What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I bought the truck at the end of October and told myself I’d enjoy it for a while and not mod it yet. Then it was morimoto xb headlights and fogs, TRD pro grill, component speakers and rear door speakers, bed mat, rock sliders (still waiting on them), bilstein 6112/5160 and jba ucas, wheels and 33’s and tomorrow a tune. Next is Bakflip mx4, victory roof rack unless someone in the area is selling a prinsu, a couple bed molle panels. Next year will be coastal off roads high clearance front and rear bumper and lighting.

 

@DownhillDragon is in the Austin area.
But if he can’t do it and you want to drive towards Baton Rouge, I can tune your truck.

 

I'm in the same boat, I thought I was done with my mods but now I want to switch up my roof rack so I am just waiting for the REI anniversary sale so I can dump more money into my truck.

 

Had to say this...you already have. Happy perpetual modding.

 

WOW, I might take you up on that. During the week or weekends. I'm retired so everyday is Saturday.
I can dig going there.

 

I’ll PM you.

 

Roger that

 

I also experienced this, $4.45/gal x 44 gallons was not fun. I opted for my bicycle a lot in 08-09 lol.

 

I'm curious. What do you need a satcom antenna for?

 

Thanks Dave that’s what I’m looking for. You the man.

 

Thank you sir. Looks great!

 

Once your Taco is tuned, how do you keep the dealer from untuning it? Is it just a matter of telling them not to? I have the fuel pump recall ahead of me and don't want them to muck my Taco up.

 

Most dealers will not update your ECU unless you go in with a specific complaint that they believe an update will fix. There is no reason for them to update it after the fuel pump recall.
If your dealer does for some crazy reason update your ECU, the tune can be re-flashed as many times as you need to. It is a 5 minute job.

 

same here looking for local HOUSTON

@PapaRee when you coming down to h-town maybe some of us can meet you for tuning.

 

My pace has been slower with a student loan to pay off and an unemployed wife. SOS or Relentless Fab hybrid or plate baha bumper and winch, sliders, at least the engine skid, Rago Fab mid height rack, and a modified Martin roof rack waiting to go on (too cold for caulk to set and no heated garage. ) I want to do the Ford upfitter switches in the over head console for my lighting and an acessory panel for camping equipment. Oh, and a briefcase solar package. I have hte Meso stage ones and a 36: full function Putco Blade for a third brake light, so the back lighting I'm pretty good with. (Famous last words...) I started a build page so I can remember everything I've done. Probably gong to add a wish list as well. With 62k on it two years, I hope to have it done before I have to repairing the truck.

 

That and someone to back a Brinks truck in the driveway and start unloading.

 

If ya'll can get a group together, I will make a road trip/golf day out of it. Fine with me!

 

I've been inspired by the rear seat delete posts to take a crack at it with a slightly different set of requirements:
60% seat side only
15 min swap back to stock
utilize stock mounting options
RETAIN 60% rear panel
Pivot access to stock underseat storage
REDUCE stock noise level

I'm just mocking it up with hardware and aluminum I have to validate the design, then I'll go back and do it right...

So far, considerable time spent with Noico sound deadening and insulation on the back and floor of the cab, but also on the back of the 60% panel, and retained the stock "hanging" pad. Drive testing with just the 60% panel in place seems to be slightly better than stock. That should improve with the design of my floor panel.

Since I preferred to have the panel pivot from the rear, I'm utilizing stock seat REAR hinge mounts unmodified. The prototype (it will be 3/4" birch) 1/4"
mounted to 1x1.5" aluminum back strut and thru bolted at the hinges and two mid points. This drops the deck to the right height for leveling as well. 1x4 aluminum channel provides the front deck support mounted with the stock front hinge bolts. The 3/4" deck will have 1x1.5" aluminum tubing thru bolted on the remaining 3 sides for "rails" which will obviously eliminate any flex, if there was gong to be any. I'll be using industrial floor comfort mat material (home depot, gray diamond plate pattern) on both sides of the deck for more noise reduction (bottom) and anti slip on the top. I'll line part of the back panel tray with it as well. More to come as it progresses...

panel is

 

Thats perfect........exactly what I’m looking for. Thanks.

 

So they don't freeze to the windshield