1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

In town now, got a couple taps and 5mm bits, and new bolts m6 x 1.o x 25mm. Flanged same size, but 8mm (EDIT: 8mm hex heads). It'll do donkey, it'll do.
Got a pilot hole all the way through so close to center I can't tell if it's off. Worse case it becomes a 1/4 × 20 , and plan C will be a nut on the bottom

 

I've got this kit and am happy with it.

$65 Norseman 35484 10 Piece 3/32" to 5/16" and E-1 to E-5 Bolt Remover Set

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09P3Y7B1R

 

A little trick I learned if you have the patience is to spray penetrant at the valve cover screws after a long drive. Mine come out easy peasy after spraying them 10 times while hot.

A little late for that idea I suppose though.

 

Right, I had another stubborn one I had to ease in and out 20-30 times, no problem. Then this one I was proceeding the same and I barely got going and SNAP. Someone had mangled it prior to me and it was on its last leg. Appears original seals. Plug tube seals Def never been touched, tangs are pristine.

 

They probably twisted the bolt head enough to say “ that’s enough for me; I give up”.

 

It going to make me earn it. But we salty boys know this going in.
So I'm torn between blue thread lock, or antisieze.... what say the collective hive?

 

Candy cane it with one swirl blue thread lock and the other swirl antisieze

 

I'd do antiseize, you'll see the oil leaking out if it starts coming loose.

 

@FirstGenVol look at this dude. He's trying to take our mangling jobs.

 

Amateur. I could have done way more damage.

 

Don’t dismiss him just yet. The mangling is only beginning…

 

I seem to be playing whack-a-mole with fluid leaks. Got the front oil seal replaced during the summer and now it appears the radiator has a minor leak in some part of the upper hose fitting. I wiped off the driver side of the fan shroud and all around the radiator cap then ran a few errands. There is a small puddle of coolant (yellow arrow) in the little trough just under where the upper radiator hose connects to the radiator.

You can also see where it has dripped all they way down to the oil filter. It's not obvious to me if it's the hose or the radiator fitting itself. Thinking of replacing the hose for grins and hoping that fixes it. Any suggestions?

 

It looks like a pretty tight fit and it looks like it shouldn't leak. I'd check to see if the plastic housing was cracked where the hose clamps on to it, if you don't have a split in the hose.

 

I act snapped one of those when torquing it down. I'll get it out eventually.

 

needed the laughs, but


Look at this Manicas


The 3rd bit right before the correct sized one felt like it lined right up and popped some of the broken bolts threads out on the way through.
Tap felt a bit like it was chasing instead of cutting. Nice and easy slow roll.... no problems
75% of this job is scrape clean scrub wash. I'm not polishing them either, they were just filthy on the outside.
Ran the shopvac beside my razor everywhere except some of the bottom portion
Happy with the cleanness I see. Remember, I was a short tripper when I was working, and I had seen some booger snot in the fill cap b4.





Ribcage needs a break...

 

The real testimony to the engine will be mine when I get the covers off. Over 20 years of 5 mile drives to/from working in some of the coldest and crappiest weather around with 5k synthetic oil changes.

 

That's pretty cool, right in your shop!
I noticed the dude is givin Minnie Pearl some props with his tag hanging from his hat

 

Great job. Engine looks awesome inside!

Yup. Look forward to checking mine too.

 

Iknowright, I was cringing when I pulled the first one.
Same with my coolant passages too, super clean. I switched it back to pink/or red from the green when I did the new rad, not sure if that helped it?
I ran seafoam in the crank case 1 time, but it had to have been clean before that.
Makes me pretty confident she can make it beyond 300k. I have put just shy of 10k on it myself.
Technically I think it has 300K on it due to it having 265s on it when I got it. +3.6% distance traveled

 

SFA 1st, supercharged 5vz 3rd, or V8 4th gen T4R only.

 

I wonder when they finally started making these? I emailed about this years ago. I wish I had known, because I've have replaced all mine along with the body lift. Oh well.

 

Sounds like my front suspension on both trucks. Though it's worse on the 06, and it was serviced/swapped most recently. I've just learned to accept they're both race trucks now.

 

you forgot to install the kelfords.

 

I mean I didn’t say the tundra was going anywhere lol I’ll never get back what I have in it

 

I looked through the armor thread but does anyone know of anyone or any companies who make bumpers like this?

 

Fishninja built one like that.

 

3/4 or FULL?
I don't know much about cams, but adding duration to to our motors must be tricky while keeping the piston and valve from having a rendezvous

 

@KNABORES @shifty` and any other master pluggers, when a tire is repaired it’s either a plug or a patch, correct? Or is there a hybrid plug/patch? My spare is leaking thru a plug so I was going to try and pull or push the plug out and replug. Is there anything special I need to do? A buddy recommend double plugs with glue