My first Toyota.

just copped it today.
 
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92, <130k miles, dealer serviced w/ records (still gotta go through them). power steering pump (or associated system from what i found during my research) needs some love.
 
never would have though i would buy one of these. i always thought they were really ugly (thought the same thing about my q) but lately this is where my tastes have been headed. can't say for sure how i feel about it until it's slammed at the least, but for now it's comfy and in pretty good condition.
 
never owned a toyota so this is new to me. feel free to school me on anything you think i need to know.

nice pickup. welcome!

nice man!

looks good cant wait to see it done up !!

so within 12 hours of buying it it's dead. wtf?!?!?!
 
(not gonna pull a james and get too excited until i get some gas)

How did I miss this?!

Welcome to the light, Mike! =)

the lights lookin pretty dim... :sad:

[QUOTE=BLKonBLK98;249729]the lights lookin pretty dim... :sad:[/QUOTE]

missed that previous post.....ya, not a good way to start things off... are you gonna daily this or the Q?

looks like i'll be dailying the q... unless i'm just a tard with no gas. i only bought this car because i was sure it was in great condition and a pretty good deal. i honestly have no money to fix it other than the issues i knew about.
 
plan was to daily the ls (+ drop/wheels asap of course) while i put up the q for some major work.

good come up,  ur no start should be nothing too major...

[QUOTE=BLKonBLK98;249734]looks like i'll be dailying the q... unless i'm just a tard with no gas. i only bought this car because i was sure it was in great condition and a pretty good deal. i honestly have no money to fix it other than the issues i knew about.
 
plan was to daily the ls (+ drop/wheels asap of course) while i put up the q for some major work.[/QUOTE]

don't give up on the LS yet... probably something minor.  Stick the course with the Q... been trying to figure out your vision for it.  With the amount you put into for maintanence, I feel like its going to be something well executed.

[QUOTE=flexinsteelz;249735]good come up, ur no start should be nothing too major...[/QUOTE]
 
no doubt. after it sat for a while i was able to get it started again and down to the gas station (had to push the last 5 feet). that was the problem.
 
i can understand why james wents nuts with his gs, these cars (mine at least) act crazy when they're out of gas.
 
0 margin for error on the gauge too. i mean that sucker is really empty when it says empty. i don't run cars down to e anymore but when i was younger i remember riding for days in my nissans with the light on.
 
[QUOTE=Jedidiah;249739]don't give up on the LS yet... probably something minor. Stick the course with the Q... been trying to figure out your vision for it. With the amount you put into for maintanence, I feel like its going to be something well executed.[/QUOTE]
 
i wouldn't get too excited, my style has developed to become really tame and old school these days in comparison to current trends. i think even calling it vip will be a stretch. probably more of a slammed restoration (some type of conversion perhaps... =)) on some wheels that no one but me will be feelin.

i was actually happy to see that you will got this thing cause that means no more DD the Q!!! I am ready to see how both of your cars turn out.

Watch out for the starter in these cars. They are a bitch to change because they are right under the intake manifold.

[QUOTE=chrispy;249754]Watch out for the starter in these cars. They are a bitch to change because they are right under the intake manifold.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's no joke! it will take couple hours to do

If its like the SC400 1UZ design the power steering pump begins to leak all over the alternator.  Could be your issue.

Good luck with the new car!

cant wait to see this come together.. good pick up

So any diagnosis??

he pulled a james and ran out of gas.

Live life a quarter tank at a time. . . it's the VIP thing to do

he gave it to me on e and i was in a rush to clean it up. completely forgot about getting gas.
 
now it's full of premium. i'm so f**kin vip...
 
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congrats, youve made your way to the dark side...lol

man i really like looking at your q. looks so tasty.

you fuckers , lol 

congrats on the Ls . I dont know too much about the any defects on the older yr ls but i know you need gas ! haha 

btw the Q is looking awesome just like that

BIG BODIES....

is it an ultra luxury??

it's a '92... so no.

[COLOR=#dbdbdb][FONT=Verdana]I had a 92, nice purchase - great car. :bigok:[/FONT][/COLOR]

They offered factory air suspension since 91.

Looks like a nice pick up for sure but gas is a definite must...look forward to seeing what you have in store for both of these...oh and Im loving how the Q sits

Nice buy, i'm not a big fan of the 1st generations but theres one in particular that i still dig.

Congrats on the new car purchase.

nice car , not too much to look after except cheeking if the power steering pump leaks on the the alternator as well as the trunk harness may be broken and cause light and tranny issues .

lol poor BoB...he cant check vsc anymore for some reason...some firewall settings wont let him on the site lol.

so does this have the factory air on it (air ride?). there arent too many that have them and the ones that do had ALL the options. i can also attest to the PS pump leaking on the alternator:pat: