NW WA Meet / BS Thread

x2 - that rig is looking awesome, Joe.

 

I wish! They are replacing the fenders with McNeil or Glassworks. I took the plunge with Trailer Products and could see what everybody was complaining about. They arrived within a couple of days but the fitment was meh. I guess the new ones will be painted properly as well. The front door is getting replaced as well. About the only thing I have to do is make a new satoshi. The devil horns survived the crash OK.

 

Like someone said, it's fairly simple. The bumper is just a plastic cover so there's not too much holding it. The new one may take a bit of muscle to get into place. Feel free to come on down for help if you want to make the drive

 

Hey anyone have any referrals for a sandblast/powdercoater?

 

That's incredible there is not more (serious) damage...the pics were pretty cringe-worthy

I like the McNeil flares, they seem to be the most tame flare/rise. Plus, the flat-top bedsides look good, wonder if they are compatible with a canopy?

 

I picked up a Tekton 1/2 drive 10-150lb torque wrench (which is 40 bucks on Amazon). Honestly for what I use it for and what most of us use it for...a cheap one with good reviews will work just fine. For most of us just using them to tighten bolts on the car a +/- 5 tolerance is more than likely going to be perfectly fine.

Now if you were torqueing a steam valve where a leak could fill the space with steam....different story. But for just tightening a ubolt or shock bolt or bumper bolt....just being pretty close is going to be just fine.

 

I wondered the same myself (I have that bed rack). I don't see why not - the top of the bedsides appear to be the same surface area. The canopy would need support though. I've heard fiberglass bedsides can't hold any real weight.

 

The ones that are about $1500? Yeah they do look awesome. Insurance estimated a replacement driver side LCA at ~$250 though so too much gap for me to cover.

I'm kind of hell bent on rear diff work as the next mod - locker and regear.

 

I've been using Powder Vision in Preston right off of I-90

 

Oh dang, I was quoted some astronomical number for OEM by the local Toyota shop and never went to confirm. I see them for $100ish online; at that price I'll just buy that instead of ever doing another bushing replacement.
The only time I'll look at something more is if this happens

 

I always thought the Trailer Products looked the best... sucks you have to sand them so much to fit. I've never heard of McNeil before... have to look those up

I totally think you should. Its so easy to lift a rear tire with IFS a locker is necessary. Its made my life SO much better.

 

Holy.. HOW?!

 

I know someone who knows someone who has some stock LCAs with your name them.

sorry about your truck, glad you is ok

 

All fiberglass takes some work to get perfect. Not sure why they can't be consistent with the molds but I had a pair of Trailer Products fronts and they actually fit pretty well with no real work to be done. I switched to Glassworks because TP doesn't make rears. The Glassworks needed convincing to fit properly and I understand most glass does.

 

Lots of jumping and mashing on brakes seems to be the word on that set. I blame go-fast people.

 

Running your truck hard on stock parts. ie going fast in the desert

 

thanks for the offer bro...i am surprised insurance didn't write it off? how much is the resale on it? they would have marked that as totalled here...

 

I would have suspected the same + frame damage

 

Resale on Tacomas are some of the highest around. A 2011 DCLB is probably like $24K. Key points are no frame damage and I was able to start the engine and put it into gear.

 

Did the airbag go off Will?