What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?

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So, I installed new NGK wires and I got bushing replacement accomplished.

Steering stabilizer
front sway bar and end links
rear sway bar and end links

Total 6hrs. (there were a few adult beverage breaks in there also.)

My timing belt kit came in with all the parts, so that is going to get done next week sometime.

I need to quit surfing T4R, it's getting expensive.
 
Washed it but no detailing yet.

Prepared to pull the left knuckle off to replace the #$*&^ wheel bearing that bought the farm to get it pressed out.

Filled up the gas tank with non ethanol gas again. When I did this with the last tank, I seemed to have gotten about 45 miles further than if I would have used 10% ethanol gad. I hate ethanol!
 
Sheeeeeeeeeett! I did mean steering rack. Geez. http://goo.gl/GNXaJ

Brought back a memory. My 1st truck when I turned 16 was an '81 pickup 22re 4 speed. I was so proud driving that thing. I replaced the steering stabilizer shocks with dual ranch 5000's. This was before t4r advice and all. Ahhhh, the memories.
 
Finally installed the tranny cooler...a lot less daunting than I was expecting. Now going to drive it downtown to do a little tailgating before the Super Bowl!
 
i just swapped all my old LEDs with some new ones ( had a couple that burnt out) but also got a sweet scangauge that reads about everything. Ill post a video of it after i make one. Its pretty sweet though

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It's actually really easy, but i may be saying that cause I've done it a few times now. The hardest part is taking the center HVAC and center buttons apart, but its not too bad.
 
Purchased a new to me 2000 limited 4wd locked Canadian 4runner. With around 164xxx miles. Took off the stock 5star rims and tires and replaced with my old sequoia rims wrapped in my nitto terra grapplers. Plus removed my running boards. Also replaced the tail lights with my old smoked led taillights.
 
Slow day at work, got to messing with the 4Runner again...

Scraped the red powdercoat off of the front shackle pins so they screw in all the way. They used to only screw in about halfway. You couldn't really tell when they hid underneath the truck, but they'll soon be out in the sun on the front of a shrockworks.

Left fog = broken ground connector, broken bulb holder, broken bottom metal hook/pin under bulb. Removed fog, new 100W bulb, used an oval head screw to hold in the bulb. New male spade connector fits nicely in the back of the bulb (excellent ground) where there's a few thin slots.

Right fog = Bulb holder was bent, fixed that. Female spade connector for ground was old and bent, etc... replaced with a new female spade connector.

Tuned my CB antenna, SWR of 1.1 so far (tuned on Ch13, all of my friends have CB's and this is the channel we use locally)

Half of my LED 3rd brake light stopped working, so I'm gonna see if I can fix that.

Going to swap passenger headlight with another OEM one I have from the donor, repaint the front Toyota logo, and make it look better for the magazine shoot. It's such a shame that I won't have the Shrockworks yet! :violin: Truck needs some love... both of my MTX amps blew up. I rewired the speakers to work passive for the time being, sucks without bass. Talking with an eBay seller about getting a 2.5" Jardine muffler. Also have to flatten the catback flange where it meets the cat because it's warped... hello exhaust leak. Also needs CV boots.

:guitar3: rock on, gents...
 
^^ Glad to hear things worked out for you Champ.

Installed "new to me" mud flaps I just purchased from T4R member sasaholic.
 

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