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1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Speedytech7, May 31, 2018.

  1. Jan 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
    JKO1998

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  2. Jan 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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    Thats a great deal

    Old and light duty, so I'd build something like this
    [​IMG]

    I'd want it to be nearly flush with the roof, keep the thing as low as possible. No idea how I'd mount the tent without any clearance below the cross bars though
     
  3. Jan 28, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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    I saw someone make an internal tent support for their shell before too, might be an option.
     
  4. Jan 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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    Yeah I've thought about that too, leaning outside the shell just because it seems a little easier. And I can put the entire weight of the tent purely on the frame, and not worry about the shell at all. I think either way I'd need some sort of crossbars, so I don't think I'd get it any lower on a internal support
     
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    I have the low profile avid bed bars + basket that I used to hold up my RTT for years, kept it level with the cab. I don't think Avid makes them anymore...I don't even know if Avid is even around anymore...

    edit - they are but looks like they abandoned the 1st gen market
     
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    I want to send this to Rebecca but I'm afraid she might ask me if I'm depressed again lol
     
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    Don't :rofl:

    Sometimes they just don't get our humor
     
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    Same here, got it from an AZ member about 5 years ago. I think they were still selling them new back then, though
     
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    Why is BitLocker such a hateful piece of shit. Waisting my time manually reformatting drives to remove it, I wish I could use Linux based tools here. Linux dgaf, it'll blow away a partition table by accident most days
     
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    So anyway, I caved and used partclone to blow up the partition map
     
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  17. Jan 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
    Speedytech7

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    Sorry, tech things, my job requires me to do enterprise level systems management with home grade equipment locked down to prison standards. I tend to bitch while problem solving.
     
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    In my old line of work, we called that Mil-Spec :laughing:
     
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  20. Jan 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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    I like how mil spec is touted as a good thing. All it means is it went to the lowest bidder....
     
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