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Slee battery tray Plaid wagon seat nets OEM radiator All coolant hoses (absurd how much these are) All vac lines PCV valve and hoses Plaid wagon oil filler cap OEM muffler Other misc stuff

Yall will love this one 😂 Just a standard trip: Wait, what the: 😂

Frog Bayou, western Ozarks. More technical than I expected, and gravity and traction defeated my confidence and I high centered on a shelf I should have stacked rocks on. Apex winch (and some rocks) for the save. Luckily drive shaft was unscathed...

285/75r17 is going on my truck next week, seems like the biggest tire size without a bunch of compromises.

Decided against the Dobinson VT coils after recently checking the price on them. I bought a pair of Flexi springs back in 2019 and hadn’t realized they’re a small fortune now… Anyways, I decided to run a pretty common 80 OME spring setup. 2850J...

Taking the new rear bumper out for a spin.

I replaced valve cover gaskets, tube seals, pcv valve , hoses, water pump, oil pump, oil cooler seal and hoses, timing idler, tensioner, tensioner pulley, timing belt, serpentine idler and tensioner pulleys. Dropped both oil pans, removed front...

Out for a rip

Spent the weekend with two buddies exploring Big Ben National Park. We did over 100 miles on dirt roads and climbed Christmas Mountain, which was a highlight of the weekend. The old girl rolled 1.200+ miles with zero issues! Also, this was my...

Went from 285/75/16 (33 inch) on SCS F5s to 285/75/17 (34 inch) on Method 314s. Still warming up to it, I kind of miss the F5s. Before: After:

I’ve been throwing way too much money at this thing lately. Transfer case gears Installed non AHC LC 24mm rear sway bar with new bushings Lutz speedo correction device Today I chopped up my old receiver hitch. It had to go so I could fit a 35”...

Keep up the good work!

Couple of weeks back my switch for the Tilt/Telescope went bad, bought one from Scottsdale Lexus, but in the process of installing I broke my clock spring, so got one from ebay for $25. Thought my starter had gone bad but it turned out to be a...

That radiator top tank is looking pretty crispy… if the photo is correctly depicting a greyish/brown color, you might want to replace that radiator before that brittle plastic gives up the ghost on you. Age and long-term exposure to antifreeze...

Desert Tan w/ grey steelies looks incredible. Takes it firmly away from "Mall Crusher" and into it's true global "UN Security" identity.

My (adult) son, and three of his buddies decided that they needed a guy’s ski trip. Apparently everyone booked the trip, and then figured out that most of them drove either unreliable or two seat vehicles. Somehow my old 99 LX with 270+k miles...

Booger pickers in the wild

I let a manifold leak go for several years. I ended up with a bad cat on that same bank. Not totally sure the manifold leak was the cause, but I do suspect it. California Cat was like $1500

Installed a HF Apex winch to replace my old Ramsey that died recently. The winch itself is a beast, but fit with plenty of room inside the ARB. The only real negative is that the control box is absurdly large. I ended up disassembling the Apex...

Lift kit is in. Now to clean house. Mechanic is going to clean up the frame rust and take care of the tailgate little bit of rust. He is going to do a small weld at the cross member behind the rear axel. Feels like a money pit about now, but I...

You maintained level of A/T for 6 years. You made no mention, as I recall. Of: D&F, flushes or adding any. So I assume just checked level, smell and color. Personal, these days I flush all as a PM. This is especially true of 04-08, which were...

Due to an oil leak, I had to do my passenger side valve cover gasket and as luck would have it, three of the bottom bolts broke. After two hours of drilling and lots of patience I was able to remove the bolts and had the wholes re-threaded to...

Wolf creek Cruiser, 4 adults, 2 kids and all the ski gear fit just fine.

Just picked these up. Wildpeak AT4W LT285/70R18 LR-C. Tundra off road rims, 1.25” spacers. Clears pinch weld *barely* and had to cut a little of the fender liner in front of it. Initial thoughts are good, just a lot heavier than the P rated...