What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Two Electrical Projects Today:

1. I upgraded my battery terminals to InstallGear's 2/4/8/10 AWG mounts to provide more connection options. I drive the ARB Compressor, KC Hi-Lights on rollbar, Ham Radio and an accessory fuse panel with direct line feeds from the battery and wanted a clean connection point:

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2. I also installed the secondary battery and auxiliary charger in the rear seat compartment to support an always-on capability for my Ham Radio. When the truck is running, and if the auxiliary battery is in need, it charges in isolation from the main battery. I added a relay to allow for [future] remote disconnection of the charger when the truck is in aux/ignition but not running mode.

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Edit: I built a bottom panel to protect the battery and wires better:

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Yet another simple aesthetic mod today...Tufskinz Glove Box Letter Inserts! They match my Silver Truck well I think.

 

Ordered an OEM X-Runner rear sway bar, which will go directly to powdercoating (red).

 

I hear you. I'm going to hold off on buying a kit right now and see if Toyota will clean my system when I go in for my 1st yearly oil change either next month or October. Got a question for you though. Instead of shooting the foam up thru the a/c drain tube I was wondering if the 2 center dash vents go directly into the top of the evap core box? Be just as easy to snake the clear tube down as far as it will go and shoot the foam in that way. I have see Youtube video's of people doing it that way on older cars.

 

For those already on the wait list for 2nd/3rd gen seat spacers I repaired my old machine and am trying to fill most of your orders. For others interested I will have material early next week to make around 100 pair for both Toyota and Ford. Thanks for your patience.

 

Front hitch mount with winch and modified bull bar to work.

 

Rock rails and brakes

 

Welcome back Bob!We missed you. Hope you had a fun filled vacation.

 

Pull the trigger you won't regret it. BTW I love mine and it works flawlessly.

 

Did the intermittent wiper mod on my SR thanks to this great write up! https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2016-2018-3rd-gen-intermittent-wiper-mod.397942/

 

Yeah Corey is a pretty good dude.

 

Installed 1.25” spidertrax spacers on front and rears. I recently upgraded to 285 75 R16 BF Goodrich K02’s and was getting very slight rubbing at full turn on my icon stage 3 UCA’s. Solved that issue but created a new one. Kind of worth it because I am digging the new stance!

Now I’m getting some rubbing on the fender, I circled the piece the tires rub on. If I had to guess this sticks out about a 1/4” further then the frame.

Am I gonna have to do the ole CMC or is there another remedy to push this plastic piece back?

 

Beautiful truck! You have to post more pictures to show off the new decals.

 

Installed cat back exhaust with reroute around transfer case. Sounds great and no more low hanging pipe!

 

Use a heat gun to soften the plastic and use some thick leather gloves to push in the softened plastic.

 

Thanks Mike!

 

where would one go to acquire such device?

 

Ron beat me to it.
Heat gun. Short piece of a 2" x 4" to push it back while it cools. I guess it really all depends how much more space you need.

 

Sweet, thanks for the advice. Hardware store trip tomorrow. I’ll post an update on how it goes.

 

Hoping to avoid a CMC. I’ll give this a try first. A local off road shop here quoted me 3 hours at $100 an hour. If I was going to get CMC I would of maybe went for 295’s with the extra room . I thought my suspension upgrade I did last summer would give me the room I needed.