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'97 TacoLife & times ~work in process~ do the dew or no go home

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by GQ7227, May 5, 2019.

  1. Sep 4, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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    GQ7227

    GQ7227 [OP] mw survivor

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    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
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  2. Sep 6, 2020 at 5:27 AM
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    GQ7227 [OP] mw survivor

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    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    close to a full tank
    limped into Osceola for taco juice but did not sputter and stall
    had a gallon in the back just in case caught out there
    ... was pulled over for speeding shortly after filling up by the Polk county Sheriff in Shelby, he quoted 50 in a 35 in the darkest of the evening hours

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    29o7
     
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  3. Sep 17, 2020 at 5:27 AM
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    GQ7227 [OP] mw survivor

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    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    while the weather is decent out, doing some internal green frame coating on the drivers side front area
    had a spill out through the drain hole that was covered with tape




    3o9o
     
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  4. Sep 21, 2020 at 3:07 PM
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  5. Oct 4, 2020 at 5:27 AM
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    GQ7227

    GQ7227 [OP] mw survivor

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    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    ^^^ that CL posting has expired


    ............

    stopped for some pics at the WY/NE border on route 20 earlier this past week

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  6. Oct 8, 2020 at 5:27 AM
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    GQ7227

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    '97 black SR5 0g ~ MT @ 176k ...
    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    repairing some old-as-dirt rubbery undercoating under the cab that rubbed off easy due to softening from the CFRC3K spray last year
    stuff is nasty, it spit back in my face, arms & stuck 2me :(






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  7. Oct 11, 2020 at 6:47 AM
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    GQ7227

    GQ7227 [OP] mw survivor

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    '97 black SR5 0g ~ MT @ 176k ...
    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    i am totally not inventing the wheel here :burp:
    and just realized its less than a year to go for the half-life
     
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  8. Oct 17, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    mystery spot...


    3333
     
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  9. Oct 21, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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    GQ7227

    GQ7227 [OP] mw survivor

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    '97 black SR5 0g ~ MT @ 176k ...
    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    fckn stalled it today, n-133 @ State, waiting for light to get its green on
    [​IMG]

    last time stalled it was on 17-June-2o19, so a fairly good run of 16 months
    [​IMG]
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  10. Oct 24, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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    '97 black SR5 0g ~ MT @ 176k ...
    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    miles! :turtleride: just south of York on route 81 [​IMG]

    IMG_1558.jpg


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  11. Oct 27, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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    '97 black SR5 0g ~ MT @ 176k ...
    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    fresh oil today at 170313, no leaks found so idk what that spot is on the woolWax by transmission crossmember


    3477

    clean it off and re-wax it i guess, see if the spot comes back
     
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  12. Nov 6, 2020 at 5:27 AM
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    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    tested the durability of the woolWax out on the driver side rear area



    what it looked like before a fairly concentrated direct garden hose spray on power shower setting


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  13. Nov 10, 2020 at 5:27 AM
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    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    23.5 yrs + 1 day old today



    missed it by 1 mile, was on i29 north of Decatur

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  14. Nov 14, 2020 at 5:27 AM
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    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    had the bf flush done at RickCollins in Sioux City on 11-11-2o2o
    17 months and 53k miles since done last in June-2o19


    ^^^ before
    and after
     
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  15. Nov 28, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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    turned 175k today in North Bend on US-30
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  16. Dec 6, 2020 at 5:37 PM
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    2yrs of TW today
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  17. Dec 9, 2020 at 5:27 AM
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    spa day @ Ming yesterday to get the paint polished and sealed up for the coming winter season
     
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  18. Dec 10, 2020 at 5:27 AM
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    black woolWax, green IFC, borlaCB, custom Line-X PC drums, skid, nuts, hooks, 1/4 silver frame...
    one last day of great December weather in the 50s, ... must get these wheel arch moldings back on but its taking forever
    before the rain and snow cometh this weekend :ballchain:
     
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