What have you done to your rig today?

[rushthezeppelin]

Replaced my upstream O2 sensor. Was a massive pain for a connector and 2 nuts. Had to drop my trans skid. Thankfully the nuts that were pretty rusty came off although they got stuck in the socket. Two nights of spraying with liquid wrench ftw. The most frustrating part was getting to the harness connector. It was on top of my trans right by the shifter. And of course I just threw the short throw shifter kit on a few weeks ago which totally gets in the way. So after taking that off and somehow managing to pop the connecter out of it's clip I finally got the connector off. But wait there's more. I'm 80% sure that was the factory O2 that I pulled off because the gasket had become one with the mating surface of the bung. Chipped off as much as I could with a flathead and it still looked terrible. Idk what happened but the downhill part of the surface looked like an iron oxide asteroid. Tried to clean it up some with a file with limited success. @DanielChase took a look at it and his assessment was it was probably clean enough to get a seal so I slapped the sensor on and so far so good.

 

[DaveInDenver]

@RayRay27, those look beefy but Toyota didn't do any favors even fitting aftermarket hooks convenient. I can just imagine those dug in and crawling under in the muck.

 

[RayRay27]

@RayRay27, those look beefy but Toyota didn't do any favors even fitting aftermarket hooks convenient. I can just imagine those dug in and crawling under in the muck.

Yeah it would have been nice to have something up higher then where they are now but options are pretty limited. They're not as bad as I thought they would be placement wise but a real blunder on Toyotas part for sure.

 

[mikedrom]

Bought a swap donor for the 80

 

[WVU fan]

(Finally) installed the RCI engine skid plate I bought at their Black Friday sale

 

[rushthezeppelin]

(Finally) installed the RCI engine skid plate I bought at their Black Friday sale

Wish the 3rd gen skids they sell had the oil change door

 

[satchel]

Got roughly 1/4 of the way through the diy drawers/sleeping platform on the 62.

 

[KC Masterpiece]

Easy mods. City racer 5 speed shift knob.

Yes the factory radio works great and has bluetooth wired into an AM station!

 

[WVU fan]

Finally) installed the RCI engine skid plate

…And did the install with my 80 year old Dad…priceless

 

[Notyourmomslx450]

replaced the alternator on the 4Runner yesterday

 

[DomOfTheDead]

Ghost town Trip prep:
We originally planned on bringing the taco but it has 2 ripped cv boots. Plan b we bring the off-road-acado but using smaller tires. I installed the STT pros off Knitty Gritty but one has a major leak. So I put the STTs back on KG and swapped tires between the taco and my 80. Oil and filter on the green one too, looks more OLAF now.

 

[Lastresort576]

Installed a warranty replacement winch today. Best part is, I was able to remove and install without having to pull the short bus.

 

[Romer]

Figured out a fuel pump whine
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/walbro-in-tank-fuel-pump-noise.1317664/#post-15057224

It has been fun driving the 40. I always have fun in the summer and during the winter drive it to keep the seals lubed so not much fun in the winter.

 

[fyffer]

Done a lot for a while and some more to go. Too much to post and nothing in particular that has not been posted on forum Threads already. They are excellent for my purposes.

 

[mikedrom]

Brought the 60 out from Utah finally.

 

[Notyourmomslx450]

rebuilt knuckles. still have death wobble. think it might be the tie rod at the box or the box in general.

 

[MountainGoat]

I thought you figured out it was your tires. Guess not, eh?

 

[Notyourmomslx450]

I thought you figured out it was your tires. Guess not, eh?

they helped but yeah.... still there.

 

[LC200TX]

Bought a swap donor for the 80
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That's what I need to do! Let us know how the swap is going. Are you doing it yourself?

 

[mikedrom]

That's what I need to do! Let us know how the swap is going. Are you doing it yourself?

I’ll be doing it myself over the winter. I’m in parts-gathering mode for a few months. I suck at documenting but I’ll try harder for this swap!