Sander's '02 DC Build

Fixing your rear locker is like a T-Rex with arm extenders...

 

The 3rd gen Tacoma trd offroad model has the actuator inside the third member and it's a bigger ring gear.

 

too bad the front end looks like Honey Boo Boo on Meth.

 

Well between you and the bumper fabricators I'm sure there will be an appropriate fix for that soon enough.

 

perhaps... I have not seen much positive in the way of +16 plate bumpers yet.

 

That's actually awesome but it's a shame there's still to many electronics to fail

I saw one on our job site the other day it's actually not that bad, I think it's going to grow on everyone like the 2012's did

 

How am I not subbed to this bish? Your switches came up again in the "What did you do to your 1st gen today" thread. Not gonna lie, most likely stealing that idea. :X Starting with three switches near the outlets first though.

 

t'was me who brought it up

 

Well it's been a while since I've been in here due to work and life and stuff.... So to keep everyone in the loop of what's going on, a lot should be happening in the near future.

The taco is no longer my DD, so I can now park the truck and work on it at my own pace.
Here's the new DD:


I also had some time this weekend and wanted to freshen my welding skills since its been quite sometime, so I started building a cart to hold the new millermattic 211




Here's where I stopped for the weekend. My first idea was to put the welder on top of the tool chest but I may get some more tubing and put a lower shelf at an angle upwards to set it on. With the tool chest on it, it's a lot taller than I imagined. So I might re think it.

 

Nice! DD mod ftmfw. Assuming you are back from your far job and can work on the truck more now?

 

Yep 4 months living out of a hotel blows but I'm back for now

 

I wouldn't stick the welder down there. Won't be able to load wire into easily. Keep it up top.

 

That's the whole reason I want it on top, maybe I'll cut my legs down some, or just get used to how high it is

 

Yeah I mean if you really hate it its a matter of 4 cuts and re-welding. Seems like the whole bottom area is wasted space right now right? Could put a small shelf there to hold magnets and cut off wheels.

 

I'm planning on putting angle and sheet metal on the bottom as a shelf for scrap pieces of metal and other odds and ends.

 

I was looking at my engine compartment deciding on what I wanna do with some stuff, and noticed that my coolant resivor is now rubbing on my alternator. So it's not gonna be too much longer and I'm gonna need a new one.

Basically I'm ditching the dual batteries in the near future. I'm just fed up with this stupid f****** battery tray, it's caused nothing but headaches.

 

Bummer.

Move them to the bed or get rid of your ABS

 

Thinking about a tool box in the bed or setting it up in the trailer when I'm done with it.

 

Eh. Id want both batteries in the rig. The trailer can have it own. But no point IMO if you don't have the trailer with you all the time.

 

Valid point. Till I finish it and start using it, I may still camp without it from time to time so having it on the truck would be better.