Build Yet another New LC Owner

[Fosters]

Steering is now good!
Handling is now good
On to brakes

 

[gedward]

Did you buy the powerbrake as a kit?

 

[Fosters]

Did you buy the powerbrake as a kit?

Yessir

 

[gedward]

where’d you buy it? I’ve been wanting to upgrade my brakes too

 

[Fosters]

where’d you buy it? I’ve been wanting to upgrade my brakes too

hit up @crikeymike at exit off road…class act and super fast shipping

 

[OffRoadScott]

View attachment 3692071Steering is now good!
Handling is now good
On to brakes
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These for the 16" wheels or 17"? I am interested in hearing how the braking has improved.

 

[Fosters]

These for the 16" wheels or 17"? I am interested in hearing how the braking has improved.

This is for the 17” wheel…

 

[Fosters]

Brakes are in…now to bed them in tomorrow…

 

[Fosters]

 

[Fosters]

Cruiser Matt doing the body mounts, Supra fuel pump and a wits end turbo install…

 

[Fosters]

Well hello there…..

 

[Fosters]

So if it was t for a hurricane inconveniencing me…I’d have my thoughts on the turbo kit with my
Truck set up…however…given that no gas stations have had gas since Milton came to visit has put a crimp in that plan…
That said I have most of the interior reinstalled now and added a universal washer bottle along with an autometer boost gauge…
Soon as gasoline is available I’ll be posting my thoughts

 

[Fosters]

Truck has been running great…turbo kit works awesome, had an exhaust flow issue…fixed now.
Just rebuilt rear hubs and done an oil change…very happy with performance currently.

 

[Fosters]

Ongoing saga …time for a knuckle rebuild

New roller bearing spindles and new Rcv bifs…to replace my 8 year old Rcv birds which have now developed clinking noises…they look fine…so don’t know.
Also removed rear seat, for this

A place for everything and nothing to bounce around in the trail…

 

[Fosters]

Still running great…turbo making the truck feel more modern on the highways…added kingpin lighting in the interior with red and white illumination…been patrolling properties in bone dry florida …truck is close to perfect for my needs…FMIC and exhaust still needs to happen and maybe a lick of paint.
Amazing to think this journey stared 14 years ago…

 

[Nad Aitch]

Can you share more info on how you have the icon head mounted?

Did you screw a bracket to the dash above the ac controls or what?

 

[Fosters]

Can you share more info on how you have the icon head mounted?

Did you screw a bracket to the dash above the ac controls or what?

Just a small piece of thin aluminum right angle slid between the dash and the console. The d vhb tape holding the head mount to it…been solid since install years ago.

 

[Fosters]

Well wouldn’t you know it…damn toyota….
Nothing wrong with it at all…just has a thirst for premium gas but is as reliable as can be…super happy with it so far…in the future I can see a Dakota digital dash along with a haltech ecu and larger injectors paired up with my fmic that I’m still waiting for…that will probably conclude most of the hard work into this thing…

 

[Fosters]

And once again proving to the world that I hate money more than mud…

New ecu, plug and play harness, coilpacks, DD rtx dash, associated modules…4 more items will round out this collection of parts…fuel pump, injectors electronic boost controller and my FMIC kit…

 

[Fosters]