What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

This may seem ridiculous but it works brilliantly.. 2 people sleeping in the bed of the truck with a topper and a big dog can get muggy… these vents work wonders!! Nice fresh cool air coming through. Close em to keep out the dust when driving.

 

Yesterday I added the molle panel on the cab side of the bed. Builtright Industries, I like that all the hardware is black and it mounts behind the header rail. Unlike the Victory 4x4 ones on the sides.



Also added the 1st aid kit in a Condor rip-away pouch.

 

Finished upgrading the Fog lights

 

Tint!

 

There is an abandoned turnpike in Pennsylvania that is different. Just google abandoned Pennsylvania turnpike. I thought one could still drive on it but now I’m not so sure.

 

Looks good man, I love that it mounts behind the rail.

Secondary question. Did your cap come with that mounting? or did you edit it a bit? I see that it looks like a bolt through the cap into the rail. Mine has those giant clamps that get in the way of everything.

 

Thanks. That's how the shop installed the cap. I assume that hardware is what LEER provided them with my order. Don't think those guys would have been smart enough to come up with something on their own. They couldn't even wire the keyless lock(2 wires.)
My last cap had those giant clamps too. Maybe LEER came up with what they think is a better install method recently?

 

https://youtu.be/NS7wp327fbE

 

Interesting read.


https://jalopnik.com/my-week-with-a-toyota-tacoma-has-me-rethinking-my-affin-1848986334

 

Ingenious!

 

Haha, fair.

Would you mind either posting a close up picture of the mounting? or PM it to me? Very curious if I can swap to that...

 

So every once in a while, I decide to go off the deep end and do something crazy with my tacoma. Just kidding it's always insane with that poor guinea pig. The main project is my new Kleinn 150db train horn! And my cummins, sad to say, has enough turbos and I felt terrible leaving one on the shelf to gather dust, so the little 4bt cummins turbo from Mitsubishi is finding a home under the hood. I've already started the pipes..

 

Bilstein 6112 and SPC uppers. KO2 315/75R16.

Lot of work to get here! No regrets! Btw 6112s rock loving them so far

 

Sounds like a dream trip! I really hope you really get to enjoy it! I’ve thought about a similar trip but with gas prices what they have been and a crazy schedule at the moment it hasn’t been realistic!

 

question: does the TRD alum skid plate need to be removed to change oil filter and drain oil?

 

NO.
There is a trap door in the bottom.

 

No, you don't have to remove them. The drain and filter housing are both located on the engine skid. There's a hole cut out to reach the drain and an access plate that comes off with 2 allen screws to reach the oil filter.

That being said, I removed my engine skid (left transmission/cat guard installed) when I did the oil change. I thought I had the correct allen wrench, but they are metric and I only had standard. Next time I will have the correct allen wrench and leave skid in place while I perform oil change.

EDIT...I see you asked about TRD skid. Disregard.

 

^^^THIS
Another reason I got the TRD front skid plate. I think other brands have this capability too…

 

I’m topping off my Costco Interstate 24F AGM. I wasn’t gonna get this but I got an Amazon 10% OFF “moving coupon” so why not.

$100 NOCO GENIUS10: 10A 6V/12V Smart Battery Charger – Automatic Maintainer, Trickle Charger & Desulfator with Overcharge Protection & Temperature Compensation – For Lead-Acid & Lithium Batteries

https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GENIUS10-Fully-Automatic-Temperature-Compensation/dp/B07W3QT226?crid=1DXK37EBDWMDM&keywords=noco+genius+10&qid=1654580634&sprefix=noco+g%2Caps%2C430&sr=8-1-spons


I decided to go this route instead of the AGM settings in my KDMax tune…