I actually got my truck when I was in my early 20s. I'm glad a small truck was my dream at the time. But I'm finding lately that I want an older Tacoma to putt around in. I really dig those smaller pickups from the 90s/early 2000s. But I have what I have and love it so haven't done anything to change it. Might fuck around and restore something cool when we get a bigger place.
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Don't worry they're almost impossible to find in okay shape, and they can bring more money than newer and/or larger trucks. Parts are getting harder to find and they're getting to the age where everything rubber is starting to rot and leak, and wires are starting to crack. A whole new class of issues XD
Yeah my goal is to completely rebuild something as a learning experience. My dream is to have a large enough garage that I can do a complete tear down, or in reverse, a total build from junk yard and aftermarket parts. But, you are definitely right. It's hard enough to get parts for newer stuff. However... I hope we see more people desire those older designs once they tire of paying more for vehicles than they do their housing. Maybe (I really hope) we'll see reprinting of those simpler designs, in turn promoting more parts for those types of vehicles.
I'm being naive. A foolish optimist, if you can believe it from my notes 😂
> My dream is to have a large enough garage that I can do a complete tear down
Your hoping for the dream any of us car guys are hoping for.
My engine needs an oil pan and it has to come out to do it. I say an extra prayer every night it hangs in there a little longer.
What the fuck lol that's such a dumb design
It's largest light duty diesel engine ever sold in a pickup XD They put a cross member below the pan and they had to set the engine practically on it to fit it under the hood.
Tragic. Maybe you can use the time to do other preventative work. Although, with parts quality, I'm hesitant to touch anything hard to get to that currently works. Chances are the working part on there is better than whatever you'll replace it with these days. I'm hearing of OEM parts being DOA in increasing numbers.
And as I learn more, it seems that dudes who work on shit boxes have this general attitude. If it works right now, keep fucking moving lol
Those fuck around and find out parts are a dilemma though. It's different if you know it's a leaking pan or something like that. Could lose an engine
OEM and aftermarket for these engines (not the trucks) is great in some areas still. Regulation has killed a lot, but for now it's still fine, spendy, but fine.
Yup i ground it down, treated it, and sealed it, but some spots were too thin to grind out so there is only so much I can do for now.
And then there is always - well it's a worn 270k mile engine and still had plenty of original parts on it, how much is going to need replacing if I pull it. Then I might as well do a full rebuild on it XD
Yeah I think that's why the attitude is to just not. Because you can very easily justify this and that until you and up in some shit filled hole you didn't plan on being in.
It was that way when I decided to fix someone's bullshit in a website back when I did that. You pull one little thread and somehow end up naked 😂
That's why I rarely offer "fix" or fork other people's stuff. I'm not good enough at anything to fix someone's mistakes without completely redoing everything.
Fun part about being the computer dork at a performance shop. The other guys turned wrenches most of the time, I watched and beep blooped stuff to make it go faster.
There it is. Makes more sense lol
Is there some good reason it's that way? Seems dumb.
Guys have done it in frame. You can unbolt everything and tear the entire top of the engine down and jack it up 6" to pull the pan, but you're already 7/8 of the way to pulling it. Just need to remove the hood or pull the front clip which is already disconnected.