South Carolina BS thread under new MANAGEMENT and lives in SC

Not as far as I've found. I know it sat for almost a year before I bought it; the oil change tag in the windshield says next service at 8/15/15 or 113,xxx miles. So I think it was used last spring to put a boat in the water, he backed it up to far, and shortly after is when it started to just sit.

 

holy rust batman!

 

Yeah, thought at first it was just some scraping/rusting on the bumper. Then looked a little closer and thought it was some wet hay or something got in there to rust the tailgate hinge. Wasn't until after I got home with it and pulled the tailgate to start digging a bit more that I realized how bad it is.

 

I got 4.88s and a TruTrac in the rear.

On a side note...Do any of y'all like what they call "Texas Country" music?? If so, there's a song on youtube called "Keep the Wolves Away" by Uncle Lucious that is awesome. I like Ryan Bingham too.

 

Yeah, suspension feels great, motor's solid. Trans suffered a bit of neglect, but that should be remedied shortly.

But for the frame, yeah, basically what I'm thinking. Any of the panels I can replace. Even the tow hitch. But the back 6-8" of that frame is what's going to be a pain, in cost and effort I think.

 

I listened to a lot of Texas Tornadoes and Aaron Watson courtesy of my room mate at the zoo. Good thing I already liked country

 

you going to pull the bed and cut off the cancer and re-weld stuff back on? or just bob the bed wont have to worry about high clearance then!

 

I'd like to do the former

 

i would check in to the frame recall and see if its coverd

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/smkytxns-build.237417/

just do a short flatbed badass thing!

 

Yeah, I've been digging into the 128 page thread on here about it. So far I'm guessing not because 1) Well below the Rust Belt and 2) It's now after the 31 March inspection deadline. But I'll keep digging to see if anything changed on all that.

 

it dont matter alot of people here have had it done i would call toyota with vin and see

 

I did the Toyota VIN check, frame recall wasn't on it. Though if I can find a way to get them to do it, I'll jump on it.

 

if youre just outside of the deadline, call corporate and give em hell. I did that for my headlights melting thing and they couldn't "cover" it but they gave me a $900 credit towards whatever I chose at the dealership. just keep running up the chain until get the manager's, manager's, manager's mom.

 

mine wasnt etheir but then i got a letter in the mail about it

 

haha yep! I threw them off with politeness. they must have been like "he's really angry, but maybe not, im confused, just give him money he might be a serial killer"

 

Hmm...maybe I could write my Congress critter and see about getting threats of an NHTSA recall

 

there we go! start off strong and don't budge an inch!