driftlimo

my 04 has about 130k miles on it and it has very abruptly begun having trans problems just today. truck will go into 1st and 2nd just fine but will go to neutral after trying to shift to 3rd. no 3rd, 4th and no OD. the motor is turning about 3k rpm at 40mph. i tried manually shifting up through gears at one time and it did something very odd, it shifted into 2nd with only 1st selected. the trans isnt slipping, and when it shifts, it shifts normally, its just hanging on to gears to long or not even trying to engage them at all. the fluid level is fine and is of good color and doesnt smell burned or anything. the truck does this cold or warm. i know it could be a trans problem but im hesitant to say its the trans itself, but this started all at once with no previous signs or symptoms and became more serious over the course of a few hours. it may be servos but im thinking more of a computer problem the only other things worth mentioning are a front wheel bearing that was bad that i let stay on the truck for longer than i should have, and just replaced today. and my abs light flashed at me after these problems started, but before they were this bad. so yeah, how screwed am i?

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i have a bad o2 and its state inspection time so i figured i might as well get rid of the need for o2s if i can. i dont have a lot of money for a tune and my other car is operating enough to use as a daily so i cant mail off my pcm for a tune so i was curious about simulators. do they work? are they worth the money? and where do i get them for my truck. or should i just not even bother and just buy a new o2?

my other car is a little off compared to the types listed so far, but here goes 1986 Toyota Cressida, as listed in sig. started life out as dependaple little sedan and i meant to keep it that way. but then i sold my RX-7 that i was building and got bored. so the car went from this.... to this.... slammed down...alot with springs and shock, plus exhaust, intake, wheels, the usual light mods for a drift car. i think i had fixed all the body damage that i earned while sliding at the time of this pic. but then i went a little crazy and decided to go all out with the car and build it like i really wanted to. just for reference, the engine bay went from this..... to this.... its a project that is still ongoing, but the build includes turbo and manifold scrounged from a supra, full standalone ecu(laptop programable), 3" exhaust, front mount intercooler, clutch, flywheel, and a whole lot of other stuff that im forgeting. ive got a decent amount of money in the car now and a whole lot of time as ive built almost everything myself, but as far as i can tell its the only one of its kind in the country. take that as you want seeing that it is after all still a Cressida. but heres how she sits now, patiently waiting on me to find the time to finish her up.

im definatley coming as well, but i may be able to stay all day. is there any contact info that needs to be shared to help everyone meet up without getting lost or turned around?

werd. ill be there then.

as long as its on a saturday im a definate.

thats fantastic, i love it.

i love putting bus lengths on arrogant guys with their g/fs in the car. good job bro.

none of the above. do turndowns underneath the truck. looks the best IMO

i love fun facts like these

whats the width of the new wheel? offset changes fitment with wheel width, the stock wheels are 20x8.5 with a +22 offset i believe. if the wheel is wider it will stick out farther than stock. if the new wheel is narrower is will suck in deeper than stock. i use this calculator to figure out fitment for different wheels. it may help you out some http://www.1010tires.com/WheelOffsetCalculator.asp

sears broke a power steering line on my toyota pulling it off the alignment rack(after not performing the alingment they said they could do), there was a trail of p/s fluid coming from the lift all the way to my car. i threw a fit, but got no remorse or appology from anyone there. i feel for you man. sears service sucks. i like the tools, but everything else is horrible.

haha i havent seen that in a while, i almost forgot about that vid. i was born and raised in Mobile Al, so that clip just makes me feel all warm and tingly for home.

good luck man, be safe and come back soon

sucks to hear about it man, my trailer was stolen not too long ago so i know how it is.

nah wont be seeing it. i have owned japanese cars built for performance, still do, and i get tired of being associated with those movies. after the first two i decided enough was enough, i had seen too much already. i still havent seen the 3rd one, not one second of it other than the trailers on tv. i wont see this one either.

im having trouble finding any info on the new track. anybody got a link?

hey isnt there a new drag strip in or near charlotte?

ill try my hardest to be there

quick update for those paying attention to this situation. my roomate recieved a call from the cops and the car was found. yeah it was apparently "abandoned" in a construction site somewhere in greensboro. i was told the car was intact but dont know the extent of damage, if any. im still trying to find out all the details but all we have to do now is go get the car from a tow yard, which is actually more difficult than it sounds seeing i dont have a trailer anymore. still no word on the trailer.

yeah in hindsight there were tons of things i could have done to prevent it, but hindsight is always 20/20. live and learn i guess.

i rent at this house, im going to try renters insurance and see if they will cover it. technically its not my policy its my roomates as im subleting from him, but im an authorized tenant here, plus it was his car that was on the trailer at the time so i think my trailer should be covered. im calming down now but i have cleaned my pistols about 3 times just today. those bastards are lucky they didnt wake me up because they would have found out what 40 cal hollow points taste like.

so yeah someone came and stole my 20ft tandem axle tilt bed last night. i got up this morning to go to work and the trailer and the car sitting on it were gone. not a sign not a trace was left to go off of. and my friggin truck was parked right next to it all. needless to say im slightly pissed. i called the cops but who knows what if anything will come of it. i wasnt even done paying for the damn trailer yet. the car that was on it, to be honest, wasnt even that important, just my roomates ratty old 89 240sx that he doesnt even have a title for, but my trailer was worth 5 grand. im putting pics up on a bunch of forums im on in the hope and prayer that someone might see something. im in NC in the greensboro/high point area. if anyone sees anything hit me up. you can see the tag number in the pics too btw.

thanks for the replies guys. ive heard a little bit about these trucks having problems with the actuators but dont exactly know how to deal with it. is there a write up or a how to on how to fix them or is this a dealership fix?