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MattJakobs · 03-04-2019, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Road Bull

Nice upgrades. Those LCAs look sweet! Where are you moving to? West coast?

These LCAs are beefy. Happy with how they turned out for sure.

And yeah, I guess I never really posted it but in June, I'm off to California. I have a job lined up, to start July 1st in Livermore, CA. I'll likely live somewhere in the East Bay area and commute from there. This June, I'll drive this pig out there, taking the shortest route possible. Last summer, I did the drive with many detours seeing everything I wanted to see. I'm excited for what's to come of this move and where it'll take me. It'll be a huge change of scenery, with it being a 3,000 mile move but hopefully there's good things to come.

MattJakobs · 08-17-2019, 12:12 AM

Wow, time flies... So in June, I shipped my car across the country and I'm now living in California. I had a job lined up to start after school and sure enough, I'm here (Walnut Creek, CA). I'm finally starting get settled in, finally have my new place furnished, and now the fun begins. I've met a few local people, been camping a bit, a little bit of wheeling, and so far so good.

Not much has gone on with the 4Runner since the last time I posted, and I'll post what has happened since then. I've got a lot of big plans for it as I actually have an income and I have plenty of places to explore.

Anyhow, here's a picture of some recent festivities.

MattJakobs · 08-20-2019, 11:29 PM

With my move, I needed to keep things organized and sectioned off. I was also moving away from my parents so I no longer had their garage to store tools, spare parts, and camping supplies in, so it was time for a drawer system of some sort. This is what I came up with. Two drawers, side my side, with a small cargo space towards the front of the vehicle. The left drawer houses all my camping gear and some wheeling gear (cooking utensils, eating utensils, lighter, compressor, tire deflaters, etc.) and the right drawer houses mainly tools with a few odds and ends in there. The up front cubby holds a lot of things I hope I don't have to use (Recovery strap and gear, CV axle, LBJ and OTRs with associated hardware, etc.).
This configuration has worked great but it does leave me in a pickle with my fridge. Right now, my fridge goes in my back seat for wheeling - which is fine for now - but it gets tricky when friends ride along and the lady friend has been looking for a puppy which will go back there. I think there will be a refresh soon - on what will work best for my current and foreseeable future plus adding what I learned from the first go around.

MattJakobs · 08-21-2019, 12:11 AM

I've been following this thread on TacomaWorld and decided to hop on the wagon with it. After talking to a few NorCal TacomaWorld members, I headed to a mod day to get this thing installed. Install was pretty straight forward, had to have the Tacoma inner fender tube, and picked up this cool little decal guy from a TacomaWorld member (See link above if interested in said decal).

Flemster · 08-24-2019, 01:18 AM

Looking good man, glad the move went well and your getting things all settled. The snorkel came out awesome. It is on my to-do list if things would stop breaking.

MattJakobs · 08-26-2019, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Flemster

Looking good man, glad the move went well and your getting things all settled. The snorkel came out awesome. It is on my to-do list if things would stop breaking.

Thanks Alex. Having two moves back to back - one out of my college apartment and into my parents, and then the 3,000 mile trek out here about a month later - definitely had some stressful times in there but it's over now.

The Dorkel install was pretty straight forward. Somewhere in my move, I lost my Tacoma inner fender tube so I had to pick one up during the install but otherwise smooth sailing.

MattJakobs · 08-28-2019, 08:37 PM

So during my move, my car sat for several weeks and I think that had something to do with my 2 1/2 year old Yellow Top crapping the bed on me. I filed a warranty claim though, and somehow or another, it was approved and I was able to use my credit from the old battery towards a new one. I ended up with a group 31 Odyssey and got a CBI battery tray to house it. This thing is huge.

MattJakobs · 09-01-2019, 12:33 PM

Took a trip down to Big Sur via PCH-1 this weekend for a little bit of camping and a lot of hiking. Of course, I only brought one SD card that had 9 available shots so yeah... Here's one camera picture and a phone picture. Really wish I had noticed I was out of storage on my camera because there was a lot of cool things to do with the fog and clouds, and we did an oceanside hike that was pretty awesome.

MattJakobs · 10-30-2019, 02:30 PM

I was able to get in with a TacomaWorld trip to Bald Mountain this past weekend. It was my first wheeling trip since moving and it was nice hanging out with some really cool people and getting to stretch the legs a little bit. Picked up a little body damage from a tree that came out of nowhere but besides that, all was well with the trip. Wheeling season is just about over so hopefully I can have a productive off season with some good stuff to come. The list is quite long but achievable.
Photo by Cory Bechtold (@corybechtold in Instagram)

Photo by Cory Bechtold (@corybechtold in Instagram)

Photo by Cory Bechtold (@corybechtold in Instagram)

MattJakobs · 02-26-2020, 02:59 PM

Have quite a few updates to add. Maybe on an upcoming lazy weekend. In the meantime, 35s and SCS Stealth 6s. Hopefully I'll find some time in March to install 5.29s, and front and rear ARB air lockers.

G_Raw · 02-26-2020, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MattJakobs

So during my move, my car sat for several weeks and I think that had something to do with my 2 1/2 year old Yellow Top crapping the bed on me. I filed a warranty claim though, and somehow or another, it was approved and I was able to use my credit from the old battery towards a new one. I ended up with a group 31 Odyssey and got a CBI battery tray to house it. This thing is huge.

This battery mount and plate looks like a direct swap! Rad for the 24 to 31 change up. Welcome to the east bay...ish haha. You've been here almost a year you know WC ain't east bay

All honesty digging the build

MattJakobs · 02-27-2020, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by G_Raw

This battery mount and plate looks like a direct swap! Rad for the 24 to 31 change up. Welcome to the east bay...ish haha. You've been here almost a year you know WC ain't east bay

All honesty digging the build

Yep, direct swap. The battery is a little close to the alternator since it's so damn big but I definitely don't think it's going anywhere.

I consider WC to be East Bay but I'm also trying to get away from the Bay Area. I think Tri-Valley area next since it'll get me a little further away from the hustle and bustle, plus I work in Livermore. If you ever make it out to this area, shoot me a PM and we can grab a beer or something. There's still so much of this area I haven't explored yet.

SenorGrunt21 · 02-27-2020, 08:40 PM

Just wanna take a moment to appreciate this rig. DIG the set up, were those LED cubes hard to install? I only just picked up mine a couple days ago, but I'm aspiring to have a set up this nice eventually...

G_Raw · 02-28-2020, 08:23 AM

I'm in Tahoe frequently not much for me in the Bay other than a job and a roof over my head. The hustle and bustle is a bit much. Time in the Sierras bring relief though. We should get together for a ride and a beer.

MattJakobs · 05-05-2020, 11:56 AM

Catch up time...

Added the following and will be posting about them in the upcoming posts.

Added a roof rack built by a local fabricator. Mounted my awning, solar, and some plano cases to it. One case has most my tools (I'll still keep some more commonly used tools in my drawer system, info to come) and the other case will have spare parts and recovery gear.

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