What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Wet sanded on polished the paint, here are a couple before and after. Not entirely done, but getting close and im very happy with the results.

Hood Before


Hood After


Fender before


Fender after

 

Bringing the 8 year old paint back to life? Or, were the items repainted?

 

Finally got back out to Moab for mountain biking and off roading. Last time i was here the truck was stock.

Photo at the top of the dome plateau trail

 

New tire day! GY Wrangler UltraTerrain ATs in 265/75/r16. Likin em so far! Will be trying them out in the dirt next week/weekend.

 

Sound levels?

 

super quiet so far - probably quieter than the stock tires. But they are still brand new. I’ve heard good things about these tires though.

 

I did my front brakes today. Toyota rotors and pads, on sale at a dealership online.

 

Ordered a blackout overlay kit,and a set of RCI sliders..Great sale happening

 

Fit a 34 inch spare in the stock location! It’s tight and might need some heat wrap on the exhaust but it fits! Fully deflated though

 

The truck was in an accident back in 2017, it was fixed at toyota and the color match was good but they never polished it out. Those were the two panels that looked off, but im doing the whole truck, now it looks near perfect.

 

I went to the dump! 3rd gen Toyota Truck.

 

What good is it if deflated?

 

Plasti dipped wheels with the old man today. Turned out pretty good.

 

I got tired of fussing with getting my grease gun in there (solid tube) and got this. Much easier now. Taking
that little shield off helps too.

$7 12" Flexible Grease Hose by Cal-Hawk

12" Flexible Grease Hose by Cal-Hawk

 

Well you inflate it before you use it of course

 

i've got the short nipple version. i just did the next oil change with it, and had zero slow drain issues.

but then i'm not a nascar pit crew. i set up my drain pan, set up my clip-on drain tube add-on, opened the valve, then start fussing with the oil filter, draining the center, then removing it, replacing it. by the time i was done fussing with the filter, the pan was done draining. which is really all i need in the process.

 

air theft is a real problem in washington. keeps the bandits away from the spare tire.

 

I think his point was to avoid the tire touching the hot exhaust pipe - he does have a big ass tire up in that tight spot

 

Looks good.

I dipped the wheels on my last car, it lasted 7 years and a tire change. I pulled it off when i sold the car and the wheels looked pefect underneath. Prep is key to longevity, and add plenty of layers as it makes removal so much easier. If it's too thin it wants to tear, if you have many layers built up it comes off in big sheets.