1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

then you have people like me..

my avalon came with a 16" full size.. now i have a 17" full size becase the original wouldnt clear the venza brakes..


and for long road trips i have 2 aluminum donuts that fit in the spare area perfectly... just incase i get 2 flats (yes it has happened before when i was going to Montana.)

 

now that, I need to research. Those spindles I picked up, I think the bearings are going to be replaced. Something just isn't right with them. The side that has movement in the outer part of the bearing has intermittent noise when turning the hub. Other side which has no movement turns fine. Just going to replace them both.

What I'm thinking though - instead of just ordering bearings and then paying to have a shop deal with it, better to just replace the hubs and bearings as a complete assembly. Bolt on, right? If I go with manual hubs, going to have to replace them anyway.

or perhaps be cheaper to just offload these and keep an eye out for manual hub spindles. have to research prices. then there is always the knockoff koyo possibility.

 

bolt on? no. second gens are.
get just the bearings and the seals and a new snap ring. oh and the collar... the hub can be reused.

if you really want to go with manual hubs then offloading what you have probably wont be tooo hard. (id buy them if it werent for that horrible thing we call shipping cost, Im always on the hunt for clean parts)

 

hmm watching these videos makes me want to do this more and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztWsHsAe3ZU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dYc_lcuNQo

and thats a stock motor other than ecu exhaust and intake...

 

Yep, they are clean and with the ABS sensors/wires intact should help as well. Its just that one questionable bearing and like you pointed out - definitely not OE with the orange paint marks. I cleaned them up a bit more this morning. Will hold on to them for now just to keep the options open. shipping... ouch. just come out here to pick up mig's frame, I'll give them to you with cash on top and you can knock out the VCGs and TB. lol.

 

wait you need valve cover gaskets done? thats not a bad job at all. lol TB? throttle issues?

 

flat tow Miguel's frame and bring me a truck bed full of parts and i'll swap your truck for free and fix the valve covers.

i cant be a toyota parts hoarder if all the parts a crusty. people dont want that. (granted im not selling. theyre going in one of 10 shipping containers to be forgotten till my death and my children have to deal with all this shit and find out i had real treasures)


#lifegoals

 

nothin' but MR2 goodness... speaking of -
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/d/san-jose-1993-toyota-mr2-turbo/7048784667.html

 

im trying to find a clean (but paint quality doesnt matter) non turbo 2nd gen. i dont want to hack up a nice turbo car for the v6 (granted its all bolt in). Quaif makes a sequential gearset for the 5speed too.. i want a race car damnit.. ive got my trucks and my beater and my cruiser... i need a race car.

 

no no no timing belt. Never attempted it. While I have time still, might as well with the VCGs being done. Haven't done those before either. Sure, I've got the hardcopy FSM, about a gazillion vids and the LT crew for support but still. Not looking forward to removing the damn ARB to get the grille off in order to get the radiator out to do the timing belt. Since that is coming out, might as well install the Hayden trans cooler. I mean hell, the list is getting longer and longer. sucks.

 

i dont take radiators out.

 

its tight.. but my little ingersol rand impact fits in the engine bay with the fan shround and fan off. gets the bolt loose and i go from there.

 

non-turbo
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/d/san-bruno-1991-toyota-mr2-na-manual-low/7055221132.html

 

damnit thats perfect.


i want to do the swap, make it run great, TAKE IT ALL APART AGAIN. and have the body shop do a proper paint job. im really liking the idea of a hakone green MR2 with gold/bronze wheels..


i mean that color is fucking beautiful

 

but you have it suspended above you on a lift, a bit easier, right?

I was talking about this with @Kwikvette the other day. might as well do the timing belt if its coming up soon since you'll have to take that damn bumper (and in his case, winch) off to get to it. lol.

doesn't matter in the end. with all the crap on the to-do list, hell - I need a long 24 hr MOD DAY with a bunch of people wrenching to get this done.

 

na i do my belts at home. no rack. i just take the skid plate off, Pull the valve cores out of the tires to lower the front of the truck since im short and knock it out in a few hours.

i do tylers favorite 3.0/3.3 FWD timing belts at home too.

 

that is NICE!

 

and that my friend is why toyota has you on-staff.

 

i have a dream.. and that dream is to own my favorite vehicles.. now theyre not super expensive cars.. but my dream cars are, My taco (check) A Lexus RCF, A lotus Elise, and a MR2 with a v6 shoved into it. literally if i have those cars im happy.

 

the v8s are my favorite.. 8 hrs of pay with a waterpump. get em done in about 4 hrs.