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1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

Discussion in '1st Gen Tundras (2000-2006)' started by NUDRAT, Jan 18, 2020.

  1. Sep 30, 2020 at 5:33 AM
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    empty_lord

    empty_lord They see me rollin'

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    Not a clue my friend
     
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  2. Sep 30, 2020 at 5:43 AM
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    bmf4069

    bmf4069 Yup, that's car parts in a dishwasher

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    I'm picturing ron Swanson in revolutionary war attire now....


    Edit: words are hard.
     
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  3. Oct 1, 2020 at 5:39 AM
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    Pucks18 Fleabit peanut monkey

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    As a member of the mountain biking community around farmland illinois
    (We have two very good mountain bike parks, one from an old strip mine) I LOOOVEEE pulling up to the trails in the 1st gen, and all the hipster curly haired 2nd gen tacoma guys put their vape down in awe as if they just met their biological father for the first time.every mountain biker drives either a tacoma or a Colorado. Dont get me wrong I love tacos but I just love how forgotten the gen 1 tundra is, all the taco boys just see a truck that almost is as small as theirs but has a v8 baby! Lol
     
  4. Oct 1, 2020 at 5:51 AM
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    FrenchToasty

    FrenchToasty The Desert rat, 6 lug enthusiast

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    I must be naturally hip with my curly brown locks
     
  5. Oct 1, 2020 at 9:30 AM
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    Mountain biking in Illinois??
    Ive heard it all now.
    j/k

    We are spoiled out in the desert with four mountain ranges surrounding us and plenty of great single track, flow trails, and uber technical trails too.
     
  6. Oct 1, 2020 at 10:25 AM
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    Professional Hand Model

    Professional Hand Model A.K.A ‘Golden Hands’

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    :rofl:

    Epic Pucks right there. :yes:
     
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  7. Oct 1, 2020 at 10:43 AM
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    FirstGenVol

    FirstGenVol Brake Czar

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    Reminds me of when I lived in Florida and people I knew told me they would go "hiking" in various parts of the state. Hiking to them was walking in sand with some occasional woods.
     
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  8. Oct 1, 2020 at 12:00 PM
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    FirstGenVol

    FirstGenVol Brake Czar

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    Loaded down for the next adventure. Headed to the outer banks. Praying for good weather. :fingerscrossed:

    1001201458_HDR.jpg
     
  9. Oct 1, 2020 at 3:47 PM
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    Tundra2

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    I'm currently sitting at 3.5 years. So this is good news.
    Interesting. I've never thought about it this way, but then again I've never been in a position to hire people so I've never needed to see it from this perspective.
    I'll start working on this soon. I can't escape thinking that this place will meet its end sooner rather than later.
    Most definitely. I need to get back on indeed, and other job finding things.
    This is what happened the previous two times Japan showed up. They left the same person in charge both times. I think ole Mr. "Jessica" groomed the new people to be similar to him. All the new office personnel that were hired by him were young, and green. Most were fresh out of college. Happy to have a job in their new field. Ready to learn from him.
    That's a guarantee.

    I'll be more than happy to speak with them. Too bad I'm on the opposite shift.
     
  10. Oct 1, 2020 at 3:47 PM
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    Quick story about Ole "Jessica".

    When pops was working on a notch machine next to Crystal who was running a similar notch machine. Operators had the start switch taped up so when they left the light curtain (safety device like an e-stop.) the machine would cycle saving the operators one step, and 6 seconds on cycle time.

    Crystal loaded her part, and left the light curtain. Machine didn't run. So with the start switch taped up she entered the light curtain, and adjusted the part under the double Japanese razor blade. She made the sensor, and the machine cycled. Her hand was under the double blade on a pneumatic cylinder with 110 psi behind it.

    It cut her hand off at the wrist, and cut her fingers off just behind the knuckles.

    She screamed, and turned around. She was about to start running. Pops turned around, grabbed her knub, and put a death grip on her wrist. He told her, "if you want to live do everything that I tell you to do."

    He laid her in the floor, and elevated her arm.

    He covered her knub with a rag, and called over the radio to the dayshift supervisor. He said "Jimmy, I need an ambulance to bay door 30 right now." He wasted no time calling 911. Ambulance was there in 12 minutes.

    In that time pops talked to her, and told her stories about us, and things he's done. Things to help keep her calm. While he was talking to Crystal Ole Jessica showed up. Instead of offering help, or even acknowledging what happened he simply took pictures of the machine, crystals hand in the machine, the start switch, and of her and pops laying in the floor. Without a word, he left and returned to the office.

    Other people in maintenance showed up, and he told them to find a a ziplock baggie, and to bag up her hand pieces. They did, and put them in a box of ice.

    The EMTs showed up on scene, and relieved pops of his duty. After she was loaded up, and being treated one of them asked pops where he was when it happened. He said he was right next to her. The EMT said "I could tell. There was very little blood on the floor. Usually an injury like this is always a fatality. She's lucky you were here.

    After all this I've never really respected that man. I mean for fucks sake.
     
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  11. Oct 1, 2020 at 3:51 PM
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    Tundra2

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    Most definitely. In a way, I'm fortunate that I moved back in. So it's not absolutely necessary for me to have a job.
    Interesting.

    It seems to me that turnover is high everywhere. Most people of a younger age simply don't want to work.

    Oooooh.
     
  12. Oct 1, 2020 at 5:13 PM
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    robabeatle New Member

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    So excited to have better food in the backcountry with our new cooler!

    image.jpg
     
  13. Oct 1, 2020 at 5:25 PM
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    FrenchToasty

    FrenchToasty The Desert rat, 6 lug enthusiast

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    I’m doing a all night apple pellet smoke tomorrow if you want to smoke that bird...... Friday night
     
  14. Oct 1, 2020 at 5:26 PM
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    Let me get back at you tomorrow, but that sounds great.
     
  15. Oct 1, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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    FrenchToasty

    FrenchToasty The Desert rat, 6 lug enthusiast

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    Doing a 11# pork shoulder for a bday party
     
  16. Oct 1, 2020 at 5:52 PM
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    Lil Steve

    Lil Steve Living the dream

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  17. Oct 1, 2020 at 9:13 PM
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    MrDirtjumper

    MrDirtjumper Ol’ dickhead

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    Let me extend a heartfelt "suck one" from the flatlands of central/west Texas.
     
  18. Oct 1, 2020 at 9:38 PM
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    MrDirtjumper Ol’ dickhead

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    So guys, Ive got a confession to make. I test drove a 3rd gen Taco OR today and actually... there was a lot that I really liked about it. But I think that its safe to say that once you get past that "new vehicle feel", it really doesn't have a lot to offer. The radar cruise is slick as shit and it actually fit in my garage but those 278 alleged horses didn't feel anywhere near the same. Something tells me I would be forever kicking myself in the ass for trading a full roll down window for a puny little 8" piece of sliding glass.

    So then I came home and spent a bunch of money on my truck. Better than 5 years worth of debt right?
     
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  19. Oct 1, 2020 at 9:43 PM
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    Darkness Allergic to white

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    Ask, and you shall receive... PicsArt_10-01-09.42.36.jpg
     
  20. Oct 1, 2020 at 11:24 PM
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    empty_lord

    empty_lord They see me rollin'

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    just imagine. in the next civil war you could all follow me and my beautiful voice into war!



    LOL
     
  21. Oct 2, 2020 at 12:11 AM
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    That'd be awesome. I'll be the dipshit in the corner that everyone wonders how I'm still alive with all the stupid shit I do. Lol
     
  22. Oct 2, 2020 at 2:52 AM
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    Well, in more positive news for me...

    My ditch light brackets from Rago shipped yesterday.

    I ordered the relay box for all my accessory lights, things, and stuff today. Thanks to @FrenchToasty for reccomending this, and providing a link.

    Now, all I really need now is a good set of lighted switches.

    Even better advice would be where to mount the light switches. I only have two blanks available. The one to the right of the fogs, and the security blank.

    I suppose I could do the anytime foglight mod, and then reuse that switch/blank.

    Any thoughts?

    (I'll edit in all the people who helped me get to this point/decisions.)
     
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  23. Oct 2, 2020 at 4:54 AM
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    Festerw New Member

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    I don't recall does your truck have the center console?
     
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  24. Oct 2, 2020 at 4:56 AM
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    bmf4069

    bmf4069 Yup, that's car parts in a dishwasher

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    Amen brother.

    People buy for the horsepower, but drive with torque. I'm not sure on the torque numbers between the 2, but I bet it's quite a bit different.

    I'd follow that beautiful voice anywhere, m'lord.
     
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  25. Oct 2, 2020 at 5:03 AM
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    FrenchToasty

    FrenchToasty The Desert rat, 6 lug enthusiast

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    Yeah there aren’t a lot of switch options for your trucks. You could look for a 3/6 bank blank switch plate and buy switches that fit it(Air On Board, sells blanks and switches to match)
    I might bite the bullet and get a switch pro during Black Friday, if the retailer doesn’t Jack up the price the week before the “sale”

    or this
    https://www.amazon.com/Keep-Clean-125544-Rocker-Switch/dp/B001PLWSAI
     
  26. Oct 2, 2020 at 5:13 AM
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    Nope. The bench with the fold down rest.
    20200724_152438.jpg
    I'll look into this, and see what it looks like, how it mounts, etc.

    I've told people for years that if stores slowly increase prices until BF. The sale isn't really a sale. Just looks that way.

    Keep it clean looks like cool stuffs.
     
  27. Oct 2, 2020 at 5:31 AM
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    Pucks18

    Pucks18 Fleabit peanut monkey

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    Holy crap! I ordered my bumper yesterday off of Amazon and it shipped 30 mins after ordering. Now it's already out for delivery for today, despite saying october 7th
     
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    I had to google a switch pro set up, and it looks sweet but JEEEEEEEEEZ. I see why you're waiting for black Friday.

    Found AOB.com. this looks cool, but really not sure where I have 4x2 inches of space in an easy accessible place.

    Here is a thought I had, but it would like kinda crummy. Plus it involves drilling holes in the main dash plastic which is something I don't even enjoy the thought of.

    Get this, or similar items that are illuminated and mount them in the dash here...
    20201002_073613.jpg
     
  29. Oct 2, 2020 at 6:11 AM
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    What were some main differences you noticed driving that thing compared to the 1st gen?
     
  30. Oct 2, 2020 at 6:15 AM
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    shifty`

    shifty` Is the Gila Copter a love machine?

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    OBX is nice! Sounds like fun. As long as you avoid the rain, this is the perfect time of year to go, Oct/Nov and April/May timeframe.

    Hell yeah!

    Couple of thoughts: Don't use lighted switches in the peripheral of your cluster, it's an unnecessary distraction to night driving.

    Second, safety FFS! Wwhy you taking photos of your cluster while actively driving, and breaking the law (speed) in the process?

    Third, you could just as easily get a right-angle switch mount plate to mount something just under the dash, or if you have no center console, install one.

    Last, your CEL is on, yo.
     
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