The start of Rapido's Build .....

[RS6tofj80]

Agree on those fittings..... going to swap that next week....

Beverages are always appreciated by the techs I've learned....

After 400 miles I'm thinking I need to reduce the pretenssion on the TB's as the change in the adjusters on he Icon's is fairly subtle..... so will play with that next week as well.... but overall I am VERY happy and impressed at how smooth the rig is.... way better at speed but also better on the rough roads

 

[RS6tofj80]

Installed the Slee 31 kit and the second battery kit using a GRP 27 AGM for the primary and 34 for the secondary...... found that the Slee hold-downs are a bit short for the 34 so had to chase a set down..... hoping to get the Isolator and wiring run tomorrow, and am planning on running 2 ga back to a 1500 watter inverter in the rear like i had in my 80.... princess likes her blended drinks !

The Slee kits other then the holddown were super easy and fit perfectly.

 

[RS6tofj80]

Made a few changes in badging..... and waxed her up just in time for it to pour ....
Mounted up the Vision X's with Hi/ LO and started the wiring..... need to order a 3 position switch that fits in the panel over drivers left knee....

thinking the rock rigs need to be pc'ed a grey to match......

 

[HLN A55]

Looking good! Love the red badges.

Y'all surviving the monsoon? My old town Wimberley has been devastated and my sister is dealing with three inches of water in her downstairs room in Austin. While this rain is great for the lakes, it'd be nice to have it a little more spread out . . .

 

[RS6tofj80]

Yep - it was a bit wet this morning..... not a good day for a Viper.... saw one panamera turbo up to it's hood but nothing like the stuff that hit Wimberly... we stayed in a cabin along the Blanco river last year that I doubt is still there... crazy amount of rain for sure...

 

[RS6tofj80]

The Spyder tails showed up...picked them up from Amazon - a bit confusing but got the wiring sorted - they are upside down to the factory setup and you need to pay attention to the polarity when plugging the LED's in in place of the bulbs .... actually impressed with how nice they look and the quality...

 

[TheForger]

Where did you get those badges?? Oh and great looking tail lights!

 

[MichiganLandy]

I didn't see it in your previous posts, so if i missed it i apologize, did you purchase your truck with the supercharger or were you lucky enough to find a used one? Just curious.

Nice truck, coming along nicely. Can't wait till I find one.

 

[RS6tofj80]

The badges came from Japan I tihnk - Ebay specials.... they're OEM toyota ... they were supposed to be the same size but the front one is a bit larger then I'd like.... may ordered another smaller one.

On the Sc'er - I got lucky and found the truck with it, TB freshly done even and only 95k on her. @MichiganLandy - take your time looking but I'd consider looking in TX or AZ and getting a rust free rig.... what are you looking for ?

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[RS6tofj80]

badges...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301588974832?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

 

[HLN A55]

Amazing the difference a set of tail lights makes.

Looking good.

 

[G-Cat]

badges...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301588974832?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Same (or very similar) badge set, here, for less than half the ebay set:

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...S-EZ-CROWN-COROLLA-REIZ/320679_635861097.html

 

[RS6tofj80]

interesting - the ones I got came in factory Toyota bubblwrap nad had part #'s and are high quality - but for half the price I may try these for the repalcement smaler one.... thanks for sharing !

 

[benc]

^^ the first pic is even the same in both listings

 

[LEX]

Looking good. What are you replacing your headlights with?

 

[yotasavg]

I really like those tail lights. Are these the ones?

 

[RS6tofj80]

Yep - those are the right ones.....

waiting for Depos to come in for the front and will try to retro HID's into the low and dl the inners black like I had done on my old 80 series...

 

[MichiganLandy]

The badges came from Japan I tihnk - Ebay specials.... they're OEM toyota ... they were supposed to be the same size but the front one is a bit larger then I'd like.... may ordered another smaller one.

On the Sc'er - I got lucky and found the truck with it, TB freshly done even and only 95k on her. @MichiganLandy - take your time looking but I'd consider looking in TX or AZ and getting a rust free rig.... what are you looking for ?

E

I'll shoot you a PM on what i'm looking for...

 

[yotasavg]

That looks great, can't wait to see that on the 100. I'm also patiently waiting out the new Depo headlights... should be pretty soon now! I will be running them stock out of the box for a while though. At some point I'd certainly like to do projectors, but that will have to wait til it can be done properly. The tail lights though... I think I like them better than the Depo set. Would you mind posting a review on them in a few months or so? Your truck is getting really awesome, great work.

 

[n55luvr]

Your rig is looking awesome! I like the tail lights. Maybe think about a pfran license plate LED conversion? Gives a nice white light for the rear plate.