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One final piece to the radiator mount - I made up a cross brace to tie the tops of the inner fenders together and to the radiator hoop. The bar has some turned bungs welded in that let a socket head cap screw sit flush, and a rubber bushing to provide some compliance to the hard mounted...

Awesome guys, thanks for all the feedback. I was pretty discouraged that I damaged a bag on the first offroad trip out, since they really made a good difference to how my Tundra handles the weight of the camper, so I am glad that these seem to be a solid option. I'll weigh back in after I've...

I have a 2012 Tundra that carries a FWC Hawk to which I recently installed airbags to help carry the load. I'm really happy with the airbags from a ride perspective, they made a very positive improvement to how the truck carries the weight of the camper and they had no negative effect to how it...

Wonder if any of the 'fuel line retaining clips' listed in this Dorman catalog would work? http://www.dormanproducts.com/documents4rb/135-145QuickDisconnectBuyersGuide.pdf

Got the radiator mounts fabbed and tacked in, including gussets for the longer tabs. The bottom on the drivers side is TIGHT - downside to using an inside-the-frame steering box I guess. I confirmed that the corner I'd cut off the radiator previously gives me enough clearance to the...

I've been happy with this one: https://www.amazon.com/Calphalon-1873980-Pre-Seasoned-Grill-Griddle/dp/B00IAVJOK8/ Pretty sure I paid less than that at Target though. Works well on my (newer) coleman stove. Its a bit wide (deep?) front to back to fit well on the stove in my FWC hawk, but it...

WAY overdue update. I am working on it, I swear, everything just takes so much longer these days. Closed up the holes in the firewall where I had to make clearance for the headers, and got the transfer case shifters mounted and the hole cut in the trans tunnel cover. I have to say I really...

It says right in their ad copy that its for the toyota rail system, looks different from L-track. Again, I'm sure you could adapt it.

Southco is my go-to for latches and other hardware

Looking for a set of 4 camper jacks and corner brackets for my ~98 FWC Hawk.

I cart my Kayak (13' Tarpon 130T - not a light beast) around using Yakima Hully Rollers in back, and normal saddles in front. Get the back of the kayak (I haul it backwards) up on the rollers, then grab the bow and roll it up there. I can do it solo fairly easily, with 2 people its a breeze...

Updated the link: http://everyspec.com/MS-Specs/MS3/MS33000-MS33999/MS33601B_14242/ Yes, the bed has welded nuts for the factory tracks. They're threaded M6x1.00. If the drop in bedliner sits flush to the bed side where the threaded holes are, I'd say you're OK bolting through it. I suspect...

You may be able to shape that plate (connected to the Eye-bolt) to fit in the slot for the L-track. The profile looks like this (LINK), slot is .800" wide and about .125" tall. You could also use one of these studs and a nut instead of the Eye bolt...

I don't think mounts for the toyota C-channel will fit. L-track uses a round spring loaded section to secure the cleats into place. If the drop in bedliner fits flush against the bed in the areas where the factory mounting holes are, I think it would work? I'd make sure you're not trying to...

Holley recently came out with a fuel pickup mat that claims that if any part of it is submerged it win't suck in air. I have no firsthand experience: https://www.holley.com/products/fuel_systems/hydramat/ Alternately I'd add some baffles inside the tank. If you want to get really fancy build in...

Awesome story, it must be like getting re-acquainted with an old friend.

I worked at Wilwood, and I never did get a good answer as to why they insist on putting NPT in everything. For what it's worth there should be enough meat to machine the ports to an O-Ring boss, but now you're using a fitting and o-ring, not really sure it's that much more reliable than the NPT...

Ah yeah - I will definitely have rubber isolation in the mounting setup for the radiator - the day job makes me all to aware of what fatigue cycling does to aluminum. I will also build the radiator support so it won't be that big a deal to replace the radiator with another option should the...

Well said, I probably came off as more defensive than I feel. I just meant to say I bought the truck for the body basically, and it's been the plan to do an engine swap all along. Got any info on your truck? I like the proportion of bigger tires on the Scout II's.

Ehhhh. I'm not a purist, I'm building the truck to be what I want, and that doesn't involve futzing around with IH parts just to stay 'within the brand'. I can see zero advantages to using anything from the IH engine family over a LS based (or even old Small block) Chevy V8. IF i had started...