What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

5 quarts of prime synthetic, new filter.

That stupid locking ring for the Fumoto was annoying to get off so I put the plastic clip back on. And the Motivx tools were as efficient as expected.

But ... damn it all ... I ONLY waited until 19983. Should I redrain and re-do the oil change at an even 20k?

 

Thanks! Don't know yet where we're going to wind up, but will be mid State or lower. Definitely want to leave the cold behind!

 

Not exactly something new, I've got a few friends that have been going south for several years. I know there are many from the northern States that come here, the Winters are nowhere near as cold, but for us it's cold!

 

Sounds very miserable to me. I hope it works out for y'all this year, best of luck to you my friend!

 

Short answer, yes. But there's politics at work here too. Don't get me started. There is a dark side to all the smiling faces on these 'restoration' shows.

 

I started this project 30 years ago, at that time I bought a “basket case” a mostly complete bike with some key parts missing. Swap meets,adds,and some fabrication to complete the dream. The frame and motor are matching serial #’s which is essential to the overall value.

 

That's a great combo. Your Taco would look good with some 75's on there.
Edit: it already looks good. It would look better with 75's! It's fun to spend other people's money.

 

One key difference between Indian (Hendee) and H-D. No ID numbers on H-D frames in the early years. Not talking about casting #s. So you can have a correct year frame but there is really no way to tell if it is the original.

 

Installed my DD light bar. What a pain in the ass. Most of the problems could have possibly been avoided if I bought their brackets, but I didn't.


I had to trim down the front of the bracket because the stump bumper bracket pushed it forward too far and it hit.



When I got it in the light sat too high in the opening with the brackets bottomed out on the bolt. So I made a piece to attach to lower the light.





I'm happy with the way it sits now. Just need to wire it up one day.

 

It will. I have the exact same setup, but put 75's on which gave it another 1/2" netting 2" overall and filled the wheel wells better.

 

Overload left in place or removed?

 

Most definitely! You’ve lost 17 miles of [enter whatever bizarro word you’d like here] that will only compound over the life of the motor if left uncorrected.

 

Shoot for The Villages. Rumor is, not that this would be appealing to - well, ANYONE - the area has the highest percentage of STDs anywhere in the history of anywhereness.

 

Or, maybe just raise the truck off the ground, set a cooler full of beer next to you, put on some Sammy Hagar, “I can’t drive 55” and spin the wheels for 17 miles. Then you are starting from new. But I’m not sure with everything being computer driven that this would solve the problem. After about an hour of spinning the wheel, and a half rack of beer behind you, check the OD. If it didn’t change, well, finish the beer, lower the truck back to the floor and feel good about the one hour upper body workout you just accomplished.

 

Looks good. I picked up the same lightbar and am hoping for a warm enough day I can get it installed. But I bought the tacoma specific lightbar kit with the brackets and wiring harness. Hopefully mine goes smoother!

-Mc

 

Drives great feels the same as my 33s, mpg so far about the same.

 

Nice find. Can's wait to see the finished camper build.
My family owned two Daihatsu vehicles: a sedan and a crew-cab pickup. Never had a single issue!
Didn't get to super high milage though (just because the commies kept us from venturing too far). This was in Laos, from 1967 to 1975. Before that we only had walking, bicycles, & motorcycles. The car was pure luxury (comparatively).

Traded the sedan around 1971 for a Citroen GS, but kept the truck. Also... Indian is my favorite choice of USA bikes. Love yours!

 

That's interesting. Where did you get the honeycomb for the X-Trek? I'm running the barbeque-grate diamond that came with it, but that hex pattern is kind of an interesting twist.

 

It's actually black plastic chicken wire I got of Amazon