[MasonT4R]

Originally Posted by MasonT4R

Old profile compared with the new!

[MasonT4R]

Today I met up with @ReconRunner who was awesome enough to help weld my 4xinnovations sliders on.





I still need to get them painted. Hopefully they can wait till tomorrow night.

[MasonT4R]

Gave the sliders some hammered black to match the back bumper this evening. I have a feeling the fenders and cladding will follow... I need a break from painting tho!



I also played with the led light I bought for an aux backup light.

Factory light with silverstar bulbs. Pitiful.


LED!


Not bad for $20!

[MasonT4R]

Spent some time tonight dialing in my new Staun tire deflators. They were a bit of a pain in the butt to get right where I wanted them but now airing down should be much easier.

40 psi down to 20 psi takes 2:35 for the tire I tested. I'm looking forward to testing them in a couple weeks when I have a wheeling trip planned. I'll update this after I use them again.

7/24/14 Update: Used them on my first wheeling trip. Dropped all four of my tires down to exactly 20 psi with no fuss. Used them on two of my buddies tires and dropped his to 20psi perfectly as well. So far so good!

[derpiful]

Sliders look great, I really need to get myself some soon.

Those tire deflators are awesome. Should make that soooo much easier... Let me know how they work, will probably pick some of those up as well!

[MasonT4R]

Late night wiring projects call for a beer!

I finally found a way to keep the wiring on the swing out neat and durable. I ran the wiring through some fuel line with the soldered connections in the fuel line for protection. Then heat shrink over end of the fuel line (and of course over the soldered connections inside). I picked up some 1/2" conduit clamps this morning and used them to secure the line in place. I had to use some more fuel line over the existing line to make it large enough for the conduit clamps to actually clamp.

It all runs in below the taillight (there is a gap on the inside) where i was able to easily connect into the lights for the license plate light and then Aux light runs into the cab through the grommet.

[habanero]

Ahhh, got a working on yota fix and I didn't even get greasy. Whew ball joints!
Nice work, nice armor, nice truck! Okay, more now please.

[MasonT4R]

Originally Posted by habanero

Ahhh, got a working on yota fix and I didn't even get greasy. Whew ball joints!
Nice work, nice armor, nice truck! Okay, more now please.

There is more on the way!

I am probably done until after next weekends wheeling trip. I was hoping to have my new front bumper in and installed but I don't think it is going to happen.

[MasonT4R]

Headed to Buckhorn over in Arkansas for the second time. Had a great time but this time none of us escaped without damage. Granted the third gens only got minor gouges. Our fifth gen busted a taillight and dented his quarter panel.

I've got tons and tons of gopro footage to sort through.







My damage where I ended up pushing up against a tree. We will see how it looks once cleaned up.





The 4Runner performed amazingly like it always does. She needs some work to be happy again though. Alignment was knocked off kilter rolling off some rocks and banging the IFS skid. Time to go Savage. Also I think the cat is clogged as my wife is complaining of the floor getting very hot and my gas mileage died at an odd time. I'll be taking it by an exhaust shop to replace the cat and reroute the tailpipe.

[MasonT4R]

In preparation for an upcoming trip in Arkansas with 18 water crossings I decided to pick up a snorkel. I decided to go with the Hilux Surf snorkel off eBay. It's not as attractive as the Tacoma snorkel but the price was way more attractive at $135!

Following the lead from others I taped the template aligning it with the top of the fender and back by the door. The template will only work for the big hole. The other mounting screws will have to be redrawn on the template once you get it set in the correct location. I also used some black weather stripping to fill the gaps that are left due to the difference in 4Runners and Hilux Surf bodies.

The most important thing you must have for this project is patience. Getting to piping together made me want to punch a window out. My advice is to connect the rubber angle to the snorkel first and then connect it to the air box. Lube it with some WD-40 and pull the air filter. Reach in a push out on the rubber elbow while someone else uses a small screwdriver to pry it over the air box. It is a huge pain but this method worked best for me.

Template on.


Drill big hole!


Big hole!


Test fitting.


Final fitting!

[Taylor20]

Looking forward to more feedback on the snorkel as I have been eyeing it as well.

[MasonT4R]

While the inner fender well was out I ordered the parts to swap in the Tacoma antenna. I also picked up a Y cable and adapters to combine the signal from the back glass. Before the swap I was picking up 6 stations from my driveway and now I get 20! Very pleased.

Found a sweet deal on a used Rola rack. A little paint and she looks good as new. Eventually I'll be making some custom mounts to fit it lower. I picked up some some blemished 3 gal Rotopax to throw up there on longer trips.




I was also able to pick up a rim for the spare. Just need to hunt down a center cap. The matching spare looks so much better.



In preparation for a trip through Arkansas next weekend I looked the whole 4Runner over for anything loose and also checked my wheel spacers. While I had the back apart I really got a good look at my rust. Mostly surface rust but I decided to do something about it. I wirebrushed everything loose off, washed it, and then busted out the Rustoleum!



Finally I decided it is time to do something about this stupid thing!



So I tore off the whole front bumper!



And painted! Now it is just a waiting game...



She will have to sit here for a few days while I wait on my new bumper which should be here Tuesday!

[MrHentoni]

Great looking 4runner! Definitely nice to see another person throw on that snorkel. I honestly don't mind it all that much

[MasonT4R]

Got the front bumper painted and mounted up!







Headed on a trip this weekend so I will hopefully have better pictures soon!

[MattJakobs]

What did you use to paint your under carriage and the where the front bumper previously covered?