What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

No worries, I will have mine on tomorrow! I know it's going to look fantastic.

 

Recycled my exhaust from my 17 OR. it’s 2cents per pound. Guess how much I got? Lol

 

Smoked

 

Very nice color combo

 

sup Madison, WI bro

 

Actually Installed the same bed stiffener and Bedrug, actually took the stiffeners off and installed them on top of bedrug, worked and looks great. Takes a little bit of pressure to get the threads to seat, but when done, it looks great, works great.

 

Did you put the recycle place out of business????

 

I own it now.

 

Got my blacked out badges mounted today. Had em a while just needed to find the time to do it. Love the look!

 

TRD Pro Skid Plate, using a dealer 35% off parts coupon. These things are heavier than they look!

 

Finally joined Demello gang. Got myself some sliders!

 

Happy #frontendfriday with a little rear end action. . Took the truck to Big Bear, CA last week.

Last Saturday, along the way to Big Bear, I went ahead and did the oil change myself since the Toyota Care maintenance service ended. Changed out the stock skids for the TRD front skid plate that I got from Toyota of Glendora (Calif.) while I was at it.
Also, I finally got to bolt on the Waterport container onto the back end of the Front Runner Outfitters bed rack. (Hard to see, but it's underneath the axe, behind the bike)

 

Looking good! I ordered those Dominator sliders, also, back during the week of Overland Expo West and am waiting for them to be ready. How do you like the feel of them? Sturdy? Heavy? Useful on the trails or for getting around the truck for doing stuff?

 

I like what you did there! It was light carrying it while standing, but the weight made it a bit cumbersome to handle when trying to install it while lying on the ground. Without the help of another person and the use of a lift, it took a little bit of creativity and a collapsible stool for me to bolt one onto the truck.

 

Creativity is right! I tried the belly-lift method...once...and realized that wasn’t gonna work. Spent more time getting a small 18x18 pallet fastened to my jack, than I did bolting the thing in place. It’s amazing what a person can do with a couple of short bungee cords. I should’ve took a pic of it, because it worked like a charm.

Edit for typos

 

truck 4m old, only 2k miles. Already have a screw in the right rear tire. Removed tire and wheel to drop off at discount tire to get fixed, and the lugnuts on the right rear were definitely not torqued to the 83ish ft lbs like they were supposed to be. They loosened up pretty easily. I was a certified mechanic for years, so know they were not tightened enough. Checked all others, fronts were both at least 83 as they didnt budge when I checked them, but the drivers rear, I was able to tighten up all 6 lug nuts. I dont know how accurate my torque wrench is, its a craftsman brand I've had a few years, but the bottom line, both rears looser than both fronts. But I trust my torque wrench is at least close.

 

My opinion, no. Nothing is going to hit your metal hood ‘cause Toyota put plastic in front of it. The hood has no exposed vertical surface. Bug/rain deflectors work great though. Think of it this way; 3rd gen grill is like putting up your arm so a branch doesn’t smack your kisser.

 

Ouch!! Oh man, ALWAYS start threads with your fingers and NEVER, when there’s more than one, tighten one fully first. Grab surfaces evenly.

 

That thing is a bear when you are under there lol. I just recently had to take it off and put it back on to change my diff fluids. Man was it a pain in the ass getting it back on. Took longer doing that then the actual front and rear diff oil change.

I originally had it on my chest and contorted my body somehow and got it on. This time I couldn’t do it that way for some reason, used paint cans to assist me lol. Felt like an upper body workout when I was done.