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    91 gen 1 bumper?

    i used the old warn winch bumper from the 60-70's era. on a blocky gen1, the bumper actually looks pretty good. will hold a warn winch too! wish i had the sense to learn uploads from linux. i would show u a pic
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    Am I crazy?

    im eager to see that v8 idle up steep grades, say 1000 feet above lake tahoe on that one rocky trail, my little 3.0 got pretty warm in so doing. the v8 would just idle through those donikers and washouts...
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    rocktrac 241or the inside scoop. aka i believe toasty is right

    tonite i split the case on the rock trac. toasty feels these are a modest servicable t case. i had an assumption they were much more stronger ; along the lines of the BW 4407. alas , toasty u were closer to the truth than i. here is what i found: 4 planets instead of 6. 4 huge, heavy planets...
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    What brand/viscosity oil in your Montero?

    Im fond of the eneos
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    The Space Tractor: Project '89 Delica

    I believe I saw thirty -nine and his handsome little rig in St helens on hwy 30 northbound on saturday? had a house full and you were headed somplace north of town.
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    91 LWB Lq4 5.3 swap

    I'm leaning or have leaned and totally fallen over on the side of a 700 r4 or 4l60, with manual lock up. handy as the Dickens, if u remember to unlock b4 coming to a halt
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    gen 1 gen 2 rear axe upgrade questions

    hopefully I'm coming back down that way. maybe for good. it's a pleasant thing to see blue sky ...
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    91 LWB Lq4 5.3 swap

    so... the nomenclature confuses... what is an lq 4 more specificaly is it aluminum car engine? weight? this is interesting 4 sure i began researching gm's engine families, it got confusing very quickly . i am seeing i could go this way but weight and balance concern me. of course having no...
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    gen 1 gen 2 rear axe upgrade questions

    post number three in this thread, has a link by toasty that will give you the down low. as i remember it from reading his post,, if you (and your post is a bit confusing) swap in the 95 axle the flanges will marry up 91 drive shaft to 95 rear axle flange. in my case the 94 axle which i have...
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    91 LWB Lq4 5.3 swap

    wow. wow wow.
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    Am I crazy?

    im all eyes. this i cant even visualize with space limitations. looking forward to its successful conclusion
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    gen 1 gen 2 rear axe upgrade questions

    whats the super select?
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    Am I crazy?

    this thread's been jacked all over the place, mostly by me, and the OP has never returned, so fill us in please on v8 details. anyone please how are u planning to use the montee with a v8? rocks? i looked at my uz 1 in my lexus and wondered.... but no not the right thing for me and my putt...
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    Am I crazy?

    PLEASE let us in on this project. need to know. i just cant visualize this in my mind.... are u using the 700r4? 4l60 e 5 speed?
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    gen 1 gen 2 rear axe upgrade questions

    let me ask about this a bit further. im losing u, the 241 in the comments is the rocktrac? your saying its substandard in your experience? or the yokes are substandard? in my personal experience ive beat on borg warner and the 242/271 NV, with little in the way of breakage. the borg is...
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    Am I crazy?

    hold a second... u got a 5.3 into a gen1?!. with a radiator, and a fan? a/c and goodies? im your huckleberry if you accomplished that. tell me your just kidding b4 i get all twisted up about a 5 liter .... today , curiously, i got a call from fred the mechanic down at the marina, (i winter...
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    gen 1 gen 2 rear axe upgrade questions

    WELL YES, EXACTLY. I COULD SEE NO ADVANTAGE IN THE WOODS STUFF, HENCE THE QUESTION. SEEMED ODD TO ME.MITSU AND TOYOTA BUILD HELLSTOUT DRIVELINE U JOINT COMBOS. sorry for the caps too late at night to retype. in lower case the 241 or case i got had the jeep front output yoke on it with the...
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    gen 1 gen 2 rear axe upgrade questions

    Why the high dollar drive shafts? are u heavily modified so much so that the mitsu are inadequate?
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    Am I crazy?

    space, a man needs his space. and the montee gen1 dont have the space for a 5.3, if i could go v8 i would -an aluminum one.
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    WinterBus

    the fuel pump switch looks.... like a fuel cutoff switch on any other pump. it may be a de fueling switch to avoid over rev fueling- a governor. or it could just be a warning indicator of some kind. i go look at my diesel... see if i can help better than this ramble. sea foam is an effective...
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