PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

@Iamraiderpower

The other thing the police did that day that really pissed me off was ask to see the pictures on my camera. Specifically, it was the plainclothes detective who asked, and I was too scared to say no. If I ever found myself in a similar situation, I'd politely but firmly tell them that my they were not going anywhere near my camera, or any of my property for that matter, without a warrant.

If they'd either pulled me over or I'd made it to my Tacoma before they stopped me, they wouldn't have gotten anywhere near my truck without a warrant.

My philosophy is this...

"A man's cab is his castle, and a clear and notarized certificate of title, in his name, from the state in which he resides, overrules are local, state, and federal laws."

Translation: Nobody goes near my fucking truck without my permission unless they have a warrant!

I showed the detective my photos, all of which consisted of houses and trucks. Real fucking suspicious...

It was after this that they realized "Hey, maybe this poor bastard actually is who he says he is!"

At this point, I just wanted my damn driver's license back so I could get in my truck and go the hell home! Towards the end of this roadside interrogation, the cops attempted to "make nice," trying to engage me in friendly conversation about my interest in trucks. It's not that I was being desrespectful, but trying to be my friend after you've shaken me down for my papers and interrogated me by the side of the road for 20 minutes makes little sense...

I gave deadpan, emotionless one-line responses to their "friendly" questions about my hobbies and interests. Thankfully, they seemed to have gotten the message. The sergeant gave me my license back and I walked the rest of the way down the hill to my Tacoma. I was too upset to drive though and probably spent another half hour in the truck before I drove home...

 

All they need to know is that I live there then...

 

If another customer comes into the bathroom at the bar where I work while I'm taking a dump, I'm going to sit on the toilet for another 10-20 minutes whether I'm done or not!

 

If the cop had walked up to the car and asked for her driver's license to begin with, wouldn't he have known that she was deaf? Some deaf people can read lips...

My best friend Doug was mugged at a train station in North Philly back in 2010, by three teenage boys.

One of them cold-cocked him right in the chin before he knew what was happening and it fractured his jaw. My friend had to have his jaw wired shut for like 6 weeks and as a result couldn't talk very well. He was provided with a doctor's note explaining why he couldn't answer questions, and he kept this in his wallet with his driver's license to show a cop in case he got pulled over...

Luckily, he never got pulled over, but at one point he became so desperate for solid food that he made me melt down a Kraft single in the microwave and he attempted to drink the liquified cheese through a plastic straw...

 

Charlie is having a shitting standoff at a bar full of drunk people, this should make for good stories

 

They weren't even drunk yet...

That's the worst part...

But hey, I blew the bathroom up so I got my revenge!

 

What you eat today? This will determine how many internet points I give you

 

I know this isn't a Tacoma, but it's still pretty badass!

This is a customer's FJ Cruiser that my uncle did some wheel work on!

 

@Iamraiderpower

 

Is that powder coated or painted?

 

I'll have to ask my uncle...

 

It's probably been more than 20 years since I've seen this movie, but I just can't stop watching this video! The song is kinda sad and depressing, but very catchy at the same time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqT2uOa1-d0

 

Original lyrics from the song "Worthless," from Disney's The Brave Little Toaster (1987)

I can't take this kind of pressure
I must confess one more dusty road
Would be just a road too long

Worthless

I just can't, I just can't,
I just can't seem to get started
Don't have the heart to live in the fast lane
All that has passed and gone

Worthless

(And there ain't nothing you can do about it)

Worthless

(Pardon me while I panic!)

Worthless, worthless, worthless

I come from KC Missouri
And I got my kicks out on Route 66
Every truck stop from Butte to MO

Motown to Old Alabama
From Texarkana and east of Savannah
From Tampa to old Kokomo

Worthless

I once ran the Indy 500
I must confess I'm impressed how I did it
I wonder how close that I came

Now I get a sinking sensation
I was the top of the line, out of sight; out of mind,
So much for fortune and fame

Once took a Texan to a wedding
Once took a Texan to a wedding
He kept forgetting, his loneliness letting
His thoughts turn to home and we turned

I took a man to a graveyard
I beg your pardon, it's quite hard enough
Just living with the stuff I have learned.

Worthless

Once drove a surfer to sunset
There were bikinis and buns there were weenies
Fellini just couldn't forget

Pico, let's go up to Zuma
Pico, let's go up to Zuma
From Zuma to Yuma the rumor was
I had a hand in the lay of the land

Get up and go hit the highway

(Oo-wooh...)

I worked on a reservation

(Ooh...ooh...)

Who would believe they would love me and leave
On a bus back to old Santa Fe?

Once in an Indian Nation,
I took the kids on the skids where the Hopi
Was happy 'til I heard 'em say...

"You're worthless."

 

Sung by a generic blue 1950s-1960s sedan:
I can't take this kind of pressure
I must confess one more dusty road
Would be just a road too long

All cars in unison:
Worthless

Sung by a pink and white 1950s convertible that resembles a Nash Metropolitan but is closer in size to a 1955 T-bird:
I just can't, I just can't,
I just can't seem to get started
Don't have the heart to live in the fast lane
All that has passed and gone

All cars:
Worthless

Random sedan:
(And there ain't nothing you can do about it)

All cars:
Worthless

Another random sedan:
(Pardon me while I panic!)

All cars:
Worthless, worthless, worthless

Sung by a red 1963-1967 Corvette Stingray:
I come from KC Missouri
And I got my kicks out on Route 66
Every truck stop from Butte to MO

Motown to Old Alabama
From Texarkana and east of Savannah
From Tampa to old Kokomo

All cars:
Worthless

1940s-1950s Indy racecar:
I once ran the Indy 500
I must confess I'm impressed how I did it
I wonder how close that I came

Now I get a sinking sensation
I was the top of the line, out of sight; out of mind,
So much for fortune and fame

Gold 1930s-1940s Rolls-Royce limousine with bullhorns:
Once took a Texan to a wedding
Once took a Texan to a wedding
He kept forgetting, his loneliness letting
His thoughts turn to home and we turned

Black 1940s-1950s Cadillac hearse:
I took a man to a graveyard
I beg your pardon, it's quite hard enough
Just living with the stuff I have learned.

All cars:
Worthless

Orange 1940s Ford woody wagon:
Once drove a surfer to sunset
There were bikinis and buns there were weenies
Fellini just couldn't forget

Pico, let's go up to Zuma
Pico, let's go up to Zuma
From Zuma to Yuma the rumor was
I had a hand in the lay of the land

Get up and go hit the highway

All cars:
(Oo-wooh...)

Green 1945-1946 Chevy truck:
I worked on a reservation

All cars:
(Ooh...ooh...)

Green 1945-1946 Chevy truck again:
Who would believe they would love me and leave
On a bus back to old Santa Fe?

Once in an Indian Nation,
I took the kids on the skids where the Hopi
Was happy 'til I heard 'em say...

All cars:
"You're worthless."

 

So, I've reworded songs about cars to be Tacoma-based before, and one of those has its own thread here on TW. I figured I'd give my favorite song from The Brave Little Toaster a try...

Black 1995 RC 5-lug with about 200K miles and some body damage:
I can't take this kind of pressure
I must confess one more dusty road
Would be just a road too long

Other trucks and SUVs in unison:
Worthless

1995-1997 AC 4x4 that has been transformed into a doorless off-road toy and given a half-assed pink and white spray job and doesn't run due to being drowned in a river:
I just can't, I just can't,
I just can't seem to get started
Don't have the heart to live on the trails and rocks
All that has passed and gone

All trucks and SUVs:
Worthless

White 2005-2007 AC SR5 2WD 5-LUG with severely rusted frame and some body damage:
(And there ain't nothing you can do about it)

All trucks and SUVs:
Worthless

Silver 2005 DCSB TRD that has been in a rollover and totaled:
(Pardon me while I panic!)

All trucks and SUVs:
Worthless, worthless, worthless

Red 2005-2009 X-Runner with supercharged V6; totaled in a high-speed street-racing accident:
I come from Los Angeles, California
And I got my kicks out on the city streets
Every stop light from Burbank to San Berdoo

Hollywood to Old South-Central
From Ventura and east of Fontana
From Torrance to Beverly Hills

All trucks and SUVs:
Worthless

Blue and white late 1990s Baja 1000-prepped RC 4x4 with crash damage and all valuable parts stripped:
I once ran the Baja 1000
I must confess I'm impressed how I did it
I wonder how close that I came

Now I get a sinking sensation
I was the top of the line, out of sight; out of mind,
So much for fortune and fame

Customized silver 2004 AC TRD 4x4 with bad frame rust and worn-out engine:
Once took a man to a wedding
Once took a man to a wedding
He kept forgetting, his loneliness letting
His thoughts turn to me and we turned

Beige 1998 AC SR5 2WD 5-lug, hit by a drunk a driver and badly mangled:
My owner ended up in the graveyard...
I beg your pardon, it's quite hard enough
Just living with the stuff I have learned.

All trucks and SUVs:
Worthless

2015 DCSB TRD PRO that was rear-ended at a high speed:
Once drove a surfer to sunset
There were bikinis and buns, there were weenies
Fellini just couldn't forget

Pico, let's go up to Zuma
Pico, let's go up to Zuma
From Zuma to Yuma the rumor was
I had a hand in the lay of the land

Get up and go hit the highway

All trucks and SUVs:
(Oo-wooh...)

Green 1996 AC SR5 4x4 with severe rust and body damage:
I worked on a reservation

All trucks and SUVs:
(Ooh...ooh...)

Green 1996 AC SR5 4x4 again:
Who would believe they would love me and leave
On a bus back to old Santa Fe?

Once in an Indian Nation,
I took the kids on the skids where the Hopi
Was happy 'til I heard 'em say...

All trucks and SUVs:
"You're worthless."

 

I live near and go by that place all the time. I stopped in one time and he told me he doesn't do powdercoating. It's been a while, so I guess he could have changed.
I saw his little orange Yota for sale near the airport and I see he has an orange Ford Ranger now as a shop truck.

 

I learned how to drive stick in that orange 'Yota!

 

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@Iamraiderpower

A picture of my Tacoma, taken in July 2010...

My truck would have only had like 5,000-6,000 miles on it at the time this picture was taken! The truck was parked in a "guest space" in front of the townhouse my parents and I lived in from September 2007 until April 2016. Note how all of the surrounding grass is pretty much dead...

I've lived in Central Bucks since 2005, and the summer of 2010 is the hottest summer I can remember! One day in July, I was hanging out with a friend who lived in New Hope, and the temperature WITHOUT the heat index was 102°F!

So yeah, there's a picture of my truck almost three years before the mods began...

 

Wheels look like little frisbees

 

Why do you think I replaced them when I was due for my first set of new tires? The first "mod" was the stereo system, installed in April 2013. The 16-inch wheels came in October 2013...