What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

The Ford Pinto Mod

 

True, but the tank is mounted outside the vehicle, so the rapidly expelling gas from the ruptured tank wouldn't build up anywhere to create an explosive situation. It'll dissipate quickly, and if exposed to an ignition source while not under pressure, it'll simply "whoosh" in a fireball and be done.

 

Probably. I don't disagree that is the most likely scenario by a wide margin. But there's always that chance... that little bitty chance... that it doesn't dissipate quickly enough, and that whoosh has people within 50 feet like:

 

Was able to finally source a local used Bestop, got it cleaned up and installed. Took some small tweaking getting the tailgate to close but as simple as it gets. Took three times the amount of time to clean it then install it.

 

It was part of the anytime kit

 

That's the next alternative. My first camera went to static a month or two after I installed it. I bought the same model (Pormido PR550) off eBay and swapped it in. Same problem. Working back toward the HU, I found it was one of the cables.

 

Bending metal generates sufficient heat to ignite gaseous propane. The rest is history. Learn from it or repeat it.

As to the air tanks, two wrongs do not make a right.

Big wreck on PA I 81 yesterday. Lots of "rear enders"!

 

Technically yesterday, but got my Alu-Cab installed at TrailTech4x4

 

What did I do for my 3rd Gen Tacoma today?

Easy.

Took a pic of it coated in Satan's yellow dust at work.

<insert long strand of expletives between sneezes>

 

Lucky for me, being in Mississippi, I have no allergies.

 

This ^^^^

They did a study for hydrogen fueled vehicles a while back. Turned out to be so much safer than gasoline fueled!
When gasoline tanks puncture the fuel drops down and (could) run under the vehicle. If it ignites then the truck is the steak on the grill.
When hydrogen tanks puncture, the fuel, being lighter than air, goes up. If it ignites then it burns above the truck like a torch used to hunt down Frankenstein. This propane should do the same.

Jerry cans full of gasoline on the rear -in a collision- might not be such a good thing.


(Before anyone throws the Hindenburg at me... that wasn't a hydrogen burn. The dirigible's envelope was covered with a special protective paint. That paint had the same chemical composition as rocket fuel. That was source for the burn.)

 

Try Aqua Bond, we use it in the swimming pool industry, seals and bonds solid.

 

Don't brag

Mine started earlier overnight with my eyes itching like crazy. Sure sign for me.

 

For a few weeks every year I have a YELLOW truck!

 

Wasnt sure how I would like them but installed the kjto door handle bowl lights last night. I really like the look and the accent. They show up a lot brighter in pictures than they are in person. The brightness is perfect with not being distracting or annoying while driving.

 

I did see that you have the same idea I do in regards to this. I recall that there is a bolt on the other side that holds it down. You have to take the headliner down in order to access it. But, it sounds like you actually damaged it and I don't know that it would help for you to go through all that work to find out that you can't do anything about it. My quick suggestion at this point (which I later read is the same as yours) is to do what I did as a preventive measure on mine. I taped off the surrounding area to make a clean line around the antenna and sealed the area holding down the antenna with a gasket maker. Just put a textbook down on top of the antenna to hold it down and basically "caulk" it down creating a seal like you do for tile work. Hope that helps.

 

The door bowl lights were all the rave 2 years ago. I think they make a nice touch for subtle illumination in the Taco.

 

What was wrong with the cables

 

eyyyyyyy another pool jokey taco lover

actually here i think the taco or the older tundra that were smaller are the prefered truck for pools where i am at.. see a lot of em with the pole oput the back and im one of em

 

Yesterday the forecast called for rain so I further tempted the rain gods by washing the truck (it worked, rain came early this morning)



Installed oem wipers, which made easy work of said rain. Now im ready to eventually use the blade refills I previously bought thinking I already had the oem wipers



Also put some egg crate foam under the console cover so my pointy ass elbows can have more padding to jab into. Then added an ifak and Element fire extinguisher to the ol’ hex rack.