BBYHUMR 06 Re-build

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Another half day of work….running out of things to do without the alpha on hand and motor mounts still working their way through the mail.

On my way to the house the wrecker company called saying they won’t be able to deliver until tomorrow. I fully expected this from their limited communication but they provided a discount so as long as it shows up tomorrow all will be fine. Ready to have it on hand and get things moving.

Got the bushings replaced today, old ones appeared good but I figured since I had the new ones on hand and the motor was out it was going to be the best (easiest) time to do them. Not to mention the fact they’ve been caked in oil and grease for who knows how long I’m sure they’ve weakened over time. Also worked a bit more on cleaning up the underside of the truck.

It’s certainly not perfect but it’s better than it was. I didn’t take an after picture unfortunately.

After finishing those I pulled the last couple clips from the i5 harness to get it off the motor and set it up on my temporary makeshift table to get it stripped down. If you ever do this either enjoy washing your hands or wear some gloves.

Took about a hour to get the loom, clips, and misc tape off it while bs’ing with my neighbor. No, none of it is cut. Just threw it in an extra trash can the dogs have enjoyed the corners of to keep it bundled up and out of the way.

Once I have both harnesses on hand and ready to work out will come the fold up table and a sheet of wood so everything can get laid out nicely. Currently space in the garage is at a premium since the 4Runner will be in and out of the garage everyday for the next week or so with the storms passing through north Texas.

With any luck I’ll have some alpha pictures tomorrow! Keep your fingers crossed for me lol

 

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Well, still no Alpha today.

Spoke with the transport company late yesterday when I saw they still didn't pick up the unit from Copart to find out what was going on. In my morning conversation they informed me they found a driver and he would be picking up the truck within the next hour. 6 hours later it still had not been picked up so made a call to them. Spoke with a guy who informed me "we're still trying to find someone to pick up the unit" which is opposite of what they had told me earlier in the day. After a bit of a heated discussion (from my side) we both agreed it would be best to just cancel the transport, refund me the money I paid them for a next day delivery, and I would use the Copart shipping option. I didn't want to use Copart since it would take 2-3 weeks for the Alpha to arrive but since i'll be headed out into the field for the next 3 weeks it's not as big a deal anymore, going through Copart also stops the storage charges i've been accruing this week while waiting on the wrecker company to pick it up. I was hopeful to have the truck before leaving so I could get the PCM/TCM sent out for programming while I was gone but that option has been thrown out the window now. It is what it is and there's no point stressing over it. If anyone is looking for parts for their rig feel free to drop me a message!

 

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Well I’m back from New York and still waiting on Copart to deliver the alpha. Spoke with them this morning and they’re going to see if they can transfer it to the Fort Worth Copart so I can head the two hours down there with a trailer and pick it up that way since it’s been going on 4 weeks waiting on them to ship it.

Yesterday I pulled out my half ass fog light bracket and got to work redesigning it to better suit my OCD and hopefully fill up the bumper gaps a bit better.

This was my first version just to get them mounted and useable last year or maybe the year before. From there I modified the design on my 3d printer to come up with…

After re-measuring the holes and some additional modification I came up with

Print is done with very little attention to detail as far as the print quality goes but all the holes line up with my previous version. From there I worked on moving the fog light itself forward with a trim ring to cover the gap

After the print I found I had a couple missed measurements and I didn’t like how the trim ring and insert were two different pieces. After some more modification I came up with my final or pre-final prototype, again using a very low quality print

I may make some more small modifications but the fog light clicks into the assembly with some moderate pressure and holds tight. Still need to look into more adjustability with it for the beam direction but very happy with the current outcome. From here I need to bolt it into my h3 and make sure everything aligns correctly in the opening before making a final print with ABS.