PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

How hard is it to swap an open rear for a posi rear?

 

Depends on what kind of vehicle you are working on but "generally" not too difficult.

 

Last Tacoma I remember having a true mechanical Posi was a TRD Sport probably around 2008 or 2009.

 

Did that have the pusbutton locker?

 

I've heard of the Firebird and its Trans Am variant, but never a Fire Hawk...

 

An old Ford van? Ford 8-inch should just drop right in!

 

No it had mechanical posi before all this computer simulated shit.

 

My friend's '04 has a pushbutton locker...

 

Right that is different, the Off Road models have the E-Locker.

 

Hers is an off-road; You saw pictures of it...

 

I think I remember, it was some kind of Burgandy color right.

 

Yeah, 5-speed with 141K miles...

 

Would be nice to have, they were pretty peppy with the 3.4 V6 and 5 speed.

 

The only issue I had with my 2000 in the 8 years I owned it was the power steering pump, it was pretty common for the seal to fail behind the pulley.

 

Did the accident damage the air-conditioning components?

 

Yeah they got crushed...

 

Did the A/C at least work properly after the truck was repaired?

 

Yeah they did a good job fixing the AC. The firewall and inner fender had wrinkles and visible welds and the parking light housing didn't fit correctly.

 

If you look really closely, the left front corner of my truck is a bit out of whack, but my truck has no frame damage; Didn't yours have frame damage?

 

Yeah it had severe frame damage, the boxed section was completely collapsed. My receipt said 40 hours of frame and suspension repairs and the truck never tracked straight and always pulled to the side. I remember them asking me to come pick it up and when I drove it to work I almost lost control going over a hump in the road so I took it back. After going to get it again they asked if I had done anything to it which I did not, they obviously left something loose on the suspension.