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Wow it's been over a year since I posted here. Honestly can't believe all the commercialization of this forum. I paid for it already though so here I am... Anyways. Lots has happened. I'll post more in the coming weeks. Build wise, a quick recap: 1. Refreshed interior and crushed the install...

Picked up my rear axles with new bearings pressed into them. Good to go for another 170k!

I think my truck leaked enough oil that I didn't keep up with it well enough and and it allowed a bunch of wear on startup and idle to accumulate due to low low oil pressure. And the belt wear is just where it shows the most. Could be over tightened belts too but my money is on oiling system...

as promised, bearing pics: rod bearings, rod side on left, cap side on right, 1 on top, 4 on bottom. looks like only one had worn totally thru the babbit layer in one small spot. main bearings, same thing. block side on left, cap side on right, 1(closest to oil pump) on top, 5(rear main...

Big news in this one, and some frustration. Replaced both rod and main bearings in the truck, from the bottom, with the engine still mounted. It's doable, and not fun. An M4 rivnut is the perfect size to roll the main bearings out of the block. Do yourself a favor and pull the block for this...

got the lid mounted and mounted the console in the truck. still working on the front panel and cup holder final design before printing them out.

a few more pics from the progress from today. got it set to make the floor mounting brackets. lid will go on next week, and i'll start designing the cup holder, front panel, lid clasp, and console bucket so that i can print them out.

turns out i put my steering wheel on one notch to the right of center :facepalm: in other news: got some more work done on the center console. more to come this week too

I fixed my buzzing blinker issue! hopefully for good, we'll have to wait for that to be seen. i had to remove the steering wheel to get to the multiswitch module behind it (of course i'd also removed the steering column trim panels). with the steering wheel removed, i could then unmount the...

Oh I also forgot to add to this, i went to a wrecking yard in town this week and I scored a set of power windows, the full switch control panel and control box, power mirrors and their controls, wiring for everything, and some other truck odds and ends from a 94 4runner. i'll be installing all...

Lots of stuff has happened between May and now. In summary: took a new job that's remote so i can now work from anywhere I have internet my partner/girlfriend graduated from grad school and got a job in Reno I packed up my whole life and moved to Reno after finding an amazing house in a great...

thanks man, i'm just learning as i go, trying to get better at every step.

wow i really havent posted in this since may of this year... I'll have to update soon. i moved back to Reno in June and have been doing a ton of camping/overlanding, and a little bit of work to the truck. pics will follow when i find a little time this weekend!

great! thanks. i was looking for something like that but must not have searched wide or far enough.

@Narbob any chance those links could be cleaned up some? They all seem to be jumbled together and the hyperlinks lead to nowhere or the home page. I also reached out to @HappyOurOverlanding and never heard back. Thanks! looking forward to getting a bit more connected

Hey guys! just moved back to Reno after being in Texas for a few years. looking to connect with some people in the area. Glad to be back in the mountains(and desert) for sure!

i think i've got the tweeter pod aiming and profile all dialed in. thanks to some good guessing and my 3d printer.

thats all i was able to do in the funemployment time i had. the back wall and center console will go for vinyl wrap once they're both done. it will match the door cars and dash. then the box will get wrapped with carpet to match the cab. i'll probably just bed line and then paint the speaker...

while i was working on the box and back wall, i also started patterning out the center console and some speaker rings. i wanted them angled but not sticking out too far from the door . so i opted for a 0.75:8 taper for the very scientific reason of it being convenient math. however, figuring out...

here start the pics: i started out by building a false wall for the back of the cab to pretty it up. it bolts into place across the top and has grooves to match the doors. it will also be what the amp and wiring mounts to behind the drivers seat, as well as the quick releases for the sub once...