What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Hydro flask holders

 

I have a few mods hanging in the balance.

1. RCI transmission skid--waiting on delivery of RCI Cat Guards
2. ECGS bushing & Oil Seal -- waiting for someone I can borrow uninstaller/installer tools from, or rent, Let me know if you know someone
3. .75" spacer for front cover leveling

 

Trip to WV tomorrow. Got the recovery boards in today and threw them up on the MartinOR rack with some victory4x4 accessory plates. Not surprisingly, the mounting holes on the cheap knockoff boards from Amazon didn't match up with the accessory panel...but I made it work with one in the front and two in the back...seems secure enough.

I just couldn't see spending $200 on some maxtrax boards when I only get out to the trails a couple times a year. I do want to get into more beach trips though.

 

New wheels and tires today. I think these are keepers.

 

oof, that sucks for everybody involved

 

Taco Garage DMM and Ram Mount X Grip and arm. Like the DMM. Slick install, not visible if you don’t want it to be. Ram Mount does it’s job as well.

 

im in Puerto Rico...there are soooooo many tacomas here lol

 

Chalk bag cup holder mod. Used the Prana ones on sale from REI. Holds the 48 oz bottle fine. Did one for driver and passenger.

also installed my phone holder…

 

Started making my transmission skid plate. You dont NEED a plasma cutter to do this, an angle grinder would work just fine. But, its fun to cut through steel with electricity and compressed air.

Still lots left to do.

 

A bath and picked up my new to me Ranch topper courtesy of Craigslist.

 

Got mud on the roof

 

Mine howls now and is the original glass.

 

Did you leave the overload leaf in or did you remove it?

 

I heard a ping on my roof in Death Valley, going uphill, in low range, too steep for high range. When I stopped and set up camp, I stood on top of the picnic table to look around and saw a rock on my roof. Not huge or anything, it lives in the center console now.

 

I added more carrying capacity.

 

I took it sightseeing!!

 

Towing experience today:
With tow package and ECT on.
90 miles/80 highway.
4,000 pounds load.

Performed well for sure. Just enough power and generally hunted to 1:1 ratio gear (4th) quickly and able to maintain 65 mph on NH highways which include moderate grades and tight entry ramps. Running 285/70/17s BFG K02s at 44 psi (80 max limit so no need for a tire pressure sidebar de jur here, I understand how tires work ). Last time I pulled two tons was on a V8, naturally this 6 needed to hunt gears…worked as it should. Temp stayed under 1/2 full ride. Down hill performance was reliable, brakes performed well and lateral stability was magnificent (Icon 8, not stock, so duh). Drank a lot of fuel. But, well not as much as my cargo blows through!

 

Nice summary there. And sweet cargo!

 

Picked up a RIGd Ultra Swing and finally found a spare TE37X. Unfortunately not in Matte Black but Gloss Black is close enough

 

Took it out this weekend for the first trip of the season.