What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Only by 60 years! I get asked about it every now and then. (For those who don’t know, it’s a replica of the plate seen on the police car on The Andy Griffith Show)

 

That is awesome ! Nice work !

 

I’d think driving around with a fake plate would get you bonus LEO stops.

 

Thanks. Appreciate that.

I’ll sand, prime and paint in the spring time.

I’m exploring making it telescopic too, pipe within pipe but haven’t quite figured it all out.

I need more fly rods now.

 

Spent the day detailing the cab. It had got very dirty after running up to the mountains last winter and a hard summer of work. It may have taken hours, but it was quite satisfying.

 

Luckily not an issue here in SC and a few other states around here. Several of my TAGS friends in the southeast have it on their vehicles and never have had a problem. I’d like to think *most* law enforcement would get a kick out of it, in states where front plates aren’t required. I just enjoy telling people what it is when I get the occasional question lol.

 

telescopic is just next level!!

 

Found this. Need to call and see if they make 2” reduced to 1-1/2”

https://youtu.be/p54lq45m-4Q

 

Drove it to work, parked next to Chole that has the YouTube channel (silver taco)
and another guy. I haven't drove the tacoma in a few weeks,I've been driving the Mini cooper.

 

I’m pretty sure Chloe makes a point of blurring her license plate

 

I would check the age on those; the price seems quite low, even for tires from Thailand.

 

Way back in 2022 we had to do it. This is from the 2022 Tacoma Owner's Manual. Probably printed on papyrus, but I use the pdf version.

 

breaking in and bed in is not the same thing

 

I guess I meant break in by the owner manual recommendation.

 

Going back a few decades, cylinder liners underwent a single-stage honing process that left a crosshatch pattern on the surface of cylinders or cylinder liners. Sharp, jagged edges created by the newly honed surfaces then needed to be removed or smoothed to provide an optimum seal between the piston compression rings and cylinders.

This was best achieved with lower quality, usually mineral-based, engine oil allowing the piston rings to bed in against the cylinder, thus creating a tight seal. This bedding in process, basically “controlled wear of engine components,” included a gradual increase in load and revs on the engine over a period of running hours and miles. This was essential to deliver a good seal and cylinder compression and limit engine oil consumption. The engine oil would be replaced with a higher quality semi or fully synthetic oil with friction modifiers designed to lower friction and reduce further wear.

It is much different now since manufacturers introduced a final stage honing process. Referred to as a plateau hone, this finishing process simulates most of an engine run-in by removing the sharp, uneven ridges created by the primary honing process. It guarantees an almost perfect seal from the outset or at least very close. It also enables manufacturers to use high-quality synthetic oils from the factory without the need for running-in oil. Therefore, any final running in should be completed promptly and not over 1000+ miles, with a risk of bore glazing resulting in reduced power loss and potential excessive oil consumption

 

Hey, What are those side rails on the bed?

 

Drove it up to the north Georgia hills.

 

The 7th gen Camry se is pretty rugged.. love that car

 

I look those tires up in a 285/70/17 and they were $188 per tire. Still a good price but a little bit above $65.

 

I got some new gas for the gas tank today. Not quite sure where the old gas went.