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Benzy and Big Blue's Rarely Updated Adventures and Parking Lot Build

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  4. Dec 14, 2017 at 5:43 AM
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  7. Jan 5, 2018 at 9:54 PM
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    On one hand, I really hate being sick. On the other hand, I love the food I get. The wifey made me some bomb@ss spicy chicken miso soup!

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  9. Jan 14, 2018 at 2:00 PM
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    After months of avoiding it, I finally crawled under the truck to check out the frame. It spent 90% of its life in Canada, and it was pretty obvious that the frame was sprayed with the sh!tty CRC spray (because they sprayed every f#cking thing, including the suspension and bottom of the engine).

    Anywho, take a look:

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    A lot of the bulges are the CRC separating from the frame, but it definitely made the rust underneath a lot worse.

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    But the biggest "hole" I found was up next to the driver's side cat. Now, I don't know the definition of a "hole" according to Toyota, but a layer of the frame has definitely rusted, peeled, and broken off.

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    Anyone have any thoughts?
     
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  10. Jan 14, 2018 at 2:26 PM
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  11. Jan 14, 2018 at 2:30 PM
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    Personally my thought is do I deal with and chase or reboot. We don't see everything you do. Pics only do so much justice. I just hit my frame with Fluid Film first time before this winter. Not sure on your frame replacement options. Have ya looked into that yet?
     
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  12. Jan 14, 2018 at 3:26 PM
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    I have, hence me finally looking at it today lol. I was following the Frame Settlement as of last year, and I have until April of this year to get it replaced. The problem is that I don't think my frame will fail inspection in that short amount of time, so I think I'm a couple years too late to get a new one. I may just have to really keep up on it from here on out.
     
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    You can always see what they say and go from there which you were probably already going to do. I don't know how long personally I would want to keep chasing it. Its a tough call. Hoping the best for ya my man.
     
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  14. Jan 14, 2018 at 3:45 PM
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    It's the last pic that worries me. I'm sure I can clean, prep, coat, and maintain everything else, but that one spot by the cat was actual metal peeling off. And I have no clue how to remedy that.
     
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    Thanks man. We'll see what Toyota says in March.

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    I bet it could be sanded to bare metal then prep cover protect if there is enough acess?
     
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    I could probably get an angle grinder with a large sanding wheel in there, but it might be a tight squeeze. :notsure:
     
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    BTW, I won't be "stock" for very long :D
     
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