I just confirmed with the wife that I need a time slot Saturday Morning for some u-pull it therapy.

I have two of my seniors coming with me. They need stuff for their vehicles as well. I think they love going there as much as I do. Haha

 

Someday when I get an acreage I'll have my own yota junkyard!!

 

Nice, I'm long over due for of that kind of therapy! Thats cool that you're taking along some of your students! What kind of parts are you searching for?

 

I hear you there, that would be sweet to have an all Yota junkyard! I probably wouldn't make any money, I'd be hoarding all the wrecks for future projects, lol!

 

Yes it would. I think that there is one not far from Where Terry lives. Just some guy that has a ton of them on his property.


Ed , I am going tomorrow to see what's out there. I usually always look for afm's, TPS, thermo time switches, fuel rail dampners, etc.. Basically anything that is near impossible to get anywhere else.

I really do not new anything at the moment for my runner. Although I would like to grab some of the plastic trim pieces that snap into the front of the rear wheel arch. And I am always looking for the unicorn ( factory sunroof cover).

I will see if I can snap some pics of those jeep latches for you.

 

Wanna hear something cool giz? I have the factory sunroof cover for mine! Bahaha!

 

Oh the unicorn lives!!!!

 

No way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are non existent. I have never seen one in person. I desperately yearn for one.

 

I'll post a pic on my thread tonight after work. Along with a list of factory options. My truck is pretty loaded. Sorry to clog up ur thread Ed.

 

Don't worry about clogging up my thread, it's all good, I enjoy all the conversations! Man I wish my 4runner was as loaded as your truck and Marks 4runner!

 

I tried to get a little done on my trailer project today. I needed to cut some 1/4" plate steel to make a gusset for my trailer tongue. I had this scrap piece of steel plate for awhile now, looked like I might have just enough material to build a winch mount plate, so figured I'd go ahead and start cutting out the parts for one, maybe that will motivate me to build a new front bumper one of these days!



^^^should have enough to make some triangle gussets and a few other parts for it. I'm pretty much just going to copy TG's winch plate.

 

Awesome ED!!! I am planning on doing this also. There is a machine shop in town that is going to press the bend in the upper plate for me. I have been wanting to redo my front bumper for some time now

 

It's all good. I'm jealous of your 4runner cuz u get to drive it! I'm going nuts without a truck to drive. Gonna try texting a guy on craigslist tomorrow to see if he wants to trade his zr2 for my cj5. I really need to have a running 4wd before winter. I know it's not a toyota but it will do for now.

 

That will be sweet. I'm struggling trying to come up a design for a front bumper. I know I'm going to incorporate a receiver hitch into it and it's going to be a plate style but mounting a front bumper on these trucks is difficult with the body mounts in the way.

 

Ed try and post some dimensions of this plate build.

 

That will be cool! Yeah I can't see spending $145 on a winch plate if you can build one yourself! That will be nice being able to have them bend the upper plate for you, wouldn't think they would charge very much.

 

I couldn't agree more! I always try to make things myself before I buy it.

They told me 15$ to make the bend in it. I didn't think that was too bad.

 

$15 bucks isn't bad at all!

I have part of an old winch plate (basically a piece of "C" channel) I'm going to use that's already got a bend in t for that part.

 

Sweet! Did you make a deal on the Zr2?

Yeah I haven't really got to the bumper design stage yet. I know I want a plate bumper, i dionthave access to a tube bender. I really like RBX's front bumper, and I like Redeth's bumper design too! Hopefully one of these days!

 

Hi Teuf! Not a problem buddy, I'll post up the dimensions and update it as I go.