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Not yet nope! As part of my electrical makeover I'm dumping the Blue Sea block in favor of a Bussman. It'll help consolidate the wiring a bit and get rid of random relays hanging out all over. Long way of saying the wiring of this thing has yet to come. Bumper lights will be on an ON/OFF/ON...

Continuing the theme of my very tame build thread I went ahead and replaced the air filter this morning. It only had 5K or so on it but was looking a bit dirty when I pulled it to replace the spark plugs, so I went ahead and ordered up an aFe pro dry to replace it. I figured it was prudent to go...

Gonna tub and run 35s on Hutchinson Rock Monsters?

Haven't touched this one for a while, but then again I haven't touched my truck in a while so that's probably why. I haven't accomplished a ton recently, just general maintenance items as I roll onward towards 30K on the truck. To follow up on the Smittybilt saga, their manual is incorrect...

EasyStreet, you must tell me where this was taken. I love it.

Probably why my next tire will be a K02 or comparable. The KM2s I have on there right now are downright scary when things start to get a little slippery out there.

Still running tubes huh? I went to tubeless a few years back after flatting twice, running out of tubes, and having to ride 6 miles of DH with a flat rear tire. At least I know my wheel building skills are pretty solid. What'd you think of the SC bikes? I felt they were a close second to my...

That plug covers up the shift lock override. Nothing to worry about really, unless you find yourself in that situation of course.

F*ckin awesome! That looks like a really cool trip and I'm impressed how well you have been able to navigate your runner through those obstacles without issue. I also think I have a crush on Vincent's rig. :drool:

Cool! Not a motorcycle guy at the moment, though that's probably more out of a lack of opportunity than desire. It's trips like this one that make me wanna learn how to ride.

I like how it turned out! Especially the tube underside to the high clearance section along the bedside.

I'd buy it back, hammer out the dents where possible, buy new parts where not, bank the $5K you'll get and run it til it does. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot to lose in this scenario.

OOO. I love those old Hiluxes. Looking forward to following along.

Quoting myself as I just got off the phone with Smittybilt and got answer to question 1. The two lower bolts that mount the winch also attach the fairlead. Now, the confusing part comes that they are specified as 3/8"-16 bolts with 10.9 stamped on the head. Grade 10.9 bolts don't exist in SAE...

Thanks! It is Chassis Saver by Magnetic Paint Company. It's good stuff! https://www.amazon.com/Magnet-Paint-UCP99-04-Chassis-Black%252c/dp/B00EP8BYNK/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1475976483&sr=1-2&keywords=chassis+saver+paint

Given how much the wife and I travel into the backcountry alone I figured it was about time to install a winch. While a Warn Zeon would be nice, it wasn't in the budget, so a Smittybilt X20 Comp 10K had to do. I went with the wire rope for now. The install has raised a few questions for me...

Consistency and consolidation of the number of fasteners and the tools required for assembly/disassembly is a noble, overlooked goal. I'd have a hard time counting the number of products I've run into in the course of my occupation where no mind was paid to this and they subsequently have oodles...

Get rid of the wife and keep both Land Cruisers. :sombrero:

Another weekend another chance to get out! We were originally going to go camping this weekend but called it partway through the trip and ended up making it a long, 16 hour day in the truck. No matter, we ended up going to see the Crystal Mill as it had been on the to-do list for a few years now...

With any luck it was just an undersized or tight glide ring that opened up a bit. Anyway, glad to hear the squeak is gone!