New England Mod & Meetup Thread: May 17 at Jared’s!!

@AllTacosFloat If this mod day is one I could make, could I paint the new bumper there?

I'll probably be rockin the same look as your old truck for a few days with the cut bedsides and regular bumper.

 

Should be fine once we settle on a date. Might be doing a few, lots of parts have been arriving! Patched up my lower boot so I don’t have to smell diff fluid when I open the windows

 

Well thats good, amazing how well the pressure worked at pulling it up. Do you have that paint that we were talking about? The DTM stuff, if not I'll get some

I think I have everything for my bumper except for the lasercut parts. Still not sure how I am getting those made yet. A friend's work has a plasmatable, My work has waterjets and mills but I didnt pick up 3/8" plate, then there is always send cut send.

Lmk if you need any welding stuff.

 

I’ll open what I have when I get home to be sure it’s still good but we usually have a bit on the shelf

 

If anyone is interested the Ultra4 class at King of the Hammers is this weekend, tomorrow I believe. I think you can stream it on YouTube.

For anyone that doesn't know what the race is, it's a mix of high speed desert running and rock crawling

https://youtu.be/YHHNvaE4O2Q?si=WsOe5HddRyDtyDHF

 

Really makes me want to jump this truck!!


I got some mail the other day
yes we are saving the day and maybe you can come to aoaa later that month

 

Awesome! Invitations will go out in a little bit. As long as the truck is running and good to go

 

Let us know anything you need! What are your motor plans right now? Doing the head gasket or doing a swap?

 

I'm just doing the head gasket for now, cheaper, easier, and quicker fix to the problem. I just got most of the parts in to fix Brian's old truck and make it driveable again. Stephs car is falling apart so going to let her take the Tundra for a year or 2.

Thinking I'll do head gasket, seals, timing chain and maybe balance shaft chain. I think it can be done in a weekend but the biggest killer is money right now which should improve in a month or 2. My hopes is to have my tacoma done for the Jack & Jill or at the latest for sure done for the wedding

 

Added this to the op. I happen to have needed it for my inspection. Drew was right,, “ but they don’t know the laws”


MGL Chapter 19 Section 90
“Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no passenger motor vehicle shall be operated on any way if such vehicle has the side wall or thread of any tire projecting outward beyond the outer portion of the fender or side body panel, unless such vehicle is equipped with four-wheel drive or is otherwise modified and intended for off-the-way use”

540 CMR 4.04
“Every passenger motor vehicle under 10,000 lbs. (GVWR) , except four wheel drive vehicles which are equipped with tires which extend beyond the fenders or body of such vehicle shall be equipped with flaps or suitable guards to reduce such spray or splash to the rear and side.”

 

Yep. Dealt with a new inspector last summer with my 1ton...

Idiot...
I find them. You should see when I try to get my Buell inspected...

If we are going to have obnoxious and convoluted laws, we should at least make sure that people are you know... KNOWLEDGEABLE...

I can't wait to leave this state

 

For anyone that wants to tune in, they're doing the national anthem right now

https://www.youtube.com/live/3Wx_P6VIxr4?si=yP2lsMFg38NPFaBu

 

I'll put it on when I get back... need to run the oldest in to work....

 

You have like 5 to 6 hours before its over. They're still letting people start since it's time based

 

That's a little weird because I have passed with mine and I do not have mud flaps and my tires stick out about 3 inches from my fenders. I do know that yours are much more protruding though

 

It all depends on the shop. I've been passing without flaps for years and the guys there know I'm on small tires just for inspection

 

I passed after he read but he was very quick to tell me they must be covered 100%

 

Yeah, many hands make small work and all got the date saved as well!