What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

What brand UCA? Greasing SPC takes seconds with zirk easily accessible. But removing my skids to grease drive shafts is a pain.

 

Nobody tell him.

 

I feel like we have to tho

 

Maybe he meant - "... on my TRD, bro."

 

Most of my time went into installing my pillar decals. On a more functional note, I checked all my fluids and used my ARB deflator to get the tire pressure down to a reasonable number. The little button on the regular tire pressure gauge just wasn't getting it done fast enough. I used an old-fashioned valve core tool to check tightness all around afterward, since it was the first time I'd used the deflator and I don't want any surprises on the road.

 

Like you, most of my time went into installing some sweet pillar decals. On a more functional note, I spent a few minutes completing the Magnuson Supercharger install.

Got the tune loaded and did all the initial run/cool down checks along with the obligatory partial throttle runs followed by further checks. Everything went perfect without issue so I proceeded with the full throttle runs later in the day I'll provide further information in a later thread.....it was good!

Now I'm off to find some more sweet stickers

 

I thought I was doing good to get KDMax Tune today. You win.

 

No, you did a good thing. And I'll bet you didn't crack/sprain a rib in the process like I did

 

Nope, my ribs are fine. All I did is what I do best, watch and wait.

 

Built me a roof rack that uses factory rails. Took me too long, and it probably still needs to come back off for a few changes. But it should do ok for taking my 12ft kayak out on the road. This rack is longer between bars than with regular crossbars, which will help stabilizing the kayak so it doesnt turn in the wind. The rack itself is pretty low-profile too, lower than the malone crossbars I was using before.

I finally did the install today and can reclaim my garage. Next time I’ll buy a Gobi lol.

By the way, I sized this to be able to fit my traction boards “in” the rack. It has technically is one inch deep. Well, once I primed and painted it, the boards don’t fit haha. I have to trim about 1/8” off the ends of boards and they’ll drop right in, so no big deal in the big scheme of things.

 

Great work! I bet there's a bunch of people that would like to buy one of those.

 

Aaaaand I’d refer them straight to Gobi lol. I can’t feel my fingers anymore haha

I took it for a test drive and it wasn’t much worse than the malone bars…just a deeper rumble when I get to 60-65mph. I’m gonna have to build a wind deflector, probably with some spots for some forward-side lighting. But that will be at a later time…much later lol

Truth be told, I’m not totally happy with how much the cantilevered portion deflects vertically when I put pressure on it (everything forward of the middle crossbar is cantilevered). Depending on how it does with the kayak, it might come back off for reinforcements.

 

Great work weather you end up changing it or not. It's always nice to see the built stuff.

 

Took mine to the beach

 

Cali Raised rock sliders installed today.



Had a deluge this morning as well. The wild peaks did great!

 

Great choice. Only difference between yours and mine is you mounted the plates with the dimples upward.

 

I live in a state where there is a lot of mud and clay. Mounted upwards to make it easier to wipe the crud off my shoes/boots.

The sliders seem real solid and the build quality looks great. I'm glad I paid extra for the powder coating. The black and blue look great together.

 

"installed" new 1up bike rack. USA made high quality. Very sturdy, unique wobble-less design.

Other recent mods Carlink Wireless car play, Toyota metal door edge guards, anytime backup cam, power folding mirrors, sequential turn signals. Replaced all interior halogen with LED. TRD skid plate, metal oil filter housing (just did first oil change), AVS low-profile vent visors.

Oh, and you may notice 40th anniversary stripes. Nope, not a 40th, with ORP wheels. Plus it's MGM. It's actually an ORP poser 40th. As I grew up in the 70s, liked the retro look of the 40th, but wanted an ORP. Rather than turn an SR5 into a ORP (and pay dealer markup for a 40th), cheaper to go other route. You can get stripes from dealer...about $120. I put them on myself. Wet method. Took my time, no bubbles, UNTIL I got to last stripe (they come in 8 pieces). Must have been getting tired, getting dark. I dunno. Noticed I had a 3-4 bubbles next morning. Tiny pin prick (along color line if possible) and gently squeegeed water out. I've already noticed an increase of 10-20 hp since adding stripes.

40th wheels go for about $275 each if you shop around. To "complete" look you need Floor mats, emblems, headrests, bronze stitching, color matched pro grill. I'm happy with just stripes, but may add wheels and emblem (hatch just says "40th" not 1 of 4040). I'll think about it for a few months.

 

Where did you get the one up bike carrier? Like the stripes.

 

Thanks. 1-up is only available from 1UP-USA.com. They do not use resellers. I have had few Yakima and Thule racks over the decades. Several have failed prematurely due to inferior components. I just don't see that happening with this rack. It should outlive me. I have a single, it is easy to add a double - up to 3 more. I thought I took a pic in lowered position, I'll have to out later and redo that.

Not affiliated with 1-Up, and there are a few other good names to consider as well. Watched a lot of videos, read a lot of reviews. THis was the one I kept going back to. Not cheap, though.

 

Got a Brazilian Butt Lift

 

I am still using the same 1-Up rack I bought 10+ years ago. No plastic parts, everything is rebuildable or replaceable. A decade of Michigan road salt for winter fat bike transport and still going strong.

 

Oh. She THICC!

 

I recently replaced my headlights with the morimoto xb's

 

And started blacking out the silver interior trim while replacing some knobs with AJT parts.

 

Here is the tail lights and finished look.

 

Awesome!! Which bumper is that??

 

Now that I finished installing the Magnuson I figured it was time to put this plate on

 

Thanks!!

Brute Force Fab out of Clovis, Ca