What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Yes. I received a recall notice from Toyota in the mail. Didn't need to show it to the dealer. They looked up my VIN and said my truck qualified. I wouldn't think it would matter where it was made but I'm not 100% sure. I'd check with the dealer if I were you just to be sure.

 

White letters out

 

I have to add a smart pig that can be tracked in the pipeline. The naming always cracks me up smart pig and dumb pig.

 

We traded ours in right before "dieselgate." I kick myslef every once in ahwile about that. (Although I was already a little paranoid about the HPFP grenading and sending shrapnel through the system. I filled up at the same high-traffic diesel pump for every fill, kept all fuel receipts, etc. and was looking into adding the pre-pump filter modification before my wife could not stand it anymore. I guess I bought some piece of mind instead of paying for a Tacoma...for a couple of years at least, then our 4Runner showed up on the fuel pump recall...)

 

Powerbrake install done!

 

yup we used to catch pigs every month at the Kinder Morgan terminal worked at years ago. The smart pigs were around 7 feet long and looked like a robots dick. Little wheels on suspension all around them that would record when they dipped outward, pinpointing an anomoly. The carhodic protection crew would then inspect the anomaly and determine if the pipe had been damaged or if there was excessice wear/thinning of the walls. Pretty sketchy opening those pig traps to pull them out of the line knowing only one hydraulic MOV was standing between you and a line running at 4,000 barrels/hr. A little flag would swing up when the pig hit the trap. To alert the operators catching the pig, the station that launched it would typically pack the line upstream with a 500-1000 barrel slug of water. That would be a sure sign to get ready for it.

 

How was the install? Easy breezy or difficult?

 

You have to cut the dust cover, grind the knuckles, replace brake lines, bleed both inner and outer parts of the new caliper, besides that it’s just a normal brake swap.

It’s easy but also time consuming. Took me about 3 hours.

 

Greenlane offroad

https://greenlaneoffroad.com/

 

I got crazy today

 

Let's see,
I finally added a gas tank lid holder, went with the one that just pops in, easy peasy.

Also did truck things, this is my final load after moving apartments.

 

Exhausted after 8hrs packing up and moving.

 

Went from 33/12.5/20 to 285/75/16 stock rims and ride is soooo much better and smoother. On a 3in lift

 

What lift are you using?

 

Finished Avalon King ceramic coating...

 

If anyone wants to trade another cement bumper cover with me, before you cut yours for an aftermarket bumper-let me know.

 

How hard to install?

 

Very easy following the provided instructions. Took me maybe 45 minutes to an hour simply because I wanted to get them adjusted nicely and tied all the excess wiring up. The instructions are very clear, nothing hard about it.

You do need a weatherpack crimoer for the terminals they give you. I’m not sure why they don’t terminate them. They are plug and play once you terminate them. You also need to test the fog wiring to make sure you put your wires in the correct spots on the connectors. For me I needed power to line up with the green wire and negative to the black and white stripe.

 

Hahaha Right?! I do all the pigging in the area I work in, and look after all that jazz.