Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

She's a beaut Clark

 

I could use it, and I want to test/tune my new CB antenna. Looking at my work schedule, though, I'm not free until after 4pm.

 

I’ll be home. I’m not sure when anyone is coming over or staying till. More than welcome to stop after work. I’ll be outside planning and laying out my Christmas display.

 

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@Pixeltim needs to get the silkscreen shop going in the building next door to the print shop!

Pixeltim’s Wrap Shack

 

You should make sure that is ok with @Pixeltim if you haven’t already considering it is his design.

 

We already talked about it, all is good, but thanks

 

Just wanted to make sure.

 

I have done shirts through Vista print before. Price isn't bad and quality is good for the price. They aren't screen printed though.

Here's a pic of the shirts I did for a trip in Colorado for some mountain climbing me and some buddies did. 6 year old shirt and worn quite a bit.

 

Wow! Looks like a fire hazard lol!

 

Yep..
These didn’t seem bad. Under $18 per shirt (just random sizes on 11 shirts was $194.00.)

 

I'm driving back from Trenton, MO Friday but should be able to make it in the afternoon if people are still around. I could use an ice cold brewski

 

You Racine guys have all the fun.

 

Looks like the pipeline trip was a success! Bummed to have missed it, as it's been a hot minute since I chatted with you guys - I am definitely in for the next adventure.

Those stickers (and possibly shirts) look dope! Well done.

 

As an aside, for those interested in rust prevention, I undercoated my truck with woolwax recently - we'll see how it performs!

 

Good luck. Two winters in Wisconsin with fluid film (similar to wool wax) and I’ll be chasing down the rust and corrosion for years.


Coilovers (bearings, coils springs, bodies and shafts corroded and pitted), upper control arm uniballs, lower control arm cam bolts and sleeves, rear axle, the entire exhaust system, lower engine components, leaf springs are fucked, shock bearings/bodies/shafts, oxidized paint under antenna, every powder coated accessory oxidized or rusted (roof rack, ubolt flip kit plate, front bumper etc), “chrome” Toyota badging, rear bumper, etc are oxidizing.

Problem is that stuff can’t protect any suspension part or parts that get sprayed by road salt, and the the salt works it’s way into impossibly hard to clean or spray places. I’m in the process of replacing my stock shackle hangers with Hammer Hangers. The frame is rusted to shit under where the stock shackle hangers were attached. I had to sand the fuck out of my frame and repaint it there before I attached the hammer hangers.

expect shit like this, no matter how diligent you are....

 

I just got my set of HH and shackles. Gonna give it a go soon. Any tricks on removing the rivets? Or do you just have to give'em hell?

 

Grind the heads down with an angle grinder, use a punch (I use a punch from an old, broken air hammer) and a BFH/sledge and send it (they pop out pretty easily). It's pretty easy once you get the rivets out. As always, an extra set of hands always goes a long way.

Added tip: Use anti-seize on the new brackets where they touch the frame.

 

In my mind it was easier to remove the rear shock and rear leaf to have as much room as possible to work. I wish I could have removed the rear HC bumper, but it isn’t a two person job...

Because I didn’t remove the rear HC bumper, I had to cut the stock hanger off at the frame with a cut off wheel to get to the lower rear rivet, then grind the heads off. Then a hammer and chisel popped the stock hangers off. I used a ball joint press kit to pop the lower two rivers out, super easy. For the upper two, with the rear HC bumper on I didn’t seem to have enough room to BFH and punch, so I had to drill them. Step bit, then 1/4”, then 1/2”. Tedious but not horrible.

I need to come up with a ratchet strap / come-along set up in my garage to hold my bumper.