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

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by PennSilverTaco, Jul 15, 2014.

  1. Jan 29, 2020 at 6:52 AM
    PennSilverTaco

    PennSilverTaco [OP] Encyclopedia of useless information...

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    A guy I know with a salvage yard has a wrecked 2010 RC 5-lug, identical to mine except it’s Super White; He was the first guy I called about a bumper...

    Still waiting to hear back :(
     
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  2. Jan 29, 2020 at 7:19 AM
    Gunshot-6A

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    Buddy of mine did that in high school. Forgot he had his keys carabinered to his belt loop. Ended up with a ignition key scratch all the way across his hood. :frusty:
     
  3. Jan 29, 2020 at 8:06 AM
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    Like, so many.
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    The cost of being the cool kids I guess :cool:

    I’ve always been too heavy for that bs so my version is popping the tailgate and having a seat.
     
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    Oh, Jordan was like 280. I felt bad for that prelude hood a few times.
     
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    'dont engage 4wd on dry pavement' is really over-hyped. Your average driver isnt going to do any damage just driving around at a reasonable speeds
     
  7. Jan 29, 2020 at 8:23 AM
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    X2!
     
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    Damn Jordan what is u doin
     
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    Driving straight yes

    but turning much you’re gonna start damaging things, no?
     
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    Jordan was and likely still is one of those people who you really wonder how they are gonna make it through life.
     
  12. Jan 29, 2020 at 8:43 AM
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    I just hate all the plastic shit...
     
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  13. Jan 29, 2020 at 8:46 AM
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    I snorted a pack of pepper one time, but it was in my Mom's Dodge caravan when I was a kid. I've done a lot of dumb shit in my day, but that might be tops.
     
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  14. Jan 29, 2020 at 8:49 AM
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    I was advised not to buy an OEM bumper on Amazon.
     
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    Even with that I still think it's the best option, hoping the one in the junk yard is available that way it won't be too expensive.
     
  16. Jan 29, 2020 at 9:01 AM
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    My body guy is scouring for a wrecked base model Tacoma with a black bumper...
     
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    Oh, I know that's available, but the truck was sliced open like a can of soup on the driver's side and I don't remember if the bumper was touched; Obviously, I don't want a damaged bumper that probably has rust issues as well!
     
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    sunk my 88 in a deep puddle and fried the cpu
    went off road in my 99 and smashed front up end on steep hill
     
  19. Jan 29, 2020 at 9:05 AM
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    @shakerhood

    I just got a call from the salvage yard in Bethlehem; The bumper on the white '10 RC is shot, but I able to score the driver's kick panel assembly I need for ten bucks!
     
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  20. Jan 29, 2020 at 9:09 AM
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    @ColoradoTJ

    As pretty as that MOVE bumper is, there does not seem to be an option for having it delivered readymade; I am not a welder by any stretch of the imagination and I want my new bumper to be ready for installation. By the time I paid a welder to put it all together and put had it painted/powdercoated, I'd probably be in the hole for as much as the Mobtown bumper I've had my eye on this whole time! My uncle is telling me I can find a heavy-duty bumper for like $200, but I haven't found one yet.
     
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