1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

I saw an old beater Subaru on a trail once doing a 3ft+ deep water crossing with a PVC pipe snorkel

 

Well.... you can't really knock it if it works lol

 

@Das it mang here's some more toyota gold for you

https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/pts/d/kirkland-2001-toyota-tacoma-bench-seat/7191781414.html

 

Yeah, I mean the real deal snorkels are thin plastic anyhow. I see no issue doing a PVC pipe snorkel. Just paint it black so it isn't so obvious.

 

I’ve always made it a point to try and visit there one day. Pretty cool place to visit, if you do the top to bottom tour which they offer rarely you can tour the other nine levels of the silo and Level 1 and 3 of the control center. They usually only take you to Level 2 of the control center, and the main level of the silo.

 

True, though I guess there's might be something to be said for the snorkel design as far as airflow and ejecting water from under the head goes, supposedly that's how the ARB one works. But for a beater on the trails I don't think any of that matters. Just wanna make sure however you seal it off to the air intake is good and has no leaks

 

They are completely shut down for Covid unfortunately. So gotta wait until the re-open their doors. Hopefully that happens still.

 

If you mean the launch doors they had to put big ol’ concrete blocks in the tracks so they’re stuck halfway open as a part of the denuclearization treaty haha.

They’re a branch of the Pima Air and Space Museum so they have some help. Hopefully they’ll make it through.

 

There's various diameter flanges you can get. You could seal them to the fenderwell hole with DIY rubber gaskets. Probably be better at keeping water and dust out than the real thing if done right.

Maybe I'll explore this if I can hide it under the fender still...

$40 Spears 854-040 Glass-Filled PVC Pipe Fitting, Van Stone Flange, Class 150, Schedule 80, 4" Socket

https://www.amazon.com/Spears-854-040-Glass-Filled-Fitting-Schedule/dp/B008HQ88MQ

 

Didn't know they were associated with Pima Air and Space, that's pretty cool. That's an amazing museum in itself, I've been to that a couple times.

 

"I feel this is a screaming deal!!"

 

I plan on driving up to Arkansas one of these days and visiting the two sites that have been opened up out there, maybe I’ll pass through Arizona and hit up the museums.

 

Let me know if you come thru!

 

I mean it is clean though, maybe 75 bucks clean

 

Well that sucks, was looking forward to the frozen Mac n cheese I bought last Friday and kept in the mini fridge at work, but apparently the fridge died over the weekend lol.

 

@Sperrunner come fix my mini fridge

 

Is was that line that made me instantly think of the rims you posted

Right? I don't care how clean it is.. Whoever willingly wants a bench seat over buckets either doesn't drive their truck for extended periods or gets alot of "road action" lol

 

@eon_blue when you custom ordered your alcans did you give em your weight you drive around as a daily or what you weigh fully loaded down for a weekend?

 

Added up the weight I carry fully loaded down for trips vs what's there day to day. Though if you can get exact numbers and get your truck weighed with and without that would be the most accurate way to go.

The issue is that if you don't carry that weight around all the time, you're looking to find a balance between daily weight and the occasion where you are fully loaded. Some guys are loaded up for trips every weekend and/or don't daily their rig and it makes sense to put some really heavy duty springs back there for max capacity, without worrying as much about the unloaded ride

 

I picked a great day to pour some concrete slabs.