What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Finally had a chance to resume my hobby after 3 months and got my resurfaced heads back from the machine shop on Monday. I started by removing the 24 valve oil seals and replacing them with new oil seals. Easy peasy. I didn't even have to tap them down with a hammer since I heard the click after pressing on them with my thumbs. Removing the valves were easy a few months ago so I didn't expect to have such a hard time replacing them. Right?! Those tiny valve keepers refused to stay in place and it took me 3 hours to do just the first 4. Einstein said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. I was definitely edging toward insanity and then asked my son to help me and found out that 4 hands are better than 2 hands in this case. Then as I was lifting the head to press in the 5th valve I noticed metal shavings underneath. ARGHH !!! This means that I had to remove the 4 valves I had just spent 3 hours on and take it back to the machine shop to have it cleaned again. Leaving those metal shavings in the head would have destroyed my engine in short order. I will be out of town tomorrow so I will likely be installing the titanium valves whenever my son can help me out again.

 

Who's rack? Thanks.

 

Footwell lights. Single led on driver and passenger side.

 

I'll need to give it another shot. The new bulbs wouldn't twist and fit into the socket. Stock went in and out a couple times. Ill need to compare the tabs too. No melting issues?

 

They use to connect to the ABC 30 pin harness so that the LED behind the camera icon would dim with the dash lights. The harness I got from ABC is only a 24 pin so they did not "Y" off from the harness to provide that ferature. I want that feature so I will have to tap into the ECT button.

 

Looks fun. No worries tho, that after feeling is the best

 

Purchased a 2020 grill for my 2017 from someone local. I’m loving the look of the new grill compared to the cheese grater.

 

Nice Do they have red

 

just some amber leds i had around. Originally thought i wanted a soft amber color, now i plan on matching them to the bluish color of the dials.

 

Thx man appreciate it

 

I did the same, you can take adj. pliers from the back and unscrew it until you get enough threads showing in the front

 

Mine broke because over torqued (I’d guess the same with his, snapped at the head)

 

@eclane

I've had no problems at all, either with fit, aim, or heat. Guess I got lucky with the Nokya bulbs. Some manufactures seem to make the H16 / H11 bulb tabs slightly different. That should be any easy fix. Good luck!

 

Installed Spyder tail lights P/N ALT-YD-TT16-LED-BK

I prefer my turn signals, driving lights, and brake lights to illuminate separately. Driving lights:



Driving lights & turn signals:



Reverse lights:



The reverse lights are pretty bright at night:

 

Alright @JonCrown I need to know your lifts specs and tire size. Truck looks great nice job. Also which headlights are those. Thx

 

Custom mount for a Thule on top of the snug top.

 

Added a few more pounds to my recovery kit.

If you have a winch, it works well in Sand, Mud, and Snow.

1. Pull Pal Winch Anchor
https://www.pullpal.com/

2. Deadman Earth Anchor
https://www.deadmanoffroad.com/

Both are great, especially if you are alone without a buddy truck.

 

Roll roll roll your boat....

 

I don't even know what a round about boat is . . .


And I'm OK with that!

 

@Mr. Nobody

That looks like a 10# bottle to me. If so, your air-up estimates may be on the high side. I have a 20# bottle, and your numbers are roughly what I get.

Either way, its money well spent!

You've got a nice clean install there, and didn't break the bank.