What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

Went shootin', turn money into noise, and parked on a rock :D Super nice foggy yet unseasonably warm day.

boy it was starting to get greasey out, my bfg at's were at their self cleaning limit, any more and I think it best to stay home, anyway I saw some big lug tracks that tore the shit out of the trail :(

Hey, I haven't seen your rig in a while, looks nice!
Whats that yellow thing on your winch?
 
Ordered a new wheel bearing/hub/assembly from bluepitbearings.com.

Driver's side bearing is TOAST at 70k. Wheel spacers, then new wheels with heavier tires, and mild offroading took it's toll...

Funny thing is, I'm actually looking forward to some wrenching time on the 4Runner! Maybe I shoulda bought another Jeep.. [MENTION=81573]Stifler[/MENTION]
 
Interrupted a 470 mile round trip to drag a FedEx Mercedes delivery truck out of a deep muddy ditch he had been forced into. Winched him about 20' straight down the ditch, then relocated and just dragged his rear end sideways out of it until he got traction. No pics. Too gloomy and getting dark.
 
A little platform for all my power.
 

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Interrupted a 470 mile round trip to drag a FedEx Mercedes delivery truck out of a deep muddy ditch he had been forced into. Winched him about 20' straight down the ditch, then relocated and just dragged his rear end sideways out of it until he got traction. No pics. Too gloomy and getting dark.

This would be 10x more awesome if you had taken pics, I mean really, think of us next time!:cheers:

Unlike those of you having fun in your trucks today and recently, I got to clean my 3 year olds puke out of the back of my truck as she started puking 1 mile from her day care, doh! The positive is I used it as an excuse to finally order the Husky liners for the front and second row (already had the WT cargo). Ahhh, fatherhood...
 
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Installed Rock Warrior shift knob and AVH-4000NEX head unit. Debating on hydro dipping all that silver.
 

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A little platform for all my power.

Looks good! If you haven't done it yet I'd suggest getting some rubber grommets to line the insides of those holes in order to protect the wires from getting cut up and possibly short circuiting.
 
I dropped of my 2014 TE yesterday to Luke at 4X4 Labs to be the donor vehicle for fitting up a front bumper, since the front has changed some from prior years. While there, will be getting a set of his sliders and rear bumper. Hopefully, will be done in a few weeks. Let's hope the 3D dreams Luke has been having about the bumper design can be transforms into the real thing. I pretty confident he'll get it done nicely.


A few weeks?!? Good luck. When I brought my truck to him he said the same for mine was the first rear 5th gen. 2 months later I got it back. Worth the wait? OH YEAH!!!! Luke's work is amazing, functional, and beautiful. You won't be disappointed.

Can't wait to see the pictures of how he does the front now.
 
This would be 10x more awesome if you had taken pics, I mean really, think of us next time!:cheers:

Unlike those of you having fun in your trucks today and recently, I got to clean my 3 year olds puke out of the back of my truck as she started puking 1 mile from her day care, doh! The positive is I used it as an excuse to finally order the Husky liners for the front and second row (already had the WT cargo). Ahhh, fatherhood...

Wow, do you keep her in the floorboard??? :driving::bounce:LOL, just kidding.

Good work on working that excuse. Liners are a must.
 
Looks good! If you haven't done it yet I'd suggest getting some rubber grommets to line the insides of those holes in order to protect the wires from getting cut up and possibly short circuiting.

Thanks for the suggestion. that never crossed my mind and it does make sense. I'll try and see what I can find.
 
A few weeks?!? Good luck. When I brought my truck to him he said the same for mine was the first rear 5th gen. 2 months later I got it back. Worth the wait? OH YEAH!!!! Luke's work is amazing, functional, and beautiful. You won't be disappointed.

Can't wait to see the pictures of how he does the front now.

Believe me, I know how this stuff works, but yesterday when I asked if he was done, Luke yep, come and pick her up................If only things really happened that fast. I may have to entice him with a growler of local brew to hurry up!
 
Finally got around to getting this installed. I broke a bolt trying to install it a couple weeks ago... Must've over torqued it when I did the lift install :/
 

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