Manual transmission Fan Club and BS thread (All Generations Welcome)

Good lord I haven't seen $500 rent ever where I live. We have a 2 bedroom/1bathroom craftsman house (it's pretty small but nice for just my wife and I) that we rent for $2100.

Before I married my wife, I rented out a tiny 330 sq. ft. cabin guest "house" for $900 a month. It was just a studio.

I can't wait to own a home someday but it will definitely be after we get out of CA

 

I'm expecting like an hour job this time now that I know what I'm doing lol i just need to actually bleed the clutch line this time! UGH

good news, its not 40 degrees here now so it should be way easier.

 

CA is totally nuts. some places are way beyond nuts.

at one point i rented a one room apt in Boulder CO with one window backed into a small alley in a house chock full of drunk college students (i was in my late 30's) and no A/C and it was something of a shit hole, back in 2000. $800 ripoff but i had no option. that was a very sucky summer in that sweatbox.

 

lol I got pissed rent was going from $750 to $850 and thats when I bought my house. Payments were like $1200/month (1200 sq ft, 2 car garage, unfinished basement, built in 2006)

 

It's funny how warmer temps motivate you.


Just connect the upper fitting first and you should be good to go.

 

how close are you located to south lake tahoe?

 

8 hour drive lol. Lake Tahoe is way up in North/East California, I'm down in the suburbs of Los Angeles. We just drove there back in February though and it took a good 8 hours, half of that was through snow and ice though

 

Boulder is a sweet college town. My cousin went there. I'm still looking back at the hilarious college years.


Let's contrast that just a bit. We paddled past this place the other day:


It is just across the water from UW and is being rented by freaking college kids. I remember just being stoked to be out of the dorms.

 

i was just wondering coz i was needing a salvaged frame looked at first hand before I consider venturing out to haul it back if needed
I can make it to the Rockies in 8hrs
Lake Tahoe is 1500 miles for me

 

I've got some other stuff I've accumulated for the tacoma too, but I think thats gonna be a while before it gets installed (compressor and some other random electrical).

Also probably doing the goose gear seat delete at some point soon since I don't ever use them anyway and its always just storage back there.

And really considering bp-51s this summer...

Then I think both trucks are pretty well set until I put some new tires on (falken AT3) and figure out what HAM I'm buying

 

Finally did mine couple weeks ago. 1 hour is more than enough time. Course mine was on a hoist lol. Pinch off the hydraulic line tight leading from the master cyl to the clutch slave and the only bleed should be the air that's in the new line.

It's way worth the effort for this mod

 

I just went from my place to Prescott in 2 days lol and from Denver home in like 12 hours

First day was from home to Tucumcari NM, day 2 to Prescott AZ.

 

that US20 looks like a nice drive through NE to near the black hills region, check on how the disaster places along that river are recovering
I still haven't heard if they found the body of the guy that got swept away in March

 

Oh yeah from @Tour991 right? He's a cool guy I was going to meet up with him when we were there but we just didn't have time. I know a lot of guys that have bought parts through him

 

yes, the one and only! he has a used/salvaged '96 frame but not sure if it fits to mine exact (in case I would need a replacement), I have read postings in 1st gen forum and not sure anymore about anything that is going on at any time any place (i am literally frustrated)

he has a nice little single cab '97 so I am sure he knows!

 

That's a good mod list.

I keep going back and forth on a compressor. I like my scuba tank too much, for now.

 

It’s more fun driving a slow vehicle fast, then driving a fast vehicle slow.

 

this would be sweet....can't believe they'd release it without an MT.....engineering probably had a bet with accounting......enough complaints, they build the MT

cross your fingers

 

That makes a ton of sense. Its probably the relay, not the actuator, right? As I have that function turned off. Thanks!

 

Wish they would bring back the old one, sickest car ever made.