heeltoe989
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slooowr6 said:
yeah I'm interested to see how the long term is, but I'm sure a good cold Canadian winter wheeling will put it through its paces.
2006 Canadian Tacoma Build
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yeah I'm interested to see how the long term is, but I'm sure a good cold Canadian winter wheeling will put it through its paces.
heeltoe989 said:
I was wondering what you meant by this comment. Then I skimmed through the installation instructions again and....the fan never goes back on?
If you don't mind my asking, how many hours did they bill you for the install?
On another note though, you're killin' me with this thread. I'm eight months from retiring from the navy and have no business doing what I think I'm about to do.
Keezer
heeltoe989
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keezer36 said:
well I did an electric fan conversion similar to this one. A bit more power and the ability to shut the fan off when I need too.
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t115600.html
very cool conversion, works good. the only change I made was to put a temp sensor in the lower rad hose with one of these,
http://www.importparts.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=1636
I drilled and taped a new hole for the larger temp sensor from Chrysler and electric fan conversion was done so it works with the Tacomas thermostat better.
If you guys need a part number for the temp sensor let me know, I'll look around to see if I can find the bill.
PS - they billed me 8 hours at 105$ for the install. This was their first one and I told them to take there time and get everything right.
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Hi everybody,
Gary from Country Hills Toyota here and I had to post a reply to the glowing appreciation of our work. Thx Heeltoe appreciation is very much appreciated.
Just some FYI (in response to some questions I saw early in the thread)
- First time install took around 9-10 hrs.
- Intercooler pump clears a ARB with winch(have to be sneaky putting it in)
- Reservoir relocation may be difficult because intercooler rad is very directional (offset brackets keep it close to the radiator, big part of everything fitting. outlets point straight to the divers side.)
- It took 2 people and a lot of technique to get the electric fan past the upper water outlet which gets moved forward to clear S/C belt. Stock set up no prob.
Things I liked about the kit.
-Very organized packaging, almost chronological to install, kind of grouped by instruction steps.
-No hokey flimsy crap anywhere in the kit.
-Everything Fit, well almost(next topic)
-The belt if required for replacement is from a chevy 2.0L or 2.2L - *Read available anywhere*, it has taken me 4 tries in the past to get the right S/C belt for a 96-03 3.4L
-Only 1 peice of factory metal is cut -the protective cover for the hood latch(remove 1")
-Comes with bigger injectors and iridium plugs. -plug changes look like the charger may have come off so plugs with service interval of around 140k are a good idea. No 7th injector or increased fuel pressure.
-Ecu re-burn, No piggy backs required.
-Instruction procedure was fairly good, 8/10 -btw personally as a tech I wouldn't attempt this without a 3/8 and 1/2 drive impact gun. Crank pulleys are tight and other areas require some swivel socket action. Torque wrenches absolutely needed for some steps or S/C body could be warped.
The Bad- Not really that bad.
-Following instructions on hose trimming may lead to hoses being too short if not mocking up before cutting- measure twice, heck 3 times, and cut once.
-Hose holder loop clamp on top center of S/C only fits one of the two hoses without restriction- instructions say it can hold both.
-Didn't come with new intake and throttle body gaskets- heeltoes' were still soft and flexible so they got cleaned, lightly wiped with silicone spray lube and reused as new ones were a few days away.
-Could have used another 5 feet of 1.25" split loom hose protector, if the truck was mostly street driven no problem, but I know where this truck is headed.
Thats it from me,
Gary.
Sait AST grad, Red Seal Tech and Tacoma owner (92 and a 96)
Gary from Country Hills Toyota here and I had to post a reply to the glowing appreciation of our work. Thx Heeltoe appreciation is very much appreciated.
Just some FYI (in response to some questions I saw early in the thread)
- First time install took around 9-10 hrs.
- Intercooler pump clears a ARB with winch(have to be sneaky putting it in)
- Reservoir relocation may be difficult because intercooler rad is very directional (offset brackets keep it close to the radiator, big part of everything fitting. outlets point straight to the divers side.)
- It took 2 people and a lot of technique to get the electric fan past the upper water outlet which gets moved forward to clear S/C belt. Stock set up no prob.
Things I liked about the kit.
-Very organized packaging, almost chronological to install, kind of grouped by instruction steps.
-No hokey flimsy crap anywhere in the kit.
-Everything Fit, well almost(next topic)
-The belt if required for replacement is from a chevy 2.0L or 2.2L - *Read available anywhere*, it has taken me 4 tries in the past to get the right S/C belt for a 96-03 3.4L
-Only 1 peice of factory metal is cut -the protective cover for the hood latch(remove 1")
-Comes with bigger injectors and iridium plugs. -plug changes look like the charger may have come off so plugs with service interval of around 140k are a good idea. No 7th injector or increased fuel pressure.
-Ecu re-burn, No piggy backs required.
-Instruction procedure was fairly good, 8/10 -btw personally as a tech I wouldn't attempt this without a 3/8 and 1/2 drive impact gun. Crank pulleys are tight and other areas require some swivel socket action. Torque wrenches absolutely needed for some steps or S/C body could be warped.
The Bad- Not really that bad.
-Following instructions on hose trimming may lead to hoses being too short if not mocking up before cutting- measure twice, heck 3 times, and cut once.
-Hose holder loop clamp on top center of S/C only fits one of the two hoses without restriction- instructions say it can hold both.
-Didn't come with new intake and throttle body gaskets- heeltoes' were still soft and flexible so they got cleaned, lightly wiped with silicone spray lube and reused as new ones were a few days away.
-Could have used another 5 feet of 1.25" split loom hose protector, if the truck was mostly street driven no problem, but I know where this truck is headed.
Thats it from me,
Gary.
Sait AST grad, Red Seal Tech and Tacoma owner (92 and a 96)
heeltoe989
Explorer
techGary said:
Killer write up Gary! :wings:
I wanted to thank you personally on Saturday when I was there but you where off. Thanks again for the great job and hard work. The truck kicks ***!!!! If your ever up my way let me know and we'll do a little wheeling at the Alberta Safari Park.
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heeltoe989
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Call me crazy
Ok, call me crazy, but I'm throwing the idea around in my head of doing a long travel suspension for my truck. Using Total Chaos system in the front. Deaver 13 pack with long travel airbags to handle extra weight in the back for camping and expedition use. new fenders front and rear and modifying my ARB (making wider ) to work with the the new front fenders.
Or maybe I'm just losing it.
found a picture. - the prerunner bumper.
Just wondering if anybody else has tried doing this with an expedition truck?
Ok, call me crazy, but I'm throwing the idea around in my head of doing a long travel suspension for my truck. Using Total Chaos system in the front. Deaver 13 pack with long travel airbags to handle extra weight in the back for camping and expedition use. new fenders front and rear and modifying my ARB (making wider ) to work with the the new front fenders.
Or maybe I'm just losing it.
found a picture. - the prerunner bumper.
Just wondering if anybody else has tried doing this with an expedition truck?
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Overland Hadley
on a journey
heeltoe989 said:
Sounds like quite the plan.
Sure would be fun to watch you do it.
heeltoe989
Explorer
Well guys, today is a nice -35 wind chill, and the wind is going at 50mph gusts. Lots of ice on the roads and not many people out today shopping. I was out for a bit this morning but I'm staying for the rest of the day. :26_7_2:
Here's a couple of pictures from my front window.
Here's a couple of pictures from my front window.
heeltoe989
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Mcfly said:
yeah its just getting worse here, and its going to get colder this week.
heeltoe989
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Mcfly said:
I was checking some of the weather cameras your way, and it looks very similar to here, can't see much
Dave Bennett
Adventurist
heeltoe989 said:Ok, call me crazy, but I'm throwing the idea around in my head of doing a long travel suspension for my truck. Using Total Chaos system in the front. Deaver 13 pack with long travel airbags to handle extra weight in the back for camping and expedition use. new fenders front and rear and modifying my ARB (making wider ) to work with the the new front fenders.
Or maybe I'm just losing it.
found a picture. - the prerunner bumper.
Just wondering if anybody else has tried doing this with an expedition truck?
PreRunners are a dime a dozen here in SoCal... hate to say it but I am not into the high speed desert thing, or the PreRunner look.
Go fast parts mean high maintenance, just ask anyone with these types of suspensions.
Cowboy Roscoe (Adam) had a major failure on his $20,000 uber custom chromoly long travel IFS setup on our ExPo DV trip... which tells me that no matter how much you spend that crap will break when you need it most. In fact, he was saying that EVERY time he goes out he breaks something. Just one example.
Going fast breaks stuff... and I'm not into carnage.
I'd start shopping for parts for a SAS if I were you...
Just my .02
heeltoe989
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TACODOC said:
yeah it was just a thing I started throwing around in my head until I worked out all the cost and then it soon became just a thought
I might do upper control arms and bump stops instead. They will help me with controlling a bit of weight with big bumps, for being a chase truck for next year at Baja 1000
PS - the DV trip that you had pictures on look wicked!
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