My Toyota Tacoma, Dodge Ram, Ford Rangers, GMC Sonoma and maybe Nissan Hardbody

Great looking truck. Is that Radiant Red? The color really pops!

 

Thank you! Radiant red with a little rattle can red and some leftover paint from a body shop!

 

Derek the Taco now has 287,100 miles. I drove him to the national forest again today and had a good time. Purdy Face the Dodge just hit 45,700. I took him to the car wash for the first time and then I got him home and noticed a bunch of loose rust in the front of the frame where it's boxed in! I took him back to the wash and sprayed the inside of the frame and a ton of rust flakes came out. Then I took him home and dried the inside of the frame the best I could. Then I painted the tires and shined them up. Then I put Chemical Guys wax all over him including the inside of the bed! He's an awesome rig despite his issues. I had been putting 87 octane in him and 89 once in a while but my dad told me to try 93 because of the lack of power and engine noises when going up hills. I fed him $74 of 93 today and there was still a little chattering but I think I just need to drive him more. Here's a few recent pics. I had to get the undercarriage too even though it still needs a little cleaning up.

 

Thanks! I might paint the Taco's tires too but it's very time consuming!

 

THAT IS SICK! Has a 360 engine like mine. Mine doesn't have a lot of power but I haven't heard any knocking or chattering lately. That 93 gas must be good stuff!

 

This is one of my newest diecast trucks and the reason why I'm now obsessed with Datsun pickups! I found this blue one for sale online. It's out of state and out of my price range but what a looker!

 

Paradise is dead. I think it's the starter cuz he has a new battery. And to top it off, his rear end is leaking. My dad suggested putting a diaper on it haha!

 

Paradise ain't dead after all! I did a lot of research and some people said their Rangers would only start in neutral, so I tried that and he fired right up! He's been starting just fine in park ever since so I think he wasn't in park all the way that one time. He is really hard to put in gear sometimes, but a real joy to drive despite the loud belt squeal lol. Oh yeah and I have a son now so I'll be posting lots of baby pictures soon!

 

Here's my little boy! He's only about two and a half months old! He doesn't have a name yet, but I've been trying to think of a good truck related name! If you're wondering why there's a tarp on Derek, well I haven't got around to getting a carport yet and just hate to see him sitting out in the rain! Even got one on Paradise. The neighbors think I'm crazy but oh yeah I am!

 

I rounded up all the trucks and got pictures of the herd! I recently gave Purdy Face angry eyes even though my parents tried real hard to talk me out of it! Derek got a little muddy yesterday so I'll be giving him a bath soon. I think I'm gonna paint Paradise soon. I'm still wanting neon green and maybe a little purple somewhere. I've never painted a whole truck before so I'm pretty excited!

 

I named my son Riley after Riley Green, the singer of my favorite song, "If It Wasn't For Trucks". The other day, my sister and I decided to take him to visit my other sister who works at Tractor Supply. He hopped up in the backseat of my Taco and did very well on the ride. I walked him on a leash into the store and my sister was very surprised. All her coworkers and a few customers were happy to meet him. He didn't really want to leave, so I had to pick him up and put him back in my Taco. We were almost home when he took a crap and piss on one of my seats and of course it was the one that the seat cover came off of, but I didn't care! I ended up cutting out the seat with hoof trimmers and now my Taco doesn't stink anymore. I don't really need rear seats anyway cuz I don't want human kids lol! Here's a picture of Green Riley!

 

I finally started getting Paradise ready for paint! He was a fleet vehicle his whole life before I adopted him and I'd say he's seen better days. I was expecting to see nothing but rust when I pulled off the fender flares but surprisingly, just one real bad spot! My Taco was actually worse! I used my dad's hand saw to cut off most of the rust. Then I had to hammer and sand it a bit cuz it was sharp. It ain't pretty but I ain't care! Then I found the electric sander and my dad showed me how to use it. I really enjoyed it and I felt like a pro haha! Kinda makes me wanna work in a body shop! I sanded the whole body except for the inside of the bed. I don't even wanna know what it looks like under the bed liner but maybe I'll be brave enough to pull it out some day! Now my pos Paradise project is almost ready for primer! Oh yea and when I had him in the garage I noticed red liquid under the rig. Derek leaks power steering fluid, Purdy Face leaks oil, and my sister thinks Paradise is leaking transmission fluid. I took pictures of it sorry I know it's TMI!

 

Your lucky. Wish I had a goat.

 

I'm finally done painting this little guy! Now I gotta rebadge him.

 

Nice work! You seem to keep yourself pretty busy with your fleet of trucks