Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

anyone need some stuff? need to thin out the parts pile

Mobtown bolt on sliders - $500
6' soft topper (front and rear solid panels included) $650
rago fab ditch light brackets $35
bed mat $50

or best offer. buy it all and ill make you deal.

also have rear seat molle panel and birddawg tech deck.. pretty sure ive got a mirror riser around somewhere too.

 

For some reason your post brought the old "phish-heads phish-heads rolly-polly phish-heads" song into mind.

But yeah, the stupid(-est) part being biggest VT city Burlington and Shittyden county. Plenty of wanna-be-big-college-town tard action around there, with all the expected hair dye, overdoses, and higher prices. Get out in the sticks and it's more fun in the woods and snow.

/rant

 

Had to look it up...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn73Wtem0No

 

This is the look I am going for:

 

I didn't miss it... I just..... Forgot

 

Folks we have functional 4x4 action again!

Replaced with an entire new actuator and that did the trick.

I'm guessing the old one had continuity problems even with a new motor. Didn't realize the corrosion was that bad.

At least this one is beefed up and has hex bolts if I do have to service it again. It's too easy to round out those Phillips screws.

I really hope no one has to deal with this any time soon. I'll have bolt sizes, part links, and SKU's for anyone that needs them though. The thread I used on here was 42 pages and has stuff scattered everywhere.

 

seems fitting for this thread

 

Some more progress. Now I need to get the bed off and make mounts.

 

Any idea of what the final weight will be in comparison to the box?
Would almost want a beefy bumper or something to add some weight.?
Looks like it will be light but that's only visual.

 

Not really sure. That is 2x4 1/8 inch steel. probably weighs almost as much as the bed anyway... Lots to still weld on and add, so it will get heavier...

 

Right. and the bed is just thin metal and fiberglass, I believe.
No more metal floor.

 

Old looking at new…

 

Plastic composite mold, not fiberglass.

 

That's because they aren't Phillips head screws, they are JIS screws. JIS head screws look the same, but the angle of the point is different, a Phillips screwdriver won't get proper bite and will round out the heads, like you saw.

Kinda stupid to have the two, but Japan insists on using them.

 

gross

 

Quintessential late 80's early 90's yuppy ski transport rig. Just needs the fake wood side panels!

 

Hey @Supr4Lo! Found a place for you to go explore for me-Sheep Bridge across the Verde River. It is off FR 269 north east of Phoenix, kinda near Payson. Looks interesting and worth an overnight. Mazatzal peak isn't too far off either and that looks like some fun... Don't know what a road called Passage 23 is but it sure looks interesting. Go get some pictures!

 

I was there last weekend. Did Bloody Basin road to sheeps Bridge. Then crossed the Verde River and continued on the Backway to sheeps bridge. Was about 70 miles total. Was a real nice drive with beautiful scenery, but nothing challenging.
I posted a few pics back a few pages, but here's a few more also https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/az-bs-thread-4-2⁰.431790/page-5423#post-29283796

There was lots of camping out that way.

On sheeps bridge



Crossing the Verde River. Wasn't going to initially because we were alone, but the wife called me chicken.....



Next weekend we're doing The Backway to Crown King with a small group. That trail should be more challenging.