GA Tacoma Owners BS Thread

Looks awesome Mark!

 

So, yesterday, I pulled out the welder...

 

Productive morning with @Notcris and @grant318is

 

Hell yeah, thanks again guys!

 

Anytime man! How’s she ride?

 

Much better for sure

 

Sweetness!

 

Managed to get out today to do a shake down test on a few things I’ve been working on recently.

Finally added a drawer under the rear storage platform.

Decided to head to Johns Mountain WMA and saw my first modified Ford Rangers. Tried taking a pic but jostling around while driving and trying not to be noticed taking a picture resulted in less than stellar pictures.

I’ve only seen a handful on the road. Seeing two off road was quite a shock. The white one was heavily modified. Had some serious glass work done and running 35’s.

The WMA was very lackluster but sure did feel good to get back out exploring.

 

Is that a Prinsu roof rack? Didn’t know they had them yet

 

It was a Prinsu roof rack and an RCI bedrack. He had it outfitted with a plate bumper and all the other stuff usually thrown on rigs. Had no clue there was an aftermarket for the new ones yet.

 

I think I found him on Facebook haha

 

That’s definitely him. They mentioned they were on several Facebook groups. It looks even better than I recalled. The wide body kit was well done.

 

Any interest in discounted State Park passes? There is a $5 discount per pass if we purchase between 10 and 99 passes.

per https://gastateparks.org/ThingsToKnow, there is a discount for 10 or more state park passes. Sure, it's only $5 and I doubt that we'd get over 100 passes to hit the next tier, but every little bit helps.

The state park pass is valid 12 months from date of purchase. If there is enough interest, I can setup another thread and treat it like a group buy.

 

I'd be in if I wasn't a year pass holder already.

 

When are you up for renewal?

Just thinking this might be a way to generate, albeit not much, some revenue for the state parks and get us something to do that isn't indoor. I also figure now is a good time to purchase since you'll have it for when the weather starts to cool and it will still be valid in the spring when things start to warm up.

 

Never understood why Ford stopped making the USA version of the ranger, saying there wasn't a market for the mid size truck, thus leaving that market to toyota and nissan. The older rangers IMO were great trucks. I beat the hell out of mine for 15 years, before I became a Toyota guy. I always felt like if Ford would have repackaged the Ranger, made it slightly bigger (how Tacomas gen1 to gen 2 did) then Ford would have stayed competitive in the mid size market.

 

I’ll have to double check but I think end of next month.

 

I agree 100%.

I put a 5.0L in my '93 - that was quite a truck!

 

Damn!!!! I would have hurt myself with that. my first vehicle was a 92 ranger with the 4cyl stick shift. I traded that in shortly after HS graduation for a 99 ext cab with the 3.0. I dogged both of those trucks and never had a major issue. probably a good thing neither were 4x4, lol.

 

I had 325,000 miles on the 4.0L and A4LD before the swap. I put about 25,000 miles on the swap - then bought a Tacoma.