**OHIO WHEELIN' & MEET-UP THREAD**

The Toyota Adkins cycle GDI

 

I'm scared to remove the mud and see all the scratches. The buffer guys are gonna be busy. Wife wasn't happy but my son had a good time he will never forget .Was definately worth it.

 

I think the engine is fine. But the trans sucks big time

 

That's what it's all about, I wish I could of had experiences like this when I was his age, even though I don't really know his age I was guessing like 14 or 15? I was kind of a screw up as a kid but I guess I turned out alright. I sprayed my truck off before I got home and can't tell if I got new scratches or all the same old ones?

I should invest in a power washer really, I spent like 6-7 bucks at the car wash getting all of the outside washed and most of underneath.

 

Cheap electric pressure washer works wonders

 

I have a nice Honda gas power generator but it's always a pain in the ass to clean in my driveway so I just do it at work and let the other people clean up the muddy mess later

 

I'm a auto tech so I avoid the first few years of new design engines.

By 2019 all engine

He turned 16 last weekend. He got his temps yesterday . I almost let him drive. Lol I almost had heart attack teaching my daughter. He needs to drive moms rav4 for a while before I'll trust him with the taco. I've seen him on the four wheeler

 

I have a power washer but I don't want all the mud in the driveway. I'll leave it at the car wash

 

So am I (GM tech). But I needed a truck by last November. So I took a gamble

 

LOL I believe it, when I was out exploring some of the area we rode today I had my wife and daughter with me, my daughter is 6 and I remember "driving" at that age, so I let her drive. Basically just sat on my lap and was steering but I still had the wheel. Mostly on gravel roads in first or second gear, we only went on like one trail. We passed an Amish couple who was walking and they did like a triple take when they saw her driving.

 

I'm not a model specific tech. But mostly bmw, land rover, Audi, Mercedes in that order. Ford use to be my main specialty.

 

You must do a lot of work! That sucks.

 

I am having fun playing around with my techstream setup.

 

The Toyota helps out

 

Do I see a couple timing chain 3.6l jobs in there?

 

At my old shop in Mississippi we did a lot of VW, Audi, Volvo, Land Rover, BMW. In that order, lol obviously mostly European stuff but we did a good bit of Asians like Honda, Toyota, and Subaru. No domestics to speak of.
I learned a lot about VW especially the TDI but I HATED BMW, do they leak oil and coolant as bad here in Ohio as they do in the south, I figured it might of had something to do with the climate being so hot. And the Volvo engine that they put in the Land Rover LR2 is just a mess. Otherwise the LR3, LR4, and Range Rover are VERY capable vehicles in stock form, out of my price range but still very nice. Got a lot of experiences on the old Disco 2's as well but its practically just a Ford.

My boss and I drove an air cooled VW Vanagon from Mississippi to Chicago, Illinois. It was the last year of the air cooled but I can't remember what year it was, maybe 1983? It gave me a new found respect for modern vehicles. There was a WIND ADVISORY that week and here we were driving a F$*KING fridge down the interstate topped out at 65 MPH.

 

We have had a rash of 750i 4.4 twin turbo bmw oil issues. For some reason one quart of burned oil every 500 miles is acceptable to bmw, customers don't think so

 

Had a lot of fun with you lot today! Nice meeting you and the boy/man @intoit247 ! Here's some crappy phone pics to throw in the pot:



MMmmmmm muddy!









Look at these adventurous devils!

Colin, I may have driven down a hill like a maniac but you my friend took the cake today for driving up that crazy MOFOing hill in 4lo!!! Hope you get the rough running engine figured out soon and it's nothing serious!






Since no one has given him a hard time about it, I WILL! OOH WHO'S THAT IN THE BACKGROUND GETTING STUCK IN THE SOUP? KEEP SPINNING THE WHEELS, THAT SHOULD HELP!




WINCH TIIIIIME! @MeefZah






Today was my serious test day for the new brakes and suspension. Lots of bumps ruts mud abuse and 250miles later, everything seems to be holding up fine. Another brake bleed is, however in order. Look how crazy that rake is in the rear!^^^^^ 500lbs of shit should settle it to a more reasonable level.

 

You didn't fuck up my awesome alignment did you?

 

There was a fucking log underneath that muck in there that I got hung up on, leave me alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!