Raleigh North Carolina and surrounding areas

No worries I'll get it done today. I'm used to working by myself, but I always appreciate when I do get help.. I'm still a little over cooked from yesterday, this heat...

 

I'm gonna bring a BFF (big fucking fan) for Saturday

 

If you let me know you are doing this stuff far enot in advance I can do a lend a tool program and let you borrow tools that'll make it easier like seal pullers and driver's lol.

Spending the next 2 hrs at the dealership getting the oil changed in the truck. But need it done!!!

 

I have the 2 sided seal puller, and driver set. Problem is the face of the seal isn't flat, it's got a lip on it. I need a 3" OD press sleeve or the likes. I may ride over to Ag supply.

 

I have seal drivers for that

 

I'm out looking for redneck tools lol

 

It’s comig a terd floater here on the beach... and my new soft top is leaking. Damnit

 

#jeepproblems

My cab doesn't leak on the Tacoma

 

I use them too. I made a tool to set up newer Dodge rear diffs didn't want to spend the several hundred dollars on the actual tool.

 

Yea didn’t think I’d get sympathy

Called bestop and they are replacing it for free. #jeepsolutions

 

Bestop is supposed to be pretty good stuff too! Is it a soft topper?

 

Yea it’s the Trektop NX and only a couple months old. And it’s leaking bad enough it looks like I’ve been walking around in the rain lol

They are a good company though. I’ve had another top I bought used that they replaced for a hundred dollars and shipping costs

 

I think they are the popular softopper for the Tacomas. With you being down at the beach you should go to one of the boat upolstery shops and see if they can water proof them better or make you something custom

 

Duck Canvas is awesome!

 

I had the softopper on my Tacoma and loved it. I didn’t like the windows in the bestop version

If my Jeep was super fancy and immaculate, I would do that. But it’s very much utilitarian so I don’t mind dealing with the subtle things like a small leak. But this is more than small lol

 

Whatever we have to tell ourselves to sleep at night... My rover is utilitarian too lol

 

Meh, I’ve got rust, chipping paint on the hinges, overspray from painting my fender wells with bed liner, a leaky top, several floor plugs missing, not to mention that my Jeep has only one factory option installed and that was the infinity sound system and not even the fancy radio. Manual windows, locks, no keyless entry, manual transmission.. so yea, it’s definitely utilitarian

 

And people bitch because Tacomas have rusty frame issues

If they think Tacomas are bad then they should see some.of the other manufacturers I've worked on from the rust belt roughly the same age and rusted just as bad. At least Toyota replaces the frames

 

Yea mine was getting pretty bad but thankfully the POR knocked it right out. Gas tank skid and one of my front springs needs to be replaced ASAP though. Outside of that I think I have it under control. Dealer I bought it from said it was from GA but I’m starting to not believe that

 

Put my ditch light brackets on tonight and wouldn't you know it I lost one of the wiper arm nuts into the abyss of the engine bay . Fastenal first thing in the morning for an M10x1.25 since Lowe's was empty tonight