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RuzzTMan · 08-31-2009, 03:28 PM

Thanks, I appreciate the input!

Medusa, I see you're in Reno. Do you know any place that does custom fab parts in the Pacific Northwest? I used to live in LA and there were plenty of shops, but I'm in Montana now and don't know of any in my area. Also, never did that type of thing before, but I'd be willing to check it out.

The only other thing I found out was that the '87+ version (which still fits my '85) moved the EGR pipe connection elsewhere (the side I think) which might have been Toyota's answer to the problem. They never explained why they did that. That part was $100 more than what I paid for my part and it also meant that I'd have to get a new EGR pipe, etc, etc and I just didn't want to deal with unknowns.

Oh well, when the new pipe cracks I'll post an update for the archives so we can see just how long these things actually last.

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RuzzTMan 85 AW11 NA Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 51 Thanks: 25 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Thanks, I appreciate the input! Medusa, I see you're in Reno. Do you know any place that does custom fab parts in the Pacific Northwest? I used to live in LA and there were plenty of shops, but I'm in Montana now and don't know of any in my area. Also, never did that type of thing before, but I'd be willing to check it out. The only other thing I found out was that the '87+ version (which still fits my '85) moved the EGR pipe connection elsewhere (the side I think) which might have been Toyota's answer to the problem. They never explained why they did that. That part was $100 more than what I paid for my part and it also meant that I'd have to get a new EGR pipe, etc, etc and I just didn't want to deal with unknowns. Oh well, when the new pipe cracks I'll post an update for the archives so we can see just how long these things actually last.