New England B.S. Thread

happy birthday @Roody !

 

Angel Morgue, Shitangel & a couple others I wasn't familiar with.
I'm friends with the guitarist in Angel Morgue and the vocalist of Shitangel.

 

Something I meant to post a while ago.

Being in the parts industry as long as I have, you get to know a lot of people.

Here's a list of garages I recommend for general auto repair & maintenance if ever needed.

Volsar Automotive - Medford, MA
Richie's Service Center - Medford, MA
Grey Patti Automotive - Arlington, MA
Bill's Auto - Woburn, MA
Burke's Auto - Woburn, MA
Leary Auto - Bedford, MA
Rilo's Auto - North Reading, MA
Allman's Auto - Groveland, MA
Hatheway Auto Service - Salisbury, MA
Gray's Garage - Salisbury, MA
Harry's Auto Repair - Salisbury, MA
Forrest Auto - Wilmington, MA
Phil & Sons - Newburyport, MA
Midas - Newburyport, MA (the singular time I'll ever recommend a chain - owner & tech are awesome)
Autolab - Nashua, NH
Gurney's - Nashua, NH
Modern Auto - Tyngsboro, MA

 

Anybody know what the thread is of the 4 front bolts that go in for the ifs skid. Diagrams I'm looking at come up empty.

Sister skid plate. Which removes the support brackets of the factory skid

 

Any TW’ers going to this?

 

I’m familiar with a few on your list but Modern auto is a hard pass for me. I won’t even take my vehicles there for inspections and they are one of the closest with the best hours yet have screwed up and over and over. Cowgill down the road is a step up. At least a little more honest with decent mechanics. Most at Modern are at best “YouTube certified”

edited to say they are directly responsible for mod days being a thing

 

Afternoon, first time in this thread. My back went out last year so I’m looking for a shop to install a couple Toyota specific parts that people usually do themselves, ECGS Bushing and Energy Suspension steering rack bushings.

First shop I talked to seemed great but after 10 days of messaging and phone tag I still don’t have a date

Second shop asked about rust so I mentioned that truck has WoolWax and they won’t work on it unless it’s completely removed… I guess they don’t get many 2nd gen tacomas then lol

Any recommendations for those two parts, an alignment and tires? Any part of NE minus Maine is fair game. Thanks

 

Welcome aboard, @tacobell007 does great work.

 

I'm in Western MA and can do both. My buddy can do tires, he has a mounter and balancer in his garage and has done several sets of tires for me and some other guys on here.

I use a local shop for alignments but I think so guys have gone to a shop in NH

 

Completely remove wool wax? Yeesh, i can't imagine what effort that entails. That's a new one.

Welcome to the Thunderdome!

 

that must be a new hybrid the eternal flame

 

Speaking of which, I need to send you a text... I think mine is ready...

 

Huh, that's the first time I've ever heard a bad word about Modern.

They were my #1 customer by a wide margin when I was running NAPA in Nashua (over $300K in business in 2024 after returns) & their shop was run very well.

Not doubting you, though. Everyone's experience is different.

 

$13 M12X1.25 mm Self-Locking Nylon Insert Hex Lock Nuts, Pack of 6

M12X1.25. If you need one in a pinch these things are held on with the same size bolt.

 

If they're like the rear skid bolts they're some sort of special bolt, they're not a standard

$13 M12x1.25 mm Self-Locking Nylon Insert Hex Lock Nuts, Pack of 6

M12x1.25 head. M12 takes a 19mm wrench, I THINK the Toyota bolts take a 17mm. Or I'm talking out my ass, either is likely to be true.

 

I think you are right about them being 17's. Not that special, just JIS...

Not exxaclty sure what length you need but 25-30 should be fine

https://belmetric.com/jis-flange-bolt-10-9-extra-fine-m12x1-25-17mm-wrench/?sku=BF12X1.25X25YLW

 

I should probably get to know JIS more, I typically just...ignore its existence. Not something I need - owning a Japanese vehicle and all.

 

Maybe.

I have some wheels in my cart right now.