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P I found a 2nd gen Tacoma lightweight aluminum canopy for $25 and removed the rear flip up window assembly. Then I used some scrap plywood to build a rear panel to fill in the entire rear section like the contractor canopies do. I found a glass sunroof panel at a used building materials store...

I suspected you might have been dealing with Alamos. Our friends Earl Winderman and Joan Gould built down there years ago. Earl died several years ago but Joan just had her 95th birthday in Tucson. They also supported the community but had some similar issues, I think. On the other hand we have...

My brother just moved back stateside for the 3rd time from living in Panama, in part because of the crazy driving habits of local drivers, particularly the 2 wheeled variety. I also found my exploratory visit to Costa Rica very disconcerting for numerous reasons but especially being passed on...

But if you DO see a leak indication when backing out, was it from your vehicle or a previous one? Did you check also when driving IN to see if there was a preexisting spot on the ground?

‘23 FWD EB almost 15k with no visible tread wear yet. Have not measured tread depth. Expect well over your 28k figure before needing replacement. Handling and noise levels generally fine both wet and dry. Zero snow experience. Almost always empty or light bed load. Only rare light towing...

My ‘97 had 4.0, 5 spd rear jump seats (which sure didn’t compare for either seating or just plain hauling ‘stuff’, nor did the fixed sheet metal for access to that area) and only had 150hp vs turbo ecoboost 250hp, but it sold easily in 2023 for $3k with 217k miles. And the 6’ bed was a huge...

I’ve been riding since 1964. Yes, I’m THAT old! But almost all street 2 wheelers. Still riding. Last dirt bike was a Yamaha RT2 1972 2stroke 360 thumper - in about 2012. Nice trailer setup.

My cheapie no name brand ebay soft rollup has just a single latch release hanging down at the rear center but locks beautifully on both sides by pushing down firmly on it at the back and can only unlock ( equally well) when the tailgate is open to access that latch release so it is secure with...

I lived in Tucson area for 42 years and kept basic extinguishers inside my vehicle cabins and/or trunks throughout. Despite the very high summer temperatures I never had any problems with them. I would rather risk that than have a fire to deal with without one. Way better, as with many things...

But the thermoelectric portable refrigerators only will pull down to temps of about 40 degrees below their ambient temperature. So if placed in an area at 100 degrees they will only cool to about 60. If placed in the back seat of your air conditioned cab they will work fine. The small compressor...

Thanks to a posting for rust oleum gloss blue paint used on someone’s calipers I bought same paint for my extended camper shell on my Atlas Blue EB truck. Maybe those if you thinking it looked “janky” will like this look better - my wife does.

Google the 1979-82 Ford Fairmont Durango 2 dr pickup. Ford had 212 (or so) of these built and sold. Also the Dodge FWD Rampage and Plymouth Scamp in early 1980s. Rampage sold decent numbers but 1983 only badge engineered Plymouth sold just over 3k vehicles and was dropped after just 1 year. The...

1979-1982 Ford sold about 212 Ford Fairmont based Ford Durango 2dr Ranchero type pickup trucks. All but forgotten today. Rare but not enough demand to be very expensive. Pretty practical, though. Google them for more info and photos.

went out and tried mine again just now and I had a fail to connect. Weird because first time and thereafter it was perfect. I will delete it and retry. I hope I did not end up recommending a problem ( as well as ending up with one myself.) I did try it with headphones and it sounded great (not...

mare you sure they haven’t paired up but you did not then set the Mav to play from the Bluetooth as a source. If you don’t choose that as your audio source it will not play what the KLIM is sending.

I just turned on the KLIM and followed the manual instructions for Bluetooth pairing while having the in dash unit set to Bluetooth also. Then I confirmed that the unit I wanted to pair with was the KLIM. They paired immediately after which I selected Bluetooth as the source from which I wanted...

Because I do not need a camper shell most of the time and the short bed with rollup tonneau works for me most of the time. Also the gas mileage as well as the much higher purchase cost on crew cab trucks with longer beds makes the Mav unique. I drove mostly Toyota 4 cylinder trucks as well as...

Other than an Aztec, what isn’t?

The very limited availability and choice and cost of a short “regular” cap is what made me choose a used 6’ 1st gen Tacoma canopy for this project. The funky look is for me more than offset by the improved functionality and minimal cost and complexity, as well as the easy removability, allowing...