What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I was surprised too, not that expensive.

 

Gave the Taco a bubble bath today...scrub-a-dub-dub!

 

One could call it a 'bubble bath'

 

this warms my soul

 

Let's go!!!

 

Welded up some fresh spindle gussets last night and slapped them on this morning.

 

So satisfying! Where I'm at, just trying to wait until it stops raining.

 

Added the OEM bed mat.

Just curious, anyone with the OEM bed mat notice any small, embedded light-brown fibers in their mat? I circled them (in red) in the pic. Doesn't affect the functionality at all, so I won't return it for this, but just wondering if anyone seen the same in their mat. Other than this, the mat is hefty and seems to work well.

 

Did the Wife's Mazda as well...

 

I really like that kit. The amber turn signals are awesome and somewhat retro.

 

Save yourself some future aggravation and pick up a wide mouth foam cannon...I switched mine out...much easier to fill.

 

I'm curious if you found a solution. I found that there used to be many plastic overlays available but it seems Toyota is cracking down on people copying/earning money from their logo (well within Toyota's rights to do this) so they are getting hard to find. Found one on ebay and impulsively ordered it for too much money.

Then I wondered if it's a good idea to put a thin hard plastic overlay on. If the airbag deploys would that throw bits of broken plastic at my face and chest? I'm never had an airbag deploy on me but stuff happens. One post said the original emblem is fairly flexible.

I'm not obsessive about killing my interior chrome, but that steering wheel emblem really stands out now that I've covered the vent rings.

 

I made it and had a shop upholster it. Under the pad, a lid opens to the former bin space with tools under. The rear portion under the pad has about 2" of clearance. One side has a portal cutout, the other doesn't. I fit some tools there for quick access, like an axe and Silky saw. The tank towards the front is the Front Runner tank, fits nicely.

 

Can you say "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair

 

Looks great! How big of a challenge was the build?

 

Mine came with some huge extra chunks of rubber stuck to it… already looked toughened up. Like everything else with these rigs… we notice it, post, search, obsess, forget then repeat

 

I made the platform in about 6 hours. Not sure how long they took to upholster it but it wasn't cheap as you'd expect for bespoke work.

 

Nice platform! Just curious - how are you using the water tank? (Why in-cab vs outside or in the bed?)

 

I think it's normal. Noticed mine since 2019 when I got it.