Ontario BS Thread

Very nice! What’s the mileage count for you nowadays?

 

Hovering around 170k. That Taco Bell drive thru is rough

 

Oh not too bad eh. That’s about 273k kms. Thought you were way higher then that.

 

Not any more. Short trips, now

 

Taco Bell, in time, shall make thee a soaring rocket.

 

Sold my Small Block this morning, cash in hand to fuel up the 3RZ swap!! Finally I get to checkout my Rock Auto shopping cart.

I bought a LCE longtube header earlier this week for the 3RZ, was a deal too good to pass up.

 

Clean the truck out day...and the dog helped me with things in the bed.....

 

Why I knot meet your doggo?

 

I'm not sure....he's usually attached to me somehow...his name is Garret....named after the turbo manufacturer...cause he can wail.

 

Ima unsure whether to share this info with the wife...

When I'm mayor of this podunk town I'm gonna mandate...If I'm meeting you and you haz doggo, we meet doggo

 

My doggo su doggo.

 

Looks like the G-Wagon is back in an EV.
Watching Jerry Rig's video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC6Q4Fge3uE
at 1:50 timestamp. 2 Motors in the front, 2 motors in the rear but also has a rear solid axle? so does this imply motors are bolted together as a floating axle in the rear?
i'm scratching my head here...

but hey, i can tank turn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0bcKyjPO2Y

er... G-turn!

 

The stupid thing - Mercedes invites YouTubers to the press event, then makes them blur out the footage showing the underside:



This page says it's a De Dion-type axle: https://topelectricsuv.com/news/mercedes-benz/mercedes-g-class-electric-details/#Powertrain

I had to Google it - basically it's like a trailer axle with no diff pumpkin or driveshafts running through it. The motor/gearbox would be mounted to the frame and transmit power through CV axles. So the EQG combines the rough ride and poor handling of a solid rear axle suspension with the limited articulation of CV axles

4th gen Taco reveal in two days, should be interesting.

 

So i wasn't too far off with thinking how it would work.

well we'll see. those vehicles always had some impressive tech so i wonder what else they'll add to it, like driving backwards uphill. Recall reading about someone touring around with a RTT on a already top-heavy appearing Gwagon and some sharp hairpin showed up on a downhill. Diver knew they were gonna go over but apparently some tech inside it raised the suspension on one side and dropped in in the inside corner to level it out a hair and prevented the roll over.

Also wondering about the G-turn, obviously only shown on flat ground but wonder how well it'll work while articulated out.


4th gen Taco announcement in 2 days noted.

 

for the crazies out there I mean that in a loving way... one rally cool video that will make cab mounts chops and tubing look like there for babies. the real deal of building a race Tacoma hear. an interesting watch if you have the time. Personally too much for my taste but WoW....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZppQc6WJ9zo

 

City folk being country. Lol.

 

I'm surprised I caught it!!

 

whelp. time to pack the truck up and off to BC and back. got 54 more posts to go for the magical 55555km mark at post #55,555

 

^Closed course, professional driver, outside the HTA jurisdiction for distracted driving.

Remember according to Toyota, off-roading is inherently dangerous. Do not attempt.

 

Hey, Don't know if you noticed but I think you got low tire pressure over there.