dark_fairytales

I may make plans for next year. I just set my payment off to blazeland.

MKtaco_98

Nice that will really help you down there, we did the numbers this year with gas and food its about 300$ 200 for gas 100 to take down for food,flag,rafel,t-shirt and stickers.

dark_fairytales

cool. I just have to keep it in mind for a whole year. Just wish I had more power for the sand.

MKtaco_98

If you can get up to speed quick at 5-10 psi thats really all you need out there I may have gotten to a top speed of 40-45? just all about keeping momentum and keeping the tires on top of the sand

space-junk

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ill definately be there next year...

hopefully ill have everything ready by then...

364 days and counting!

MaK92-4RnR

yeah seriously... set aside like 350 bucks and you'll be able to do the trip no problem. you both get way better gas mileage than i do and i only spent 200 in gas round trip, 50 on food, and still had 100 left to just blow... go there with like 400 bucks, and you'll be golden.

MKtaco_98

Went to the 10th annual Surf N Turf with a few buds here on YT had a great time had a check engine light on my way there had Spacejunk check it when he arrived turns out my TPS is either dirty or going out still need to check it out

Heres some Pics





This pic turned out better than I thought

space-junk

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I LOVE toyotas response to engine trouble... "part failing? Ok... Either no throttle or full throttle..."

MKtaco_98

Ya lol luckily for me it acted up on the dunes and not on the ride home I was full throttle 90% of the time on the dunes besides in the camp. It didnt act up on the way home till 2 exits from my house lucked out there need my cruise control for that I5 drive

MKtaco_98

Forgot I had my transfer case front input gasket replaced as well... all the trips to the dunes some sand had wedged its way in there and eaten the gasket? First time ive heard of this happening. I had Clutchmart in Rancho fix it because I was pressed for time so no pics of the gasket but I do have some of the mess the transfer case was making

MKtaco_98

ive been doing alot of thinking about going back to a shell and or a type of shell like a rack or soft top... I use to have a shell on it but it had fitting issues, and my brother shattered the rear glass on it by accident. So instead of fixing it I sold the shell and set that idea aside for another time and went with what I have now.

My Old set up


The reason for posting this is more to get it off my mind lol but I am seroiusly considering selling the bed bar/bed box too once again put a shell on the truck and go with my original idea of a roof top tent roof rack and lights on top

stockwell45

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Honestly...I love the shell, if I had a truck I would have a shell for the winter and open during the summer. How hard is it to pull that bar off to put a shell back on? If you could mount a rack to the shell while still making it easy to remove the shell when you wanted, that would be pretty sweet too.

MKtaco_98

I like it alot as well. I would keep the shell on most of the time, If I do get a shell drawers like you have will be in the works so taking the shell off wont happen often.The bed bar is easy to take off 4 bolts just like the bed box but ive thought about leaving it in there and using it as a light source in the shell.

Also thinking about keeping the bed box and the bed bar scrapping the shell idea and building a rack level with the cab

dark_fairytales

I have found my shell too be one of the bests mods I have done. Weather protection for my gear and my self is priceless.

MKtaco_98

After Surf N turf weather protection is a good thing. lol Its my original direction with the truck to make it my home away from home and id like it to get it heading back in that direction.

dark_fairytales

I highly recommend it Matt.

You mentioned you are interested in a Draw system. I have offered to help mike out with one, but he has gone no further then just toss the idea around. I offer the same to you. Maybe you could teach me how to use CAD?

MaK92-4RnR

Keith - funds are always the problem I haven't really ran into an issue where i require a drawer system but it would be cool nonetheless!

MKtaco_98

ive actually found a few deals on craigslist found one with the pop open side windows like you have in colfax. I just recently put 2004 CAD back on my home computer so I could teach you. Still have all my books and workbooks from school its for 2009 slightly different but commands are the same. I actually plan on building the box on CAD first before I start building it along with a electric plan when I clean up the rats nest under the hood.

MKtaco_98

can add stolen Cat to my list of set backs since 2007. So story goes as usual go out to fire up the truck and a loud roar echoed the neighborhood. Have about a 6-8 hour window of when it happened. So sick of this! This will be the second time someone has damaged or stolen my Cat in 2 years. Im on the edge of putting motion sensor cameras on my truck! http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-te...locations.html

stockwell45

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I wanna know how they manage to get that thing off quietly. It seems like you usually park within 20 feet or so from houses, I would think a sawzall would definitely wake people up.

It would be cool if you had a keyless entry system, and everytime you hit the lock button it sent a strong electrical current to your exaust so if anyone ever touched it, it would give them the shock from hell. Only if...