What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (28 Viewers)
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ARB Dual Compressor Installed yesterday.
Definitely not the tires fault. I have the same tires in 295/70/18 and they are the best times I've ever owned by a long shot (KO1, dura tracs, bfg muds, good year muds, TSL radials, etc)
Hopefully it's just a rebalance and not a rim or bearing issue.
Get them to check there are no runout / flat spots on the tyres which may also be causing this issue. No matter how much you balance them they will never be right.
Installed Ironman foam cell pros and ome 860s.
In the garage to be installed soon are Nitro UCAs, Sway-away Tbars, Ironman bull bar, and slee diff drop.
In the garage to be installed soon are Nitro UCAs, Sway-away Tbars, Ironman bull bar, and slee diff drop.
The kids were napping and I couldn't leave the house so thought I'd knock out two projects.
One was the mud flap delete. Just used a bow handsaw and cut away.
The other was tinting the taillights and getting rid of all the red on the truck
(red ARB sticker removed, red SCS wheel decals removed, red warn "w" now black, red warn wire covered with black sleeve, lights & reflectors tinted)
Before:
Ignore the swingout on the back - future project and a temporary fix for this guy:
When I have an extra $3k laying around
I'll pick up a rear bumper with swingouts.
After:
Didn't have the bumper reflectors installed in this pic but tinted them as well.
You may notice this little guy hanging down:
The OEM trailer plug had corroded so I had an aftermarket one wired into the factory harness.
Not thrilled with its location. Not only will it get ripped off on the first 10ft of the trail - I'm sure a pretty inclined driveway will snatch it off.
Any relocation suggestions???
One was the mud flap delete. Just used a bow handsaw and cut away.
The other was tinting the taillights and getting rid of all the red on the truck
(red ARB sticker removed, red SCS wheel decals removed, red warn "w" now black, red warn wire covered with black sleeve, lights & reflectors tinted)
Before:
Ignore the swingout on the back - future project and a temporary fix for this guy:
When I have an extra $3k laying around
I'll pick up a rear bumper with swingouts.After:
Didn't have the bumper reflectors installed in this pic but tinted them as well.
You may notice this little guy hanging down:
The OEM trailer plug had corroded so I had an aftermarket one wired into the factory harness.
Not thrilled with its location. Not only will it get ripped off on the first 10ft of the trail - I'm sure a pretty inclined driveway will snatch it off.
Any relocation suggestions???
I’d tuck it up behind the bumper, out of the way of the spare. Then make or order yourself a short, 2’ max, female to male extension. Once you’ve tucked it, I doubt most wiring coming from the trailer will be long enough to reach it and maintain the full turning radius, thus the need for an extension.
Mother's day, so right before we are supposed to go to dinner I have this guy fretting over my truck.
Then I schooled him about engines.
He said: "you're not due for a TB for a little while longer."
I said: "you have to be careful; this is an interference engine."
"Oh yeah? Someone's been doing some reading on Mud. What does that mean, exactly?"
I explained in a very scholarly manner: "Something could break and then go flying off and hit something else and then that breaks and then you're fxxxed!"
Then I schooled him about engines.
He said: "you're not due for a TB for a little while longer."
I said: "you have to be careful; this is an interference engine."
"Oh yeah? Someone's been doing some reading on Mud. What does that mean, exactly?"
I explained in a very scholarly manner: "Something could break and then go flying off and hit something else and then that breaks and then you're fxxxed!"
Changed the Valve cover Gaskets. I thought the covers were black before I started.
Then went to the beach for a Mother’s Day beach weekend.
Then went to the beach for a Mother’s Day beach weekend.
Excellent suggestion. The extension is the answer I was looking for.
Installed bi-xenon conversion 06-07 headlights onto my 1999. These are the OEM headlights. I wanted to retain the 99 grille so I had to do some fender trimming and grille cutting. Conversion was done by Lightwerkz (highly recommended).
Oh, and I also blacked out the grille with plasti dip.
Oh, and I also blacked out the grille with plasti dip.
awesome, if you don't me asking how much did they charge you?
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There is actually a bit of discussion on whether or not the 2UZ-FE is really an interference engine.... Seems that pre VVTi it isn't interference, and post VVTi it *might* be interference. Do some searching, I couldn't ever find a report of a T-belt failure resulting in valves kissing pistons.
Which beach?
Alternator crapped out at the baseball fields on Saturday... Judging by the dirt it is the original with 156,000 on it... Fast charged the battery to get home and got the part picked up yesterday... It's tight as hell getting to that alternator btw... 
Tweaks and fixes the new rig keep coming, and new problems do, too. Nothing huge is happening on either front, but it's all good. This week's work includes maintenance by a local shop, fixing an electrical mistake I made, meeting members of a local TLCA club, finding more work after removing my rig's air deflector (pictures linked) and adding a few more things to my to-do list. I've chronicled these developments here
State of the LC, 14 May 2018 | The Cold Fish
for my own amusement and poor memory.
State of the LC, 14 May 2018 | The Cold Fish
for my own amusement and poor memory.
Let Benny off road.
A few big changes to the rig. Kind of unexpected too. First off, got lucky and was able to purchase a BIOR rear bumper off a fellow mudder who had totaled his previous LX. Used a plasma torch to cut the notch and then bolted it right up. Fantastic construction on the bumper. There are a few rust spots (bumper is 4 years old), but the swingouts work perfectly. Got hold of a matching spare wheel and added a 60" Hi Lift Extreme jack and ground plate to complete. Scepter water and gas cans inbound.
Added a new sticker!
Replaced the Group24 Duralast battery with a Napa Legend 75 Group 49 battery.....990 CCA and 185 reserve. This thing is a monster. Turns over on the first crank with no issues....pictures coming.
Added a new sticker!
Replaced the Group24 Duralast battery with a Napa Legend 75 Group 49 battery.....990 CCA and 185 reserve. This thing is a monster. Turns over on the first crank with no issues....pictures coming.
