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My rig is more often than not used for towing my rally car and camping out at paddocks (often totally dark) and other non-campground areas that have lousy lighting. In addition, we often need lighting not only for hanging out, cooking, etc but also for fixing the car between race days. At the...

Figured I'd play catch-up here, since I started documenting stuff over on my "home" forum (Grassroots Motorsports) but it's probably better suited for ExPo. So just gonna do a post-dump real quick to get up to present day! --- [early June 2021] I've had Toyota trucks for some time, going...

This project is going to start pretty slow as I do some planning, but figured I'd start up a thread now to keep my thoughts in one place (my mind is a bad place to keep my thoughts....). I'll probably cc some of the work in the my Raider build thread (in the Mitsubishi section here) as well...

Took this off a junkyard car recently and took it apart, wire-wheeled it, and repainted it. It's the OEM seat suspension base that came on off-road package Monteros/Raiders/Pajeros. Anyhow, the adjuster works fine, the rubber bump stops are in good shape, and overall fully functional. There is a...

(moderators: this isn't a for-sale post, and I am not a vendor nor do I have any financial interest in this. However, I am speaking to a vendor about getting these parts made again, for the benefit of the community, so it will probably get more traffic here. If not ok, feel free to move). So we...

Thinking about picking up an Aussie locker for the front diff in my V6 Raider (rear has factory LSD and front has manual hubs). From what I've read the correct part number is XD-94514 - it's listed as being for later Monteros but threads indicate it works in the Gen1 V6 front diff. So basically...

My antenna wiring (GMRS, CB, AM/FM) is going to enter via a side panel (rear quater rear next to my tailgate hinges). Is there a preferred/go-to weatherproof grommet/seal that people like? I'll have a drip loop down and then the wire will come "up" to the hole, so something that curves downward...

I prefer not to do roof-mount antennas for the moment (don't want to drill holes, and don't like wires running across the roof), and don't like antennas in front of the cab (personal preference). So I'm considering fabbing up an antenna platform that would sit above my spare tire in the rear...

So this is in my build thread, but since only like 3 people actually follow it figured I'd post it up separately in case anyone cares. Backstory: I have the Raider, a Sequioa that we use for rally support and towing, and a trailer. I have one winch that I plan to use for all three, so it has to...

Before I go to the effort to fabricate stuff myself and/or find a local fabber - is anyone still making any off-the-shelf Gen1 skid plates (specifically the front two)? The only place I'm finding online is Offroad Manni, which seems reasonable but extremely long lead time and I'd like to get...

I've used winches before in various capacities (from industrial to maritime) and done plenty of reading, so just throwing this out there for some opinion. I plan to pick up a winch for general utility duties and last-resort trail backup (which I expect to rarely/never use). The winch will be on...

I know I can just order the OEM ones from overseas for way more than heater hoses should cost - so far RockAuto and another place have sent me the listed hoses and they've been wrong. Anyone located a "local auto parts store" part number for heater hoses that are close enough to work? Again...

So i built this little (ok, big) rack a while back, figured i'd post up a few pics here since I just made some changes to it and in case anyone gets any ideas from it (and I'm well aware that a lot of you here have truly epic racks so not trying to compare to those, but this is what I made for...

Just digging around for parts I know I need to order in the near future, but can't seem to find any place that lists the main transmission mount (automatic transmission) for my '89 Raider V6 (or Montero V6). Every place just lists the mounts for the 2.6. This is the two big rubber "blocks" on a...

So what's the go-to for parts here? I've been spoiled working on 80s BMWs and Porsches that there are a lot of good vendors that have all the little random stuff available. So far most Mitsu places I've looked at don't have much more than Rockauto, frankly. So where would I go to find smaller...

Figured I might as well start up a build thread here (which I'm carbon-copying over on Grassroots Motorsports, where I also spend a lot of time). Anyhow, I was recently looking for a new project to work on, as I recently finished my $1000 Porsche 924S rebuild and don't have much going on with my...

So, revising this post.... Basically, there are a ton of cheap $1k or less Montero Sports on marketplace in this area and they seem to never sell. Figure I could pick a runner up pretty inexpensively. Most of these are 6G72s. So basically I have two main questions: 1. i see the montero sport...

Hey guys, quick question. I'm currently on the hunt for a new project - SWB Montero/Raider - and have a couple quick questions that hopefully you can help out with. I'm primarily interested in going with the V6 + manual transmission (though automatic would be ok). Several local Raiders for...