geekhouse23's "LIFE'S WAITING TO BEGIN" Overland & Home build and all the Adventures in between!

Awesome. Thanks!!

Glad I ordered those clamps then since my stock ones are long gone

 

Congratulations Brian! I'm very happy for you and the wife! Can't wait to hear and see how it all comes together!

 

Ditto!!

My birthday is in 10 days and I'm more excited to move and get settled in. I can't wait.

 

Congrats man and in case I forget in 10 days Happy Birthday. Haha

 

No shit my birthday is just a few days after yours

 

HELL YEAH



The wife (and I) got me a new house for my birthday..pretty sweet I'd I do say so myself. Most expensive birthday to date

 

Hell yeah!!!!

I got my daughter almost 6 yrs ago for my birthday!

 

Congrats!

 

I don't blame you. There's no other purchase as large/expensive as buying a house for guys like us. It's a huge financial undertaking fo sho!

But just in case you're a little tied up in 9 days HAPPY BIRTHDAY! AND MANY MORE!

 

Thanks guys

 

Got the "@boogie3478 e-brake temp fix" done yesterday. The OEM clamps I ordered were supposedly delivered at work Friday morning but somehow didn't make it to my desk in time. Once I get those, I'll also add them along with some zipties as a double fix measure until I can get a more permanent solution. With how much I'm going to be using the rig in the coming weeks for the move and towing etc, this was definitely a priority to get done.



I also cleared and cleaned my windoors for future horse puppies. Found a guy that makes vinyl for any shell (you send him measurements and he cuts the vinyl and ships it out). Rear T4R flag vinyl mod coming soon. It was a bit windy and would have been a PITA to get done by myself yesterday. Anticipating doing this after the move in the garage.



Today is more moving and hopefully getting some stuff we no longer need sold.

Happy Sunday everyone!

 

Turn the slit in the hose down so any liquid that gets in can drip out.

 

Good call.

Brackets came in today anyway, so since I was in there, I turned them down and pulled them away using the brackets and HD zip ties from work. Came out well I think. Going to drive around a bit and make adjustments as needed.



Placed another order with Running4Tacos today too. Instead of a DIY kit testing, swearing, etc. I thought it would be better to purchase a ready made raptor LED kit. Fairly priced and cleaner than other kits out there, o picked up their pro grille LED kit:

https://www.runnin4tacos.com/collec...oducts/2012-2015-tacoma-trd-pro-grille-lights

Ready to get this kit delivered and installed.

Got a lot of items to get installed at the new house and I'm REALLY anxious to get settled and back to work on this heap. There's a trail event the last weekend in April, but I'm torn between mod day or trail day.

 

Shout-out to @ovrlndkull for the recommendation:



Also, got this shirt in the mail today too!

 

That's a cool shirt!

 

https://cruisergear.co/collections/shirts-for-men/products/tacoma-evolution-shirt-men

GYSOT!!!

 

So when you boxing your frame in

If you can take the bed off I know you got a ton of shit to do to do that but you'll be happy you did. I would of never attempted boxing my frame in the other weekend with the frame on. You'll end up with better results.

 

Stupid life getting in to way!! (kidding)

The plan was to get it done sometime between New Years and now; obviously, that didn't happen. This weekend is birthday celebration(s) and then this coming week is move time. Thursday AM until Sunday night is going to suck but in a good way. Once everything settles from the move, I am hoping for May. My welder does pro-am go-karting and is gone a lot on the East (?) coast during the summer. I might have to wait until fall unless I want to spend an arm and a dick on installation. Local shop wants $500 to burn in cam tab gussets if you recall.

I will be looking into mobile welders as previously suggested and, perhaps, get a bunch of shit done at once; all prepped by yours truly and friends. The new area is more industrial and should have a plethora of welders, powdercoaters etc.

The front is a little more of a priority at the moment. The gusseted spindles have to get blasted and painted soon too (right after the move). I found a place, just need to drop them off. I have 2 more months to get them painted and swapped and the cores returned. New LCAs, Cam tab gussets and ECGS bushing would be ideal to get done at the same time also.

After the move, weekends will be spent in the driveway with buddies overhauling this pig. Really looking forward to the good times to be had coming soon.

 

Serious question. It seems like there's quite a few things you've neeeded/still need welded. Why not buy a welder and learn how to do it? It's not too hard, and opens a lot of opportunities. Heck, do some CMCs for local peeps and you'll pay for your welder, and then some with money made from that.