Hinmo24t progress thread

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teaser shot of the knucklebone tire carrier from detours offroad, looking forward to painting and getting the license plate led kit setup, etc.



his work seems fantastic from what i can tell and everything about dealing with him was professional. 20 years welding and a veteran, too. good stuff.
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Very interested to see how this turns out. I'm in the process of getting my full size spare and this is how i want it mounted. Keep us posted.
 
Nice build thread, Tom. I really wish I knew about, and chose those White Knuckle sliders instead of the tube step rails I added when I first bought mine. Those look like they are useable as steps as well as offering better off-road protection obviously. My step rails were poorly designed for this vehicle anyway, and I had to add 1 1/2” Delrin spacers to the mounts in order for them to be close to functional. In stock form they barely protruded from under the rockers so were completely useless as steps. I don’t really “need” steps, but thought they’d help the wife, and save some wear and tear on my seat bolster.

What did you do to the headliner? Is that some type of fabric? Hard to tell from the pic.

Brian
 
Terminator03 said:
Nice build thread, Tom. I really wish I knew about, and chose those White Knuckle sliders instead of the tube step rails I added when I first bought mine. Those look like they are useable as steps as well as offering better off-road protection obviously. My step rails were poorly designed for this vehicle anyway, and I had to add 1 1/2” Delrin spacers to the mounts in order for them to be close to functional. In stock form they barely protruded from under the rockers so were completely useless as steps. I don’t really “need” steps, but thought they’d help the wife, and save some wear and tear on my seat bolster.

What did you do to the headliner? Is that some type of fabric? Hard to tell from the pic.

Brian
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thanks, Brian. i like the way the sport tube style steps look, but yeah, these have other functionality. the install was somewhat a pain but i consider it worth it...didnt help i did it in february in MA.

the headliner on the GTI was just fabric that i spray adhesive (3M) to the headliner and pillars...that was a long time ago now lol, i remeber getting in on that trend before everyone and their mom did that in the vw/audi scene (notice my collection of cd on the visors.)
 
hilift install

installed a smittybilt 54" hilift in the trunk. as you can see i was going to mount the 4xrac (hilift accessory mounts, 10 bolt system) to the back of my seat, but i decided against it because of the material id be drilling into. i decided to use the double decker system. it is an inch thick and has a hard shelled bottom that the eight bolts hold onto. i had to order 2" hex bolts as opposed to the 1" the brackets came with, to get thru the thick carrier. the decker systems also clips down towards the back of truck and is bolted down toward the back seat. i plan on putting two small tethers to the child restraints as well for extra security and my plan is to keep an eye out for a truck vault on craigslist for under the deck, because my brute tote system (the best totes) no longer fits.



im going to use some silver paint pen for the back of my seats haha and im installing carhart seat covers in the near future too.

this hilift jack is beefy btw, 6" bigger than the usual hilift which is nice for winching (i carry a 20' strap and 8' tree saver for winching) and have sliders for tire changes.
 
detours offroad knucklebone tire carrier

worked on painting and assembling my tire carrier, hand made in Maine.
should get the tire mounted later this week. installing all new black lugs on my truck and will use 4 silvers for the carrier. also have two front end bolt on recovery points from treaty oak offroad.



my trucks kind of a mess rn, needs a detail but shes in good shape heading into spring. you might notice a half inch white paint on bottom of hatch.
mostly on inside of there, along bottom, i sanded, rust reformed (only spot on body that had any,) and white rust painted around the hatch latch area, as well as the half inch along the bottom of hatch you might see in above pic. ironically the latch motor ish the bed last week so i replaced the hatch motor and looked inside hatch during install and was happy to see very little corrosion. buttoned her all up. she needs a wax and cleaning some of the rust run-off onto bumper nonslip thing, etc.
 
Finished securing my 54" jack and am getting ready for a trail run tomorrow with a handful of toyotas and jeeps. One sick v8 limited 4runner on 35s.

Got my black mag lugs installed today and almost ready for tire carrier install lol



Black lugs



 
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Did quanapaug and old Indian trail with a jeep jk today freetown forest in MA. 10 miles...10 large puddle/water crossings and ice still. I used to own a jeep but this setup felt big next to a lowlift khaki color JK with wheels and as capable. I only used 4 l and center lock a few times. Mostly open 4h.
 
tire carrier installed

finally got my full size spare mounted and on my carrier.

i still need to get the supplied LED light on the plate.

Does anyone know how aftermarket plate lights get wired?

on my first shakedown run i noticed it doesnt move really at all
with the wedgle block tightened up in the receiver.





lovely craiglist purchase on that goodyear (jeep takeoff i think) fullsize...finally had it mounted just to find a nice nail hole in a not so great spot. plugged it. at least its my spare and the traction is almost new.
 
hinmo24t said:
sneak peek here...hopefully shes under the knife early november


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Did you put additional lift to be able to install the 255/75?
I just purchased a set of 5 BFG mud Tires with Rubicon wheels for $275. Just wanted to double check that it'll fit with my FJ Coils. Deals are plenty from Jeep owners that's for sure. Nice job!
 
I got my carrier buttoned down and am enjoying it, shoutout to detours offroad. Fresh wash and turtle wax ice. Black lugs smitty 54" jack in hatch and brute tote with 50+lbs of tools and this this feels like a caddy w the lift. I'm happy with how its settling with the weight too as far as stance goes...been performing well in winter and offroad, the kumhos at are really nice. I'm going to just look for a scion pioneer radio or pioneer double din blue tooth and enjoy it for awhile.







 
Ran a fun undisclosed area today I spent a lot of time in my old jeep there about a decade ago. Love my billy and ome setup.





 
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Hopefully hitting some old Indian trails up here in the northeast for a few hrs today...waiting for my coworker w 2013 tacoma to get on board, he put kenwood ham in and has upsized duratracs.

I'm just doing some maintenance, getting to install new headlights ive had for awhile. Headunit and seat covers coming up.



 
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Ive been enjoying the truck since getting it almost a year ago now. Find myself claiming local trails weekly. Had some fun w a buddy who has a to Sahara on 35s 4.5 lift, friday until 1130 pm in a haunted forest in MA called copicut freetown forest. Ran the tough trail behind him w many 100'x3'+ bog holes littered w large rocks. 4h locked 2drive no problems! Highly recomend the carhart seatsavers, albeit $$. Decent dog hammock out back is a nice combo. Taken phone mount drilled. Beltronics radar. Tacklife jump pack. Interior mount smitty lift w slider adapter and custom base. Loving the truck. 139k miles last I looked. The truck ran w a lifted jk rubicon in winter with half frozen bogged and rocky trails.

I'm doing a new headunit and need to address why ac stopped blowing since I bought it. Ac light button stays lit fine hope its just refill.










 
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got myself some x-bul recovery boards, $125 on amazon. going to be glad i have these in northeast winters as well as for sand/mud that we have on our trails too. im really happen that these fit almost perfectly between my rear wheelwells, had to snug them in slightly but they wont be moving or visable to anyone looking in my truck. this is cool because they are hidden under the double decker cargo im using.

 
got out for some exploring on saturday. ended up finding a few new trails which were fun but noted as really going to be fun when we have 6" + of snow on the ground. did run copicut road because its been pretty dry...saw a 2018 tacoma lifted on 5100s and methods and MTs just went through it and gave me report. apparently since i was running this backwards to what i usually do, the mud hole in the pic has a drop in it that i forgot about coming from the other direction. we got crossed up while sinking in it and i am glad i threw my locker on just before jumping in it. crawled out no problem. these deep puddles have multiple rut-lines and milkcrate sized bolders littered in them so its a fine line between getting thru and no messing something up sometimes.





loving the stance with weight on back now



the puddle that has a hole in it and i missed the ruts on. people run this trail in 2wd sometimes and just carve out these mud bogs, which are sometimes deep (like 3+') and unavoidable. this would be considered dry out there

 
New Headlights

TYC oem replacements...did a lot of research and landed w them. The fit is awesome I must say and I got all the bolts including pesky inner fender, all bodylines are tight. I broke a clip on 1 bulb connecter and used a zip to keep it together for peace of mind, classic. They came with sylvania bulbs too.

I relocated my breather recently with a nice 7' kit to my taillight and will be dling some POR 15 and skids soon. Our trails can get wet and we have brutal winters, want to be proactive aside from garages.



 
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