am to Gaston
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I don't want the vehicle shifting for me, braking for me, or steering for me...and I don't even want it to have the ability to do any of those things even if it wanted to.
Have an upvote.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:58 am to Gaston
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I wish I could get by with that little storage, but I need to be able to haul lumber and tools. I have a Bestop on my Tacoma, so I channel as much Jeep as I can.
It can be done. It may not be pretty, but it can be done. I take the back window and backseat out. You can throw a ton of stuff in the tub of a Jeep. Prop your 2x4x8s up and let them hang out the back. I think I got 35-40 of them in mine once.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 9:00 am to TU Rob
Also, is it cool to post links to contests here? I saw one on facebook for a Bumper giveaway. And of course like anything else, if you share the link they email you, you get additional entries for anyone that enters the contest with your link. If y'all are interested and it is kosher, then I'll post it up and the first person can use my link then post theirs for the next person to enter with to keep it rolling and fair.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 9:22 am to Gaston
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Manuals, and I do.
Enjoy rebuilding that old arse automatic you're going to buy
I need a truck, and I had just about talked myself out of buying a 6 speed Tacoma. Then I read this thread damnit
Why do you own that over a regular F150?
I need reasons.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 9:45 am to Gaston
quote:Rebuild?
Enjoy rebuilding that old arse automatic you're going to buy.
I'd just buy a new one. TJs are Legos. 
Posted on 8/18/16 at 9:58 am to AlxTgr
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Rebuild? I'd just buy a new one. TJs are Legos.
hell you dont even need to jack them up to work on it...
Auto>>>>>>>Manual
Posted on 8/18/16 at 10:08 am to NYCAuburn
Speaking of, a '98 just popped up. I didn't want to go that old, but it looks to be in great shape.
Any worries?
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2500 MILES ON TRANS REBUILD AND NEW TORQUE CONVERTER..
Any worries?
Posted on 8/18/16 at 10:31 am to AlxTgr
Depends on who did the work and what transmission it has. The three speed non over drive atuo is a tank but they leak and that is usually what gets people in trouble.
I would be more worried about why it failed in the first place. If someone beat it like it owed them money the transmission might have just been the first thing to go.
98 is a good year if it's cheap enough. Go ahead and buy a bushing kit because if they haven't been changed yet you're going to need to address that soon. Check for evidence of a leaky heater core, and check the color of the coolant. If it looks like there is brown sludge in the overflow bottle, find another peej. Run you finger inside the filler neck on the top of the radiator, if it's brown or gritty, walk away quickly.
It's old enough to vote, so the unit bearings are almost certainly at the end of their life span as well
I would be more worried about why it failed in the first place. If someone beat it like it owed them money the transmission might have just been the first thing to go.
98 is a good year if it's cheap enough. Go ahead and buy a bushing kit because if they haven't been changed yet you're going to need to address that soon. Check for evidence of a leaky heater core, and check the color of the coolant. If it looks like there is brown sludge in the overflow bottle, find another peej. Run you finger inside the filler neck on the top of the radiator, if it's brown or gritty, walk away quickly.
It's old enough to vote, so the unit bearings are almost certainly at the end of their life span as well
Posted on 8/18/16 at 10:34 am to Barf
is there any way to convert them to 2wd?
Posted on 8/18/16 at 10:35 am to Barf
Posted on 8/18/16 at 10:38 am to AlxTgr
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is there any way to convert them to 2wd?
You can pull the front drive shaft but other than that, no you can not. At least not without serious skills and time. Not sure why you would want to anyway. Even with the driveshaft pulled the front axle still spins. TJ's have a fixed hub up front and the manual hub kits are like a thousand bucks.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 10:46 am to AlxTgr
Is that a piece of braided PVC under the PCM? WTF
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Posted on 8/18/16 at 10:56 am to Barf
No idea.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 11:00 am to Gaston
quote:Man I wish yota would make a Tacoma with a D44/D50 front axle and the small v8.
I have a Bestop on my Tacoma, so I channel as much Jeep as I can.
Posted on 8/18/16 at 11:03 am to White Bear
Surprised Toyota does not make a Jeep Style vehicle
Posted on 8/18/16 at 11:07 am to AlxTgr
It looks pretty good all things considered. The braided PVC has no logical explanation so who knows what that's all about. Looks like the AC dryer has been replaced as well as the radiator.
TJ's are one of those things that will dime you to death on upkeep if it's not something you're interested in as a hobby. Not sure what you are trying to do with it but I recommend a two door JK if it's something you're trying to drive. Just about any TJ is going to be a project car, especially an 18 year old TJ. So unless you got the garage space, tools, and ability, a TJ might not be for you.
TJ's are one of those things that will dime you to death on upkeep if it's not something you're interested in as a hobby. Not sure what you are trying to do with it but I recommend a two door JK if it's something you're trying to drive. Just about any TJ is going to be a project car, especially an 18 year old TJ. So unless you got the garage space, tools, and ability, a TJ might not be for you.
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