Brett's average build thread

Hahaha I had one but I didn't like the way my truck looks right now so I took it off. By the way its time to start my build thread soon. Starting with my bed cage, boxing my rear frame and new tube bumpers. A lot of fab work.

 

So when's the 4x4 swap?

 

Furniture buying, just nod and say "yes dear".
I don't mind bs in my thread

 

Oh! I felt bad and deleted my last post. But you still got it hahaha!!!!

 

like ninja's man

 

Not much going on here lately, replaced a tire that had sidewall damage.
Just a slight pinch in the sidewall and it was losing air daily and after airing it up everyday for the last 3 weeks I decided to do something about it.




Somebody put that green slime crap in it.
Tire guy said Fix-a-Flat is better.


A bit of wear.

 

Nice shoe when are you getting the others to match..... jk

 

I'm sure it will wear in quick.

 

Replaced rear brakes today.
Started like this.



Took all that crap off, skipped the pics because I forgot.
remembered about this stage .
Self adjuster. slightly cleaned up.


Lubed, threads and the end that spins.


E-brake lever installed


Adjuster mechanism.





Don't forget this cable for the parking brake, mush easier to do it now than after you have all the springs installed.


Backing plate "cleaned" and greased.


And completed. Looks just like the other side but reversed.

 

how long did the rear shoes take you? I think I need to get to them soon

 

I'm not sure if they were original or not.
I bought the truck with 110,xxx miles on it. This is the first time I have changed them and I have 230,xxx miles now.
The old shoes did have more surface area of pad, meaning the brake pad itself went full length on the shoes. The new ones from O'Reilly were about 1/2" short on one end of the shoes, all were exactly the same. So going off of Toyota's track record of building things better, they very well could be original. Or they may have been changed just before I bought it.
At the very least, I got 120,xxx out of them.

 

New Magnaflow. Part # 14263



You know the tail pipe end that everybody cuts off after a lift? Well the tip just happens to be a perfect fit inside the 2.5

And the stock pipe just happens to fit inside of that.



"reducers" in place.

 

Old can removed.



I guess it wasn't that bad after all....



My shitty flux core welding, cause I just too lazy to buy a bottle of gas.
I added some more hanger to what you see, I'll get a pic later.

 

Nice fit.



I angled the old pipe a bit more.




Of course, I ran around the block first with no muffler right after removing it. I liked it a lot.
But it did pop and backfire a bit and I'm already the neighborhood nuisance, so I finished the job.

It idles almost exactly the same as far as tone and volume. Has a nice throaty growl when you step on it. Going for a drive.

 

Nice.

 

After driving last night and today, I really like it. I'm not sure about any added horsepower, but the butt dyno says it revs easier and hits higher rpm's a lot smoother. I couldn't hear any added drone at highway speeds over the hum of the tires. Doesn't sound ricey at all.

 

I have had no problems with it back there. I did add two soft foam blocks, just wedged fore and aft between tire and bottom of bed, to stop the wiggle. Doesn't move and I haven't seen any evidence of rubbing.

 

Yes, removed brackets and kept the winch.

 

Pics from today.

 

For Timmy.