Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Excellent! Looks good. Now go get some paint on those axle tubes. 
09 Access Cab Build from the Great White North!
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CalgaryRider
SR5 with a TRD Sport heart
yeah, thats tonight. Its one of the things I can do in a condo...
Gotta love how just over a year of driving can totally destroy the paint on the axle tube.... But the upside is I found out that I have a crapload of undercoating on the body and frame. The welder really didn't like spending hours scraping the undercoat off so he could weld on my sliders
Gotta love how just over a year of driving can totally destroy the paint on the axle tube.... But the upside is I found out that I have a crapload of undercoating on the body and frame. The welder really didn't like spending hours scraping the undercoat off so he could weld on my sliders
CalgaryRider
SR5 with a TRD Sport heart
recent updates:
+ paint on the axle tubes (bedliner), highlift mounted, and new rack system in the bed.
+ paint on the axle tubes (bedliner), highlift mounted, and new rack system in the bed.
CalgaryRider
SR5 with a TRD Sport heart
So after I got her all cleaned up and looking good for the show and shine (http://www.forum.ct4wd.com/showthread.php?t=2014&highlight=Heninger I went wheeling on Sunday.
It wasn't too bad till the downpour happened and everything turned to shit.... ended up side swiping 2 trees between my sliders and front tires so both doors and BOTH front quarter panels have dints now..... but it adds character right?
a few pics from the day:
before the rain
after the rain
cleaning up so we could drive the highways home
but with a little elbow grease, and some pry tools the doors are not rubbing and the fenders are pressed into the wheel wells anymore
It wasn't too bad till the downpour happened and everything turned to shit.... ended up side swiping 2 trees between my sliders and front tires so both doors and BOTH front quarter panels have dints now..... but it adds character right?
a few pics from the day:
before the rain
after the rain
cleaning up so we could drive the highways home
but with a little elbow grease, and some pry tools the doors are not rubbing and the fenders are pressed into the wheel wells anymore
taco4x4rar
Well-Known Member
May god have mercy on this mans wheel bearings and axle seals
CalgaryRider
SR5 with a TRD Sport heart
those are surprisingly ok... its the pulleys and tensioners for the belts in the motor that suffered. I had to get a pulley replaced but get this, covered by Warranty
We did a bit of draining on the pits but they were still up to the body on my truck. The first one wasn't too bad, made it through, 2nd one was a bit deeper, but made it through, the 3rd one was a bitch, and i dropped in but didn't have the clearance to get out and ended up having to get winched out.
The blue TRD sport was stock height, on balding street tires. Now that was a bitch to get through.....
We did a bit of draining on the pits but they were still up to the body on my truck. The first one wasn't too bad, made it through, 2nd one was a bit deeper, but made it through, the 3rd one was a bitch, and i dropped in but didn't have the clearance to get out and ended up having to get winched out.
The blue TRD sport was stock height, on balding street tires. Now that was a bitch to get through.....
CalgaryRider
SR5 with a TRD Sport heart
very true.... or knowing my luck in the middle of winter in a mountain pass with no cell signal
CalgaryRider
SR5 with a TRD Sport heart
So yeah as some of you know, the passenger side wheel bearing ended up being shot, but got it replaced under warranty
After the wheel bearing was fixed I of course had to get back out on the trails
Unfortunately I didn't get many pics of my truck cause its hard to snap pics and wheel, so I took them of others
I also found out on the last run that the All-Pro skid is tougher then originally thought, it saved my ass.
Coming down from one stop (image above) I ended up rolling over a ledge, then straight down on a pretty big rock, the skid took the full impact and bounced me over it. Trucks fine, Skid now has some love marks.
Its about a 2 inch deep gash, but didn't puncture the skid, and thanks to the skid I made it home.
After the wheel bearing was fixed I of course had to get back out on the trails
Unfortunately I didn't get many pics of my truck cause its hard to snap pics and wheel, so I took them of others
I also found out on the last run that the All-Pro skid is tougher then originally thought, it saved my ass.
Coming down from one stop (image above) I ended up rolling over a ledge, then straight down on a pretty big rock, the skid took the full impact and bounced me over it. Trucks fine, Skid now has some love marks.
Its about a 2 inch deep gash, but didn't puncture the skid, and thanks to the skid I made it home.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
I gave TheKidCatcher my old AllPro IFS skid. I had to weld up some tears in it... but it will protect him and the price was right. "free".
CalgaryRider
SR5 with a TRD Sport heart
So thankful I have the skid. Now I just need to start adding in more amour as I go. The front bumper is high on my list, I want the clearance, the protection, and to stop having to worry about rubbing on the front bumper cover.
I had to modify the plastic in the front wheel wells to stop a rub, nothing a heat gun and knife wouldn't fix
I had to modify the plastic in the front wheel wells to stop a rub, nothing a heat gun and knife wouldn't fix
CalgaryRider
SR5 with a TRD Sport heart
Who's truck is that in the center of this pic... I just picked up my RTT and looking at ideas for a similar (yet lighter) design to mount the tent to...
This is Freeze's truck (some of you may know him from TW, and the full build is up on CT4WD.com) He had it made by a guy up in Calgary who designed it in Autocad then produced it. If you want I can grab his contact info and forward it to you if you want.
There is also another way to mount a larger tent (I think its the Serengeti) where it is flush mounted above the bed. Looks like this
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Cool pics.. Is that your local "White Tacoma Club"? J/K.. that pic with Freeze's truck coming up the road and the mountains in the back is awesome!
J/K.. that pic with Freeze's truck coming up the road and the mountains in the back is awesome!
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
This is Freeze's truck (some of you may know him from TW, and the full build is up on CT4WD.com) He had it made by a guy up in Calgary who designed it in Autocad then produced it. If you want I can grab his contact info and forward it to you if you want.
There is also another way to mount a larger tent (I think its the Serengeti) where it is flush mounted above the bed. Looks like this
Thanks!!! I have already photoshopped his new wheels onto his rig in my mind.
I guess the flush thing wouldn't be bad if I containerized all my stuff. I like the idea to be able to access things in my bed.
Thanks again!
CalgaryRider
SR5 with a TRD Sport heart
no worries, glad to help out. You guys give me ideas ALL THE TIME (now I just need the money to start working on them )
Sean, you will actually get a laugh out of this but a few guys up here have painted their trucks white to join the club,
. Of the CT guys and gals I wheel with there are only 5 white trucks (4 2nd Gens, 1 first Gen) and everyone has a different configuration so its interesting to see where one excels over others.
) Sean, you will actually get a laugh out of this but a few guys up here have painted their trucks white to join the club,
. Of the CT guys and gals I wheel with there are only 5 white trucks (4 2nd Gens, 1 first Gen) and everyone has a different configuration so its interesting to see where one excels over others.