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Ha....I'm my toughest critic....what can I say, it could always be built better in hindsight in my mind. The solenoid pack is right next to the battery, same place I had it in my Tundra, you can see it in the third picture down. I move the remote plug to the top so it would be easy to access...

Well.....so much for a hidden winch :rolleyes:. I can at least say that it definitely wasn't due to lack of effort.

I hope to have the winch wired up and the bumper back together tonight if all goes well. I won't have the in-cab switches for a few more weeks since 12VoltGuy is running a little behind right now. I'm going to go ahead and have the switch leads ran out of the control box so it will be easy to...

That's a Handler 187 and I love it. Won it as the "most carnage on the trip award" from the '08 UA......I figure that welder cost me about $5k :D! I took it home and decided to try it out and then either sell it or the brand new Miller 185 I had just purchased, to me the Hobart welded better...

Yep, a few of them were. The best bits I've ever bought were some plain old, ugly, black oxide drill bits from Grainger years ago. Seems like all these new plutonium coated super bits basically suck. Those gold ones chip like glass almost.

Ha.....I still haven't beaten my old record though :D!

I will as soon as the nut clips and bolts show up at the dealership (tomorrow hopefully). Some of the original bolts were rusted, so I broke 7 of the 12 bolts trying to get the lower valance off, figured it was a good time to replace everything. Of course, breaking things was the name of the...

Thanks. I zipped the plastic part of the bumper out with my pneumatic body saw without even marking it, just free-hand cut and fit type deal, so it's probably not going to look as clean as it could have. It was 1:00 AM this morning and I was running on empty, not the greatest time to attempt...

These are the one's I'm probably going to go with - https://www.headwatersseatcovers.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=151

Anyways.....started working on the winch mount this weekend. I plated the outside of the frame with 3/16" plate with anti-crush sleeves welded to them. The entire winch mount is bolt-on, used 2"X3"x3/16" tube and 2"x3"x3/16" angle. Bought a Smittybilt winch mounting plate to hack apart. I...

I have no idea what you gentlemen are speaking of :rolleyes:

Everything has arrived for the winch install, other then the 12VoltsGuy switch panel that should be here in a week or so. I'm going to start cutting and welding this afternoon and will hopefully have something that resembles a winch mount by the end of the weekend.

No, I just installed the Icons last night. I was selling the 881's and 5100's, they are already spoken for though.

I snapped the head off the factory pinion shaft of my '01 Tundra with stock CV's. Predicting breakage is almost impossible due to all the variables. But I've seen enough bad breaks, including transfer case output shafts, to know that you need to keep all these things in mind when doing...

Exactly, keep beefing up the outer, easy to replace parts, and you're actually just moving your weak link in, to deeper, more expensive parts.....ask me how I know :)! I've set up R&P's in the field (literally) more than once and it's no where near as fun as a 20 minute CV axle swap.

Jacque - Do you guys sell remanufactured axles? I looked on you website, but all I could find were $350 new ones, at least I'm assuming (hoping) that was for new ones.

Like I said, there are very small differences - I put a small kick in the side bars, license plate mount, side bar supports, etc. Oh....and you should really lock your garage doors at night :D! Rear bumper is finished. Found some heim joints laying around the shop to build new swaybar end...

FWIW - I've ran a several different rear disc set ups on my old Tundra and I don't think it's really worth the effort or money to swap out the drum brakes. The only real advantage to rear disc are that they hold up a little better to mud and are slightly more maintenance friendly. I've had...

Well I just pulled the trigger on a new set of Icon's that were on sale.....damnit.....could-not-resist :D. Anybody happen to be looking for a brand new set of 5100's, OME 881's, & Toytec 1/4" top plate spacer :rolleyes:?

Ha...mind? I am the OG of copy cats on this one :D. I felt so bad that I had to PM Box Rocket and ask for permission to copy his cool bumper design....... I've been trying hard to make some subtle changes to it, but when it comes to such a simple, clean design, that's easier said than done...