I put an ugly dent in the lift gate backing into that tree behind the 4Runner.
Oh well, didn't get skunked fishing..
Oh well, didn't get skunked fishing..
Build What did you do to your Land Cruiser/Toyota/Lexus 4X4 this week?
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Sadly, I've done the same thing... with the lift gate open...I put an ugly dent in the lift gate backing into that tree behind the 4Runner.
Oh well, didn't get skunked fishing..View attachment 3630348View attachment 3630351View attachment 3630353View attachment 3630355
Ouch! You win.
Does it still latch?Figure I can remove the inside panel and knock some of it back to normal, except for the factory creases.
Had to work it a little but it opens and closes just fine now! Its just not perfectly weather sealed anymore. Thankfully it doesn't rain more around here!Ouch! You win.
Figure I can remove the inside panel and knock some of it back to normal, except for the factory creases.
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You probably could hammer some of it out, but it adds character
I welded up a frame to hold the battery box for my LiTime 230AH LiFePO4. The battery is massive and the quicky install I did so I could get to Uvalde left a lot to be desired.
I bought a Noco battery box sized for a 4D battery. A box for a 4D is a little too long and a little too wide, but I couldn't find any other size battery that would fit the length of my battery. The Noco box look well made and sturdy enough to ride in the Taco.
I designed the battery box frame to attach to my modular bed frame. I think I'll add some feet in the front for stability, but it should get me through my Memorial Day weekend camping trip.
The lid for the Noco box screws on and provides great protection for the battery terminals and the fuse holder on the top. Last thing I need to do is get the cables going to the Victron solar charger and DC-DC charger in a flexible conduit to protect them. I'd hate to cut a cable and start arc welding in the cab while wheelin.
I bought a Noco battery box sized for a 4D battery. A box for a 4D is a little too long and a little too wide, but I couldn't find any other size battery that would fit the length of my battery. The Noco box look well made and sturdy enough to ride in the Taco.
I designed the battery box frame to attach to my modular bed frame. I think I'll add some feet in the front for stability, but it should get me through my Memorial Day weekend camping trip.
The lid for the Noco box screws on and provides great protection for the battery terminals and the fuse holder on the top. Last thing I need to do is get the cables going to the Victron solar charger and DC-DC charger in a flexible conduit to protect them. I'd hate to cut a cable and start arc welding in the cab while wheelin.
Rock lights are done!
NeVrDun
SILVER Star
Got the front bumper painted and installed
Mounted some 35x11.5r17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers onto some Icon Rebound Pro wheel with their "beadlock-esque" claims. Excited to try them out!
If anyone is interested in the old set of five 285/75/r17 tires & wheel combo I posted in the For Sale thread with a Mud price of $800
If anyone is interested in the old set of five 285/75/r17 tires & wheel combo I posted in the For Sale thread with a Mud price of $800
That looks really rugid and professionally done. I am always amazed by artisans of metal and creativity! WOW!
Not sure I'll fully get to it this weekend, but here's what's on the docket for the 80... Thanks Overland Expo!
Man... that was soooo easy.
The most used accessory!
3M seam sealed the hood and put on a new hood insulator and retainers.
I'd replaced all the rear bushings and sway bar rubber the prior weekend, so I did the front laterals and the rear lower arm bushings. I'm in a quandary on ordering Delta's as the 2" arm will still have me under caster spec (.5 better than the current OME offsets are giving) and the 3" arms will have me over spec on the high end... punting for now.
I'll tell 'ya, that $89 air driven bottle jack hooked up to a $12 foot switch made pressing in those bushing super easy!
I'd replaced all the rear bushings and sway bar rubber the prior weekend, so I did the front laterals and the rear lower arm bushings. I'm in a quandary on ordering Delta's as the 2" arm will still have me under caster spec (.5 better than the current OME offsets are giving) and the 3" arms will have me over spec on the high end... punting for now.
I'll tell 'ya, that $89 air driven bottle jack hooked up to a $12 foot switch made pressing in those bushing super easy!
Swapped KO2’s for Yokohama Mud Terrains on the mall crawler. Stayed with 315’s.
Great choice of tires. Very quite on the road for a mud terrain, get louder and the tread wears down but not like cheap MT that you can hear coming from a mile away.
Not LC related directly. I threw one of these in a 340 Dart I'm putting together. Easy peazy hidden radio!
So if any of you 40 or 60 series guys want to keep the stock radio but add all the functions of a new set-up this is it.
So if any of you 40 or 60 series guys want to keep the stock radio but add all the functions of a new set-up this is it.
Did back way to crown king. Was out there 8 hours. A lil drama. Puked gas out of the gas filler. And didn’t over heat but the a/c sucked at times. And I need to do a locker. But it still did everything I threw at it.
