1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

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.

 

I love my Land Cruiser but I am not soft on the gas pedal or the trans, keep em working and keep em maintained. That's the best way to keep em going

 

@jbrandt

Come weld my sliders on, don't want to kill the 4R yet

 

True dat. The jeep only has 44k mi on it but damn near every rubber fuel line is gone, I'm sure every vacuum line is gone too. Random fluid leaks everywhere.


I'd rather have one with 250k mi on it that has had routine maintenance