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1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

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

  1. Jul 13, 2022 at 7:50 AM
    m3bassman

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    I saw it took 3 days for Rory to get in and recover a pickup from that fiasco. Such a mess. I get pretty jumpy when I see rain clouds in the desert. This is a rare event all things considered but it has happened in the past, will happen again and it has killed plenty of folks. Thankfully no one was killed in this one from what I saw.
     
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    I believe it, scary as hell since it just creeps up on you suddenly.

    Been through 1 flash flood and a few nasty sand storms that seriously occurred without warning. It put us down for several days but fortunately all was well and no one got hurt.
     
  3. Jul 13, 2022 at 8:13 AM
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    Got a call this morning to start full time at this manufacturing company, that's cool.

    Waiting to hear on another company that I expect to pay much better though. :burp:

    Had taken a few weld tests with a few places.
     
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    I've done a mod or two
    I get all my kits from Shockseals.com

    They tell you exactly what you need and you can get wearbands too
     
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    That looks good. The kits come with a few extra o-rings that fit 2.0 or 2.5s that you will not use. Make sure you order the oil and spherical bearings if you need them.
     
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    JKO1998

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    I emailed them just to be sure, thanks


    definitely need to replace both bearings…
     
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    better yet, start up a housing community with a Shitbox Owners Association
     
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    Need some way to cover up the dying grass :anonymous:
     
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    Isn't that an oxymoron though?

    That community project/idea will never come to fruition just like most projects in here :luvya:
     
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    I always use down south motorsports. They're pretty knowledgeable of exactly what you'll need to order and always a good price.
     
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    The scary thing is the flash floods don't happen where the rain is, generally. So people dismiss it has that's a problem over there, not here. We've never had to encounter that ourselves but I have camped in washes before that made me nervous because you were down low and couldn't get a good look at the weather all around.
     
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    Duh hell does ifp even mean
    A2838D1E-D111-4336-88C9-60733D9EB495.jpg
     
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    Well huh
     

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