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Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

Discussion in 'Mid West' started by Thatbassguy, Dec 19, 2008.

  1. Dec 3, 2022 at 8:33 PM
    wi_taco

    wi_taco My skid plates give rocks taco flavored kisses

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    I made a good decision and passed on the bad decision but appreciate the concern! That being said I may still make another bad/good decision tomorrow, stay tuned lol! :rofl:

    Plate mount is looking good!!
     
  2. Dec 4, 2022 at 4:14 AM
    LarryDangerfield

    LarryDangerfield One Larry a day keeps the money away ™ Moderator

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    Oh there will be some mods all right
  3. Dec 4, 2022 at 4:32 AM
    SRH

    SRH My horns hold up my halo

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    Your pics are always so beautiful!!
    I think that wind would have knocked me down!!
     
  4. Dec 4, 2022 at 4:34 AM
    LarryDangerfield

    LarryDangerfield One Larry a day keeps the money away ™ Moderator

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    Oh there will be some mods all right
    Thank you! Yeah lol, it was pretty violent. It's fun though to dress properly and pit yourself against mother nature for a bit.
     
  5. Dec 4, 2022 at 7:46 AM
    wi_taco

    wi_taco My skid plates give rocks taco flavored kisses

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    Wow those are some crazy conditions to visit that area in especially up on top of the dunes!!
     
  6. Dec 4, 2022 at 7:58 AM
    LarryDangerfield

    LarryDangerfield One Larry a day keeps the money away ™ Moderator

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    Oh there will be some mods all right
    It's pretty fun as long as you dress properly. Also it actually wasn't as bad on top of the dunes as you'd think (I'm sure it was the taller dunes from the direction of the wind helping with that.) I may have stumbled on the way down a particularly steep spot and did like a 6 second foot first baseball slide though :anonymous:
     
  7. Dec 4, 2022 at 9:03 AM
    Shellshock

    Shellshock King Shit of Turd Island

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    @Larry Dangerfield next truck?
     
  8. Dec 4, 2022 at 11:34 AM
    Supr4Lo

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  9. Dec 4, 2022 at 12:21 PM
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    Hive mind question. Have my Total Chaos UCA's apart and ready to be powder coated-got these used and they needed to be spruced up. Should I see if my coater has a teal close to the Dobisons color that my springs are or stay with silver?
     
  10. Dec 4, 2022 at 12:29 PM
    WiscoPat

    WiscoPat One does not simply purchase a Ridgeline

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    I'd suggest staying with silver and let the coils bring some pop by themselves.
     
  11. Dec 4, 2022 at 12:33 PM
    Supr4Lo

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    I agree with @WiscoPat
     
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  12. Dec 4, 2022 at 1:23 PM
    OldSchlPunk

    OldSchlPunk A legend in my own mind!

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  13. Dec 4, 2022 at 1:49 PM
    pearing

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    Thats enough for me-Silver it is.
     
  14. Dec 4, 2022 at 1:50 PM
    BEAR_KNIFE_FIGHT

    BEAR_KNIFE_FIGHT bearly famous

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    How did those UCAs turn out after cleanup?
     
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    pearing

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    They are still in progress-I am taking them to the powder coater tomorrow. have all the parts to rebuild them from TC. Pictures when finished and installed...
     
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  16. Dec 4, 2022 at 2:03 PM
    BEAR_KNIFE_FIGHT

    BEAR_KNIFE_FIGHT bearly famous

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    Awesome! Glad to see they are living on.
     
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    LarryDangerfield

    LarryDangerfield One Larry a day keeps the money away ™ Moderator

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    Oh there will be some mods all right
    I appreciate you looking out but I'm not interested in soft toppers, they just don't do it for me.
     
  18. Dec 4, 2022 at 3:09 PM
    sparkystaco

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    I'd say coat black & let the coils shine
     
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  19. Dec 4, 2022 at 3:22 PM
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    I was up on a ladder hanging Christmas lights, she was leaving to get an extension cord and I heard an unmistakable crunch… any body shop recommendations near Milwaukee?

    E26086A7-71D8-454F-A284-3EC5E9A5E9F2.jpg2 broken headlight tabs, 3 broken on flare, and the fender got a nice bend right after the headlight.
     
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  20. Dec 4, 2022 at 3:23 PM
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    Picture was taken after I did the old “push everything back together and tell yourself it’ll be ok”
     

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