Wow what happened to that gate?

 

ouch...loose sand sucks

 

long story short, my friend's e-brake didn't quite keep his truck from rolling down a small dune... right after i pulled him out too. what a jerk.

 

Did you air down? Tires look full.

 

12 psi all around...

 

had this happen to me once too, not as bad as your damage thanks to my quick maneuvering, but he still hit me... good luck with that, and nice truck!

 

well i figured it was about time for an update... sadly, there's not really much to report. moved down to LA for the summer, and have been commuting the 4Runner 60 miles a day Mon-Fri. so far, so good, except for a bad u-joint i found today. making some decent money at my internship, so look for some better updates in the near future... cage, Longs, and a little tweaking of the front suspension are a few items on the list. keep checking back...

 

Should be sick once you get the time and funds to get some more work done. I know the feeling.

And the smashed tailgate same thing happend to me so then I decided to the roof. Im very glad I did

Keep up the good work!

 

Where are you interning?

 

i'm interning at ACCO Engineered Systems in glendale.

well i've accumulated some parts over the past few weeks, look for some pics after this weekend... it's time to DW.

 

first of a few updates...

my old wal mart special rock lights hadn't worked in forever, so an LED underglow kit was in order. the light output is perfect, and they even beat to the music.




picked up some Fox 12s for the front. going to test them out next weekend at the MDR night race, so hopefully i can get them dialed in soon.




heading out to the garage to do a little work, so i'll have another update tonight for you guys.

 

LED underlights... hahaha! I have some of those too - they are 100% BLING BLING! Multi-color, dance to music, strobing, moving, etc. Great for Pismo - they show up really well on the sand and everybody knows where you're at.

You need a Bling gauge in your dash if you don't already have one.

 

you know it Clint, these things are awesome... and definitely perfect for Pismo. good idea on the Bling gauge, might have to look into that.

spent the whole day in the garage working on the Party Wagon... finally did the 2WD oil pan swap. i picked up the pan, tray, pickup, dipstick, and tube from Cal Mini Truck for pretty cheap. i must say, Toyota must have been high when they designed the 4WD pan... the 2WD pan is a MUST for 3.0L SAS rigs. no need to be sky high to clear everything with this pan. install wasn't too bad, aside from a few hiccups i ran into (nothing to do with the pan). everything just bolted up. onto some pics...

pickup and tray installed:

pan installed:

new, much-appreciated clearance:



i also picked up some bling for the front-end... in the form of the Marlin UM06 chromoly birfs. i couldn't pass up the deal they had on them this past week. i'll be sure to report back with how they hold up. (i know when i researched them i couldn't find much.)

 

You suck...I just had to say that.

I have spent the last 3 weeks with blown headgaskets, headers that dont fit good, and a t-case cooler I have no idea what to do with

Your rig is looking sweet...digging what you have done recently

Why did you get 4 birfs??

 

thanks Marc! i'm really pleased with how this thing is turning out. my friend and i each bought 2 birfs, and figured we'd do it with one order to make life easier. i wish i could afford 4...

 

I was so tempted with those birfs... but more important things need my $$$ right now unfortunately. They make good stuff, wonder how they compare to longs... well nothing does but they cost a ton... rigs lookin good btw

 

Wow, nice job!

Let me know how you like the Foxes front & rear, I expect to change the Bilsteins when they wear and I'm going remote reservoir for sure...

David

 

thanks guys.

yeah, the UM06 deal was too good to pass up... i'm sure they'll hold up just fine, i know Marlin wouldn't sell them if they were crap. i really don't believe Longs are the only option for upgraded birfs, at least if you stay 27-spline. i considered them, but they were out of my budget and i wanted to be a little different too... not just another "Yota with Longs." i'll put the UM06s to the test and see how they fair. good thing they're warrantied.

David, i'll let you know how the front Foxes perform. the rears do pretty well, but could probably use a little mtweaking... the reservoirs are money, these don't get nearly as hot as my Bilsteins did.

 

Damn son! Those marfs look beefy! Let us know how they hold up....

Have you been breaking stock birfs?

 

i'll definitely let you guys know how they hold up. i hardly found any info on these things when i researched them... the little bit i did find included Longfield claiming they were made in China (go figure), and a couple guys who have been running them with zero problems.

so far i've broken 4 stockers... so it was indeed time for an upgrade.