1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

When do u get the ol turd bucket back from the shop?

 

Nice

 

Everybody that ran off to California is coming back. j/k

 

they said today, if everything goes good.

 

It’s the 2020 Cold Rush


Out of California

 

Best of luck. Hope all goes well, keep us updated

 

@Speedytech7 Two posts with Katit's upholstery work.


https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/ka...ntenance-thread.1157945/page-15#post-13318860

https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/ka...ntenance-thread.1157945/page-16#post-13402643

 

@01x4 @Speedytech7 1994 80 series on BAT. Will it hit 100k?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1...kmkHyrbgzSh9fWtoEWjlziovJyXjXPBERCk996KXuJf1Y

 

Very clean, but sitting vehicles still age. Transmission would worry me a bit as would the engine systems like cooling

 

@Tour991 You hit this guy up yet?

 

It’s missing a lug nut

 

Doesn't mean cab and bed parts aren't useful.

 

You got me

 

id bet someone would go for the 2rz and trans too if in good shape

 

2RZ makes a great cheapo swap for a 22RE, most people still would rather have a 3RZ, but still... 2RZ boosts better because its over-square and has less rotating mass.

 

seen a lot of that, why i mentioned it haha. Had no idea why tho, thank you for the knowledge

 

It's kind of a hidden gem of an engine, you get all the part support of the 3RZ and most of the power but because it came in 5 lugs which are typically dirt cheap, you can get one for like $800 in good condition with everything including trans on it.

 

Been there. Done that. Bought the T-shirt.

I've kind of lived that scene back 10 years ago with a low miles garage kept 19-yo Infiniti. I had to replace every hose, bushing, injector, seal, plastic timing chain guides, water pump. Since the VH45 didn't use gaskets, I had to reapply RTV everything on all of the sealed surfaces. Later the torque converter (from sitting without use) decided to disintegrate once I started using it. Though I think I brought that on by going with TCU mod to start in 1st gear and the TQ couldn't handle the engine. Yep. Transmissions are a risky item. Luckily one of the club members gave me a Level10 transmission for shipping costs since he swapped out his for a 5-speed.

The only reason I did that was it was priced so cheap that it was almost a gift and I wanted a project car for two teenage boys to learn on. It was a great learning experience.

Once you stop driving one like a granny, you take on a whole new set of issues. I would rather have a well-maintained vehicle with a recent mid-life OEM refresh than a fragile museum piece that you can't drive and enjoy.