What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I always wondered why he had trouble finding one. Curt, DrawTite, & HiddenHitch sell them. Not too expensive either. I think there is yet another lesser-quality company as well (china). Maybe his google-fu took a holiday (also why he's no longer present on TW.)??
I do LIKE how @six5crèéd version mounts higher. More approach clearance for the win!!

For the winch, I wired up some Anderson plugs. I made an extension cord to reach the rear when the winch is mounted there and the connection is out the front.
Hitch:
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Plug:

 

Love the claymore. unfortunately, illegal here in florida, so mine is sitting in the garage.

 

Stupid right?
Illegal in Colo too, where I was when I mounted it. But I have GA plates and never got stopped for it. (back in GA now tho)

Gotta wonder if patrol officers with prior service would really ever hassle anyone for this? They all prolly want one too.
(not that all cops had prior service...)

 

Yeah, i agree. It's definitely in the florida statutes, but it's obviously a fake. A well seasoned officer probably wouldn't care. My boss (retired COL), has one, and he's never been stopped so who knows.

 

Dremmeled out the TRD Pro rigid fog housings to accomodate diodedynamics SS3 Max. Night and day difference. Highly recommended.

 

Diode FTW. Absolutely love mine!

 

Damn, that is a substantial difference. This forum is killing my bank account!!

 

Anyone squat their truck? Lookin for an 8 in the front and lowering it 3 in the back. I need to blend in with the other trucks in town

 

I'd move to another town instead of that!

 

Very nice! Any pictures of the backside of the modified fog cover?

 

Yep. This is right after the dremmel. Cleaned it up with a file after. Gets the job done. Can’t really tell unless your face is 6 inches away. Lol

 

Thanks! I did the SS3 Max’s too (after the SS3 Pro’s) but swapped over to the open surrounds.

 

Might need glasses more than the mirrors

 

It must of been specifically with a bumper (hitch instead of winch mount)

 

It is the cleaner approach. I just like the rigid housings. More aggressive looking. Fuck the rigid fogs though. Those things suck!

BTW, the rigid housings can be found online for $47 each. Definitely not as bad as I thought they would be. So if anyone is hesitant about cutting them up, don’t be.

 

Received my C4 sliders and SOS Concepts engine skid and dropped them off at the powder coaters. Now if my 22 Pro could just get allocated this coming week that would be great. Boxes are piling up in the master closet and garage.

 

87961-42D20
87931-42D60

I think thats what those say, but I cant see it very well either.

 

Yep... Mine too...

 

Added some Rago Fabrication ditch light brackets. The lights should be here tomorrow. In case you didn't know, Rago has a blemish and discontinued inventory and they're significantly marked down. I got these brackets (at a decent discount) that were marked as blemished, but I could not see any marks, dings, or scratches.

Also, modified the Toyota OEM (cheap) side steps until I can work some legit rock sliders into the budget. I cut off the door steps then grinded down the welds and applied a couple of coats of paint. I know these light aluminum bars won't hold up to any serious wheeling, but they'll do for the dirt roads and lightly rutted trails I use and the steps that hung down won't get caught on any debris or obstacles. I'll be ordering some CBI accessories in the next couple of weeks.

 

Strapping down to the dyno right now at intecracing in Auburn.

Will see what OV Tune 2.0 does and URD Y pipe installed on the dyno

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