1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

@Ozark_RegCab people in the Canary Islands got it going on. Is this enough lift? If I could get some of these fender flares, I might consider something like this.

I think that's a Slee Blueberry bumper. It's a Toyota Land Cruiser Cygnus that is a LX470 in the US.

 

It's definitely been fun; that V8 is so low-revving though...definitely feels like an old man's V8 versus higher-revving stuff I'm used to. Definitely smooth though and torquey down low.

If it weren't so hot outside I'd assess the front but I'm surprised "stock height" looks so damn tall.

 

I thought the weather was only in the high 70s in LA.

 

None of us here in the thread are in LA

 

@Ozark_RegCab it's 85 right now.

Correction, 85 outside.

70 inside.

 

Actually take that back, 90 in my specific area with others reaching higher.

 

Oh nvm I saw someone was in the LA area but there’s so many little cities down in SoCal. I looked at Bakersfield and it’s at 101 rn.

 

91 here rn and I’m loving the AC in the new home office

 

Bakersfield is a butthole though

 

Hell yeah

 

It’s probably still expensive though I imagine.

 

Oil and gas monies

 

Yet vehicles seem to cost more outside of CA

Least from all the Lexus we looked up earlier (without even trying really)

Rust must be worth something to ya guys

 

All the Californians moved out of state and are dropping their cars for $$$

 

Hate to admit it but when I did mine I used the same press sleeve kit that tim used. HF 20 ton press did the job, no issues.

Setup is key and absolutely need to be sure its stable. I didn't need a cheater on the HF20, it was smooth. I'd follow his buddies vid though the first time setting up @treyus30 - not tim's.
https://youtu.be/H_7W78d-qB8?t=730

 

I’ve seen a lot of cool clean older cars for relatively cheap around where @Speedytech7 lives too. I kinda wanna take a trip out to the PNW and pick up a nice old Subie.

 

And the Tacoma isn't reliable?

 

It is but I want a little fun runabout car with better mpgs

 

wheeling is way cheaper than therapy

 

As a recovering former Subaru owner, I can attest to the fact that the mileage blew goats with no power trade off and the horror stories about the shitty head gasket we’re all false until they weren’t any more. If disappointment were a car, my 04 Legacy was it. And if you think a WRX is any better, just plan on the shit hitting the fan that much sooner.

ETA: If modding Toyota products gets you as twitchy as it seems to, run fucking screaming from a Subaru.