Blue Ribbon 4x4 Build Thread

i was looking under the rear left door sill, but then how do you run the wire through the cab wall and the bed wall?

 

There is a hole under that sill toward the rear, stick a 5/16" drill in it and drill a hole. Use silicone and a straw or small plastic or rubber hose to protect against sharp edge in the hole, silicone wire in the tube. The bed has a grommet in the front at the bottom, poke a hole.

 

Yeah. What @2mchfun said. That will work.

 

New Morimoto HIDs going in. Got a pic of all my cleaned up wiring. No more T-taps, all soldered and shrink tubed. Looked like a ton of wire before.

 

Also install coming soon. Gotta fab up some mounts for the deck rails.

 

Hey what kind of running boards do you have on your truck? I think they look sick and was trying to find a set myself. Any help?

 

White knuckle off road, he did the paint job himself

https://www.tundras.com/threads/blue-ribbon-4x4-build-thread.71556/page-5#post-2066584

 

Man that blue bronze color combo looks sweet

 

Yep, @RobertD is correct. White Knuckle off-road steps, the larger DOM 1.88, and top step plates. Color matched Raptor liner.

 

Thanks!!

 

Love the color. I hope some day I can actually pick the color I want on a vehicle.

 

Thanks! And don’t feel bad, my wife picked this color! She just has good taste.

 

Got a supervisor watching over the solder joints. Check out the back of the retrofit headlights. No bare wire, all harnesses and loomed. No extra openings and headlight boot is in place. There’s no need for patches that let moisture in/out if everything is sealed correctly. The stock turn signal and side market get connected back on the truck.

 

frickin love the puppy geno! man you killing it again with your craftsmanship.

 

Thanks Tin! Still waiting on your retros!!!!!

 

Am I a welder? Hell no, but I think I’m getting better. Started on the mounts for the Rotopax canisters. They’ll get mounted to the deck rails. They have to be pushed out from the rails a bit to clear the brackets of the tonneau cover.

 

Fabbed up some mounts for the Rotopax I got a while back. Had to be made to push past the tonneau brackets and wheel arches.

 

Pimpin' ain't easy but it sho' is fun! You're doing the best DIY out there Geno! Keep it up!

 

Thanks so much!! Much appreciated!!

 

The wife gave me a little gift today.

 

Cool looking dog, almost looks like a goat

 

Thanks!

 

Took the dawgs on a dirt run. First time for little Zach. He did great. Dig having road dogs.

 

Third time is thr charm for this damn steering wheel. I’ve tried two other times sewing the Lonky cover on. I’m horrible at it. I don’t have the patience for it, but man did I want a leather covered wheel. I hunkered down and did it today. Is it perfect? Nope. I’m happy with it though. I stripped the trim pieces and repainted them, and plastidipped the logo. I’ll reassemble them tonight, and tomorrow the truck goes in the shop for a damn front end clunk that I can’t locate.

 

Looks good! Makes me want it even more now. Can't wait to see it all back together

 

Thanks Robert! Got her back in. Looks as good as I thought I’d be able to get it. Haha!

 

Just a friendly PSA. I took the truck in to a shop because I’ve had a mean clunk every time I go over a hump or crest or driveway. I thought something was busted so I looked at everything that could leak or break. Turns out it was the bump stop extension on the front side of the LCA. Both were hitting going over the smallest bumps. They were hitting so much that they wouldn’t come out, they just broke off and left the threaded pin. So I’ll replace the back ones with duro bumps, and it should be good to go. Photo is not my truck.

 

I was going to say, none of those parts are Blue Ribbon!

 

How big of a lift are you running? Those are huge bump stop spacers.

 

I’m at 2-1/2” lift. But these are what were recommended to me by the guy at Boss 4x4. I believed him, who knew?