Oahu Members Thread

good point ill go check

edit: bra i have no clue how he did it haha but the bushing is cherry i just checked and theres nothing, no warping, melting, burns, nothing. Brandon got SKILL haha he killed it!

 

Oh yeah? What kinda mods we talking bout?

The only thing I didn't think about with the LWUDP was the water pump. Nothing too bad, but since my Efans have less CFM than the clutch fan, I'm right about 192 when I sit in traffic midday. Just about 183 otherwise. And no need the Efans at night or over 10mph.

I thought about getting a smaller water pump pulley made, but the one that's on there is about as small as it can be...

Looks great Phil! Awesome work Brandon!

Does this mean 35's in the rain?

 

haha not today... this rain is crap, and the wet air is making it way too hard for my paint to dry. and i have to get ready for work in about 10 minutes

 

Phil - that cab chop mod looks a lot less scary when you show pics of it. When people say chopping their cab mount, it sounded like a lot of work.
Your truck looks cherry, I like the look of the OEM wheels, must be nice to not rub now.




I took my daughter and my dog to the beach yesterday out near Dillingham Air Field/before Kaena point. I saw a few modded tacomas out there but wasnt sure if it was anyone from here. A super white with wide tires parked right next to me for a little while when we were checking out the waves, and a Pyrite one parked behind me a little futher down the beach when we finally found a place that was empty for the dog to run around at.

I need to get some weather tech mats soon, I feel like I had like 5lbs of sand on the floor that I had to clean out when we got home.

 

How much was that to do? I got the plates just need it to be installed.

 

Thanks man! yeah it was really simple, just a little blood, sweat, and elbow grease. nothing too challenging. Brandon really did all the work but he was telling me this is the kind of stuff he likes to do so i didnt argue

Yeah weather techs are a must, i cant wait for mine! they are on kauai getting sent over

 

Nice. I have at least 20 shipfitter/welders and pipe fitter/welders that would do it for me, but the one thing holding me back from doing a CMC is being able to paint the back side of the plate. Is the hole for the bushing big enough to get some spray paint in there?

 

sweet!

been wanting to put an electric fan and take out the clutch fan to take some stress off the motor, and planning to add some lights

maybe a case of beer? looks like some after-hours fun at the shop.

there might be enough room. maybe something Phil could try with a rattle can?

 

Yeah, maybe put a straw tip on it? doesn't have to be pretty

 

oh yea its minor, i sprayed both clear coat and black paint back there. There are 2 holes to fit the head of the can and a finger for the button.

try ask brandon... he hooked it up for free. frick he even said i shouldn't have bought the cmc plates kuz we could have made some there for free haha. oh well 10 dollars is minor anyway but yeah i cant wait to see what else can be made from out of that shop its like a whole new world full of possibilities in modification. anything is possible!!!!!!

 

Could you PM me Brandon info? Thanks

 

well hey if its scrap metal then its gonna get thrown away anyways, so might as well putt it to good use

 

shoot him a pm might be faster, the post right under urs is him

thats for damn sure i cant wait to do more work in that hangar ! its like a dream come true

 

the hole in the mount for the bushing is abou 2.5"-3" in diameter, so theres plenty of room to access the rear of the plate

 

im surprised youve seen it. yall 22 guys dont stop by that often. i half-ass stich welded it. half top, side, half bottom, and then the rest. melting the bushing was a worry but i worked around it

 

i pm'd him.
i see it everyday so im not as impressed as you are haha

 

did u ever get a chance to look up those lift block specs?? im really curious to see if ur able to make em. i wonder what it would cost to get them powder coated..

 

haha, I spent a year at the -135 engine shop across the parking lot and spent maybe 5 months of that in the phase docks..

I used to come by and have lunch with some of the metals guys but they might have all pcs'd already.

I am a bit jealous of how much space you guys have, my shop on the -22 side is maybe half the size of your machine shop.


but yeah, can pretty much fab anything, love digging in the scrap bin

 

skyjacker blocks reguardless of size are at a 2.3 degree slope. its possible

 

oh ok i see. bala, malcom, lareto, and hatala(guard) and anderson, bhomie/harmon, and johnson (AD) are still here. i heard yalls shop doesnt have crap. scrap bin is free game