"vicali" (vicali)
11/15/2018 at 12:21 • Filed to: None
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"vicali" (vicali)
11/15/2018 at 12:21 • Filed to: None | 1
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A friend of mine texted
yesterday, his 2004 Tacoma DCSB was in for an oil change at Toyota
and the
tech was able to put a screwdriver through the frame..
First G
en campaign is long over, Toyota is still busy piling up 2nd Gen frames around here.. Interesting thin
g is the Dana 2nd G
ens fail beside the cats, inside frames under the passenger seat. First Gens
fail between
the back of the cab
and
the front of the rear spring perch,
t
hat’s why the bent First G
en pics are so common.
Sadly this little truck has been an awesome family trooper, lots of adventures under it’s belt.
He’s test driving third Gens this morning, so far the top of the list is a 2018 Tacoma DCSB Off Road..
arl
> vicali
11/15/2018 at 12:47 |
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Buy him some Fluid Film as a new car gift.....
adamftw
> vicali
11/15/2018 at 13:05 |
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I wouldn't buy another Toyota after getting burned like that buy hey thats just me.
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vicali
> adamftw
11/15/2018 at 13:12 |
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We bought another one after they swapped our 2nd gen;
https://overland.kinja.com/tacoma-frame-replacement-success-1697506645
Even after the 4.0 headgasket crapped out..
https://oppositelock.kinja.com/taco-tuesday-is-now-freedom-friday-1819929739
Toyota ha
s a decent track record with me and my family..
HammerheadFistpunch
> vicali
11/15/2018 at 13:14 |
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I gotta wonder if a competent shop couldn’t just rebox the bad sections. cheaper than a car payment.
The Ghost of Oppo
> vicali
11/15/2018 at 13:18 |
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Damn you Toyota! Damn you all to hell!
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vicali
> HammerheadFistpunch
11/15/2018 at 13:22 |
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He’s had a string of 2nd and 3rd gen 4Runners, and a few early trucks, h
e knows the game and has
boxed frames and made patches in the past. If it was just him bombing around or turning it into
a firewood truck I’m sure he would do it again.
But it’s his daily driver, and his family rides with him. Doesn’t help that he’s a volunteer fire chief and first responder dealing with auto accidents all day long..
He just built that DIY
bumper tho..
user314
> The Ghost of Oppo
11/15/2018 at 13:28 |
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Automatic star for anything Kreiger.
RallyWrench
> HammerheadFistpunch
11/15/2018 at 13:43 |
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I can’t imagine any competent shop wanting to take on that liability.
shop-teacher
> adamftw
11/15/2018 at 13:51 |
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Me nei ther. My truck is only two years older. I’ll be rip-shit pissed if I have to junk it in two years, no matter how good it has been to me (and it’s been great to me).
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adamftw
> shop-teacher
11/15/2018 at 19:56 |
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I have to do a crossmember on mine soon.. It’s almost completely rotted through. Probably bc snow and shit sits on top on the plastic fuel tank with nowhere to go. No reason to let it go anytime soon.
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shop-teacher
> adamftw
11/15/2018 at 21:48 |
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I just did all the brake lines and a trans cooler line. Gonna have to do the rockers in the next couple years.
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adamftw
> shop-teacher
11/16/2018 at 06:50 |
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Ugh, that sucks about the rockers. I did the brake lines a couple months ago, not as bad as a job as I thought it would be.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> vicali
12/11/2018 at 11:33 |
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Bummer... [pours one out] Did you do the AC drain mod on yours?
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vicali
> davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
12/11/2018 at 11:45 |
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As soon as it warms up that is happening
..
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davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> vicali
12/11/2018 at 12:24 |
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Same here.