Austin Area TW Chapter (all gens welcome, even T4Rs; heck, just make it a Toyota and we're good)

Great turn out! Alot of new faces good times! I acquired a bunch of cool stuff for Sexy Lexy!

 

Hey was nice BSing with ya good luck with keeping your wallet now.

 

Yah I shoulda took a pic today , I'm on couch and football time at the moment but I'll get one up .

Ohh and nice to meet yah @Texoma , look forward to working on the truck will you drink beer and point lol.

 

Damn Cowboys about to drive me to the bottle!

 

Yah drinking is about the only thing that would make this game enjoyable

 

Came back after I parked to see that my truck found a friend! A fellow taliban tan 4Runner. Anyone know who that was?

Also after counting like 12 prinsu racks out there i finally pulled the trigger and got one... RIP my wallet. Anyone got any tips for installation? Take your time because I've got like 6 weeks until it gets here, supposedly...

 

I noticed your twin there also!!!

Not sure who is belongs to

Congrats on the rack!

 

Pro tips:
Be patient
Clean it, prime it, paint it, let cure for a few days
Use pipe dope on the hardware to create a water tight seal
don't over tighten mounting hardware, 15ft#'s is probably plenty
use anti seize on rack hardware, and again, don't over tighten
before tightening anything, have rack completely assembled on the roof, with all hardware just loose enough to where if something is off it's easily tweaked to get it right, then tighten mounting hardware first, then rack hardware.

 

I look forward to sittin back n drinking beers while you work on your truck too.

 

Well, good day today, good turn out was nice to get some clarification on the funky spacer under my shocks......I swear, every time I wash the thing or do some maintenance I find something else about the rig, thankee @ChadsPride for informing me that the previous owner added a bit.

Didn't get any coffee the tacos were damn good, the little dog even liked the day....(passed out as so as we got in...the dog that is)

Y'all are pretty cool peps and the ideas........man, to much stuff.

I'm hungry.......

 

Glad you could come hang with us!

 

@lilred95

 

hopefully i can make the event next month.........depending on the job thing.........

 

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Thanks for the tips. Will definitely be referring back to this when the time comes.

 

@xenocide we need a pic for the OP!!!

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To cut the weatherstripling for the feet get a set of punches. Don’t bother with a drill.

Amazon has a set for $13ish.

 

Man, sounds like an awesome turnout today with some new faces.

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Count me in... As long as it's not a duty weekend for the Mrs

When you drill the holes in the weatherstrips, make sure you use clamps to secure them to a work bench. As soon as the bit bites the rubber will want to twist with it and you'll end up with a sloppy hole at best and a torn and unusable weatherstrip at worst

 

Whoops, didn't even know that was a thing... Will have to go out and get a decent shot of it at some point. For now, I guess this will suffice: