I used an in-line fuel filter that I picked up at Autozone, in conjunction with a Summit Racing billet breather cap. Mounted it right above the fuel filler area behind the fender.
I'm welding the angle on the top side of the plate (facing the floorboard) with the chevron pointing upward toward the floorboard, if that makes any sense at all.......
Do you remember where the skid plate weak points were at?
It looks like I could weld one or two runs of 1" x 1/8" angle facing downward to form an upside down "V" the length of the plate. Thinking about running at least one piece between the cat and T-case.
Ha! I just got off the phone with my steel girl, got it all lined up.
Looking at my options for license plate lights now, trying to remember which one I used on the Tundra.....
Got the BudBuilt skid plates installed last night, but I'm going to drop the belly pan off tomorrow and weld some reinforcement angle onto it.
Also gathering up all the supplies to build a rear bumper for it. CBI sliders should be here in the next couple weeks.......then I'm done :).
I welded on my Tundra for 10+ yrs with zero problems. I usually disconnected the battery, but didn't every time. I personally think it's either an urban legend or a very infrequent occurance.........
Never thought I'd throw in a vote for GY's, since I generally hate them with a passion, but I just removed my BFG K/O AT's and replaced them with Duratracs (C rated) and so far I'm really impressed with the Duratracs. They are smooth, quiet, and do great in the rain.
The Duratracs are working...
After thinking about it a little more, I decided that I would actually come out better off paying CBI to build my sliders so I can stay focused on getting the two customer build projects out of the shop.....so I just ordered a set of custom CBI bolt-on sliders, BudBuilt skid plate combo set, and...
It actually rides much better. In corners the suspension is firm, and is much more forgiving when hitting bumps. I didn't believe it would make a big difference, so I only put the 5100's on the front initially, but once I put a set on the rear I found out that I was wrong.
Finally got my Teltek temperature gauge installed. Mounted the gauge on the console with velcro and put the sensor behind the driver's side marker light. Decided to go with the new battery powered version, mostly because I didn't feel like doing the wiring this time around...
Thanks for the picture, I've been looking for a picture at that angle to get an idea about profile :).
Yeah, I've read about the same compatibility issues with Buds skids, I emailed him and he said he's heard about it over the years, but nobody's ever been able to show him where the conflict...
Started working on extending the rear diff breather over the weekend.
There seems to be somewhat of an ongoing debate on whether the breather should have a filter or just a vent cap......so I opted for both :). Found a small inline fuel filter at Autozone that had a 1/4" hose fitting on one end...
Well so far so good. They are super quiet and really smooth. Didn't take any unusual amount of weight to balance. No pulling to one side or the other, no crazy handling characteristics either. I honestly can't really tell a difference in power, but the BFG's I had on there weighed about 4...
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