What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?

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Ya, there isn't a single police department that has "quotas". Might want to check your facts before you go and say something stupid.

Still, F*ck the Police! I thought police were meant to "protect and serve" $125 dollars for a side marker light being out is stealing...plain and simple
 
Still, F*ck the Police! I thought police were meant to "protect and serve" $125 dollars for a side marker light being out is stealing...plain and simple

Lol, police don't set the price for violations, they just enforce them. Hey, here's an easy solution, put a new bulb in, take a picture of it, bring it to court and see what they'll do. Yes, I agree, it's a bit excessive to issue you a ticket instead if a warning, but by your attitude here towards police, I bet you were a huge douche nozzle to the cop which is why he issued you the ticket in the first place.
 
started my mods

after remoing the running boards and fender flares. and then washing her. went out and found somewere to pose her and take some pics...having trouble putting pics up. if you go to my profile you can see them there..
 
Replaced my radiator, installed a trans cooler and gave her a good flush. Have to say though, im pretty unhappy about the TYC radiator i got from amazon. It did not come boxed or labeled as a koyo like others have received.

From my research i half expected "fitment issues," but it straight up did not fit. Luckily i was at a friends shop because we needed to cut grind and weld on the support brackets to make them clear between the frame. Granted my problem was exacerbated by my arb brackets, but even without those present, the supports would have been pinched between the frame rails and at the first sign of frame flex who knows what would have happened.

Also it was missing a bolt, one of the plastic mounting tabs was already cracked, support bracket mounting tabs were bent, etc. definitely not near the quality of the oem i was replacing.

Was half tempted to return it but i really wanted to rest easy not worrying about a milkshake at 180k miles so we made do.

I dont doubt i received a lesser radiator then the koyos people have been getting but personally i would not buy another TYC. Fwiw nowhere on the radiator or packaging was there any indication of anything branded koyo.

Gripe complete, moving on.
 
Remounted my hitch. Welded it to the frame. Now it's up and out of the way.
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changed the oil, lube the driveshafts.. had the tyres rotated and balanced..

271k and still going..

wonder how far I can push my rig to...
 
Time to paint the skid plate.
 

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Swapped out my MV50 compressor for a brand new one at O'Reilly's. Busted on the last trip. Love that 3 year warranty, got 2 years 8 months left til it's up. I can swap it out over and over.
 
Swapped out my MV50 compressor for a brand new one at O'Reilly's. Busted on the last trip. Love that 3 year warranty, got 2 years 8 months left til it's up. I can swap it out over and over.

No offense Rob, but this update sucks! I was really hoping to see your new tires mounted up! Ill be hanging out til you oblige!:popcorn:
 
No offense Rob, but this update sucks! I was really hoping to see your new tires mounted up! Ill be hanging out til you oblige!:popcorn:

Hahaha yes it does suck, but it's Sunday. Had to at least do SOMETHING lol. Plus, tires won't be here til Wednesday (fingers crossed, UPS estimated arrival).... the wait is already killing me. When I removed one of my bald tires yesterday while installing the spacers, I rolled it down the driveway and watched it wobble back and forth then roll drastically left hahaha... I just shook my head.
 
Installed my new alternator:

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Wired up and bolted in without issue. But the normal belt is too short--no amount of swearing would get it on, even with the alt slackened all the way. It seems like the normal warning with a CS-144 swap is that the stock belt is too long. Longer belt arrives Wednesday--hopefully then I can get her running again.
 
Replaced LC wheels to 5 star I found for $275. Also removed running board. BTW- LC wheels for sale now $300 without caps
 

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