Raleigh North Carolina and surrounding areas

Wondering what happened to you,
Just kinda disappeared

Figured you were on some secret .gov op somewhere

 

Ha, I think I was deployed and got caught up in school and work, when I got back I just never got back on. Back now tho, traded the RAV4 for a 4 runner, still have my taco, got rid of the blazer and got a rzr lol

 

I think last time I saw you, you were in process of getting rid of Camero and got the RAV4
Daughter is what? Almost 3 now ?

 

Yeah, we traded in the Camaro and got the RAV4, it was good to us for a couple years but we wanted something a bit bigger and found a deal we couldn't pass up on the 4 runner. We had a boy, he'll be 3 in August

 

dunno why I though you had a daughter, sorry abut that

 

@nastyneight

 

Ha! No worries! I think when you came over we still didn't know the gender but we thought it was going to be a girl.

 

Mother’s Day is my birthday

 

So then Austin will owe you double the presents!

 

Yeah that doesn’t happen

I did buy myself some jewelry while I’m st Maarten

 

Hush it's raining here

 

Oh I’m back home now lol

 

My new shirt

 

How much did you guys pay for your CMC? Also, where would you recommend shop wise? Greensboro area, but could travel to Raleigh easily of course.

 

Nothing, it’s not difficult as long as you properly prep and pay attention to what you’re doing. @ovrlndkull did mine, but that was mainly because we were working on entirely different things on the truck to finish faster. Since we’re on the CMC subject, we found that a rotary tool (dremel) with a couple of cutoff wheels makes it a snap and leaves you with a cleaner finished product. You also have the added benefit of it being less cumbersome and awkward due to the smaller size.

Edit: I should note that that’s if you decide to do it yourself. If you’re going to have someone else do it, then it depends on a few things like for example:
- are you just wanting the CMC w/out the filler plate?
- do you want the filler plate? If so, then you need to account for the requirement of a welder.
- do you actually need someone else to do it or is it more for convenience sake, lack of skill/resources (I mean no disrespect by that), not confident/uncomfortable w/ doing it yourself (again no disrespect)
- so on and so forth, etc

 

What James said. The larger angle grinder discs work great for the big cuts just get some quality discs. The smaller dremel discs work good for getting into areas that's hard to reach with a larger disc and do some fine tuning. His was harder because I did a really aggressive chop since he's running 34" tires. Left his open for the time being to see if any more needed chopped before making some plates and welding them up.

 

Speaking of, since the numba won wifu is out of town on business, I’ll be able to focus a little more on the truck this week. Also, if you need to use the garage between now and Thursday or Friday, you’re welcome to it. On a side note, I think that once I get both front and rear bumpers (eventually is the keyword here), I’m probably going to trim the fenders by 1-2” and have the lines flow with bumper lines. My thinking is that it’ll look good but I’ll need to mock it up before I get to

 

So I e got a stand up freezer and a 60s or 70s fridge I need to get rid of. Anyone interested. Both worked when I got them from my grandfather's house I need to clear shit out of my garage and I can't use them.

 

Camper shell for sale.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/charlotte-nc-and-surrounding-areas.412100/page-224