Media GX460 / Prado150 pic thread (20 Viewers)

[r2m]

First time poster here but I have received a lot of valuable information and want to share:

Did some off roading in the Bishop area this weekend and had a great time with my family:

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Welcome to the forum!
Nice looking rig!
Looks like you've already done some trimming of your bumpers and added a rack.
Anything else we can't see?

 

[llm]

Welcome to the forum!
Nice looking rig!
Looks like you've already done some trimming of your bumpers and added a rack.
Anything else we can't see?

Thanks. My philosophy on this build was try to keep it as discreet as I can.
The major mods are:
talon garage trans skid + cat protector
RCI transfer case skid
RCI fuel tank skid
alpha equips sliders
Bilstein 6112 front/5100 rears w/ Eibach springs + Firestone airbags
Hayden 678 trans cooler
also some usability changes like 3rd row delete+platform

 

[r2m]

Maybe get one of those stealth front winch bumpers in the future?

 

[RadoTracks]

Thanks. My philosophy on this build was try to keep it as discreet as I can.
The major mods are:
talon garage trans skid + cat protector
RCI transfer case skid
RCI fuel tank skid
alpha equips sliders
Bilstein 6112 front/5100 rears w/ Eibach springs + Firestone airbags
Hayden 678 trans cooler
also some usability changes like 3rd row delete+platform

Very cool build. Great job on the Viper cut. Looks really well laid out!
Did you create some custom brackets for the trans cooler? Or have a local shop do it?

 

[llm]

Very cool build. Great job on the Viper cut. Looks really well laid out!
Did you create some custom brackets for the trans cooler? Or have a local shop do it?

I made my own brackets from 3/16" aluminum strip. It's not as good as a one piece design but I tried to minimize movement and vibrations with a lot of rubber washers. I did not bypass the factory cooler (no pinning) and have observed that pan temps (ATF Temp 1) stay around 200F (per scanguage). I suspect that the factory thermostat opens around 200F because of this.

When I had the thermostat pinned and no cooler, I observed that pan temps were lower, around 190 (similar to the coolant temp), but TC temps easily spiked above 220 on climbs. With the cooler, the baseline temp is higher, but the max temp seems to be lower.

 

[Hiluxforever]

Finally remembered to grab some pics of the hub covers I bought for the rear wheels.

 

[re_guderian]

Finally remembered to grab some pics of the hub covers I bought for the rear wheels.

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details?

 

[Hiluxforever]

details?

FJ cruiser steelie hub covers 42603-35610 is the Toyota part number.

 

[Roody]

FJ cruiser steelie hub covers 42603-35610 is the Toyota part number.

High chance FJC steelies are my next wheels. Absolutely love the look.

 

[Hiluxforever]

High chance FJC steelies are my next wheels. Absolutely love the look.

Yes, and they aren't super heavy. 30lbs.

 

[Hiluxforever]

I don't know if the hub covers will fit right on the front, so I only got 2

 

[re_guderian]

I don't know if the hub covers will fit right on the front, so I only got 2

Try it, man! I love the steelie look (but my wife doesn't and it's her DD). May go that route with the next set of tires, hopefully Toyo 34x10.50's. (btw, you need to hit your wheel balancing weights with some black rattle can, haha)

 

[Hiluxforever]

Try it, man! I love the steelie look (but my wife doesn't and it's her DD). May go that route with the next set of tires, hopefully Toyo 34x10.50's. (btw, you need to hit your wheel balancing weights with some black rattle can, haha)

Yeah, I got crap for my chrome lug nuts for a while too. It doesn't bother me

 

[GX Mike]

Howdy folks, first post, 2023 GX.

 

[Hiluxforever]

Howdy folks, first post, 2023 GX.

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She's a beaut, Clark!

 

[jdam]

Three days and $150 later I have a box and a deck plate. Will probably buy some slides and build a drawer for it at some point, but right now it works for our longer, should-not-be-crushed things. Ignore my spare tire solution for now - working on designing a rear tire carrier later this summer when I build up the courage to pull out the welder.

 

[Roody]

Howdy folks, first post, 2023 GX.

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Welcome, where in MD? I love the DE/MD shoreline.

I remember when mine was stock...

 

[Hiluxforever]

Nice work! I just made one big cubby for my spare tire and everything else. Whenever I get a rear mount, I will probably follow suit and turn it into a drawer.

 

[r2m]

Howdy folks, first post, 2023 GX.

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Congrats on your new rig!
Any plans??

 

[GX Mike]

Welcome, where in MD? I love the DE/MD shoreline.

I remember when mine was stock...

I'm in Queen Anne's County on MD eastern shore.