What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Installed Rough Country Cold Air Intake, and one month ago, put MBRP Cat Back exhaust in my 2023 Tacoma. Accelaration is faster, but "drone" chit in cab is loud. I see people on YouTube, telling install J Pipes, or resonators in exhaust system, all conflicting info. That or I try install another cat back. I figure something out.

 

Picked up a Body Armor winch bumper off FB marketplace for $300.
Now I need to find a used winch for it, just ordered the lightbar.

 

Yup. El Niño all up in that ass

 

Low-pressure system in Alaska, and Southwest has a high-pressure refusing entry to that Express. PNW is is the only path left ...

 

Funny thing I gotta work in this

 

Being that the hardware is also Chinesium, I replaced it with upgraded stuff. I got the Titanium off of Amazon. M8x1.25 x whatever length. I forget. The (4) larger bolts were M12x1.25x70 and M12x1.25x90 I believe? Oh and M8x1.25x25mm Socket Cap Scews for the oil drain panel. I got them from McMaster Carr. Japanese Industrial Standard (McMaster has every type of hardware imaginable and ships in one day.) I then took everything, but the Ti, and threw it in a vibratory polisher for a few days so it was all pretty and shiny. This kept me from rushing with the paint. haha

 

This forum never disappoints

 

McMaster Carr is your friend. You can get even tougher ones than the JIS ones. I'm just a JDM fan boy.

 

Curious about your opinion of the bumper. I have the BA4x4 sliders, and I'm happy - only complaint is that the welds could be cleaner. Could you post a close up of some of the joints?

 

CAUTION: Overhead Wires

 

Nope. Their 100 ft away

 

Heading out to Hawaii on the 11th for ten days. Need to dry out a little.

 

This is the most helpful video I’ve seen on TW in quite some time lol, thanks for sharing!

 

Installed the caliraised dash mount

 

@Road_Warrior

You just like the song he referenced! lol

 

I actually didn’t get that reference

I did just try his trick with a patch on my ceiling so we’ll see if it sticks, it didn’t feel very sturdy.

 

I need to "Wiggle It" just a little bit...my one and only patch from OTT.

 

Still too close for the OSHA inspector

 

I’m glad to help out. I saw the question asked and it reminded me I also wondered about that a couple weeks ago and just figured it couldn’t be done.