"Wheeler's Anonymous"

I’m assuming you guys have seen this already, but if you haven’t, it was Cleghorn.

https://instagram.com/p/Bg-WJUtBLIf/

 

time for sliders on the trail limo. I know that spot very well

 

Did my annual front diff. and t-case service in preperation for my camping season.. only about 101 more items to knock off the list and ill be ready to go

 

I know that list too well. It is like my annual pre King of the Hammers list that usually does not get done until TDS.

 

Heh heh... Ya we know that spot well. And they said we needed 4x4

How was TDS, bummed I didn't make it out

 

My truck limped through the whole weekend due to needing a rebuild on the motor, but TDS was overall a good trip. You need to get yourself a 4x4 for next year.

 

My savings are getting close to a spot that I'm comfortable with. After a few more moves I'm going to be in a spot where a 4x4 is a possibility. Debating on a daily with 4x4 or buying a older rig that's already built up a bit to be off road only while the taco stays the daily

Edit: Quite a few long travel yota pickups under 10 on the market

 

My advice would be to look for an older built rig and keep the daily reliable. It is nice to know you can play hard and not have to worry about being able to make it to work on Monday.

 

If you are still in an HOA and no access to real tools and equipment, doing a build will be exhausting and can even turn you off from the hobby after a while of no real progress.

 

That's my thought process with that idea, definitely agree with you. Plus I can get a tow dolly for longer trips and drag it behind the taco. It'll be incredibly slow towing with my 4banger but gives the security of if I break something on the toy then I can still get back everything back home. Who cares if it's slow as long as it works. I've been drooling over some of those older yota actually haha. Kyle's been trying to convince me to buy a 3.0; I'd definitely want the 22re unless I was gonna try and swap in a newer v6 down the line then I'd go 3.0 in that case till it blows

Edit: I feel like having a off roader & a daily being the same vehicle is the more popular decision while having a separate vehicle as a off road vehicle is the better decision in a logical sense

 

Yeppp. I'm gonna have a semester delay between transfers so I'm hoping to take a welding and electrical wiring class during that to help with the family business and I can also use that on a truck. HOA is a bit lenient in the aspect that as long as I don't make a mess and I'm not making a lot of noise in the driveway after dark then they let me slide.

 

22re's are very simple motors and easy to work on and to learn on. And it is all about the gearing when you have a 22re.

 

To learn how to weld is a must. It is a very useful skill.

 

So I've heard. Have you had to rebuild yours yet? I've read it isn't too complicated in compression to engines. Would love to rebuild one a bit, learn some things and know my engine will stay strong when out in the middle of the desert

 

Absolutely, my family deals with residential construction on various properties. My father is a great wood worker but is quite limited on metal work; I'd love to learn and help him out in that aspect plus in the long run save a few bucks on a off road rig. Kevin @icetreye let me lay a few beads with his equipment a while back, I've had a itch to really learn everything sense

 

I am gonna rebuild both of them so I can have a backup motor. One is in really bad shape, and the other should be fairly easy.

 

Welding as a hobby is fun, but to do it as a job can be hard work.

 

Great, definitely good info to know. Thanks

True, but I gotta do what I can to help out the family. Always trying to help take some of the stress off my dad, it's the least I can do. What do you think would be better for a welder gas or electric? We don't have enough voltage in the garage so we'd have to rewire a few things, but some of the work I'd help my dad with at different locations so I'd have to use something a bit portable. On that aspect I'm learning towards gas, although I haven't looked too far into it as it's not something that will be happening until at least this summer; probably during the winter.