What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Ordered. Will be nice to charge from inside. Used this a lot in my 4Runner & FJ.

 

oh for sure I planned on messing it up. But it is not that sticky and it peels off with a quick pull. I was able to do it on my lap on the couch, even peeled the T side a couple of times to readjust it onto the emblem, my first lay down was about an inch off to the left. Then I just slowly worked my finger around the edges and if it started to wrinkle, pick up the vinyl a little and start at it from the opposite side. Took about 3 minutes to Lay it down, 1-2 minutes to heat the edges, and 30 seconds to cut the excess with an exacto. It was 20-30$ so I bought a backup.

 

That's awesome! Did you order the whole kit up front or will you order the body after the frame and driveline are done? CA is kinda finicky with registration on hot rods/kit cars, so you might want to research that. I believe Factory Five provides a vin with their kits though.
I've looked at their cars a few times at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale and I'm partial to their 35 truck, but without the fenders.

 

Starting a bug out / apocalypse sort of build. Did a lift, wheels and tires today. Gonna start covering the chrome next, then headlights...

Before...



After....

 

The body and frame are part of the kit. Then you can add accessories. Motor and transmission are separate purchase as is the paint. THey do provide a VIN and many people have registered them in CA. Just a long process compared to a regular car. Yeah, they have some very cool vehicles out there for the DIYer

 

Bosch Icon wipers … Gawd the OEM wiper blades suck:

- The wiper blade compound is too stiff at cold temps. Specifically, Tg, the glass transition temperature needs to be lower. The OEM blades take the shape of the glass when parked/stowed, but this shape does not sweep the glass clean when needed (in cold wx).

- The wiper arms have too many edges and gaps that trap snow and ice build-up; again preventing the blades from fully sweeping the glass clean.

 

love this. i use a 10ft jigging rod for long casting and will never fit. this is already added to the cart lol.

 

I love those rigid amber fog lights. I wnt them but there's so many things in front of it. Truck looks nice though man..

 

I think parking lot ding and runs should carry 5 years minimum sentence.

 

That would make vandalism a life sentence.

 

Nice first gen in the background.

 

You're going to love building an FFR. I built a MKIII with the tubular control arms, Koni Shocks, 3 link rear end and dual roll bars. Tons of fun, just make sure you research what you are going to be doing on any given day using the FFCars.com forum. If you have any questions pm me and ill try and answer as best I can. I built mine 14 years ago for my 50th birthday and it took me 6 months without the paint job.

 

That is beautiful! Thank you, and I def will!

 

Got my rear set of red footwell lights today - install tomorrow!

 

That looks awesome!

 

I have those on mine. Don't plan on rock climbing or heavy trails, just some light scenic ones. I have to have them for my wife who has a disc disease and she needs them to get in the truck. I traded my beloved raised jeep for the taco because she could no longer get in without a step ladder.

 

Aftermarket (ABS plastic) tailgate inserts


This one’s a little different…
I deleted the stupid, loud air equalizing vents from the back wall of the cab. Before anyone freaks out I drive a Kenworth T800 every day with a fully sealed cab so I can live with having to shut the doors a little harder and remembering to turn the HVAC off of recirculate when I park it. It already makes a huge difference in noise plus I’ve got some killmat to put on as well.

This is one of the 2 vents if you don’t know what I’m talking about.


Vent removed showing hole you need to deal with


Holes sealed up with stainless steel plates attached with automotive adhesive and sealed with silicone sealant (I can weld but didn’t want to have to do the additional body work that would require)

 

So I understand the issue of having to kinda slam the doors but why turn the ac recirc off when you park it? I have thought about doing the same thing to kill some of the noise. My 72 ford doesn’t have vents and the doors are tough to close but I’m good with that.

 

The inside needs to breath to let bad smells and moisture out. When parking in the garage I just leave all my windows half way down but if you need to leave the windows up your next best course of action is turning the HVAC to outside air.

Also in hot weather the pressure could potentially build up so high the glass could break. I’ve never seen this happen personally but it’s something the old truckers are always warning about in sealed cab trucks.