Video

@@markuscooper2433 alas a hail storm took this out. Total loss. RIP v8 roadster

?

@@giovanniruano6051 what

@@giovanniruano6051 good luck

I want one where can I get it

55519-89143 Lens, Heater Control Indicator

Thanks, it definitely needs some work but I'm giving it a solid go. I was reading those numbers about the production on this particular variant as well. Seems fairly scarce. I'm looking for a rear shelf myself, or I may end up making one, depending on what sort of configuration I decide I want to go with for it. My rear bumper is twisted but hopefully I can straighten that out myself as well. I'd say it's not time to let that truck go though. They definitely don't make em like this anymore. I'm currently working on the head gasket as that's blown, fortunately not bad enough to have gotten coolant in the oil. It was just pressurizing the cooling system itself, and then it would turn the overflow bottle into a geyser. Hopefully I don't find anything else wrong while I dig into that. I am finding some of the studs for the exhaust have been replaced and not necessarily with the right size studs so whoever my Uncle had working on this definitely had a "get it done" mentality and not necessarily a "Do it right" one. Main thing I'm wanting to do beyond that is try to find the components to install an AC system into it. It's one thing to drive around San Jose, it's another to be dead smack in the middle of Texas. Maybe I'll at least try to find a split rear window so there's a little more ventilation when driving, who knows. Either way, thanks for the comment and I do hope your truck gets some attention soon =D

​@@jonnymiskatonic -I forgot to mention putting in a makeshift rear shelf in '97 is also what I did. Bought a 3/4" thick board at Home Depot and had it cut to the correct length and it works fine. I glued down a dark gray mat over it (similar to front door mat material) and had it trimmed to fit. It's in the truck all these later which is also the reason I never installed the original shelf I eventually found on ebay. My truck has the sliding rear window which is good to have when it's 100 degrees. If you're able to find one I would eventually have that switched out. I've been to Texas a couple of times (cousin in Arlington) and it gets brutally hot there. I used the sliding rear window even though my truck has factory AC and it used to be ice cold but developed a leak and the freon eventually leaked out. Might have an AC shop completely go thru it. I tried to start the truck but it has a dead battery from sitting and should have disconnected it first. The rear differential has a leak and the carburetor most likely needs rebuilt from sitting for a decade. Unless I spray some carb cleaner and get lucky. Wish it had fuel injection instead. It's been in non-op status for 10 years and will need to be smog'd and registered which is another $200-250. Probably $1500 for all costs and repairs. If I did that and also had the truck washed and detailed it would make a huge difference. I love the old Toyota trucks, visually the truck lines were great there was a great simplicity to them. The '84-88 trucks were the pinnacle years for Toyota. Maintenance was a breeze, oil and plug changes were done in an hour and the cost was less than $20. Those days unfortunately are over..... Is your truck currently driveable or is the head gasket too far gone? I was lucky and never had to deal with that. Some people are still able to drive their car if the head gasket issue is minor. Overall your trucks looks pretty good, mostly just minor cosmetic stuff. That is definitely a factory rear bumper on your truck. I'll probably hang on to my Toyota truck for a while. If I sell it I'll most likely regret it and I've had plenty of regrets. Used to also have a clean '69 Dodge Charger R/T 440 with a factory 4-speed that I took to car shows. Like a fool I sold it also back in '97. By far one of the biggest mistakes I ever made.

Someone was selling one locally. Needs a lot of work but I'm excited about it =)

@@jonnymiskatonic damn nice looking for one for long time

Just a abstract based on the Iconic V838 shot where it can appear pinkish due to the color of the surrounding gas. But no, unfortunately no truly pink stars out there.

Uhhh. Not sure if you watched the video but I just did both without doing that. Good to know but yeah.

Merely adding additional information based upon what I discovered. It is entirely possible yours were either previously removed or that’s model/year didn’t have them. No need to be a dick about it.

Yep same exact numbers. Picked up a RT4WD myself of the same year and confirmed

Sweet

So no oil in wells after

Yeah it's definitely a lot of hoping for some junkyard finds to build up your surplus.

Check the description. Part numbers are listed there

We'll see =D

Yes, yes they are. I get it that sealing them is a big pain in the ass. But even if your goal is to get the moisture out, it's not even the right place to do so. The ones I've seen in stock lights are at the top and on the back side that way the vapor rises and can vent out the little tube at the top. Just putting a hole at the bottom only helps the first time and really just hastens the decay of the reflector material.

If I find my GoPro I'll try to take another video but the space is tight and lighting is definitely needed for video. I'm almost considering if I ever have to redo it to weld a tube in place and do some press fit sealed ball bearings

Thanks! I hope so =D

I do hope so!

Hope that works out for you

@@jonnymiskatonic lol I'm stuck on one bolt for the EGR valve....

I don't think so but honestly it's been so many years since I lost that truck I can't recall 100%

thx @@jonnymiskatonic ...forgot it too ...put in a new fuel pump a while ago, now the fuel pump failed again ... took out the two nuts, the pump comes out one inch or so, then hits the back of the Mikuni carb, and gets stuck there ...

Yes, that's why I replaced them

How's it been since then??

@@jamesrouse72 wrecked for 7 years?

Not quite sure I follow you. It's right there.

I'm not here to cater to people with no attention span, go find a short if that's your thing.

Who knows at this point. Sold that truck 5 years ago. Could be but seems like a hell of a design flaw to have to take the plenum out to change the plugs.

Round Rock Texas

Physics

Some variation in glass strength across the panels and hail size/speed. Just a guess.

More so the variable of the hail itself. The glass drill have dome minute variance, but the hail itself was anywhere from the size of a dime to the size of a tennis ball.

@@jonnymiskatonic my guess is that its just random and that once the integrity of one of them is breached then additional damage accumulates much easier for that given panel, while the neighboring ones might still be fortified.

@@asyncasync Yep, once the glass has cracked it's weakened.

They'll just total the vehicles for a quarter of their value.

Are you having a stroke

I'm quite suspicious of the nature of these friends. They just come over, eat my stuff and leave.

Shhh...the other deer 🦌 might be reading this.

So the thing is before I got it someone did a single downdraft Weber setup. Which was horrible. So I've never driven it with the original SU setup.

Whoever designed this is an absolute sadist that's for sure. Maddening isn't it.

@@jonnymiskatonic do they make any aftermarket headers or intake manifolds I’m trying to build my truck but there’s nothing upgrades

At this point I can't even remember. Sold that truck a few years back. I don't think I had to mess with them

If you check around the 6:37 mark you can see that my slighter size was to my advantage. While I have little memory of the event itself it looks like I was able to just reach in there and pop it free. I wear Medium glove at best so that was to my advantage I'm sure. Someone with larger hands would likely not have been able to do that. Do you have a kid available to lend a hand? 😁

@@jonnymiskatonic Ha! Appreciate it. Im a pretty skinny dude too so we shall see. Thanks again for posting the video. Im trying to clear a P0301 cylinder 1 misfire by changing out the plugs and wires and coil pack. We shall see where this goes.