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Place called SDTint in/near Sorrento Valley. Not cheap but they seem to do quality work anyway.
Keemonrunnin
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Was this a overnight trip or a day run? Did you need to use any of the gas you brought with you?
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Used to live in escondido about two years ago, loved cruisin grand Friday nights.
Borrego was always fun :cowboy:
Borrego was always fun :cowboy:
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It was a day trip. So hard to organize overnights these days, everyone is so busy!
For this trip I didn't need the extra gas at all I think the entire trip only used 11 gallons or so. I took them along filled with gas as a test run. I did use one to top off the tank, but it was only a little over a quarter gone at the half way point in the trip. I'd just bought them and made brackets for them on the rack, just wanted to try them out to make sure they didn't leak while going over the mountain or offroading
I have done single day trips where I've had to fill at Borrego Springs, Ocotillo or Salton City though...
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Gah! Don't touch cactus!
I STILL haven't been by to see all the Borrego sculptures... :/
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Inside Tie Down Rack
Well after a couple of off-roading trips where I occasionally hit my head on the ceiling and my water jug and cooler
were nearly doing the same in the back, I decided to make a rack for the back that would hold the heavy things in
place so they wouldn't slam into the interior plastic as well as a tie down so they don't fly around as I get crazy.
Well here it is, had several go-arounds with it, kind of drilled through with holes I later moved and filled. Might take
it apart and use it as a template for a new one, made of nicer wood and stained instead of painted too.
It attaches inside onto the 4 chassis mounted D rings using threaded hooks and wing nuts. Quick, easy install and
removal. If I need to get at some tools under the sliding tray or use the tray as a bench, just loosening the front
two hooks allows it to slide out.
And we have the heavy stuff inserted and tied down. (Could also use ratchet straps)
And finally, softer stuff on top with a small cargo net to hold it in place. Still plenty of room on the sides for more soft
stuff to pack in too!
I have yet to take it out to the desert, but it's got to be a LOT better than the nothing I had before
Well after a couple of off-roading trips where I occasionally hit my head on the ceiling and my water jug and cooler
were nearly doing the same in the back, I decided to make a rack for the back that would hold the heavy things in
place so they wouldn't slam into the interior plastic as well as a tie down so they don't fly around as I get crazy.
Well here it is, had several go-arounds with it, kind of drilled through with holes I later moved and filled. Might take
it apart and use it as a template for a new one, made of nicer wood and stained instead of painted too.
It attaches inside onto the 4 chassis mounted D rings using threaded hooks and wing nuts. Quick, easy install and
removal. If I need to get at some tools under the sliding tray or use the tray as a bench, just loosening the front
two hooks allows it to slide out.
And we have the heavy stuff inserted and tied down. (Could also use ratchet straps)
And finally, softer stuff on top with a small cargo net to hold it in place. Still plenty of room on the sides for more soft
stuff to pack in too!
I have yet to take it out to the desert, but it's got to be a LOT better than the nothing I had before
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Plastidipping the bumper
Today I plastidipped the lower lip of the front bumper. Quick and easy fun mod.
First removed the license plate and washed the bumper really well. Then masked off.
I used some 1/4 in striping tape to smoothly mask off the curved areas on either side.
Then regular masking tape and finally masking paper.
4 coats of dip (One entire can)
Tada! All done. Used an new, sharp exacto knife to trim the edge of the dip at the striping tape.
Sadly I can't leave off the front license plate which has already gone back on.
Next weekend I may do the upper cross bar as well. going to see how I like it this way for a week first.
Today I plastidipped the lower lip of the front bumper. Quick and easy fun mod.
First removed the license plate and washed the bumper really well. Then masked off.
I used some 1/4 in striping tape to smoothly mask off the curved areas on either side.
Then regular masking tape and finally masking paper.
4 coats of dip (One entire can)
Tada! All done. Used an new, sharp exacto knife to trim the edge of the dip at the striping tape.
Sadly I can't leave off the front license plate which has already gone back on.
Next weekend I may do the upper cross bar as well. going to see how I like it this way for a week first.
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Mounting a Nexus 7
Here I mount a Nexus 7 and configure it for "Dashboard" use.
First I welded up some scrap steel strapping I had laying around after doing a little measuring.
The Nexus is held on the mount by Velcro. Initially I was planning on a landscape orientation.
I'm not sure if this will be my final mount or placement, so I am using some "Servo Tape" to attach
the mount to the interior plastic. The cup holder is still usable as long as you don't have a big gulp
in there. And just a little reaching for the transfer case knob.
Eventually it looked like I would have to go vertical. The sideways orientation was a little too wide
and could be hit by a persons knee of they flopped it over. Worse, the charge jack on the bottom
would be sticking out the side and one careless knee or foot bash would pretty much destroy the tablet.
It will sit about 3/4 of an inch lower when I get a right angle charging cable from amazon.
The software running there is Torque with a simple theme on it. Torque can be set up so that when
power is lost to the charge jack (When you turn the car off), it will go to sleep and let the tablet time
out and go into low power mode. Then when you turn the car back on, the tablet wakes up and can
go right back into torque.
Inclinometer Free. Nice, free, can be mounted at any angle then calibrated with a button push.
(This is how it will sit when I get the new charge cable)
Orux maps in offline mapping mode. These maps have MUCH better offroad trail markings than
the stock nav unit. Best of all, you can load KMZ files you create on Google earth or other desktop
software so that when you are in the field you can make sure you are on track!
Now this is actually a MUCH better mounting place for it. Looks like it was almost built in that way.
Pluses:
* Can use the built in camera as a dash cam.
* Much more out of the way than down below.
* Looks more built in.
* Far less of a head turn to glance at it while driving.
Seems perfect right? Well...
Minuses:
* Mounting it there without doing permanent damage to the upper dash seems unlikely.
* A lot more sun glare.
* Can't see with polarized sunglasses in that orientation (Screen is black).
* Talk about a magnet for getting broken into. It just could not be any more out there in the open.
Making a mechanism that could lower and raise it from the dash when you turn the car on and off
would eliminate that worry. If it was possible...
Edit:
This is how I monitor trans temps using custom PIDs in the Torque app. This information is amazingly hard to find so the more places it's repeated the better
There are readings for "In" (Pan) and "Out" (Converter).
"In" is only useful for checking cooling solutions and comparing the temp drop to out.
"Out" is the one temp I monitor continuously. It is representative of the hottest the oil gets when running through the system. And since oil breakdown is caused by temp, monitoring the hottest it gets is important.
Search words: TRANS TEMP TORQUE APP CUSTOM PIDS 5TH GEN
Here I mount a Nexus 7 and configure it for "Dashboard" use.
First I welded up some scrap steel strapping I had laying around after doing a little measuring.
The Nexus is held on the mount by Velcro. Initially I was planning on a landscape orientation.
I'm not sure if this will be my final mount or placement, so I am using some "Servo Tape" to attach
the mount to the interior plastic. The cup holder is still usable as long as you don't have a big gulp
in there. And just a little reaching for the transfer case knob.
Eventually it looked like I would have to go vertical. The sideways orientation was a little too wide
and could be hit by a persons knee of they flopped it over. Worse, the charge jack on the bottom
would be sticking out the side and one careless knee or foot bash would pretty much destroy the tablet.
It will sit about 3/4 of an inch lower when I get a right angle charging cable from amazon.
The software running there is Torque with a simple theme on it. Torque can be set up so that when
power is lost to the charge jack (When you turn the car off), it will go to sleep and let the tablet time
out and go into low power mode. Then when you turn the car back on, the tablet wakes up and can
go right back into torque.
Inclinometer Free. Nice, free, can be mounted at any angle then calibrated with a button push.
(This is how it will sit when I get the new charge cable)
Orux maps in offline mapping mode. These maps have MUCH better offroad trail markings than
the stock nav unit. Best of all, you can load KMZ files you create on Google earth or other desktop
software so that when you are in the field you can make sure you are on track!
Now this is actually a MUCH better mounting place for it. Looks like it was almost built in that way.
Pluses:
* Can use the built in camera as a dash cam.
* Much more out of the way than down below.
* Looks more built in.
* Far less of a head turn to glance at it while driving.
Seems perfect right? Well...
Minuses:
* Mounting it there without doing permanent damage to the upper dash seems unlikely.
* A lot more sun glare.
* Can't see with polarized sunglasses in that orientation (Screen is black).
* Talk about a magnet for getting broken into. It just could not be any more out there in the open.
Making a mechanism that could lower and raise it from the dash when you turn the car on and off
would eliminate that worry. If it was possible...
Edit:
This is how I monitor trans temps using custom PIDs in the Torque app. This information is amazingly hard to find so the more places it's repeated the better
There are readings for "In" (Pan) and "Out" (Converter).
"In" is only useful for checking cooling solutions and comparing the temp drop to out.
"Out" is the one temp I monitor continuously. It is representative of the hottest the oil gets when running through the system. And since oil breakdown is caused by temp, monitoring the hottest it gets is important.
Search words: TRANS TEMP TORQUE APP CUSTOM PIDS 5TH GEN
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Thanks! I took a quick look at the site. Some promising looking stuff. Will have to take a closer look on my computer.
shallcallhimtim
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Hood look sick! Im actually planning on doing that to mine tomorrow but with plastidip to see how it like it.
FrontRange4Runner
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Awesome thread. I have been looking to mount my Nexus 7 as well, but have not come up with a good solution yet. The sliding tray rack that you made is great and I wish I could do the same my self. Oh and Torque is an awesome app!
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Yeah it came out better than I was expecting. Was kind of hesitant but it came out great.
Not sure how long the vinyl will last, was kind of expensive. If I need to do it over I'll probably take the hood off and dip it myself. The front bumper was really easy and it'd be WAY cheaper!
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Going on the first multi day trip with the Warthog in a few days so I bought an ARB fridge today. 47 quart. Spent the day running a permanent 10 gauge wire from the battery to the back and put in a heavy duty socket in the wheel well tray.
This thread helped a lot!
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/137486-arb-fridge-wiring-loom-install-help.html
Now I really need to put in a volt meter back there as well...
This thread helped a lot!
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/137486-arb-fridge-wiring-loom-install-help.html
Now I really need to put in a volt meter back there as well...
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Hey look what I got!
View attachment 119293
I mentioned [MENTION=65614]Antman[/MENTION]'s paracord grab handles and she went and took a look at his thread and made me a set
Thanks for the mention, but you mean [MENTION=85512]eddiebx[/MENTION]'s grab handles! It was his idea- and it's proven to be very popular so far!
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Ooops, sorry [MENTION=85512]eddiebx[/MENTION]! I think I saw [MENTION=65614]Antman[/MENTION]'s post on it initially and that stuck in my head
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