ruggedT's Build

Met up with Tacoma89 today for lunch. Also picked up a new battery... installing that tomorrow.

 

pic of that silver truck looks good, ya know the one with the old man topper...

 

These before and after pics?

 

No that's a good friends truck

 

How do you like those DSM uca's? and how much did they run you?

 

Yes I like them... I bought them as a package so I dont know a price just for them. Sorry

 

Got the battery in. Went with a Diehard Plat because they are Odessey relabels. Some genius(Me) ordered it with the terminals on the wrong side... So I had to make due since I got it on sale. Made two short extensions for my 2nd batt wire and the fuse box wire. Bolted them together and taped them up. This way I can remove it next time the battery dies and have it back to stock. The wire to the starter reached just fine.





Here is the snorkel catch "can". I used an old hotel shampoo bottle and a small brass elbow. Stuck it on the lowest point on my plumbing to catch the water and get it out of the intake. I only find water in it after hard rain's.

 

Smart idea with the snorkel. Truck is looking wayyy better than you found it.

 

Dang I ante even been in here yet All kinds of new stuff, looking good yo!

 

I me in your new sig...

 

Finally got an alignment done after I changed out those very expensive LCA bushings. While changing them I found out the people who aligned my truck after I lowered it decided it was best to flatten out the cam tab stops on the insides so they didnt have to change the cam adjuster size. Assholes. My buddies shop fixed them while they aligned it.

 

Was thinking about rock rings for my rims since they have those bolts on the "fake" ring. Keep the rims from getting anymore chewed up than they already are when offroading. Some searching turned up someone makes them already, so its possible. Might be in the near future on my to-do list. I belive AE alloy did them correctly hole wise unlike pro-crap who bought the design.

 

Took off all the chrome stuff this weekend and made some new badges. The Toyota came out really big. Have to wait and see if it grows on me

 

I really like where those rear lights are mounted. Can you get a close up pic of the mounts so I can see how you accomplished that? If you get a chance, thanks. Nice truck.

 

I havnt forgotten to get the pic, just been busy.

 

Do you feel like it would have been more practical to just get a new LCA from LSK or Total Chaos? it seems like a lot of work and money to replace the bushings!

 

Couldn't you hav just flipped the battery the opposite direction? Or better yet, do the DUAL battery in the same location? You have a welder and could make a mount/ base plate easily.

I Like the idea of the wheel well mount for the battery, but I have only done similar installs in Show vehicles only. I realize the Optimas are sealed, But an off road vehicle that could end up in water worrys me.

Don't get me wrong, I like your build, great work.

 

The bracket goes thru the hole above the zipper... Ill be at Shoe Creek if you want to see them in person. Thought I saw you comment in the thread

After I got the first one out, the others came really easy. I was tempted to get the TC LCA's but they were $800 more than just the bushings. I went with the a set of ROCA bushings I found on ebay for 152 or so.

I couldn't flip it, both wires would have been short because they would be on opposite sides. I also didnt want more weight up front than I already had, that was the original reason for the battery out back. And whats the difference of the front battery getting dunked? Happens all the time.