What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Yea they advertise as 20x20x2” (19.5x19.5x1.5”). God for if the product matches the description. Not too heavy but they add up quick.

Plastic shed built and in place.
Yes that’s a rock garden and needs to be straightened out now that I stole the back corner for the storage container. For the record, this isn’t the one I ordered. It’s a lot bigger than the link I sent to the wife. Either way that’s my grandsons bedroom window and he’s a vampire so it stays closed with the drapes down for his gaming. I still don’t like it there but we’ll see how it goes through this winter. I may move it in the spring if it aggregates my OCD.
Edit: that window opens on the left side fyi

 

How fo you like ot so far? Was thinkkng about that one myself

 

Similar OEM Caps are Available Here, a little Pric’ey.

https://www.hubcaphaven.com/p/24075/c69504-toyota-fj-cruiser-oem-black-center-cap-426033561.html

 

X2. That’s the low pro one I got my eye on. Anxious to see his review of it

 

Installed Cali Raised cat shields this morning. I didn't raise the truck at all - just shimmed underneath as this seemed a pretty simple, straightforward install. Looking back I just made it harder on myself. Driver's side was easy peasy lemon squeezy, passenger side was difficult difficult lemon difficult. Shield just didn't want to seat right. Took a lot of finagling and the use of weird muscles I've probly never used, but it's done. Going to give the transmission bracket bolts and nuts a few shots of rustoleum as I worked 'em to death, and they lost a little paint in the process.

 

Looks good! Quick question, though... shouldn't one of the security bolts go on the front part of the cross bar and the other in the rear (one on each end)?

 

I thought ab that too. CR says they both go in that one spot (how I did it), prob because that part is threaded through the shield itself where the others aren't. But I suppose it should work either way. I went with this method bc I figure even if they take both other bolts off the end attached to the transmission support and bend the diagonal bracket back to expose more of the shield, there are still two security bolts holding it on instead of one. Of course if they have the little security nut all they would need is time. All they would need to do is buy their own set of shields. Most security nowadays is just convincing the marauders to move on the the next guy, so hopefully this accomplishes that.

 

Mine had some rust holes after blasted so I JB welded them then sanded them and couldn't even tell. They are out there just gotta find them!

 

Got a shovel, hi-lift, and gas tank, in the back, with the jack locked using a $80 bike lock. I love the OEM divider. I can't believe I had not even heard of it until a couple months ago!

 

Added a new patch……

 

Thanks for the link (got a PN) but when the center cap approaches the price of the wheel you gotta start looking around. Unless that price is for the set.

 

I totally agree, it’s a lot of peppers for a center cap.
The outfits that carry New Old Stock Parts demand Real Money.

 

After the cat shields I did the a/c drain mod, seat jackers, yellow fog light covers, and smoked sequential turn signals in the mirrors. This thing is coming together!

 

Slapped on Fox Elite shocks and Camburg UCA’s. Took off the sway bar while I was there. Next up the rear shocks.

 

Correction. A lot of SAUSAGE and peppers .

 

Where did you get the fog light covers? I'm about to order the smoke turn signals too.

 

Just added this to my list

 

https://www.tacomalifestyle.com/products/fog-light-covers?_pos=3&_sid=e7a79e532&_ss=r

color options, too

 

Here is a picture of my Blue crush with the OEM TRD skid plate. Maybe this will help give you a better feel about how it looks on our blue trucks. I like the idea of blue letters but the bright red stock letters actually stick out and look really nice on our trucks.

 

Added tailgate letters, dog proofed the back seat since nobody other than him is back there, still deleting Chrome, it's only 4 days old lol