What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Jack-o-snorkel

 

Stay strong brother. Wishing you success with the treatments.

 

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Mid-life refresh for the Taco.

JD Fab LT kit with LCA pivot kit & UCA double shear kit, gusseted wheel spindle/double shear steering kit, 934 CV's, ECGS Dana 60 4.88 and StopTech BBK.

Almost ready to break in the new 4.88's and hoping for a snowy winter

BTW Jesse at JD Fab and Chase at ECGS have top notch customer service. Highly recommend using either of them if you need aftermarket parts

 

I need to get this. Looks like it would be effective, better than the rainbow sprinkler I have been using. I brought home enough sand from Ocracoke to fill a kid’s sandbox.

 

that looks like Frisco area…

 

Nice setup! Did you go with lockers?

 

Washed it.

Before…….(yesterday)

After…..(today)

 

Yes, I agree. The worst speed for me was also 25mph. The speed limit in our neighborhood is 25mph. The thing that made me finally give it up was when there was a guy and his kid on bikes and I’m going by him with the motor stuck at that rpm and he looked at me as if saying what the hell are you doing? Frustrating and a little embarrassing at the same time. Also harder when you want finer control with the accelerator and it just wants to make the truck jump. It’s as if it’s just coded to stay in those gears at those speeds no matter what the situation is just to be able to say it holds gears longer than others and doesn’t shift as much. I also disagree with those who keep saying if it doesn’t behave in that way that you are just lugging the motor all the time. S mode is there if you want or need the truck to behave in that manner. I don’t want it that way by default.

 

Looks awesome what tonneau cover are you running?

 

I did an unintentional and perhaps risky experiment today. I pulled into the gas station after work with my gas pump idiot light on, the range on the HU showing ---, the needle square on E, and the MDM pleading with me to refuel.
The MDM showed tank average MPG of 20.4, and my trip odometer since last fill was at 384.
I put in 18.87 gallons.

Theoretically I still had 2.2 gallons in the tank (21.1 gallon capacity I believe), and perhaps giving me another 44 miles range.

My conclusion is that yes, I could go over 400 miles on a tank, but better yet I should just believe what the car tells me and fill it up when it wants. It's good to know I have more than fumes in the tank at that point but the obvious and wise action is to seek fuel and not find out exactly how much the fuel pump can suck out of the tank.

 

a saturn

 

Looks like a late 80’s Supra

 

You can butt out of this thread anytime.

 

Haha 1987 Toyota Supra Turbo 5spd targa top with 69k miles <3

 

That'd be a Supra. I'm guessing a 1990 - 1992.

Edit - or an 87

 

Nice! good to know thanks brother !

 

I saw those sprinklers and thought no way. The sand you pick up at the beach (in NC anyway) has seemingly got glue mixed in with it. You need something with a lot of pressure to flush it off undercarriage. I use a pressure washer and 5 foot wand with a 60 degree curved tip. And even then there is sand left behind but at least it's now diluted. I'll slide under a couple times a year (with Race Ramps) to check for rust and blow out any dirt/sand I find hiding from plain view with compressed air. Do it on both the Taco and my 3/4 ton Chevy. Then touch up with Eastwood Chassis Black and Amsoil HD MP. I know that sounds like a lot but a couple hours 2/3 times a year goes a long way in rust prevention. Oh, and don't forget the sand riding on the skid plates.

 

Thank you very much! You don't realize how hard cancer is until you have to fight it yourself. Reaching a milestone this Friday though, my 13th Immunotherapy treatment, I'm halfway thru treatments! Late April 2024 can't get here quick enough!!