Gallowbraid
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Used a 1/2 thick cutting board and a piano hinge to make a fold down table off the swing out. Temporarily using a bungee cord to hold it closed until I come up with a better solution.
"Uno" the 2015 Tacoma
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The SOS bumper I had was just a simple screw knob. I added a stainless lanyard from McMaster Carr.
Bolt
Nut
Bumper with counterbore. Flipped so the counterbore fits over the nut. Keeps it from rattling.
Hole through the cutting board. Use a countersink bit so the top can swing off the bolt.
Knob w/ lanyard.
Gallowbraid
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Uno earned her keep today. First heavy load since installing the airbags, what a difference they make!
I need to find a 9 inch drop hitch that will work with the bumper....
I need to find a 9 inch drop hitch that will work with the bumper....
This one may work but it's a lot or rotational force on the bumper.
Springover and a 6" drop instead?
Springover and a 6" drop instead?
Gallowbraid
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It's the little things.
Added a coat of paint to my diy bed slide since I've decided it works well enough to keep. Promptly got it filthy with a home depot run for garden soil.
Added a 12v pump for washing dishes and people.
Added a coat of paint to my diy bed slide since I've decided it works well enough to keep. Promptly got it filthy with a home depot run for garden soil.
Added a 12v pump for washing dishes and people.
Gallowbraid
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Fridge would move ever so slightly on the slide even when lashed down securely which caused a squeak. Silicone drink coasters under each foot provide an easy fix.
Gallowbraid
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More little things: sorting out the kitchen. For years I've had a love hate relationship with the Coleman camp stove that I've lugged around. It worked well enough, but was bulky and when stowed it rattled like the bedframes in a whore house. I've found that I've been gravitating to my backpacking gear to reduce size / weight and to calm my nerves thanks to the lack of rattling.
I decided to try to "make" an integrated stove using my cutting board fold down table. I ordered a couple of cheap backpacking style burners and drilled a hole in the cutting board to accommodate the splitter for the fuel bottle.
The results seem to work well, and I made lunch in the driveway today. (My neighbors think I'm odd.)
I've whittled my kitchen kit down to the two yellow topped Home Depot containers in the photo which makes packing a breeze, and in a happy little accident there's just enough room between the table and the tailgate to store one while in use. Wish I could say that was intentional.
I decided to try to "make" an integrated stove using my cutting board fold down table. I ordered a couple of cheap backpacking style burners and drilled a hole in the cutting board to accommodate the splitter for the fuel bottle.
The results seem to work well, and I made lunch in the driveway today. (My neighbors think I'm odd.)
I've whittled my kitchen kit down to the two yellow topped Home Depot containers in the photo which makes packing a breeze, and in a happy little accident there's just enough room between the table and the tailgate to store one while in use. Wish I could say that was intentional.
Scott B.
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"rattled like the bedframes in a whore house" - this experience should be in your adventure thread, not your build thread......
Gallowbraid
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Did a little wandering somewhere new today.
It was wet and i got to break out the Maxtrax knock offs, they worked very well.
Eventually hit a spot that looks fine in a photo, but was more than I wanted to tackle solo.
So I headed home to find that playing in the woods can be costly.
Toyota CV rebuild kit is on back order for a couple of months...
It was wet and i got to break out the Maxtrax knock offs, they worked very well.
Eventually hit a spot that looks fine in a photo, but was more than I wanted to tackle solo.
So I headed home to find that playing in the woods can be costly.
Toyota CV rebuild kit is on back order for a couple of months...
Gallowbraid
Adventurist
Just in case someone browsing the internet in the future could use the cross reference. I'll be hitting up Lexus dealers in the morning for a GX460 CV rebuild kit. Same as the Tacoma, but hopefully not back ordered for 2 months. 
Gallowbraid
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Toyota part: back ordered for months. Lexus part: hundreds in stock across multiple dealers in the SE. 
Just have to pay an additional $8 in Lexus tax.
Just have to pay an additional $8 in Lexus tax.
WashingtonTaco
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Thanks for the heads up on the short supply, wont take long for other folks to spend up for a Lexus part and deplete the supply. I put one kit on order last night when I seen your post.Toyota part: back ordered for months. Lexus part: hundreds in stock across multiple dealers in the SE.
I have been purchasing front suspension/steering/drive parts for my GX since I found a bent inner tie rod in March this year. It would drive me nuts to be 8+ hours from home in Podunk NV and break something and not have part availability for a week+!
Gallowbraid
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Picked up the Lexus kit today and swung by @Scott B. 's place to compare it to a Toyota kit he had (Toyota part # 04428-04010). Boots appear to be the same other than the Lexus outer having more ribs and a slightly different design on the inside. Length, diameter and mating surfaces where the clamps go are all identical.
The Toyota kit comes with bags of grease while the Lexus kit grease comes in tubes like toothpaste. Slightly less grease comes with the Lexus kit.
The only significant difference was the Toyota kit comes with 3 metal clips, the Lexus comes with only 2. According to YouTube Unversity there's no need for the 3rd clip. Maybe it was just extra in Scott's kit.
Gallowbraid
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Because I'm constantly short on time I grabbed a remanufactured cv axle to swap in, allowing me to take my time rebuilding the oem. I hate receiving the wrong part, and this one is just a wee bit short.
This one will be returning to its supplier and I'll grab a Napa one in the morning.
This one will be returning to its supplier and I'll grab a Napa one in the morning.
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Gallowbraid
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Napa CV axle installed.
Seems to be good quality, but I don't care for the design of the inboard cover. The Toyota part has reliefs machined in that you can use to gently tap the axle into place and seat it in the differential.
The Napa part is smooth. So in my grandfather's words, "You have to be a real man" to install it. In reality that means there was grunting and cursing involved.
Flushed the differential, took a test drive and there aren't any leaks, vibrations or odd noises... yet.
Seems to be good quality, but I don't care for the design of the inboard cover. The Toyota part has reliefs machined in that you can use to gently tap the axle into place and seat it in the differential.
The Napa part is smooth. So in my grandfather's words, "You have to be a real man" to install it. In reality that means there was grunting and cursing involved.
Flushed the differential, took a test drive and there aren't any leaks, vibrations or odd noises... yet.
Gallowbraid
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13 months after installing it, my AGM deep cycle battery appears to have given up.
Gallowbraid
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It'll charge up, but the fridge kills it in less than 3 hours of use. It's under warranty so I'm going to swap it for a new one.
Gallowbraid
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Boy this thread hasn't been touched in a bit. Solved the battery problem months ago by throwing a 100ah Renogy AGM battery in the bed. It's been working like a charm.
Today, after finally remembering to order one before it was time for an oil change, I installed a Fumoto valve.
It won't help my anxiety of possibly having oil gushing out randomly, but it will make oil changes easier. The oem drain plug bolt and a spare crush washer were tucked away in the glove box in case something horrible happens.
Today, after finally remembering to order one before it was time for an oil change, I installed a Fumoto valve.
It won't help my anxiety of possibly having oil gushing out randomly, but it will make oil changes easier. The oem drain plug bolt and a spare crush washer were tucked away in the glove box in case something horrible happens.