Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

Yes that's the one I have. Here is my original install way back when my Tacoma was an innocent lass:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/block-heater.591203/page-3#post-22010494

 

If those were available in the States I would be all over it.

 

Up the hedache or the fuel filler.

 

Anyone on here have any experience relocating the backup camera? Watched a couple of videos and it seems pretty straight forward, but would love some input from having done it. When the flatbed platform is mounted I plan to do a filler panel from it to the remnants of the bumper-a side for the rear storage area-and this should provide a nice spot for the camera. Hoping I can keep it more internal (ie: protected from the weather) than the outside mount the video showed. Do tell...

 

I was thinking the same.

 

My buddy has rented a Jimny in Costa rica and says they are pretty cool little cars.

 

IIRC, Connor @Snowy has an F-150 tank mounted between the frame rails on his rock crawler. Would be much cheaper...

 

Having installed a camera in my grille, I wouldn't think relocating the rear camera would be difficult at all.

 

Maybe because it's a fully enclosed passenger version. The two-door truck versions don't actually sell for all that much. Somewhere in the low 30s. Maybe low 40s. What's weird is they didn't make that many of them yet. There seem to be an abnormal amount in the states... I'm guessing because of the Japanese propensity to put heavy heavy taxes on big vehicles and to destroy older vehicles, the import market is pretty good here because anything that's not exported off of Japan is destroyed.

46 grand in Texas with some dubious licensing hoops to jump through.

Love the sideways taillights

Yes. This. Been slow on my TW game lately.

 

Mine was mounted (zip tied) on the tire swing out pivot before I relocated it back into the tailgate after I ditched the swing out. Still works perfectly and I think it was on the swing out for years before I got the truck.

I love the F150 tank! Cheap and easy, plus the stock fuel gauge still works if you bend the float 180* too.

 

i missed the tail lights haha. It’s gonna be the new craze!

 

That is, until he takes out the second mortgage for the LED lights. I'm guessing the present setup is just to be able to drive it for now.

 

He might not get the expected miles out of them tires!

 

Yes, you are correct

 

Update on project garage, for those who might be curious.

Killer deal on a spray foam installer via my electrician.

Before:



After!

 

Shouldn't be any drafts in those walls.
I'm always curious.
What's the R rating of the foam, price compared to rolls?

 

According to my installer, one inch of closed-cell foam is the rough equivalent to an r19 batt. Cost was $3.5k for 3 inches in the roof deck and 2 inches in the walls.

For not having to install batts and not needing a vapor barrier (plus it'll keep out bugs, spiders, rodents, etc.), definitely worthwhile.

 

Jealous

 

Sounds worth it.
I don't think you can sqeeze more than r21 batt between 2×4's.
Will hold better heat most definitely.

I ended up putting better trim and weatherproofing around the garage door. It's insulated but still loses most heat through there.