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Another option is: RCI engine skid plate It works well for changing the oil.

One option is to install an auxiliary battery tray in the engine bay, immediately in front of the glove compartment. Then build as needed on top of that battery tray. Another option is to install a Blue Sea 12V fuse block inside the center console. It will just fit in there, rear of the...

Some tips on getting the 4 AWG wire through the firewall: Ancor 4 AWG wire is 3/8" outer diameter. So a 9/16" diameter hole drilled through the sheet metal firewall would work well, if the insulation on the wire is protected by a high-temperature (silicone) grommet with 3/8" inner diameter...

I ran new supply wires, 4 AWG. I put a Blue Sea Systems 5191 Fuse Block Terminal on the starter battery positive terminal, and installed a 60A fuse in it (as recommended by RedArc for the BCDC1240D charger). Then a 4 AWG wire from that fuse block, to the rear of the engine bay, across the...

I think the 5th gen stock alternator is 130A. If you have a SOK LiFePO4 battery in your vehicle that you want to use for cooking, lights, etc., the best way to charge it is a DC-DC charger, not an inverter. I have a RedArc BCDC1240D charger that pulls power off the stock alternator to charge my...

Forest Service Road 491, off Highway 6, 15 miles east of Tonopah, NV.

Ammo can fuel tank The diesel tank supplying the heater will be a 1-gallon HDPE fuel tank which has been fluorinated to level 3 for greater resistance to softening from diesel. To protect this fuel tank from bumps, it goes inside a Fat 50 ammo can. The ammo can will also catch any fuel if the...

Fuel Line Connection at Heater Unit My heater kit included white hard nylon(?) fuel line (2mm I.D., 4mm O.D.). It also included short rubber connectors (2.5mm I.D., 8.5mm O.D.). The rubber connector goes onto the fuel line nipple at the bottom of the heater unit, and the white fuel line goes...

Hanging the Combustion Exhaust Pipe To support the combustion exhaust pipe, I am using two holes that I found just above and inboard of the end of the 4Runner exhaust pipe. These holes are next to a round thing which I think is a body mount. I made a bracket from 1 1/2" x 2" x 1/8" angle iron...

Thanks, yes, on both the driver's side and the passenger side of the cargo area, I removed the lower trim (which covers the wheel wells). I also removed the OEM carpet from the cargo area floor. But I kept the white Styrofoam panel underneath the carpet. Then I put on a rectangular piece of 3/4"...

Spacer Under the Heater Unit One of the photos shows a large rubber grommet and wire loom going through the floor, pretty close to the hot combustion exhaust pipe. The grommet almost touches the outside case of the heater unit; I can just slip an index card in between. I wanted more space so...

Installation location of 12V diesel heater I picked a location to install the 12V diesel heater: on the 4Runner sheet metal floor, in the rear passenger side corner, between the wheel well and the rear hatch. Photos show the top view; the side view; and the view from under the vehicle. In the...

Latex mattress topper, 2" or 3" thick. Cut it to whatever size and shape you need. If you cut it rectangular, there are companies online that will make a custom cushion cover for it, pretty inexpensively, using outdoor fabric that is resistant to UV, water, mold & mildew.

A bit late, but here are some notes: 1. Open the front door and pop the hard black plastic door threshold up. This reveals the end of the thick flexible rubber weatherstripping around the doorway. Pull it away from the front edge of the B-pillar, from the bottom of the doorway all the way up to...

At 8:15 of this video: Living in my 4Runner | SUV Final Buildout | Carpentry + Diesel Heater + LiFePO4 Battery Install PT.2 - YouTube it looks like the hole in the floor for the exhaust pipe is in the 2nd row, near the driver's side door, in a 2014 4Runner.