I replaced the front brakes (soft lines, disks, calipers) on my FJ40 this past weekend and now I’m having trouble getting good pedal. Its possible some air was introduced into the master when I was fighting with attaching the soft line. I used the 2 person pump/ clear tube into a bottle method and I have no more…
I love tinkering with my FJ40 and I’m always doing little projects or replacing/ cleaning/ upgrading. But one thing I never paid too close attention to was the battery. Why? Well, it never gave me a reason to. It starts up every time, cranks strong, runs the lights and the radio for a while even while the engines off…
The latest episode of (what I consider to be) the best car related youtube series just landed. Enjoy:
Always cool to get a notification that Jalopnik tagged you in a post. Saw this guy outside a comedy club in Brooklyn a couple weeks ago. Very interesting use of a Clubman.
David Tracy’s post on the FP included some debate on thread chasing tools vs. using a tap. I have a few rusty/ lightly damaged threads to clean up on my FJ40. I was all set to buy a nice tap and die set when I saw some people said that a tap removes too much metal on an existing thread and will make bolts wobbly.…
Good afternoon Oppo,
Opponauts, my dream garage will be going out to bid soon so it’s time to start planning the details. Due to space constraints the footprint is pretty much set. There is 12’ clear from slab to ceiling so I should have room for a 4 post lift (or two). We will bring in 220 power so if/ when I get a welder I won’t be…
University of Michigan graduation! GOBLUE!
Good afternoon Oppo. I've been scouring Craigslist looking for project for the summer and came across this International Harvester Scout. Its in rough shape but the seller says it runs. Most importantly it is CHEAP. 500 bucks cheap.
Unfortunately I think it sold yesterday and I'm kinda bummed. I'm a total newbie when…
