Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

ha...
I took a few interior pics of @Thatbassguy T4R. My wife is almost convinced of buying a new 2022 4Runner





I was looking at a 4wd SR5 but.... the off road premium are cheaper than I thought

 

It was a good time. Glad I made it.

 

So many unfinished projects in one photo!

Great seeing everyone today!

@BookieBob , @WiscoPat , thanks for meeting up! @Atrox1529 , great seeing you again! @geekhouse23 , it was good talking to you!

 

Great meeting ya'll. I met the infamous "Assman"

 

We'll get him on here so we can talk 4th/5th gen Hilux shop lol

 

So how badly were the wallets beat up at the meetup?

 

I was impressed with my ability to not be tempted by the other mods I saw. I am very much focused on simplicity, reducing unnecessary weight, and keeping the center of gravity as low as possible.

Oh, and tires.. I "need" bigger tires..

Anyone else enter a picture for the calendar?

I entered for "other builds"

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ission-other-toyota-builds-non-tacoma.694521/

I'm sure the white 1st gen will get the most likes. But, I might have a shot at 2nd or 3rd.

 

I was finally able to order my replacement gas tank skid. Not that I was influenced by anyone else at the meet; the vendor has been SLOW to get his product back in stock and available for purchase on the website.

Pissed me off honestly.

 

You guys were at woodfield mall? Is this the trucks and coffee meet from the Facebook group? Would love to come next time

 

Yes and yes.

 

Honestly, it helped to actually see some of the details of mods I've done, ordered, and am considering - if I can have function and form working together, all the better.

 

I need to wear out my current tires so I can upgrade to larger ones!

 

Just get new ones and resell the current ones!

 

My wife was very worried that I'd be influenced by the group at the last outing to break the bank on mine. I've mostly resisted, but I have spent a few Benjamins, lol

 

^^^^this! @Shellshock has never steered me wrong. He's an expensive guy to know, though!

 

There's not enough left on them to really sell, but too much to just discard. I'll upgrade in Spring, unless the current ones are useless in snow. They did fine on the inch or so we had last week, I'm waiting on a big snowstorm to really know how they will do.

 

Time for 37s, gears, lockers

And you’ll want an aux fuel tank.. cuz your mpg gonna suck

 

You’d be shocked what people will buy on craigslist..

 

True...
Well it wasn't Craigslist, but on FB Marketplace I sold an old Jeep Liberty for 3k when the shop said it was done for and offered me $300. I knew he was lowballing me, but I thought I'd get a grand or so. Score!

 

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Lol!

34's (285/75/17) for now. I'm keeping the 285/70's as well.

Maybe, in 10 years, I'll go SAS, triple locked, gears, and 37's... Maybe.