Homemade....Let's see what you've made

[Clayton74]

That looks like a pretty involved project. It gives the rest of us some inspiration to follow through on a detailed job to its completion! I love the touch of class it adds to the truck too.

Wait till you see my fenders when I get done with them :smokin:

Might even start a build thread more focused on function than form

 

[Yoder68]

I made this in-dash obd2 pid reader from an Arduino and my old oem radio chassis. Not sure what I was thinking... Seems like something a crazy person would build.

 

[yota_addict]

Made this plexiglass platform for my extra fuse box. Cut it to shape and simply melted form over stove.

 

[calvinv8sr5]

Made this plexiglass platform for my extra fuse box. Cut it to shape and simply melted form over stove.

Pretty sweet idea

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[seank]

I made this in-dash obd2 pid reader from an Arduino and my old oem radio chassis. Not sure what I was thinking... Seems like something a crazy person would build.

This deserves more attention. Crazy? Absolutely. But very, very cool.

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[stevets]

I completely removed all parts of the factory rack...only kept the screws. This where I started the whole project - laying down a couple flat pieces of steel cut to the length of the old mounts. Drilled holes to line up with the screw holes and built from there.

 

[0xfded]

I made this in-dash obd2 pid reader from an Arduino and my old oem radio chassis. Not sure what I was thinking... Seems like something a crazy person would build.

Is that the Sparkfun OBDII board? I did a similar build and we might've used almost exactly the same parts:

How does that LED display hold up in sunlight? Mine doesn't do very well in daylight. Want to rebuild it with a better display someday... wish there were more commodity OLEDs available already.

 

[mark21742]

I completely removed all parts of the factory rack...only kept the screws. This where I started the whole project - laying down a couple flat pieces of steel cut to the length of the old mounts. Drilled holes to line up with the screw holes and built from there.

My rack is 98"x50" i stood it up on 6 legs that i bolted through the roof just inside the drip rail bodyline on the roof. Rear legs are about 6 inches from the back of the roof, middle legs are pretty centered, then the front legs are on each side of the sunroof.

 

[Red October]

Something I have been working on for a little while now, not done yet but I think you get the idea. Next I need to fill all the spaces... :usa2:

 

[JD914]

I just made some rear window screens for warm weather camping in the back of the 4Runner.
They simply slide over the top of the door frame and a magnetic strip seals them closed on the bottom. They roll up real neatly while on the road, too.

They could be a little neater, but I didn't feel like spending too much time on them and since I work at a clothing company, I might bring them into the office to have our sample makers re-sew them up nice and strong.


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[Yoder68]

Is that the Sparkfun OBDII board? I did a similar build and we might've used almost exactly the same parts:

How does that LED display hold up in sunlight? Mine doesn't do very well in daylight. Want to rebuild it with a better display someday... wish there were more commodity OLEDs available already.

Yeah, It's a OBD2 Sparkfun board. First I tried to make a CAN BUS shield work, but failed.
The display is a Parallax serial 2x16 backlit lcd. It is easy to see in daylight/sunshine.
I also wired up a ftdi breakout board. One of the toggles is three position so I can select between SparkfunOBD2-arduino (for normal operation), SparkfunOBD2 isolated (for uploading new code to the Arduino) and SparkfunOBD2-ftdi (for direct serial communication).

 

[calvinv8sr5]

I just made some rear window screens for warm weather camping in the back of the 4Runner.
They simply slide over the top of the door frame and a magnetic strip seals them closed on the bottom. They roll up real neatly while on the road, too.

They could be a little neater, but I didn't feel like spending too much time on them and since I work at a clothing company, I might bring them into the office to have our sample makers re-sew them up nice and strong.


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That is an awesome idea

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[JD914]

Thanks. I've seen a few other versions of this, with magnets all the way around, but the B pillar isn't metal on 4th gens and storing a magnetic rectangular square sounded like a real pain. My version rolls right up!


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[0xfded]

Yeah, It's a OBD2 Sparkfun board. First I tried to make a CAN BUS shield work, but failed.
The display is a Parallax serial 2x16 backlit lcd. It is easy to see in daylight/sunshine.
I also wired up a ftdi breakout board. One of the toggles is three position so I can select between SparkfunOBD2-arduino (for normal operation), SparkfunOBD2 isolated (for uploading new code to the Arduino) and SparkfunOBD2-ftdi (for direct serial communication).

Ah, I was wondering what the little one was there for. Neat setup! Every time I have to plug in the computer and remember arcane serial port commands, I regret not building in some faceplate controls like you have. MkII is going to have something to reset codes at the very least.

 

[MyHigh]

As featured under the heading of " my 4 dollar window screen"




Basically it's a piece of gutter screen cut so that it fits into the groove of the window on the top side and has a channel that the window slides into one the bottom side.

 

[JD914]

[MENTION=88597]MyHigh[/MENTION], did you post this elsewhere? I love the idea and was hoping that I could do it on my tailgate window, but of course, it's not square, so the sides would still be open...


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[Desert Fox]

Spod

I cant justify the cost of a actual SPOD but the SPOD product is a great idea so I made my own version.

It has been working for about a month now with no issues at all. I have around $100 in it. All of my switched accessories run through this. It sure cleaned up the wire mess under the dash.

Not in the picture is a cover I made from some fake leather so it does not get wet when I hose off the motor compartment.

 

[calvinv8sr5]

My two year old son made this, again he's two and said I am a robot beep boo beep

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[dtc81]

Built this roof rack for my friend's FJ this weekend.

 

[amalik]

Built this roof rack for my friend's FJ this weekend.

you are quite a nice friend.