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[GLTHFJ60]

Yes, two years ago.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Parts from @beno to knock out some things I've been putting off for a few years. Windshield reseal, 4Runner wiper arms, new heater valve and supporting coolant lines. Had to move to 18" wipers to fit the glass considering that the 4Runner wiper arms are slightly longer than stock. Used the expansion strip (welting) from @kevinmrowland.

Replace worn out wiper arms with 4Runner arms

More to come.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

The crossmember I made for the D60 swap was a PITA to cut out. Thank god for the plasma. With it gone, the winch plate and winch will fit perfectly

I'm going to suck the winch plate in about another inch or inch and a half, add recovery points, box the frame rail ends and fill the gaps in with 3/8" plate, but you get the idea. The winch will be mounted down instead of towards the front as well. It's going to be beefcake!!!

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Progress. Total beefcake. Had my Ironman 210 chooching as hot as she could chooch.

Showing how the parts intersect:

Relief for the front winch mounting bolts. They landed 1/2 on the 3/8" plate, so this was the fix:

Where I'm headed:

 

[Cruiserdrew]

Awesome. Why am I thinking Mad Max here?

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Probably because I'm taking these pictures without cleaning up the plasma cuts

 

[kowalski]

Do the runner wiper arms mean you can run longer blades?

Has anyone sorted out the wiper bushing issue? Mine are good for now but that is the one thing I don't like about the 60. The wipers suck.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Do the runner wiper arms mean you can run longer blades?

I was running 20" blades on the stock arms. It worked fairly well. I had to move down to 18" blades with the new arms. I can't remember what the stock wiper length was.

Search around for the wiper linkage fixes. I've not had to do it on my truck.

 

[kowalski]

I was running 20" blades on the stock arms. It worked fairly well. I had to move down to 18" blades with the new arms. I can't remember what the stock wiper length was.

Search around for the wiper linkage fixes. I've not had to do it on my truck.

I have searched for the fixes, I was hoping someone had figured out something else by now...

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Yes, but in other threads, not here

 

[Heckraiser]

wow, they sell a toyota brand screw driver and someone actually bought one?

 

[woytovich]

Thats ok, its about the only thing OEM left on the truck!

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Welded for what felt like an hour and a half straight, on the highest amperage setting that my Hobart ironman 210 could do, still couldn't hit the duty cycle. Very impressed!

 

[woytovich]

Did you think about mounting the winch on top of the frame rails rather than between them?

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Nope. I wanted it low and as far back as I could go.

 

[woytovich]

I guess you don't have an approach angle issues? I wanted mine as high as possible for that reason. I recessed mine back into the plastic grill as close to the radiator as I dared.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I guess you don't have an approach angle issues? I wanted mine as high as possible for that reason. I recessed mine back into the plastic grill as close to the radiator as I dared.

Not really, no. Look at my front shackles!

 

[GLTHFJ60]

This is as close to a profile shot as I can find right now. As you can see, the springs are by far the lowest point in the front of the truck and were the limiter in approach angle before. The winch plate is ~1.5" farther forward than the front face of the crossmember before and recovery points are only ~3" farther forward. I don't expect to have any issues with approach angle:

 

[woytovich]

Got it....

 

[mcguirejohnson]

I think it's safe to say that those welds won't break on you... haha. Good work!