1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Iron pig

Man those are so cool

 

Big day today.

Went out this morning and used my snow chains for the first time. Just a casual drive up a maintained dirt road with a few inches of fresh snow. They were great once I got them untangled. Did a bit of hiking while I was out, too.

Got home, checked the local salvage yard and they had a brand-new 98 up for picking--"0 days in yard".

Scored a full set of 5100s, a full set of mud flaps, an almost full set of lock cylinders with keys (ignition, 2 doors, airbag; somebody else snagged the fuel door while I was working on the shocks but the tab was broken anyway) and a few other odd parts for under $125 out the door. The diffs were already gone (4.10 with ADD and e-locker) and the fiberglass fender flares were all damaged from the rollover. The leaf pack looked to be upgraded, but I couldn't tell what and I didn't want to fight to get it off--this yard tends to let trucks rest on the leafs and I didn't want to deal with repositioning it.

The truck had the deckplate mod, which was interesting to see.

I spent a good two hours fighting with the front-right coilover. The lower bolt had seized into the bushing sleeve. The bushing tore. Hammering on the bolt bent the lower mount tabs rather than moving the bolt. I tried removing the LCA so I could take it home and cut it. Both alignment cams came free (a miracle!) but I couldn't get the rear one past the steering rack and my compact impact didn't have enough ugga-duggas to get the rack bolts free. Just then an angel appeared and lent me a sawzall.

On the way home, I saw a lifted/squatted third gen. Like, the rear was at a respectable 4x4 height but the front was several inches higher.

 

I love em, good luck finding a solid one, but man they're good.

 

I have never even seen one of those.

 

Awesome, sounds like a great score!

You go to your salvage yard often?

 

I have, but only once.

I was getting feeders at a local pet store and had the 4Runner with me. Had parked up front and as I was getting out I got stopped by an older guy complimenting me on my rig.

Turns out, he was the owner of an FJ55 that was across the parking lot. We chatted for a bit about how he just sold another one and had that one restored. Was such a badass rig.

 

I'm probably there once every month or two on average. The yard is only a 15-minute drive away, so I watch the inventory and make a visit whenever something interesting shows up. I've had pretty good luck there.

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There was also an old W2 (2020) in the cab. I brought that home to properly destroy it.

 

You guys are spoiled. In NJ this is how I junk yard.

Axle with completely seized e brake shoes.

T case with half a gallon of water in it. This one took hours to clean. Had to rebuild it too. Got the matching trans full of water too.


This motor was a nightmare. Had to take it apart down to the heads and oil the cylinders and do every seal and gasket. Runs like a champ but sucked.

 

I’m totally jealous of @xtremewlr ’s 4G4R! My boss has one that I asked her to not sell before talking to me.

But I love my daily

Damn, I do love the 60/62s as well. Those were the baller rides when I was kid growing up.

 

4th gens are sweet. I love that 4.0 though. Haven't driven the v8.

 

Oooh, 5 cylinder turbo?

I borrowed one for awhile when I was still working at the dealership.

Yeah Todd's 4R is niiiice and super clean especially after having redone his interior and everything. Rode in it a few times already.

 

Dude.... lol!

 

It’s an S60 T6 R-Design, so it’s the 6-cylinder turbo. It’s quick enough to be fun to drive but not too much to where I can really get myself in trouble.

The sport mode is definitely rowdy, tho

 

Oh niiiice

Last Volvo I drove I remember was stupid smooth and quiet, definitely a driver's car.

 

When you need a $300. $600 oops. Geez, bought so much shit in the past month my brain is scrambled. disc brake 14 bolt you do what you gotta do. lol..She's money now... Just took like 8 hours of hell.

 

What springs you running?

 

These car seat covers from @Robmonster117 are freaking amazing, so much better than the cheap universal ones I had before. Thanks man and and thanks @Area51Runner for tagging me on them!

 

88-98 chevy 2500.

 

Daughter approved too!