What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I put open cell foam in my vents like this when I pulled my jump seats and added soundproofing; it really helped with the road noise. I got the idea from https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ots-of-pics-links.533421/page-5#post-19791252

 

This will be happening in the lower grill with some other goodies once I get off shift next week. And no, it’s not blue. Haha it’s the protection film.

 

I checked the sentencing table; that earned you another two weeks in heaven.

 

Does your N2 remote start kill the engine when you open the door?

 

From their website (https://www.n2designsinc.com/troubleshooting)

 

As J. Morrison would sing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2_X4VTCoEo

 

lol, I keep one hand on the wheel. No more, no less. Mostly because I find palm-steering to be faster and more precise than hand-to-hand or hand-over-hand steering. My right-hand is always ready to downshift at a moment's notice.

 

So does the recirc seal up 100%? I wouldn’t think it would but I guess I learn something new every day. I do like the foam in the vents idea. It has to muffle the road noise a little bit.

 

What I meant though was Factory Five used to have the option to order the frame and all the bits and pieces to make it a roller in the first order and then go back and order the body at a later time. It's a nice option for those with limited garage space. Some prefer to order the entire car at once though.

Agreed on the DIYer thing. The fact that everything is designed to bolt up makes it so much easier than fabricating everything from scratch.

Many years ago a family member built a 1927 Ford Roadster with the help of Roy Brizio out of Northern California. Brizio did the frame. It's got a 327 chevy, th400 trans, ford 9 inch, Mickey Thompson sportsman pro tires, Lokar bits and pieces, Porsche guards red paint and custom tan leather interior. It kind of looks like the maroon one that Roy Brizio won the Grand National Roadster show with years ago. (Longer wheel base, not like typical t buckets)

https://www.roybriziostreetrods.com

Anyways, I'm sure you'll have a blast.

 

No, with recirc turned on and the vehicle moving down the road there are enough gaps in the envelope that enough air moves through the cabin to be sufficient for at least a couple occupants to be ok. Sealing the vents entirely would cut down on that considerably though, and I suspect it would also reduce airflow when recirc is turned off since the displaced air has nowhere easy to go. It would be interesting to see back to back tests with an O2 meter and a pulse-oximeter in a few different scenarios to see the impact this mod has on real world O2/CO2 levels.

 

That would be an interesting test. I wouldn’t want to do something that would cause health issues. Maybe close them a bit when the kids get to wild. Lol just kidding

 

lol, there's already a technique for dealing with that. It's called Nyquil. I have noticed that when I run recirc for longer periods I feel more drowsy so I very rarely use it, mostly to quickly warm up or cool down when I first jump in, but that could easily be attributed to confirmation bias and really just be caused by driving a long distance and getting bored and tired.

 

Some Audi Vehicles have an air quality sensor. When the traffic congestion and smog gets to be too much, the system closes the fresh air intake.

The control is on a timer. Regardless of air quality, fresh air returns when the timer expires.

There is a hint there. Those German automakers are not dumb.

 

had mine 2 years, never used it but still want to have in case, loses about 20-30% a year just sitting, and I just keep mine in the box it came in

 

Yeah it does kill it once you open the door.

There are only two negatives to it in my opinion. The fact that it only stays on for 15 minutes before shutting off, and that it turns off when I open the door. Grant it the first one could be a positive if I decide to not get in. The door stays locked of course so that's good.
But the fact that it's way cheaper and super easy to install than the alternatives made me go with it.

 

ok. I was curious because I have one that does the same. But I would have switched it if the N2 didn’t shut it down.

 

how did they steal it?

 

My last few Vw’s mentioned something about the climate control, and if you turned it off, you should open the windows. But what’s more important is I like this “mod” the foam one at least. I just pulled the back panel to make more room for activities. Found a cloth molle panel, now I’ve got to attach it

 

I received my OEM TRDPRO grille and will install it this weekend. Super excited about it!

 

M3 delivered/assembled/modified/installed. Also de badged those huge sticker logos but put on the included small sticker instead.

Added a liberrway hitch tightener to give it extra stability and in my head alleviate some of that stress from the zero wobble bolt. With just the zero wobble attached it was solid but had slight movement but with both it is stout no movement.

Added 2 small bungees to keep the ramp from rattling.

With the front stop pushed all the way back in the last hole and the back stop in position it wouldn’t be a big enough gap for even a grom tire so drilled a new hole in the back stop to push it back enough- this was done to position the grom directly centered to the taco instead of being passenger side proud… makes all the difference in looks, equal load and taillight visibility. You can see the 2 added bolts that hold the back and front stop together above as well as the new hole for the center bolt moved up from the 3 available options. But I will instead plan on drilling another center hole, to replace the 2 added pan head bolts, that will secure the back/front stops together into the tube frame with a rivnut in the tube. I’ll add either their add on brake lights or come up with a different option for extra visibility (maybe some reflective tape on the ramp side edges since it’s proud on the drivers side. I can see maybe a couple inches stick past on the driver, none on the passenger).


I need ideas on locks/chains/best products, want to be able to secure the grom to the hitch that way it can’t be easily picked up by itself and is locked into the truck (not just the carrier).

test fit w/ buddies grom (plastics will be different/stock) before and after center shift