NYCO's '06 Boosted Blue Betty

for reference

 

more on this now

just the fogs







i still need to finalize my mounting system...but we'll see how they hold up over the weekend

i'll also need some better pics showing the light pattern

 

more info on the fogs... http://www.theretrofitsource.com/co...to-xb-led-fog-lights-type-s.html#.U8aE-rHN4tU

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/gr...-morimoto-xb-led-fog-lights-2012-tacomas.html

 

So those ^^^ will go right into the arb? I've been thinking about lights but don't want to buy them from arb.

 

kinda


back of the ARB


and the XB

 

so right now i have the 4 tabs wedged over the ARB tabs (2 over each side)...it's a snug fit and levels the lights out pretty good..

so i used plastic weld on all 4 tabs to secure it to the factory mounts... so far it's pretty solid, but idk how it'll hold to off road abuse...so i need to figure a good way to reinforce the mounting system i have

 

and the XB fogs have a screw adjuster, so once the mount is on, you can adjust the up and down very easily

 

on a last minute decision, i was able to join up with eric this weekend and head to ouray for FJ Summit 8.. it was a short but great trip.. running mainly just me and eric, we were able to cover some ground and see some really cool stuff

so far i just have pics i uploaded from my phone, but here's some from the weekend...

got in friday evening, just in time for Metal Tech's party...next day, we somehow got our drunk asses up and hit black bear pass and back on imogene pass...sunday morning was another early one as the annual photo shoot takes place at the ass crack of too fucking early..after the shoot, eric and i took the long-cut home via mineral creek>cinnamon pass

rolling into Ouray County


morning in Ouray


top of black bear pass


below the shale shelf, at the mine/creek crossing


one of the tighter switchbacks


group shot with bridal veil falls and the power house


after black bear, mike (in the 80) split off and eric and i continued our way up imogene...finally got to complete this! last time i attempted this was with Jace a few years back and we were turned back a little past Tomboy mine due to the deep snow that fell the evening/night before

from the sept '11 trip


exploring Tomboy Mine...much less snow this time


view of the Tomboy basin


heading up Imogene..summit in sight!


finally can check that one off the list 13,114 feet


one of my favorite shots from the weekend....


views on the east side of imogene




coming down into yankee boy basin from imogene pass

 

early morning photo shoot on main street Ouray


one of the stops along our long-cut home...Mineral Point


hard to tell in this pic...better pics to come later...but at the top of mineral creek, just below engineer pass, we came across this MONSTER herd of sheep!


top of cinnamon pass...

 

Looks awesome Bob! BTW the tires are working out great. Thanks again.

 

glad to hear that...i miss them from time to time

 

Really! the coopers aren't working out?

 

oh they kick ass too..

everytime i see an MTR i miss them though...kicked some serious ass off road

 

True they are grippy. I really like them.

 

Great shots Bob. That was a great time. Short nights and long days but the scenery was top notch.

 

you said it buddy...i'm still tired from the lack of sleep and long days behind the wheel...not much wasted time over the few days out there

 

How are the new brakes treating you bob?

I needed to do my brakes and your same set up was pretty cheap on Amazon so I pulled the trigger. Looking forward to being able to stop a little faster.

 

i like them. the break in process was a pain to get that many miles down before you can really rely on them...but they're doing good

i haven't really had an opportunity to really test them out on long braking where i saw fading on the factory setup... but i haven't noticed any fading yet on anything i've thrown at them so far...

biggest fade i ever saw on the factory setup was coming down John Brown Canyon outside of Gateway, CO...so i think the real test would be to come back down that descent and see how they hold up

 

I love my EBC stage 5 kit