What've You Done With Your GX470 Lately?

In the end, if I knew what I knew now of how much of a pain in the ass it is to fit a snorkel in this particular spot, I’d just have picked the prado120 version and called it a day lol. Well here it is....

a little fine tuning left to do. Threw my diy a-pillar bracket on at 11pm and said fuck it I’m going to bed. Need to add a little spacer to take up the slack and make it look finished.

 

First peace tacked on.

 

What are you using (welder)?

 

It’s a Miller millermatic 135
.30 flux core. I’m out of gas so I’ve been using this, works pretty good.

 

Both sides tacked up.

 

Front view.

 

Speaking of bumpers, made some more progress in the last couple of days. Welding is done and 95% of the grinding...






Got it back on the rig for another test fit. Still have to weld on the swing outs and cut the bumper cover for the side fillers, then it comes back off for paint...

 

Got started on the rear.

 

Looking good bud!

 

Back is going together.

 

Looking good. Not near as much spatter as I'm used to seeing for flux core...

 

All the fitting done, now take them off and finish weld and paint.

 

Took a road trip today. Got the best mileage that I've ever seen. 20.4 MPG over 189 Miles...

 

How slow were you driving?

 

55 over a relatively small mountain pass...






I normally get 16ish. Thinking it's due to the computer re-learning after I disconnected the negative to weld the bumper. I was light as could be on the throttle the entire time too.

 

She got naked this morning.

 

Set up and ready to start welding.

 

Rear bumper done.

 

Front finished and ready for paint.

 

What're you using for paint?