What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

the black steel pipes are bolted into the side of the bed. I just removed the taillights and drilled the holes. The flag poles slide into the pipes and are secured with the lock pins visible in the pictures

 

Prep getting done on the ARB D ring shackles. Ordering up the AMI Demon Brackets Tuesday.

Arb shackles



Primer


1st coat of Paint.


I guess I’ll find out it the AMI Demon Brackets are a reliable recovery point!

 

Wanted ro install my front camera today but the only part i got done was just putting the switch in the hole. It was too damn hot to do anything today

 

I guess just like anything else temperature is relative but I’d give anything to have Portland’s weather. Here in Florida when it’s 90° out it feels like it’s 190° because of the 100% humidity. If I didn’t work on my Tacoma because it’s too hot outside I’d have a stock taco

I’m actually from Southeast Portland (131st and Powell). I miss the scenery, the outdoor life (and the temperature) of the Pacific Northwest a lot.

 

Just out messin around with my tiny stealth ditch/flood lights. Still amazes me every time what these little things put out with no other lights on. Nowhere near real ditch lights but they work for me.

 

LP4, S8 and winch installed.

 

Where did you get those stickers?

 

I did end up ordering the spaceship one after that post also, so that should be arriving soon

 

typical kids LOL

 

I hear ya me too I have to drop a few pounds

 

It seems like a lot of us here on the forum are cranked out on some assembly line. LOL. I can't tell you how many times I've said the same things to my wife: "The pictures need to show nature, not the man-made stuff. What good is it to drive 3 hours down an Everglades trail and take a picture of power lines?" LMAO!

 

I wish it were only a few pounds.

 

They are if you buy from crutchfield They include adapters and wire harness for speakers to plug right into factory clips... Minor adjustments to the speaker adapters. Just making sure it fits. I actually only had one set of adapters. So I just used crimps for the rear as crutchfield was temporarily out of them when it shipped last week. They already sent me 2 more but I already hooked it up.

 

Desert Does It Rear Multi Mount Panel and a Drake fire extinguisher mount.

 

https://www.roughcountry.com/speedometer-calibrator-90043.html

 

Did some trail riding on some dirt roads yesterday. Had a ton of rain few days before some of the road was washed out. The locals were laughing in their yard when they saw me coming. Came up to a pretty washed out section came to a stop looked in front of me figured I could've made it but instead looked to the left saw a big dirt barrier put it in 4L and crawled right over that thing made my own trail and went around the really bad washed out section. Put it back in 2W and hit a big mud hole. I was impressed by the stock truck on how It performed the locals got a show and I drove off into the sunset with a smile lol. Now today I spend the time washing it.

 

Did the base model mod for this coming winter. I'm 50/50 on center cap choice between the black FJ cap and the silver base/SR5 cap. I like the FJ cap, but what a pain they are to get on, and I'm not convinced I'll be able to actually get them off. Best I can tell I don't think I can fit an impact socket between the lug and the center cap, and definitely not a lug wrench. I'll have to figure out my winter plans if I go that route.

Regardless, I'm psyched. I was a little bummed at first that the tires have a late 2018 date code, but per Nokian anything manufactured within the last 5 years can be sold as new, six years of service and must be removed from use 10 years after the date code. So looking at that, can easily get six seasons in without issue. I'm excited to see how these perform. I have a suspicion I'll end up powdercoating these wheels at some point, but for now, I'm pleased.

IMG_7683 by Mike M, on Flickr

 

Had to replace both of my windshield spray nozzles and the splitter that runs between the two sides. Not sure what the previous owner did, but ever since I bought the truck I have had this issue where the driver's side gushes out like a river and the passenger side barely trickles out. Come to find out they had replaced the splitter with a standard vacuum hose T joints, and both of the inserts in the spray nozzles have been removed. Doesn't make any sense to me, but it's fixed now. Also tried my first oil change yesterday, that was interesting. That oil is so freaking thin! That, in this oil filter housing set up is definitely not what I'm used to. Was unable to change the oil filter yesterday, but I went up today and bought I don't live in a filter housing so my next project is to swap that out and change out the filter. Wish me luck!

 

What lights are those? Something cheap from Amazon?

 

Got rid of my stock tires & rims (265,70R,16) that came on the TRD OFF Road and put Method 701's on with 265 75R 16 Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs C Load...Stock suspension