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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 05:47 PM
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The bench looks like its in amazing shape lol
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 07:05 PM
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I'm guessing to make it look like the Toyota has iron testicles....
its like truck balls but better

the only function i can come up with is, is that theyre clearance indicators
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Old Feb 16, 2011 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 4runazdiesel
its like truck balls but better

the only function i can come up with is, is that theyre clearance indicators
yeah... that's it... "clearance indicators"
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Old Feb 17, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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Picked up a empty quart paint can and lid, a couple of grommets, and a inline fuel filter for a lawnmower from Home Depot. Popped a hole into the side of the can, inserted grommet that fits snugly over front diff beather hose, and then drilled a hole in the lid for the second grommet and the infilter now used as a breather. Mounted can on driver side wheel well and slipped front diff breather hose about 1" into can. Now when I overfill the front diff and it decides to puke, now more gear oil everywhere. Total Cost: $8

Added two of these in the canopy, $15 total:
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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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a buddy of mine used his old back door as windows on the top floor of his barn.

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sorry its not vehicle related but i thought it was a good idea.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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Before...

$5 in fabric and staples later...

And presto, now if just have to figure out to do with the rest of the red interior...
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 02:19 PM
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turning the interior gray one part at a time?
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 02:56 PM
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Yeah no kidding. I'll let you know in 15 years how it turns out!
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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They do make some pretty good paints for changing plastic and vinyl. I did it on my old firebird. Saddle Brown to black. Looked way better.
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 07:18 AM
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This was a ceramic bobble head that my son had pulled the head off years ago. I found it in a box and as I was getting ready to toss it, had the thought. I took my shift knob and cut it with a hacksaw then shaped the aluminum with my grinder so it would fit up inside the head. I little gorilla glue and so far it's been holding up well. You won't see one of these at autozone.




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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 07:22 AM
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I'll have to try again with the pics

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There we go. Who else gets to drive with Gene Simmons?

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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 07:29 AM
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air from the cowl area

Wanted to try this for a while to see if I can get some cooler air into the intake. This is my first attempt so don't laugh too hard. It'll eventually be a snorkel.

Pulled the fender, cut some holes, and installed a 3' piece of dryer duct.
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Made a semi sealed air box from a 6" ID piece of HVAC ducting.
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So far I've had a minor increase in fuel millage (about 2mpg) and the throttle response seems a tad better when the truck is warmed up.

Total cost was about 15$.
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 86yota321
I'll have to try again with the pics

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There we go. Who else gets to drive with Gene Simmons?
Oh that just rocks!!! Makes me what to rock-n-roll all night and..... well you know the rest.
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Junkers88
Wanted to try this for a while to see if I can get some cooler air into the intake. This is my first attempt so don't laugh too hard. It'll eventually be a snorkel.
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nice... you wouldn't happen to have any pics of inside the cowel area, would you?
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 09:24 PM
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With your new intake route did you do anything to divert the water that gets into your cowl (i.e. when it rains, or at the carwash) from going into your intake pipe? Just curious.
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by irab88
nice... you wouldn't happen to have any pics of inside the cowl area, would you?
X2. This is the route I want to take eventually. Hope it proves to be worthwhile.
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 02:40 AM
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i'm liking some of these ideas , i may have to cough cough BORROW a few.....
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 07:06 AM
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With your new intake route did you do anything to divert the water that gets into your cowl (i.e. when it rains, or at the carwash) from going into your intake pipe? Just curious.
Not sure how Junker did his, but this is what I did on mine:

the rear, note the inlet is angled upward a bit


I also heat bent the inlet to help deflect any water from the cowl a bit better


I checked after the first few heavy rains and never found any water in the airbox
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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14 bucks at the old harbor store cant be beat bright led swivel mounts and they screw right and are easy to take off well worth it lights the whole bed up
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Old Apr 11, 2011 | 05:13 AM
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are they battery powered?
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