qrohlf's 2000 SR5 Natural White (aka "Bear") build thread

[qrohlf]

Well, it's been a few years. Platform has been doing great, only issue so far was that the (non-load-bearing) back walls of the drawers blew out after a couple years because I thought I could get away with just glue for the joints but forgot that whenever I brake, whatever in the drawer was going to slide and bang into the back. Was pretty easy to fix, just had to pull the kitchen module, sand off the old wood glue, screw&glue the drawer backs with stainless deck screws, and reinstall.

Currently in the thick of a new project to upgrade from a cooler that was perpetually full of melting ice to a solar panel + battery bank + powered cooler setup. Will probably do a separate write-up at some point but for now here's a preview:

 

[qrohlf]

Did a tire rotation last week and started getting some really bad steering wheel vibrations (at speeds as low as 25-35mph). Turned out my (25 year old, original) rims were super bent and the tire rotation had coincidentally put the two worst offenders on the front.

Big fan of "don't change a good thing" so picked up a set of remanufactured 16" OEM tri-spokes from wheelsamerica.com (would recommend, fast shipping, reasonable price) and swapped out the old rims. Truck rides great again. Only annoyance is that now I need to repaint my hubcaps since they stick out like a sore thumb next to the shiny new rims.