practicalenthusiast
Peter Monshizadeh
practicalenthusiast
Enjoys working on vehicles with poor reputations.

Sweet rig man, I really enjoy reading your stuff. Gotta love these old Toyotas. Read more

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Awesome truck, pretty sure i maybe saw this at Cars and Coffee KC this weekend. Doubt there are 2 this clean in the KCMO area. If that was you, that bike you had sure was nice too. Read more

You are setting a good example for others to follow. Safety first. Read more

Yes. Awesome. And the coverage of this ambitious repair was just as awesome. Huge thanks for the encouragement it gives. Read more

This makes me feel relaxed and confident. This is why I read Jalopnik. Read more

I’m so glad the old beast made it out to C&C on Saturday, with the awesome bike in tow! Really cool to see it in the metal. Read more

Well now you know how I feel when I’m doing the BMW V8 chain guides, haha. It’s pretty similar to what you did, but with more disassembly and 4 camshafts that need to be timed to the crankshaft.

“I then fitted up a new water pump and oil pump.” Read more

Great job. You made a complicated job look simple because of your attention to detail and patience. Read more

Having spent some time under the hood of my own 80s Truck, I can safely say that you have shared a Truth about working on these trucks: It isn’t as hard as it is tedious. To get to Point A, you have to work your way past Points B through L. Read more

In an era of the Japanese building their unbreakable engine, some engineer was hit by a bus and an accountant decided on plastic timing chain guides.... Read more

You must be my doppelgänger, I have the exact tastes in cars. You’re Z car AND a turbo Toyota??? I’m looking for a turbo 4runner because I love taking my kids on adventures. My DD is a crew cab taco that I’ve been tinkering with. Congratulations on this truck, I just started following you on Twitter so hopefully I can Read more