1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

Element is idling smoooooooove now. I seriously can't tell the motor is running when I sit in it. Now I'm 4 beers in cleaning up my garage and looking for a spot to put my new welder.

picked up a little 140 Hobart. I decided I don't need more than that. Good times ahead, I have a lot of projects to do with it.

If I can get my garage where I want it by the end of this week, I'll be bringing my oval window beetle home next weekend. Thats gonna be real fun. I have a dual port 1600 motor on the side that I'm planning to rebuild for it. Nothing too crazy but you need more than 40 horsepower to drive around town these days.

 

First thought is who did that, where do they live, I'm gonna whack them. But, it is cleanly done and I gotta respect the work. Its hard to see one of the best 4x4s get the mini truck treatment.

 

I have one

 

Of course you do. Fucking hell man

 

It’s a rusty body with rust free frame and front fenders + hood. It’ll be getting the spare 3.4 and a 5 speed with 80 series axles.. super slow project.. I’ll ge too tired when it’s in the barn and not buried

 

Thank fuck. The circle jerk is over

 

Without going on a huge internet binge, what makes them so awesome for offroad? I see they make great lowrider w/hydraulics option.

There's apparently one near me for not too much coin. https://macon.craigslist.org/pts/d/tifton-suzuki-samurai/7375778232.html

 

Where?

 

Found it. Thread locked over NFL? Wtf is next

 

That’s a Suzuki.. I have a 73 land cruiser FJ40

 

I take it deflategate was mentioned. That might count.

 

You don't have a Suzuki with a 22re swap?

 

@Tundra2 what muffler are you running on your 5vz? The only one I've had experience with is Jardine because it was on my 03 Taco when I bought it. Sounded ok. I'm thinking 2.5in single in dual out but not sure what muffler will sound good. Ive got a flowmaster 40 on my 4.7

 

The only thing I've done to the exhaust is change 02 sensors so Original Muffler

 

I can only speak to the 3.0L but putting exhaust on that V6 didn't sound good at all.

 

i have a 14" magna on the 01 at first now the 02.. sounds good enough and it didnt fall apart in 6 years, magnaflow covered the whole exhaust when the o2 sensor studs rotted off though.

 

My ‘97 5runner had a glasspack on it when i got it, didnt like the noise, so i got a stock exhaust from a junkyard and plugged the intake baffles. Mo’ betta.

 

the 3.4 isnt a great sounding motor by any means. but headers and a freer flowing muffler REALLY made a difference in pep.

 

V6s in general sound a little off with exhaust.

 

I didnt have any complaints about the speed. I was just glad it got better gas milage than my nova.

 

This is why I've never done anything to mine. I like how quiet it is (for a truck)

 

high revving toyota 3.5L engines are my favorite V6 sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlQuKNhl3RE&t=61s&ab_channel=MikeReed

 

That does sound good, but that road is amazing.

and i recommend to search youtube for ‘2019 maryhill crash’ if you want to know what panic feels like. Oof. Knocked the wind out of me from here and now.

 

yea... only thing i envy of the west.. the offroading and the mountain roads.

 

Might give it a shot

 

I plant to plug mine as well if I can't find an airaid tube

 

I actually like the stock sound for the most part but I've got headers in the mail already so might as well go all the way. Plus I'm going to remove the cat and eventually supercharge