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  1. Nov 22, 2018 at 1:48 PM
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    Ran outta time.
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  2. Nov 24, 2018 at 9:39 PM
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    Lessons learned. Don't rivnut over rubber. One of my nuts started to turn. What a pain. I'll have to go back later and fix it. Otherwise all hooked up. Just in time before work.
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    Some pics of the rebuilt drive shaft. I was down there to retorque my u-bolts.
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    And I have a slow leak from a nail. Gonna fix tomorrow. But i got to play with my new air tank in the meantime.
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  3. Dec 7, 2018 at 2:37 AM
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    Got some more stuff done and a preview of things to come.
    Stupid bolt that was stuck in my tire. Finally plugged it today.20181206_150658.jpg
    Got my red lines put in.20181206_150253.jpg
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    And a little of what's coming up.
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  4. Dec 8, 2018 at 3:08 AM
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    So I while back I relocated my blinkers to my side marker lights. I just drilled a hole in the housing and used a wire harness from a Ford running light or blinker I believe. Anyways it utilizes a 194 bulbs so it was an easy fit.
    Well the light output was dismal to say the least. So I was looking @austinmtb build and saw that he done a similar swap but used an led bulbs and probably a better plug.
    Alla Lighting T10 Wedge Amber...
    $13 Alla Lighting T10 Wedge Amber Yellow 194NA 194 168 2825 175 W5W W10W LED Bulbs Super Bright High Power 3014 18-SMD Side Marker Lights/Interior Lights Lamp Replacement
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    So I thought I'd give it a try. that led is way brighter !!
    So here's what my housing looks like.
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    The old bulb's
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    New ones
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    So my smittybilt GEAR seat covers have served me well ish but they were definitely on their way out. 20181208_010217.jpgbut man were they great for holding a bunch of crap.
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    So Amazon was having a sale.OneTigris Car Seat Back...
    $27 OneTigris Car Seat Back Organizer, Tactical MOLLE Panel Cover Protector, Universal Car Seat Panel Storage Organizer for Vehicles Trucks Cars for Modular Storage & Display (Coyote Brown - 14"*22")
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072BV84GM?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf
    So I thought I'd give them a try.they have a little less restate then the smittybilt's but I was able to get everything back on there.
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    And now my seat doesn't look as ratty. If they dont hold up at least it was only $25. And I'll brake down and get the hard plastic ones.but there like 80-120$.
     
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  7. Dec 8, 2018 at 7:04 AM
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    Mounting a winch?
     
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    Yes sir. I'm super excited. I got a smoking deal on a 10k winch. But I didn't come with any mounting hardware. And the rope looked like it was on its last legs. So I'm going to polish the peverbal turd.
     
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  9. Dec 14, 2018 at 7:32 PM
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    Any progress on the winch install?
     
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    Kinda of being a slacker, that and work but not in yet. I did pick up the last pieces . I needed the bolts for the fairlead. So my plan is to have it knocked out on or by wed.

    Also I think I'm gonna be elevating my sleeping status tomorrow morning . If everything looks good I'll be the owner of a rtt !!
     
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    Do it man! I got my first one a while back and it has completely changed my camping routine. It’s so easy to use and haul and makes camp set up and tear down twice as fast at least. If you find a good deal jump on it quick, it won’t last.
     
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  12. Dec 15, 2018 at 11:11 PM
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    Oh I jumped on it. Now I need some bed bars or a rack of some sort.
     
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  13. Dec 16, 2018 at 9:04 AM
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    What RTT did you get?
     
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    I got the cvt that was in the AZ for sale section .
    CVT 48″ Extended Mt. Bachelor Stargazer “Summit Series” - TAN w/annex

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  15. Dec 16, 2018 at 9:55 AM
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    Finally did the diff breather relocation mod.
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    So though I'd fix my hyper blinking. From what I saw it's just a matter of reaching up and unplugging the old relay and replacing it with a led friendly on . Easy peasy.
    So I got this one.
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    And my fat hands and excessively large body found that it being easy peasy was false.! Good things Tacoma's are easy to take apart
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    Still relatively easy it was just more work than I thought it be. High note it's all fixed and blinking normally.
     
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    Still need to do that one on mine. Did you order the kit from LowRange?
     
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    So I worked on getting the winch in.
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    Just need to make my new power and ground lines.
     
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    Have you started looking at/decided on a bed rack or bars?
     
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