Building a 5th gen for SEMA and tech articles

[JohnTheLuck]

Nice rig by the way!

I would also like to know more about this roof rack. I am in the market for an aluminum rack for my future RTT.

 

[YOLO]

Just missing some 22" rockstars to complete the F150 look

Not cool. That was below the belt! :boxer:

 

[YOLO]

Nice rig by the way!

I would also like to know more about this roof rack. I am in the market for an aluminum rack for my future RTT.

Thank you. It should be here any day. I will post pictures during the install and complete.

 

[A.Wilson013]

I thought, "Man, that MarkBarbee.com logo looks cool! They probably have some awesome pictures of past projects!"

OP knows my disappointment...

 

[Jetboy]

I have had T-REX grills on ALL my trucks and SUVS. I have never had a temperature issue and I I live in Phoenix, AZ. Airaid would not produce products that would damage manufacturer parts or they would not be in business.

It's weird that toyota engineers don't know that. They seem to think we need these big radiators for some reason. It's a lot of excess weight that could be eliminated.

 

[Jetboy]

Ok guys, first I would not disagree that blocking a significant amount of airflow is bad. But pulling numbers out of thin air to make your point?

Next time I'm at a computer I'll do a calculation of thermal efficiency, area, heat exchange rate, and we can get a rough estimate of the air velocity necessary through the area remaining to keep things cool. We can figure out if toyota is crazy with the big grill or not.

 

[YOLO]

I thought, "Man, that MarkBarbee.com logo looks cool! They probably have some awesome pictures of past projects!"

OP knows my disappointment...

I work in public safety for my real job. On my days off I teach medical certifications and build custom "stuff". Sorry, I took down my vehicles from www.MarkBarbee.com but sometimes I regret it. :redbrick:

 

[YOLO]

Next time I'm at a computer I'll do a calculation of thermal efficiency, area, heat exchange rate, and we can get a rough estimate of the air velocity necessary through the area remaining to keep things cool. We can figure out if toyota is crazy with the big grill or not.

Maybe Toyota is building to a higher standard? Maybe they would rather have too much than not enough?

 

[YOLO]

Got the T-REX grill put in. Very easy. Took all of 30 minutes and 5 minutes of that was removing the radiator beauty cover. This grill is very heavy and well made. NO plastic anywhere on this grill. Made in the USA too.

 

[Frat_4runner]

why didn't you end up putting on the light bar grille like the rendering?

 

[YOLO]

why didn't you end up putting on the light bar grille like the rendering?

I may end placing and LED light behind it. There are plenty of LED lights all over this thing. I thought it may look better removing one as not to overload it.

 

[YOLO]

Power Stop Brakes sent me their best stuff. These will look sweet behind the SOTA wheels and Toyo Tires. Going to install the IVD Suspesion on Monday (I hope).

 

[99runner250k]

i like those rotors

are those slotted and drilled rotors available for the 99 4runner? what kind of mileage do you think you can get out of them for daily driving?

 

[YOLO]

are those slotted and drilled rotors available for the 99 4runner? what kind of mileage do you think you can get out of them for daily driving?

check Power Stop | Extreme Performance Brake Systems All the details are listed for each vehicle. Just plug in your year, make, and model. Hope that helps.

 

[YOLO]

Installed the new N-Fab roof rack. I changed the factory grey roof rack before installing the N-Fab. It was VERY easy to put together. This is light weight but feels very durable. To make it clear, you install this roof rack on the factory rails. The only thing you have to do is remove the rear beauty cover on the factory roof rack to install the mounts.

I will be adding Rigid lights when they get here. The wrap goes on later this month. The 275/60/20 Toyo Tires should be here any day. After I mount the wheels and tires and I will install the Stage 2 ICON lift. The front and rear SS Offroad bumpers will be here the first week of October.

 

[YOLO]

One more picture

 

[nerfkhat]

Can you take a pic pf how it mounts? They replace the cross bars it looks like?

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[YOLO]

Can you take a pic pf how it mounts? They replace the cross bars it looks like?

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Best I could do right now.




There are one of these on each corner. You use a 13mm socket to tighten to the factory rail and to the N-Fab rack

 

[FrenchToasty]

I may end placing and LED light behind it. There are plenty of LED lights all over this thing. I thought it may look better removing one as not to overload it.

If you did, everyone would have to make up new percentages of how much air you would now be blocking!!!!!

 

[PopsSmith]

Any wind noise with that roof rack? Also, is it made of steel or aluminum?