What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Yes, sir. Coincidentally enough, from one down your way. They had it marked down, there was an additional 10% off for Memorial Day and free shipping put the total at $77.70.

I was pretty pleased with that.

 

I should have waited

 

Today I received this too expensive piece of canvas, I definitely got influenced by those overlanding youtubers; I just want to look cool on my ride to the grocery store . Waiting for those new 6.5" Billiebars to arrive to install it.

 

I keep going back and forth on getting one... I already have 3 regular tents lol

 

My wife is always annoyed that I'll stalk something for months to get a deal.

 

Lots of people love them, but also lots of people don't like them.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=why+you+shouldn't+get+a+rooftop+tent

 

I also do have like regulars tents lol. I see this RTT as another excuse to go out and camps more, it's just a new toy. regular tents would just do it fine, this RTT is expensive for what it is to be honest. It is definitely not a rational decision to buy this. especially this brand (Even though it looks very solid and good quality). I was gonna buy from a Canadian brand in my area in Canada - BC but it was only on back-order and long wait...

 

Changed out a rear seat belt.. "Dog damage" Got to tell ya, Thats a spendy pain in the ass job!

 

I pick up my new Freespirit Tri-Layer tomorrow. I feel your pain..

 

Much like @DLRIII drove mine to work, opened the sunroof and enjoyed the cloud cover. Sadly, had to pull into work and clock in.

 

101 here today so my drive was with the sunroof and windows closed and the AC on full blast.

 

Do you ever get the feeling you missed something? Guess I’m better off missing it. I don’t need another ban. Lol

 

That’s dope! I have been considering getting a wrap soon, and I would do this.

 

'Bonestacker' on reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ToyotaTacoma/comments/mqeabx/hello_from_florida/

 

Well we have the lovely humidity to back up 80 degree weather. So there's that.

But in all honesty, I'd rather have the humidity than the cold.

 

o yeah. 5 hexagon screws

 

I like the bumper, anyone know what brand?

 

Man I felt the same way after I traded in my 2008 model 2nd Gen. The salesman pressed the ECT on when I test drove it. He knew I would not like that test drive under normal mode. I told my friends I would pay someone $1K if they could put my 2nd Gen engine and transmission back in this new truck. Well, I found someone that would do it for only $300! I got the KD Max tune to my 2020 ORDCBL 3rd Gen and now it drives as the 2nd Gen engine and transmission did. I got tired of being in 6th gear by the time I was at the end of the alley.

 

Not really something that I've "done" yet, but I've officially kicked off this project by picking up a bunch of expensive parts yesterday and today.

Yesterday, I went to my local Off Road Warehouse to pick up a set of Icon RXT leaf packs and u-bolts. This morning, I drove down to Cali Raised Off Road and picked up a set of Elka 2.5" extended travel coilovers and rear shocks with compression adjusters. As soon as I got home from Cali Raised, I jumped on the computer to order a set of JBA high caster UCAs. Just as I was about to click "pay," Off Road Warehouse texted me a coupon for my next purchase. I got to thinking, with a $40 shipping charge on the JBAs, I could buy a better set of UCAs for only a couple hundred more by using that coupon. I headed back down to ORW and looked at several different sets that they had. Total Chaos, Dirt King, etc. The guy at the counter was offering me a hell of a deal on a set of Element billet with heimed joints, but they were still more than twice the price that I was going to pay for the JBAs. I was just about settled on the Icon tubular with Delta Joints when my wife said "if you're already going to pay $800, why not just pay a few hundred more and get the ones you want?" Who could argue with that logic?!


Now I'm just waiting on my extended brake lines to arrive from Wheelers and for a free day with no other obligations so that I can get everything installed.

Where did you get the wire? That's a sweet looking setup, and I need it in my life.

 

MAD MAX!