209 TACOS - B/S and shenanigans

Don’t do it... try and stick to a 7k regimen. Unless you are using European Market petroleum products.

 

Having a hole for oil filter access would be really easy to engineer around.

Otherwise I have no opinion. I’m using 1/4” steel for my home made skids.






...on my Jeep.

 

I would agree with this normally but black stone says I could go 15k.

I draw the line at what Toyota recommends.

 

Well I get to work on my truck, which I enjoy and excuse flies with the wifey, twice as much as you!

 

Go for it then!

Personally, I think the 10k oil change regimen is bunk. The more often you are under the hood and inspecting things, the longer lifespan things like hoses and plastic wire loom clips/pins/brackets have. Ever been under the hood of a dealer maintained BMW/Mercedes? It sucks to see all the plastic shit cracked and heat split. While I realize a Toyota will be the obvious choice for superiority in simplistic engineering, they are still filling the engine bays with plastic everything now. A more thorough vehicle inspection and maintenance regimen will most certainly lengthen the lifespan. My wife’s Lexus GX a 10k service vehicle that I have reprogrammed the service schedule to trip the light at 7k. Also, read the owners manual and take a looksee at what a “heavy use” maintenance schedule is. If you ever use 4x4 you will see Toyota recommends an earlier service schedule. I don’t want you to think I’m am arguing with you here. I just want to help point out a few things most might not know. All data is good data.

 

I rotate my tires at 5k. Which is when I usually check that stuff out. As far as 4x4 the motor doesn’t care. It spins regardless.

I have already swapped both my diff oil and getting ready to do my tcase. I use amsoil for that. I’m just shy of 40k. Undecided on the tranny so far.

I understand what you’re saying though. I’ve never done more than 3k mike on the dozen plus cars I’ve owned until this one. We’ll see.

 

yeah, i will only run Amazon leds lol. 2 pods for ditch lights, 2 pods off the rear of roof rack and a 25" bar in the front bumper. plenty of light for what i use them for and dont hurt the wallet. going on about 3.5 years now with amazon lights and no real issues. had a set of the ditch lights stolen a while back, went on amazon, dropped another $25 and had new ones on within a week lol

 

Offical member of the dorkle club now

 

Looks good!

 

That’s a whole shit load of EAF points you have there now all you need is a little bit more armor and maybe a supercharger, and you’ll be golden

 

It’s absolutely pouring ‘round here. What’s everybody doing today?

 

Well, I think @Pickeledpigsfeet and I have a plan on the Supercharger.

I need someone with a 1st Gen with skids to drop by so @Pella and I can get some measurements to Chinese Engineer some skids. (@FirstTimeFirstGen has a set of skids that would be very good for this proceedure)

 

Cardboard engineering in my friend

 

Wanted to do some shit to the truck. (I've got some superbumps I have to install and other piddly shit)...

Watching Barnwood builders and stsying the heck out of the rain lol

 

Made breakfast for my son’s 21st. Not pictured is the eggs, sausage, and pancakes. You can’t drink all day if you don’t start first thing in the morning.
I was going to take care of the DV scrapes n stuff on the sliders and cross members, but the forecast is for nasty this afternoon.

 

I forgot, until a few minutes ago.

Today is the monthly Overland Bound meetup at Mt Mikes in Ripon. The clouds seem to have cleared. Think I'm gunna head up that way.

@TacoYea_88
@foxrcing07
@CalTacoma09
@Blue Canary
@Motofox
@whoeverwantstogo

 

Just started snowing hard at 3000ft. Havent seen this low of snow this late in the year in a while.

 

I’ll be there

 

Last time it knocked all the leaf’d out oak trees down...

I was working for TUD at the time and it was crazy.

 

I am definitely expecting some power outages. I saw a ton of 2wd cars up at the cabins in Pinecrest yesterday. I bet the drive down the hill on 108 will be interesting.