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

Ok, this is the last one.
But I know you like imported RHD.

And this is cool.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1996-toyota-hilux-surf-6/

 

@Speedytech7

This 4Runner has the diesel 3.0L that you referred to as gutless. Would you leave that engine or do a swap if it were your truck?

 

I'd leave it, still be a fun novelty. Something that old and imported isn't something you buy to do real work or tour the country. Be a fun rig to putt around town or to a car show.

 

As long as it has working A/C so you can be comfortable in the summer!

 

That was one of the hardest things to sort out when I was shopping around for a turbo kit for my tacoma... one that didn't require removing the AC lines or some insane routing around the engine bay.

This is the mockup pic from a different truck, but the kit I ultimately bought,

just barely enough room for the lines to squeak by

 

That looks like it has the A/C yanked out though...

 

It did cause it isn't a real truck, it's just a mockup clip. But it gave me points to measure to make sure my lines did clear

 

@Just_A_Guy
@RustyGreen
@shakerhood

I really LOVE this house, and would actually have it built today!

Country Style House Plan - 3 Beds 2 Baths 1783 Sq/Ft Plan #314-220 - Eplans.com

 

That looks nice, loses points on lack of shop/garage though. Don't see a lot of brick buildings over here, minus the university.

 

The master bedroom has dual walk-in closets and a fully-equipped bathroom with dual sinks, and a separate tub and shower. The other two bedrooms also have walk-in closets! It has a 9-foot ceilings, a kitchen with the cooktop/wall oven layout that I prefer, and even a fireplace!

 

It's got a 2-car garage, and I would build a separate shop with more garage spaces and a Mitsubishi Mr. Slim ductless heat pump so I can work in the summer and winter!

 

That house has a very old school layout, don't see many new homes, or even renovated homes with separate dining spaces anymore or walled off foyer.

 

The foyer has pillars, no walls...? My parents' house was built in 2015-2016 and it has both a dining room and a breakfast nook. Every house my parents have owned since 1990 has had a separate dining room and breakfast area. If the walls are not load-bearing, a sledgehammer would easily open things up!

 

Needs a bigger garage!

 

It's pretty common here to have open plans. My house had a lot more walls in 1910 but today it is pretty well opened up. There's one wall I still want to get rid of but I have to wait to remodel the kitchen

 

The attached garage would be where I keep my Taco and the snowblower, and I would have a detached garage/workshop for everything else!

 

Interesting too, there appears to be no pass through from the kitchen to the dining room, everything would need to be carried through the great room.
Apparently designed for ostentatious people with a kitchen staff.

 

My parents' house in Oak Harbor, Washington (Whidbey Island) was built in 1988 and had over 2,200 square feet of living space. It was a rancher with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and a 3-car garage. My parents don't remember for sure, but they don't think the master bedroom had walk-in closets. The master bedroom had its own bathroom, and I seem to remember that it had dual sinks and a huge tub, but my mom remember the closets were wide but shallow...