Future reference for an older rig like this...cut an access hole over the rear shock towers to gain access to the upper shock mount (paint cut edge and install a rubber grommet), sell that used ACH res and pump on ebay for $400, sell the ride height sensors for $100 a piece, your ACH globes are probably rusted beyond resale...you're welcome
Tyler: I really enjoy watching your videos. I started watching them and your youtube channel became my favorite because you talked more about cars that were undervalued and good deals. I've learned a lot about buying used cars from watching your channel and the risks associated. I really like when you buy the older cars and explain why they were so cool and unique for their time. These project videos are fun, but you have your own likeableness compared to dug or wrench everyday.
best video from the channel in a while. good editing, fun facts were interesting, and a good amount of actual work in the video!! i also enjoy offroaders so good to see this truck coming along nicely. OME suspensions are great, especially so for these landcruisers. Cool dog too! take him on adventures when you go offroading
You need to measure your front clearance from the center of the wheel to the ground and make sure they match. If they don’t, lower to the ground and adjust the torsion bars...then lift up again and measure. This needs to be done when the truck is on the lift. Once the torsion bars are set, get an alignment. I have the same truck and put the same lift on it last year.
Believe or not Tyler the Toyota/Lexus instructions tells you to cut the boot floor out to make 2x flaps to access the fixing at the top of the shock. It even includes templates to cut the holes and guidelines on welding the patches back after.
I just realized that I really don’t watch this channel to learn much about car repairs. I watch to learn about what not to do when you’re repairing cars.
BFG All-Terrains are awesome tyres. They are brilliant off road and they last forever. Super quiet too. Just make sure you scrub off the blue stuff on the sidewalk text. Comes off easy, looks much better with white text.
Going to enjoy seeing how much the front end sags when the winch bumper and winch are fitted and then the following video on how the torsion bar had to be reset to a higher hieght to cope lol
2 things I loved about that video - it's the first time I see you working that much on a car - the fun facts at the bottom of the video are a really good idea
Yes. I for one am proud of Hoovie and his self effacing style and doing what car guys always want to do. The crazy and the expensive with ruin on the horizon. Oh what pure joy it is. Well done
Nice work! If you didn’t do it already adjust the torsion bar after installing the ARB bull bar and the winch. The extra weight will sag the front down some, that way you don’t have to do it twice.
the front needs more lift hoovie once you fit the bullbar (yes I'm in Australia) it will drop the front down even more.. I hope you can wind up the torsion bars a bit more. are you fitting a dual wheel carrier on the rear as well? interested to see the finished product. love the channel.
looks good! agree'd the front needs to come up a little bit, but wait till you get the bumper hung. also, i think the truck would look better with black wheels instead of the factory finish but that's just me
"Hmm..., wrench every.. day?" lol. I sense jealousy. ;) There's no rhyme or reason to it man. I think at this point you have a really loyal following and that's worth a ton. You and Tavarish are equally good and I watch both of you for the same reasons. If I'm honest you're my favorite. ;)
Also: you need better under armour skid plates than OEM, and you should get the rear ARB bumper and spare tire carrier to go with the front ARB bumper.
Our Land Cruiser had 328K miles and has no leaks or check engine lights. It's a beast and has lasted longer than every other vehicle I own, except my 868K mile V10 Ford E450 van. Time will tell though!
Hey Tyler I got a great idea for the back rusted section , you can put a spare tyre holder behind the car and it will hide the hole and you can also just cut the rusted area and weld new metal on it . Hope you read this comment and maybe do it ?
...talking about miles of that car... maybe you can do some dyno stuff on it - check how much power does it have now with the miles on it and after you work on the engine a bit see if you get some horses back :) or at least do a dyno on it to know where you stand with it now ;) & kudos for the videos, always manage to keep us/me super curious about you project cars! Keep'em coming!
I really like that lift you have the truck on. What brand is it. I am looking for one for my home garage. It gets the vehicle a nice height off the ground.
Am, the front bumper rail is actually a structural part... No wonder it rides well as now the front part of the frame is twisting as part of the suspension...
Most ovrlanders delete sway bars anyway. Just reduces articulation, dropping them was the first thing I did on mine after ditching the step rails and mud flaps. Just leave them off!
Hoovie has probably spent more money at the wizard's shop than any other person. I don't think he cares about having to soak up some hydraulic fluid with kitty litter.
Loving the new editing style! No matter how high production you become, however, you'll always be discount Doug to me (And that's definitely not a bad thing
Love the build! I really want to replace the minivan with one of these but and I'm having a hard time with the fuel mileage. Some wheel spacers would look nice and why are you concerned about the sway bars? Real off-roaders don't have sway bars :-) another thing that helps the ride is tire pressure. Just because the tire says 60PSI doesn't mean you need more than 40 PSI for that rig and less than half of that when off road
6:35 "No, I don't need that kind of liability going on in the shop" Mr Wizard sir, that horse has bolted. Hoovie is in the workshop so you already have the biggest liability. =D
I need to do this to my 4Runner, remove the XREAS, swap in some lift shocks and springs. I'm jealous of that midwest clean though. You wouldn't believe what a rusty, broken bolt, p.i.t.a. a suspension swap is here in New England.
Hi Hoovie, I just discovered your chanel. I have watched a few of your vids, and i like what i see. I just subed to the chanle and hope to see alot more of your vids !!!
The Wizard has so much patience.
harrismi7 I am sure getting paid doesn't hurt his patience level. :-)
I wonder what the payment arrangement is between them? hahaha
Could pay him a million dollars or nothing the wizard is a genuine dude
And so much money from Hoovie.
Mgoblagulkablong I honestly wonder what percentage of his business is from Hoovie.
Loved this style of video, keep up the lower thirds popping up
YES! Loved it! Please keep it up. Reminds me of the channel "Henry's Kitchen".
I enjoy the pop ups
lol I like how they're written in the third person yet we know full well that hoovie wrote them himself hehehe
BurkyFilms خ
"Wrench everyday day??" Brilliant banter👍
Tyler: Wizzerd, I did something! I took a shock off!
Wizzerd: That's shocking!
hashbrowns for hamster 😂🤪
My depression has reached to its max
And you poured a gallon of hydraulic fluid on the floor. 😐
hashbrowns for hamster Wizard*
I love the fun facts.
was just thinking this, they're great
Now I know how my dad felt when I tried to help him wrench when I was 7.
lel
Neat. Gotta love the old Toyotas. 350k miles and still going strong. Can't wait to see how this project turns out.
The wizard is a super nice guy. Most mechanics would loose there shirt after you sprayed all that hydrolic fluid everywhere.
Riley Higgins I would imagine Hoovie gets cut a lot of slack because he’s probably easily the car wizard’s biggest customer.
calm down you never been in a garage or what this is not a dentist office there will be oil on the floor all day you all sound like some bitchs
I like the captions/factoid things you put in
The car looks nice Tyler.
Now we still need that rear door.
Once it's all finished, take it to Carmax and see how much or little they'll give ya.
carmax videos need to die, worst content ever. agree with the rest :P
jronayne88 agreed. It was kind of fun when Doug used to do it but now that everyone has done it, and done it multiple times I’m over it.
jronayne88 agreed
$1500
$3
Love the jazzy montage music.
I can watch Hoovies garage while sipping whisky now!
Sounds like the kind of music they'd play in a Lexus dealership.
So Gran Turismo lol
illegalmachine some might say Too Jazzy!
illegalmachine
new here, royalty free, needed if you do this!
why chat, that will never get you anything, you need to post Video'!
Future reference for an older rig like this...cut an access hole over the rear shock towers to gain access to the upper shock mount (paint cut edge and install a rubber grommet), sell that used ACH res and pump on ebay for $400, sell the ride height sensors for $100 a piece, your ACH globes are probably rusted beyond resale...you're welcome
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Kurt Fiedler ah the old hole saw mod. Did exactly that to mine and never looked back. New rear shocks in 30 minuets.
awesome tip
Good look
Man did you end up learning something from the TV show experience? Your production quality has seem to really increase, thanks Hoovie!
Tyler: I really enjoy watching your videos. I started watching them and your youtube channel became my favorite because you talked more about cars that were undervalued and good deals. I've learned a lot about buying used cars from watching your channel and the risks associated. I really like when you buy the older cars and explain why they were so cool and unique for their time. These project videos are fun, but you have your own likeableness compared to dug or wrench everyday.
I found this little episode very relaxing whilst eating dinner! More videos like this, well more in general would be awesome. Great work!
best video from the channel in a while. good editing, fun facts were interesting, and a good amount of actual work in the video!! i also enjoy offroaders so good to see this truck coming along nicely. OME suspensions are great, especially so for these landcruisers. Cool dog too! take him on adventures when you go offroading
You need to measure your front clearance from the center of the wheel to the ground and make sure they match. If they don’t, lower to the ground and adjust the torsion bars...then lift up again and measure.
This needs to be done when the truck is on the lift.
Once the torsion bars are set, get an alignment. I have the same truck and put the same lift on it last year.
Believe or not Tyler the Toyota/Lexus instructions tells you to cut the boot floor out to make 2x flaps to access the fixing at the top of the shock. It even includes templates to cut the holes and guidelines on welding the patches back after.
I just realized that I really don’t watch this channel to learn much about car repairs. I watch to learn about what not to do when you’re repairing cars.
Love the music and the fun facts! My problem is breaking bolts too. I like to fix things with tape and seal any leaks with silicon.
BFG All-Terrains are awesome tyres. They are brilliant off road and they last forever. Super quiet too. Just make sure you scrub off the blue stuff on the sidewalk text. Comes off easy, looks much better with white text.
Going to enjoy seeing how much the front end sags when the winch bumper and winch are fitted and then the following video on how the torsion bar had to be reset to a higher hieght to cope lol
2 things I loved about that video
- it's the first time I see you working that much on a car
- the fun facts at the bottom of the video are a really good idea
Thanks, although there was a little LS swap last year that everyone seems to have forgotten about...
This one's more dirty, I think people like those 😄
Been waiting for this one! The overland build is awesome. Thanks Hoovie and The Wizard for sharing!
Hoov I'm really digging your new editing style with the pop up facts and jazz tunes. Keep it coming!
Take the penlights away from the Wizard.
It's for his own good. Teeth are not meant to hold things.
I started a GoFundMe to buy the Wizzerd a head lamp.
www.gofundme.com/buy-the-car-wizard-a-headlamp
I was about to donate one dollar but the lowest amount I could donate was five dollar☹️
CarFails FTW 1$? U cheap fuck it's for his HEALTH
just awesome!
all he needs is a rubber covered flashlight to bite on to
Wow -- that looks *way* better than I thought it would, when you first said you would be installing a lift-kit. Very nice!
Congrats, you've done more in one video than Tavarish has done in ten, and no gold duct tape. I'm proud of you!!
Gotta love those Lexus!!!! Thanks for the videos. Keep it up, we need you out here. I have learned so much watching your videos!!!!
Yes. I for one am proud of Hoovie and his self effacing style and doing what car guys always want to do. The crazy and the expensive with ruin on the horizon. Oh what pure joy it is. Well done
If you want to go more extreme you should remove the sway bar from the back to get more articulation.
Brilliant video, Tyler wrenched for a day at least! Love the jazz music and info bars. Your dog is sooooo cute
Nice work! If you didn’t do it already adjust the torsion bar after installing the ARB bull bar and the winch. The extra weight will sag the front down some, that way you don’t have to do it twice.
Looks good can't wait to see it all finished but yes the front end needs to come up more
Looks so much better and proportional lifted. Can’t wait to see you take this on an off-road adventure.
One of my favorite episodes. Love the history thrown in "pop up video" style.
One of the best videos in while!!!
Jazz and A awesome vehicle!
Love seeing you wrench man. Nice change of pace and keeps the mods real instead of just before vs after.
You gotta go clean up your hydrolic oil mess. It’s driving me crazy. Please tell me you didn’t leave it that way?
Looks awesome! Can't wait until this beauty is finished... however, they say once you start with off-road upgrades you never really stop.
the front needs more lift hoovie once you fit the bullbar (yes I'm in Australia) it will drop the front down even more.. I hope you can wind up the torsion bars a bit more. are you fitting a dual wheel carrier on the rear as well? interested to see the finished product.
love the channel.
I m proud of you tyler! Was hoping to see new stuff from your land cruiser!
Excellent episode. One of the better so far.
Looks like you have to help Wizard wrench every day.
Sound and editing is much better than previous efforts! Thanks
Great editing, improved sound quality. Thanks.
looks good! agree'd the front needs to come up a little bit, but wait till you get the bumper hung. also, i think the truck would look better with black wheels instead of the factory finish but that's just me
"Hmm..., wrench every.. day?" lol. I sense jealousy. ;) There's no rhyme or reason to it man. I think at this point you have a really loyal following and that's worth a ton. You and Tavarish are equally good and I watch both of you for the same reasons. If I'm honest you're my favorite. ;)
lol - I got a good chuckle out of your Tavarish reference. As always, enjoyed your video!
Love your episodes Tyler! That will be a Lexus with some attitude! Make sure you put a handful of led spotlamps on the roof too!
Loved the lounge music and little "fun-fact" popups.
Also: you need better under armour skid plates than OEM, and you should get the rear ARB bumper and spare tire carrier to go with the front ARB bumper.
Hey Tyler buying this Lexus was the best decision you ever made
Love that lift it looks awesome
Dude, when you dropped the ratchet on your foot....I about lost it!!! Great vids man.
Our Land Cruiser had 328K miles and has no leaks or check engine lights. It's a beast and has lasted longer than every other vehicle I own, except my 868K mile V10 Ford E450 van. Time will tell though!
you've really improved the production quality of your videos! love it!
Hey Tyler I got a great idea for the back rusted section , you can put a spare tyre holder behind the car and it will hide the hole and you can also just cut the rusted area and weld new metal on it . Hope you read this comment and maybe do it ?
You just made my viewing experience 10x better with the jazz music
I'm actually thinking of buying this particular Lexus when I moved to Los Angeles from London England. Got a 1998 GS300 at the moment and I love it.
Something is wrong with the front - it should be higher. Possibly torsion bar key or preload? Most bars you can "crank up" to adjust height.
i like the words Tyler says about even the dog giving up on him.
Yes! This is the content we're looking for!
...talking about miles of that car... maybe you can do some dyno stuff on it - check how much power does it have now with the miles on it and after you work on the engine a bit see if you get some horses back :)
or at least do a dyno on it to know where you stand with it now ;)
& kudos for the videos, always manage to keep us/me super curious about you project cars! Keep'em coming!
I’m not a fan of lift kits, but this one was tastefully done. Bravo gentlemen!!
Lovin' the little factoid things! Good to see this build featured.
I really like that lift you have the truck on. What brand is it. I am looking for one for my home garage. It gets the vehicle a nice height off the ground.
im still not talking to you coz you sold the nsx
He didn't sell it. he traded it!
FERRARI! 355! GATED SHIFTER!!! CAPRISTO!!!!!!!
Trading the NSX for the 355 is like trading a Honda for a Ferrari...
Acura's made by Honda so it's exactly like that haha
+10 000 USD oof
When is the TV Show starting and what channel?
Travis Lawson it will be on the app go90
Thanks!!!!
Travis Lawson he'd be better at top gear and probably get more views too.
Travis Lawson its on channel hoovies garage
We see those daily in Australia every Nissan patrol and Land cruiser in Australia is lifted or has a 4x4 bumper kit on it.
Loved the pop ups and smooth jazz!
Am, the front bumper rail is actually a structural part... No wonder it rides well as now the front part of the frame is twisting as part of the suspension...
SUBd just for LX. Beat it up off-road! Can’t wait to see the sliders
Most ovrlanders delete sway bars anyway. Just reduces articulation, dropping them was the first thing I did on mine after ditching the step rails and mud flaps.
Just leave them off!
i really wanted to see exactly how you got to the top of the rear shock end and removed it!
this is easily your best project yet, Hoovie!
good job. cant wait to see it finished
"torsion bars twist" doesn't it shrink in length a bit as it twists? I guess they allow for that. I'll check next time I see a vehicle with one.
Looks GREAT. I Thought it wouldn't look right. But I was wrong it looks amazing
If someone purposely squirted hydraulic oil on my garage floor, they'd be permanently banned. Incredibly disrespectful.
Hoovie has probably spent more money at the wizard's shop than any other person. I don't think he cares about having to soak up some hydraulic fluid with kitty litter.
Mr.M “every where” being in a one by one spot on the ground where the hydraulic fluid had all ready leaked onto
Would it damage the concrete floor?
brazzers moment with the shocks. Laughed until I cried!!
I would of made him clean it up!
Your content is getting interesting, Hoovie.
I finally subscribed to this channel..
suspension work is easy in concept, but its ALWAYS a pain in the ass!!
Looking forward to that liftgate video!
Loving the new editing style! No matter how high production you become, however, you'll always be discount Doug to me (And that's definitely not a bad thing
Love the build! I really want to replace the minivan with one of these but and I'm having a hard time with the fuel mileage. Some wheel spacers would look nice and why are you concerned about the sway bars? Real off-roaders don't have sway bars :-) another thing that helps the ride is tire pressure. Just because the tire says 60PSI doesn't mean you need more than 40 PSI for that rig and less than half of that when off road
Great video. Keep up the good work. Best channel on TH-cam.
Aboit goddammit time - I was waiting for this beast to show up again - nice work!!!
6:35 "No, I don't need that kind of liability going on in the shop" Mr Wizard sir, that horse has bolted. Hoovie is in the workshop so you already have the biggest liability. =D
It would be interesting to know the results of an engine compression test done on this beauty with such high milage, any plans on doing one?
Love the VH1 style factoids, should be a standard Hoovie feature.
At 160 lbs Hoovie could be a successful horse jockey
Good lift Hoovie man!!! Now get a ARB Bumper for that tank.
I need to do this to my 4Runner, remove the XREAS, swap in some lift shocks and springs. I'm jealous of that midwest clean though. You wouldn't believe what a rusty, broken bolt, p.i.t.a. a suspension swap is here in New England.
Cringing when he squirts the hydraulic fluid on the floor
i know right..
Hi Hoovie, I just discovered your chanel. I have watched a few of your vids, and i like what i see. I just subed to the chanle and hope to see alot more of your vids !!!
Raise your head restraint to prevent whiplash if rear ended.
Mr. Hoovie, Mr. Hoovie, I wondered how long it would take before the Wizard was called in.................but all in all you did well Mr. Hoovie.
Love this format of video, very funny!
for the uninitated, why would you like to bypass the hydrolic stuff?
fyi for anyone with these and no key. grind one side and get the alligator socket or what ever they call it and it will bite on and work
Sniff sniff, our Hoovie is becoming a man. :-) it'll be nice to see how the new wheel size goes with the new exterior pieces.
I love these old Land Cruisers. So much character with legendary durability.