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

[repo]

I should have read the FSM first instead of winging it. Got the parts on Friday but here are 3 tiny gaskets on each side for oil tubes, which I didn't order. 90430-10024 and 11159-31010. Also took a while to figure out you have to disconnect the fuel line to the injectors to get the drivers side out. The passenger side is super clean but the driver side has a little a varnish, but still really clean. Hopefully it's normal because I have the notorious 1GR "whine" which I'll isolate when I have this put back together. I hope it's something simple and not the oil pump.

I think I might have driven the spark plug gaskets in too far. I did the passenger side all at once without checking what the old ones look like, so I just drove them in all the way to the bottom. But other the other cover they dont seem to be in all the way? They are a different color too, brown. The passenger side seems to have came with black NOK ones and the driver side brown TOYO? ones. Kind of like the Denso NGK plug thing on 3rd gens I guess. Was to do with legal contacts and the number of parts from which manufacturer they used.

I'm doing the spark plugs, spark plug gaskets (what triggered this job), valve cover gaskets, PCV valve, cleaned the MAF, cleaned the throttle body, intake gasket, TB gasket, oil pipe gaskets, and these 3 little rubber gaskets. Don't think I'll bother cleaning the covers because there are a bunch of sensors I don't want to pull off or risk clogging up the little oil nozzles. I'll probably clean out the oil pipe mesh filters.

 

[dom42]

Getting my suspension ready waiting on some special order king shocks. While I’m waiting, in building out the rear link kit to make it heavy duty using some high end joint s from spc. These are the upper arms. Lower arms will be boxed.


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[MyanRagahis]

Did some crazy off-roading in the Ozark National Forest. 2 hours of Rocks, Mud Holes, Off Camber, Multiple Water Crossings, Steep Hill Climbs and Descents on loose rocks / boulders. Used the rear locker multiple times. Pure insanity. About an hour into the trail we realized there was no turning back, only way to go was forward.

No body damage but got some pinstriping... I need more skid plates if I ever do that again.

This is a tame pic. Didn't grab any of the crazy sections that was most of the trail we were on.

Same here! Where did you go specifically? The trail we took was off Granny Gap 1 Road and 1322 by Mill Creek and we did ours on October 13 I believe. We were supposed to somehow take a trail all the way connecting to Byrd's Adventure Park (we were told about a trail) but we were so late in the day and had to leave the next morning, we jumped on the highway and camped at Byrd's.
It was our first time in Arkansas and it was super fun.

We didn't have too many challenging stuff like yours other than water crossings and inclines with some puddles (though there was one deep crossing that me and the landcruiser took and everyone opted out of. It reached up to my headlight and rear license plate at some point lol), but it was a blast and nice seeing different scenery compared to Houston. Was hoping to see more Fall colors.
We want to go back and finish whatever trail we were told about at some point. It's amazing how you can just go in there and boom, trails. In Houston all private lands and such.

At camp in the Ozarks

After our Ozark Trail

This was at Byrd's

The bottom up towards the end of the purple is all we were able to do and that took 2 hours as well.

 

[DAW89446]

Wow, I.could use one. Can u share a little info?

Me too. I miss the driver side handle on my 2002 Tacoma.

 

[aelarson]

Came across this today... Anyone know who makes this?

They are called Joe Side Load Panels. Here they are!

 

[samwhich]

They are called Joe Side Load Panels. Here they are!

These are similar, but if you look at the other picture it looks like an actual fitted cover / window replacement and nothing that actually attached to the roof rack.

 

[Sandiarunner]

Sandias and decal

Took the newly acquired 5th gen ( previously owned an 04 for almost a decade) up to some trails in the Sandias. Had a lot of fun cruising the trails in 4H. Haven’t don’t it in years. Also put on flag decals on the rear windows. Got them from XPLORE OFFROAD(R) - Custom Accessories | Jeep, Truck, SUV, Cars– XPLORE OFFROAD(R) - Custom Aftermarket Accesories | Jeeps, Trucks, SUV, Cars (discount code USA10)

 

[aelarson]

These are similar, but if you look at the other picture it looks like an actual fitted cover / window replacement and nothing that actually attached to the roof rack.

Wow, I glanced at the picture too quickly. Monday mornings...

Those look like complete glass replacements. Sorry for the confusion!

 

[cgraham0430]

Does anyone know where I can get the lower stock grille for my 4Runner. Mine came with a billet grille and I want to replace it.

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[samwhich]

Wow, I glanced at the picture too quickly. Monday mornings...

Those look like complete glass replacements. Sorry for the confusion!

Haha no worries, the roof rack add-on makes a lot more sense than replacing the glass though!

 

[Obviousloop]

Getting my suspension ready waiting on some special order king shocks. While I’m waiting, in building out the rear link kit to make it heavy duty using some high end joint s from spc. These are the upper arms. Lower arms will be boxed.


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That king wait is brutal - spent two months doing my research, pulled the trigger, then moved on to "hurry up and wait" mode. Well worth the wait in the end

 

[ALLPRO4]

That king wait is brutal - spent two months doing my research, pulled the trigger, then moved on to "hurry up and wait" mode. Well worth the wait in the end

If you ordered from total automotive performance it’s literally 2weeks from order to your door as you said well worth the wait [emoji482]


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[DannyLlama]

They are called Joe Side Load Panels. Here they are!

Right.. its not the Joe's piece.. its something different, haven't seen before.

These are similar, but if you look at the other picture it looks like an actual fitted cover / window replacement and nothing that actually attached to the roof rack.

 

[GX4SEVEND]

Baja fogs and new Victory front bumper

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[sn_85]

Did the big booty conversion. 4x4 Labs all the way!!! Had Dobinsons 701V installed as well to help with the additional weight.

 

[rpontbriand]

Twin Lakes in Colorado

 

[ruff4runner]

I tried to drive from Saline Valley Road in Death Valley to the the Racetrack Playa via Lippincott Mine Road. I had heard that there was a certain "A** Pucker factor" to the road, but man o man, I'm still puckered. There are wash outs along the cliff face that would have turned me around but the prospect of backing up was impossibly frightening, so forward we go! Let's just say that there were tires that were half on and half off the road. I have never been so glad to be at the end of a trail, then I was met with a bone stock F150, with street tires blocking the pass. 2 tires were blown the spare was on and the rest had blisters on the side wall. It looked like this guy had the worse day ever and then broke an axel 3/4 of a mile from the end of the trail. So I had to back down, find a spot to turn around and do the hole thing over again . Turns out there was a sign on the Racetrack side of the trail, the Ford had been there for a week! 3 hours of back track and I made it to the Racetrack side of the pass.

 

[Ray Dunakin]

Here's another video from my Nevada trip...

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In this video I visit the Black Forest Mine in the Spruce Mountain district of eastern Nevada, and find some great old machinery and artifacts.

This is the thirteenth in a series of videos from my 2019 trip, where I explored old mines, mining camps, ghost towns and other historic sites in Nevada and the Mojave desert.

Music:
“Summer Flowers” by Iman Music Pro
Licensed by AudioJungle
Summer Flowers by ImanMusicPro | AudioJungle

Enjoy!

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[TheJokingExplorer]

Put a couple thousand miles on my 4runner the last few days and hit the Outer Banks of NC.

 

[ElectroBoy]

I tried to drive from Saline Valley Road in Death Valley to the the Racetrack Playa via Lippincott Mine Road. I had heard that there was a certain "A** Pucker factor" to the road, but man o man, I'm still puckered. There are wash outs along the cliff face that would have turned me around but the prospect of backing up was impossibly frightening, so forward we go! Let's just say that there were tires that were half on and half off the road. I have never been so glad to be at the end of a trail, then I was met with a bone stock F150, with street tires blocking the pass. 2 tires were blown the spare was on and the rest had blisters on the side wall. It looked like this guy had the worse day ever and then broke an axel 3/4 of a mile from the end of the trail. So I had to back down, find a spot to turn around and do the hole thing over again . Turns out there was a sign on the Racetrack side of the trail, the Ford had been there for a week! 3 hours of back track and I made it to the Racetrack side of the pass.

Wow. Too bad you couldn’t have pushed that F150 over the edge. :shocked: