PNW EXPEDITION MEET THREAD

Ooooooo you have a sun/moonroof! Jelly...

 

Haha yeah there's a few here but not much of them are on here I think...

 

Forget the Taco wave. I'm just gonna throw shakas at modded tacos lol. But getting back on topic... When is the next meet up?

 

Got one of.those from a white hatchback of some sort yesterday.

Im in on meets once work calms for me in month or 2. Preseason buying time has me traveling a ton.

 

I'm waiting for someone to start a meet. Here's my tacoma. I'll wave more to you guys. If I see a mod taco. Here's my truck.

 

Pretty cool to see a lot of us in this area. I'll throw a pic of my taco up in a couple weeks once all my mods are done

 

I'll try to make it but work is slammed and I have been gettin scheduled for a lot of overtime and that's also when I'm getting all this put on as well.

 

Oh man I'm glad we're not gonna meet for a while. There's a lot of sick trucks here...gotta step my game up.

 

Haha that's how I felt when a small group of us meet up last year. All I had were some dipped wheels and retrofit headlights. Felt like the kid who was trying too hard to fit haha

 

Someone needs to set up a meet already. I'm there with you guys also gotta step up my game as well. Still needs more stuff lol

 

Yeah I feel like that feeling won't go away no matter how sick your truck looks. There's always something else you want to mod.
As for a meet. I'm down whenever... Except this weekend. My ma is in town. I get free food!

 

It should be on a weekend when most of us are free for a meet.

 

How about Sept 3rd? I'm off that Saturday. Sucks working Sundays and every other Saturdays...LOL!

 

That's a holiday weekend. A lot of people gonna be out of town then.

 

there's no need to go grand scale to just get things going. Friday evening beers is even good. I think the issue is going to be the spread from east Portland to Hillsboro, since that drive time can suck. Hop the location for one side to the other, but favor something central. If it was just me planning Hillsboro, I'd be thinking Ambacht brewing (I need to check them out bad).
Getting more central, I'd look to Raccoon Lodge & Brew Pub, Lucky Lab, Buster's near PCC, Deschutes Brew Pub, Bridgeport Brew Pub... or just find good enough food that the beer people don't miss their beers.

@Twinkie0311 , having it done or looking for help? I am probably low on free hours, but there's knowledge around here.

 

@Chickenmunga I have to go to a shop to get it done. My daughters mom always insisted if I were to to do any mods with the suspension to get it done in a shop. Only way she's feel comfortable with my daughter riding in the truck.

No complaints from my end about going that route. As long as everyone is happy.

And I also agree about meet locations even if it's just for a beer or something

 

Just make sure you pick a good shop. There's a lot of shops that can needs it up worse than yourself! Shops I would consider:
Land cruiser NW
Wheeler's Off-road
Das Mule (issaquah)
Metal Tech (if you have deep pockets)

 

I checked with metal tech they said they aren't talking new clients. They want to focus on product development. So they recommended accessory outfitters in Beaverton

 

Check out Dailey's Goodyear in Hillsboro. Ask for Kenny. He installed my OME lift. He does a lot of lifts and know what he's doing. I would've done it myself but I don't have the time or all the tools to do it.

 

If you want to do it yourself you can go to Gearhead Garage in Tigard. They have a lift and any tool you might need. It's $25 an hour but I think it's still cheaper than having a shop do it. I swapped out my front diff needle bearing for a bushing, changed the oil in my front/rear diff and transfer case there for $100. And that's with me wasting time fooling around on clash of clans LOL.