Jlemmonds 06' GX470 "The Adventure Wagon" build, bs and trip report thread.

Thanks JB, yours look pretty damn awesome as well. I'm up that way quite a bit. I'll keep my eyes open for you.

 

Just recently did the 2nd oil change. Went back with Mobil 1 and

$54 90915-YZZD3 Oil Filter 1 Case (QTY 10)

90915-YZZD3 filter. Over 10k miles on this OCI. A sample was collected and will be sent to blackstone.






At over 10k miles the oil was definitely dirty but not at all black. No glitter or anything else found during the drain.

 

Happy Friday Boys!

 

Got around to doing the Transfer case fluid today. Found out It was in good condition upon draining but I was unsure seeing as how I havnt done it since purchase.

Got a deal on 2 Quarts of Lucas 80w-90 so that is what's on deck today. Both fill and drain are 24mm and always Crack the fill plug first.

 

Lookin good!

 

From the date of purchase alot of the interior switch backlighting never worked. So another thing on the list was to get these working.

After some research and measuring I ordered up some T3 (8mm base) Neo Wedge LED's in green.

Install is straight forward, pull the switch out to expose the bulb and install the new. They are polarity sensitive so keep that in mind.



I've owned this thing for 18months and this is the first time all these switches have been lit. Def gonna take some getting used to.

 

Oh you fancy huh?

 

There's a reason the GXOR logo is what it is

 

Got the oil analysis back from Blackstone labs today. There results were very encouraging.

JOSH: The Toyota 2UZ-FE is a well-wearing engine, and yours is certainly no exception. The universal
averages for wear metals from this type of engine are based on a 6,500-mile oil run. Your oil was changed
after 10,701 miles of use, and metals all read close to or a little better than average. That is a very good
indication of normally wearing parts. The oil's TBN was 1.8, meaning there was still some active additive
left, but not a whole lot. When it gets down to 1.0, it's virtually gone. Air and oil filtration (see silicon &
insolubles) were normal. Try ~12,000 miles next.

 

Yay! No bad motor!

 

Today was a TWD for UCPS so I took my daughter and her friend up to U.R.E for the day.

 

In! Dunno how I missed this

 

When are we wheeling!?

 

I got a Disney Trip in May I need to get out of the way first. The " Truck Mod Budget " has been severely effected.

 

Hopefully I'll have a GX by then so we can meet at Jon G's again...

 

You don’t need a GX for Jon G’s!

 

I didn't have one last time either! I rolled up in my IS

 

However. I've still got quite a damn list to get done.

I've got new Headlights that I need to get installed.
Brake pads front and rear.
Still have valve cover gaskets to do.
I have a new A/C compressor to put on.

After the Disney trip I'll probably go ahead and order a front bumper. It was always the end goal and the main reason I didn't take @klavender1 up on his offer. Didn't want to chop his only to replace it within a year later with a HC bumper.

I personally don't think I need sliders, I don't usually wheel that hard but it prob wouldn't hurt.

 

Damn, Brake pads already? They're 460's on the front.