NW WA Meet / BS Thread

I'm a napa guy. Napa premium or ultra premium. Use them in pretty much everything and never had any issues. Last plenty long and stop just fine.

 

So in the last 3 weeks, there have been 4 deaths in the family. First was an uncle, then was a grandpa, then my in laws had to put down their dog, and last was my stepdad. Before my grandpa went, he told my stepmom that he wanted his guns to go to me. After leaving my mom's house, I went to my dad & stepmom's house to pick up the guns, since my stepmom is damn near afraid of guns.

I just inherited a woodstock .270 hunting rifle, .22 revolver, and .32 revolver. I haven't looked into the .270 yet, but have gotten the revolvers out. The .22 was pretty clean, but definitely needed some oil. Once I got it oiled, and loaded, I took it out back and launched a few rounds. The .32 I cleaned and oiled, but it seemed like it was in better shape than the .22. As I was unfamiliar with .32 as a caliber, I looked into it more, and found patent date stamps from Jan 04 to Dec 14. Since it isn't a new gun, I am assuming the dates were from 1904 to 1914. I thought it would be a snappy little gun, but after shooting a few rounds through, it really isn't. I told my stepmom I thought the .32 used to be her grandpa's, not just her dad's. She talked to one of her aunts and that seems to ring true. I'm glad I got them before there was anymore rust developing so I can maintain them better.

 

Yeah this happened to me a couple years back, 300lb buddy riding around with me on forest roads, when the dealer did the recall they stacked weights on the seat and calibrated it after each additional weight. Not sure if they could calibrate it for heavier loads than normal though. I haven't had any trouble since, and the same buddy still rides around with me.

 

I wonder if that’s what happened to mine too. I replaced the clock spring and still have an airbag light and I’ve been known to ride in the passenger seat.

 

thanks for the feedback. I like to go shooting with this guy but if it's a $200 recalibrate after each trip then no can do. I want the air bag on for a normal adult or even a 13 year old kid but not be so fucking nancy about a big guy. Why not just permanently enable passenger airbag and don't put a tiny kid up their? Well I guess there is the seat belt chime bitching at you but that can be taken care of too.

 

Does anyone have any experience wiring a dual battery set up? If so what all do you need and is it a better idea to save some money and do everything yourself or buy wiring already put together?

 

I made a dual battery set up for my 96’ before my Tacoma World days. It was pretty simple. I got a battery isolator and a 100amp breaker from Pacific Power batteries and made my own leads and battery hold downs. Doesn’t look fancy but only probably cost about $150. It’s pretty simple... run a charge line from be alternator to the isolator and positives leads back to the batteries and one little jump wire to a ignition source. The isolator sends juice to which ever battery it senses it the lowest.https://m.delcity.net/store/Battery...mt=e&msclkid=136b13e3074713b899d773e8bf7f35ec my isolator is very similar to this one.

 

Thanks this is super helpful! I’m leaning toward wiring it up my self

 

SOLD!Welp, I think it's time for me to sell my Taco. I'm needing some more interior space for the family these days. In the process of cleaning things up and I'll make an official post. If you guys know anyone who wants a pretty built up Tacoma that's been owned by a Toyota/Lexus tech than let me know!
2013 Trd off road with 114k
Lots of upgrades that I'll list in official for sale post. Couple pics for attention

 

Are you willing to sell the RTT?

 

Definitely. Pm for some details if you're interested

 

seems like the expensive part is getting a mount for a second battery but making a tray for yourself shouldnt be hard if youre up for the task. also this isolator from Amazon is pretty popular

$115 Dual Battery Isolator Kit 12V - 140 Amp Voltage Sensitive Relay (VSR) for Dual Battery Setup - Automatic Disconnect Switch for Car, Truck, RV, UTV, ATV, Marine - Batteries Wiring Kit

https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Battery...611443486&sprefix=dual+battery,aps,246&sr=8-3

 

It’s as expensive as you want to make it. I welded a fat chain link to a bolt, drilled some holes through the fender and through bolted it and use a ratchet strap. Mind you this was like 2006 before all the cool shit was readily available a mouse click away. It’s been like that for 14yrs and no problems.

 

yeah i meant buying a prefabbed is expensive. making your own makes way more sense imo

 

Who’s gusseting spindles locally? Interested in your opinion if you can reinforce my fuck up lol. Long story short all attempts to stop the ball joint from spinning didn’t work leading to cutting and lead to an oops and a Knick when I pulled away. Cut isn’t all the way through. Just drilled and slotted spindles lol!

 

Anyone tow a travel trailer with their tacoma? I'm looking at getting one with a GVWR (max loaded weight) of 4835... Looking for any advice from people towing in the northwest.

Lots of the posts in the towing forum are from areas without mountain passes.

I got a scangauge to monitor the transmission temps. Will be using a weight distribution hitch with sway control and and a trailer brake.

 

3850 Lbs should be easy, given the towing capacity of these trucks. Don't forget to factor in, all additional essentials (travel trailer?) for camping, that gets tossed in.
The Off Road should handle towing no problem.

Suggest if you are heading over the passes, (if A/T), shift manually as necessary, for better control of RPMs and torque. Less strain on the transmission.

The addition of trailer brakes help a lot.

If it were me, I'd add a few hundred pounds in the bed of the truck, for more stopping mass on the rear axle of the truck.

 

If it were on the inside angle of the spindle, I'd be concerned but on the outside of the angle like that, it's not really a high stress point in the spindle. I wouldn't sweat it but others may feel differently about it. Keep an eye on it and watch to see if any cracks develop from the end of the cuts but if it were me, I'd run it like it is and just check it every week or so for a while.

 

Sorry, edited the post right after I posted. It's 4835 max weight. Dry weight is 3654. Too many numbers in my head.

It is an AT, I will be using sport mode while towing to control what gear I'm in.

Thanks for the info.

 

Welding a tray up will be pretty easy, and thanks for the recommendations I’ll probably get around to ordering the parts this week!!