First, let me begin with a disclaimer. I'm sure this is not the way that most people do this and I'm not trying to go around the rules of this forum. That said, I thought this would be the best way to get the word out. I respect the sanctity of...
Did this today. Took less than an hour, and unbelievable difference! I've been fighting soft pedal for a year. Thank you for putting this together for all of us.
Your saying that a rotating tire is causing more friction than one that is completely locked up and dragging across the surface of the road ?
The reason people want to bypass is because the factory system can be dangerous. I have a particular...
Quick update here on the Stage 1 Turbo. I have about 2k miles on it and just finished a trip from Portland to Bend Oregon (500+ miles) with a ton of steep inclines through the mountain passes.
The truck is completely transformed. Often I’m using...
We found a back country byway out to the coast, got some dirt road travel time in along a 300-mile tour. Found a little spur trail down to the river which required some 4LO time to navigate and were rewarded by a totally empty gravel bar, which...
Finally brought the Land Cruiser home after having the engine installed. Factory short block with a rebuilt head. The first task was sorting out a sunroof drain leak that soaked the passenger floor. After hours of searching and reading, I found a...
Picked up a warn evo 10s off of craigslist in Ohio driving to Michigan over thanksgiving. Got that installed and managed to get the control box relocated on some home made brackets behind the grill but I’ll probably end up moving it under the...
Got the bel-fab tire carrier installed and built a new storage box/sleeping platform that flips over the rear seat. Box ended up being 30x40x10. Got the platform securely bolted down with the 4 rear anchor bolts. The tire carrier doesn’t budge...
Yeah big tires take up trunk space quick. I committed myself no swing outs with the labs basic bumper. I had swing outs on my taco and after awhile I hated them. With the tire laying flat under the platform, it’s too tall for needing to throw the...
I like the idea of the Bel Fab mount, there should still be enough room for a smaller dual drawer system.
Also something to think about, when you are alone camping the rear seats fold forward correct? If so you could build a foldable platform...
Got the new flare painted today. It turned out alright, I think I did 4 base coats and 4 or 5 of clear. Should be good enough to blend with the other flares and the crappy blue paint.
Mocked up the passenger front flare, the front screw is...
Probably just rock it, keep watching it peel and fade away. I’d like to have the roof rack holes closed up, so I’d probably start there. I don’t like the plugs in the fender holes so that’s why I’m putting flares back on, less work than dealing...
My 14 yo son got to do some driving on our way to Brushy Mountain State Prison via the WindRock trail system. He is going to be a pro! We made it in one piece…..trail 42 was tough. No body damage but maybe some mental damage on my part. Some big...
I replaced my D light for the 2nd time, my N light for the first time, replaced my floppy HVAC registers, all my HVAC buttons, my wobbly cig adapter socket holder, and I got the dead spider out from next to the odometer:
GSMTR 34 with my kids. Great to see all of the exceptional 80 series trucks out there. Great to meet Sam from Atlanta in his LX450 and Crab Cake from Maryland! Nice meeting you Eric!