What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

that must be a 1988 Tacoma and i need alot of air for a BIG job

 

uh huh




not with the ac cranked

 

So much empty space ...

 

Installed some behind seat storage doors from Redrock4x4. I have my rear seats folded down 90% of the time and was sick of not being able to leave things in the storage cubbies. Also think I am going to mount one of my ham radios in one of them.

I would have been happy with plastic ones but I guess the security of locking metal is better. If you want them to be secure though I recommend getting rivets and a rivet gun for the top 2 holes as the screws could be easily unscrewed from the outside and after my first offroading trip were already pulling loose. I luckily had some nice black anodized rivets on hand. Still using the screws on the right side until I finish setting up my ham radio.though.

If you are okay skipping the bottom 2 screws you can greatly simplify installation by installing in place instead of popping out the panels. Honestly the bottom screws seem unnecessary to me. If you drilled 2 new holes in the metal you could even drive them from inside the cubby.

The metal isn't an exact fit so there are slight gaps on the sides and one of the screw holes could use a longer screw and a washer. I am super happy with the finished result though as now I can actually store things there.

 

I also just ordered a borla Y pipe and U bolt flip to improve my offroad clearance.

 

Mounted the LS/4L80/NP205 and gutted the interior/glass for a roll cage

 

Damn, you should get a bed mat.

 

Located a topper finally. Now I need a garage hoist system for when I'm not using it.

$1,500 was more than I wanted to pay but with limited options and low availability of used toppers I didn't have much of a choice.

 

Corrosion technologies makes good military grade stuff, been using their rejex for 20 years on glass paint and rims.

 

Is that desert scene a magnet or sticker? Looks good.

 

Picked up new a 4th Gen this morning...

Definitely keeping my 3rd Gen because this new one is way too cramped.

 

Got these two installed things installed.

Makes the shifter look cleaner.
(Shif boot retainer)


Looks very clean and it’s also functional
(RM Engineering PCV reroute kit)

 

Today was new tires day.

 

I set up the Ironman 4x4 awning for the first time and am loving it so far. I also installed some Rotopax gas cans on the driver’s side, but I took them off before taking these pictures. I’m hoping to get a softopper soon

 

Upgraded my OEM front shocks to Bilstein 6112's, also upgraded to Sumo bump stops while I was down there.

 

Replaced the plastic-chrome rear bumper caps with black plastic ones.

 

I have been eyeing that but not yet convinced it is the best solution. From the little I know on the topic in modern engines crankcase venting is designed to encourage proper oil flow so I wonder if it would have any negative effects on that. Also there is normally some sort of baffle in the engine to minimize oil and vapors coming out of it and I don't know if this solution properly does that. Of course on steep inclines the current engineering totally fails at both tasks so I am sure this solution is better but it is the rest of the time I worry about. The second could be solved with an oil catch can but that kind of defeats the purpose.

How easy would it be to add and remove this kit if I wanted to just put it on when offroading?

 

never ending fight against rust in a place where theres literally salt in the air.

 

So I have the Cali Raised MOLLE full bed system & had been running MOLLE pouches for quite a while, mostly on my driver side. With all the offroading I do, the zippers get all mucked up & I found that the MOLLE straps begin to quickly wear through & fail when they’re full of gear & subjected to bouncy rough roads. I got a few years out of the pouches so no complaints, but I’ve begun replacing them w/ small Pelican-style cases(Apache cases from Harbor Freight) bolted to the panels. Water tight, dust tight, no more sagging or strap failures. The small cases are $13/ea, roughly comparable to the price of pouches anyway.

 

got a new Badlands Apex 12k synthetic winch. My smittybilt was worn out and broken ish. harbor freight had some good deals for Black Friday. I had to mutilate my grill some more to fit the giant thing in there... anyone else's grill halfway held on with zip ties? lol