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  1. irish44j

    Pitchblack Motorsports - 2010 Sequoia rally support and light adventure rig

    Finished up a few details of the rack this morning and then painted it up. After that was dry I did a couple coats of truck bedliner, since it holds up a lot better than just spray paint. Then installed the lighting and ran some wiring pigtails (which I'll hook up later once I figure out...
  2. irish44j

    Pitchblack Motorsports - 2010 Sequoia rally support and light adventure rig

    Today for some stupid reason I took the BLACK rack off the BLACK truck on a 95 degree day in the sun. And really, didn't need to do it yet. But I'm impulsive like that... Mostly just wanted to see what the bolt spread through the roof is, and where exactly they were so I could plan out the feet...
  3. irish44j

    Pitchblack Motorsports - 2010 Sequoia rally support and light adventure rig

    So, some impressions and thoughts: 1. The old Sequoia was a pretty solid tow rig, but every weakness it had (there were a few) Toyota corrected on this one, in terms of performance. The ride is better, the handling is far better (even with an extra 1000 lbs.), and in general it's just more...
  4. irish44j

    Pitchblack Motorsports - 2010 Sequoia rally support and light adventure rig

    Finally got to DMV today, and was able to transfer the plates from the old rig (which was in my wife's name) to the new one With that, got to take it for a drive, finally, with all the new stuff on it. Initial impressions: - This thing is big. Dimensionally it's just barely larger than the...
  5. irish44j

    Pitchblack Motorsports - 2010 Sequoia rally support and light adventure rig

    Had a few minutes today to kill, so I got under the truck and drilled out and re-tapped three out of the five mount bolt holes for the skidplate (three broken drill bits, but eventually got it done. So now I have some protection for a few things up front, including the transmission cooler lines...
  6. irish44j

    Pitchblack Motorsports - 2010 Sequoia rally support and light adventure rig

    So I kind of wondered why a Limited didn't already have a skid plate....but found out today that this one definitely DID. But three of the five mounting bolts were sheared off, which is why someone in the past didn't put it back on. Grr. So since it was 95 degrees today I decided I'll drill...
  7. irish44j

    Pitchblack Motorsports - 2010 Sequoia rally support and light adventure rig

    Today was wheel swap day, but my buddy got held up and wasn't going to arrive until mid-afternoon, so decided to more or less complete my de-chroming. First off took care of the rear badges, which I painted with plasti-dip. I've never used it for this purpose (usually I just mask and paint), but...
  8. irish44j

    Pitchblack Motorsports - 2010 Sequoia rally support and light adventure rig

    First up: Airbags. These are the same Air Lift bags I used on the old Sequoia, and they worked great, for less than $100. They come with everything needed (including exhaust heat shields for this model) and are pretty easy to install While I had the wheels off, I POR-15'd that section of...
  9. irish44j

    Pitchblack Motorsports - 2010 Sequoia rally support and light adventure rig

    Figured I'd play catch-up here, since I started documenting stuff over on my "home" forum (Grassroots Motorsports) but it's probably better suited for ExPo. So just gonna do a post-dump real quick to get up to present day! --- [early June 2021] I've had Toyota trucks for some time, going...
  10. irish44j

    CampWithChin 2010 Sequoia build

    Been following along quietly for a while (great build). Anyhow, about to upgrade from my 05 Sequoia to a 2nd gen, likely with fairly high miles. Just wondering if you've had any particular issues with yours over the years mechanically? Also, you said it's a New England truck - any rust issues...
  11. irish44j

    Pitchblack Rally Recce Raider Build

    More damage inspection today, pulled off the gas tank skidplate since I knew I dented it pretty good. To call this thing a skidplate is pretty generous, as it's not very thick or rigid, frankly. I mean, I guess it saved the tank from any direct rock edges, but it took a beating And did not...
  12. irish44j

    Mighty Max (pickup) Expedition/Utility/Rally Support Trailer Build.

    This post is pretty boring, as I simply found some 6mm spacers sitting around and stuck them on the trailer in order to get the wheel centerline centered over the bearings (to improve loading and make them less likely to wear out prematurely). Also gets the wheels a bit more flush with the bed...
  13. irish44j

    Interested in Aussie Locker for 8" Montero V6 diffs? Step in..

    Sounds like they're still willing to do this. They just got new machines and first have to make up a backstock on better-selling stuff (Toyotas, etc), said would be 2-3 months and they can do this if we get the 15.
  14. irish44j

    Pitchblack Rally Recce Raider Build

    DId a quick post-wheeling inspection today and apart from a couple dents in the skidplate, the only real damage I can find was exactly where I expected it, which was from a large rock submerged in on of the water crossings that I got hung up on with the front of the rear trailing arm mounts...
  15. irish44j

    What did you do to your Mitsubishi today?

    Drove 500 miles round trip over the past two days and got it wet, but only a little bit made it through my door seals... video screen captures, so a bit blurry...
  16. irish44j

    Pitchblack Rally Recce Raider Build

    We had a rallyspint scheduled at Rausch Creek (in the rally car, not the Raider), but it got postponed and I had a non-refundable hotel room...... So, I put the rally car and trailer away and loaded up the Raider and headed to Rausch in it instead. Trucked about 200 miles Friday night to the...
  17. irish44j

    Mighty Max (pickup) Expedition/Utility/Rally Support Trailer Build.

    As the rally season is getting going, not much time to tinker with more ideas for the trailer at the moment. However, I did get my plates today, so the plan is to get it out for a test tow maybe this weekend once I get home from racing.
  18. irish44j

    Question to those running the same vehicle wheels on your trailer..

    thanks, I got lucky to find a rust-free Mighty Max bed for this project :)
  19. irish44j

    Sluggy the First Gen Montero

    If it makes you feel better, my engine had a blown HG as well and looked a lot like that. After rebuild and hone and cleanup, runs perfectly now.
  20. irish44j

    Pitchblack Rally Recce Raider Build

    I've been mostly working on the rally car getting ready for a heavy rallycross/rallysprint/stage rally season that is getting started, as well as my Sequoia tow rig (frame rust repair and new headers - both of these a major PITA on a rusty old Toyota (is there any other kinds?)). Today decided...
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