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

Yeah this damn virus shit has everything screwed up.

 

And installing a backup camera in a vehicle with the license plate below the tailgate is easier than one with the license plate ON the tailgate...

 

You mean like in the bumper instead of the body?

 

Yeah; You’d have to run the up the rear pillar and then back down into the tailgate on a Subaru...

 

Yeah l can see running the wires being a bit more difficult.

 

My Mustang's original owner was a fireman, he had some kind of antenna on the rear window and a coaxial cable that ran all the way up to near the shifter.

 

I think it would be even worse in a 3-door sedan!

 

Yeah, you showed me a picture...

 

I tore all of that crap out of the car except for the antenna base, it is firmly attached to both sides of the glass. I often wonder if they actually drilled a hole thru the glass or just glued both pieces on the glass, either way it's not removable.

 

@PennSilverTaco Next time l go down to the garage l will try to remember to snap a pic of it.

 

Neighbor’s new Micro Toy Poodle puppy!

 

I’ve decided to turn my original Toywerx grille into a showpiece of sorts; Once the Raptor-style grille is ready, I will get this one signed by everyone who is directly or indirectly played a role in making my truck what it is!

 

Plastidipped!

 

Don’t have any experience with putting it in a truck bed but I’ve laid it in probably 30 houses (I flip houses).

Whatever brand you go with make sure it does not have a cork back or anything like that.

Lifeproof vinyl planks are a good choice for the money, as they’re sealed and have a good amount of wear layer.

 

Cab, not bed...

 

Meant to say you already showed me a picture; Noticed that I said "should me a picture"...

You posted a picture in this thread and it's floating around somewhere!

 

Oh ok, l dont even remember.

 

So, with the exception of October 2013 (when my dad's mechanic did the emissions test and safety inspection on my truck; Possibly 2010 as well), my truck has been inspected at Thompson Toyota every year between 2010 and 2019; This year, for the first time ever, I had my new regular mechanic Pete inspect my truck. I have always used Carfax as a log of how many miles I've driven my truck in a year, and was disappointed when the 2020 inspection didn't appear on my truck's Carfax report within two weeks. Pete told me that unlike the dealer, he does not log that stuff "into the system" the ultimately reports it to Carfax; I was absolutely sure that PennDOT logged all inspections (and the vehicle's mileage at the time of the inspection) into Carfax regardless of who did the inspection. Turns out I was right!

I checked my truck's Carfax report just now, and it's showing that it passed emissions on August 17th, 2020 with 116,279 miles on the odometer; My dad's Yukon and my truck have inspection stickers that expire in October of every year, but Pennsylvania allows these to be renewed up to two or three months prior to the actual expiration while still retaining the original month! My dad and I were both busy with work, and we both brought our respective vehicles to Pete almost two months before the stickers expired...

 

My truck was purchased new on September 30th, 2009 with 20 miles on the clock; Here's a mileage log based entirely on the original date of sale, and annual Pennsylvania emissions tests!

September 30th, 2009: 20 miles
October 7th, 2010: 7,414 miles
August 31st, 2011: 13,130 miles
October 26th, 2012: 21,934 miles
October 31st, 2013: 32,243 miles
September 10th, 2014: 40,150 miles
October 20th, 2015: 53,812 miles
October 11th, 2016: 67,038 miles
October 17th, 2017: 77,719 miles
October 2nd, 2018: 88,351 miles
September 6th, 2019: 104,235 miles
August 17th, 2020: 116,279 miles
January 3rd, 2021: 122,449 miles (CURRENT MILEAGE AS OF THIS POST)

 

2006 Colorado, black regular cab.

The 1997 Olds Achieva was the drunk driving vehicle..white 4 door with the Quad 4 motor. I just got it in November 2001 with 40K and it had 47K when I got caught.

You did. Then started again. Haha

Intermittent wipers was mine unless you count Weathertechs.

Thinking out loud, could it maybe have been a car phone back when they had to be hardwired?

Damn I have cats bigger than that thing