A sad reality...

Started by Duffil, March 04, 2007, 09:06:15 PM

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Duffil

March 04, 2007, 09:06:15 PM
It has recently come to my attention that my truck is 23 years old.  I realize that eventually there will be no more usable Toy axles, and eventually every rig will be either Diamonds or fullwidths.  Jeep is the only OEM that still equips an SFA on new vehicles(barring fullsizes, of course).  Basically, what I now realize is that everything will  be, more or less, a buggy.  I enjoy the fact that my rig is probably 90-95% OE.  It was built right the first time, I have just decided to go "more extreme" than originally intended. I should just give up now and build a Diamond-axled, GM-powered, Atlas Tcased tube buggy.  And this saddens me. :brick: :soapbox:

edit: my computer crashed as I was typing this...it gets hot and shuts off sometimes.  Anyway, I reopened firefox, and it says "last session closed unexpectedly.  Would you like to restore?"  I hit yes, and I get my post back! How cool is that?!

kneedownnate

#1
March 05, 2007, 12:01:10 AM
Yet another firefox feature I appreciate :thumbs:

That's kinda why I'm leaning more toward just cleaning up my longbed and selling it, then turning my beat 81 2wd sb into a wheeler. 
RIP KYOTA

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#2
March 05, 2007, 07:41:42 AM
buy a Jeep then  :ha_ha: :haha: :laugh: :hahaha: :joke: :talkingn: :cheese: :yupyup: :rofl2:



:usa: :beerwhack:
MY ONLY REGRET IS THAT I HAVE NOTHING USEFUL TO OFFER THIS FORUM  :moon:
except BACON

Duffil

#3
March 05, 2007, 07:45:53 AM
Quote from: oldyellercj on March 05, 2007, 07:41:42 AM
buy a Jeep then  :ha_ha: :haha: :laugh: :hahaha: :joke: :talkingn: :cheese: :yupyup: :rofl2:



:usa: :beerwhack:

I would rather give it up and become a sierra club member.













:rofl:

MiniSimp

#4
March 05, 2007, 07:51:45 AM
I'm still running stock toyota gear, except for my rear springs, and yes, it sucks that there are very few "off the lot" SFA vehicles to choose from.

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#5
March 05, 2007, 07:57:57 AM
Quote from: Duffil on March 05, 2007, 07:45:53 AM
I would rather give it up and become a sierra club member.

:rofl:


thats not funny


:usa: :beerwhack:
MY ONLY REGRET IS THAT I HAVE NOTHING USEFUL TO OFFER THIS FORUM  :moon:
except BACON

jimbo74

#6
March 05, 2007, 08:09:21 AM
if that ever happens, i will get an fzj80 :)
:usa:

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

~ John F. Kennedy ~

*FFC*

#7
March 05, 2007, 11:36:50 AM
23? That ain't nothin.. mine's 37 :gap:


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red

#8
March 05, 2007, 12:43:05 PM
i wont buy a "new" vehicle because of all the extra "standard equipment". i dont need heated seats, dont need a 6 disc cd player, dont need a flip down tv, DEFINATLY dont need an automatic, etc... the only new vehicle i will consider right now is the military version of the duramax. bare basic interior, stripped down to necessities, available with a manual 6 speed, my kinda vehicle if only it came with a solid front axle (but can do an sas).
read and comment :whip:

USAF EOD tech

DTB

#9
March 05, 2007, 01:43:50 PM
Quote from: Duffil on March 04, 2007, 09:06:15 PM
I should just give up now and build a Diamond-axled, GM-powered, Atlas Tcased tube buggy.  And this saddens me. :brick: :soapbox:

yea, that would totally suck to have to do that :cheese:
RIP KYOTA
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Rocksurfer

#10
March 05, 2007, 07:22:36 PM
Quote from: Duffil on March 05, 2007, 07:45:53 AM
I would rather give it up and become a sierra club member.













:rofl:

I'd rather drive a Jeep than be a Sierra Clubber. :thumbdown:
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alwayzbroken

#11
March 05, 2007, 09:28:30 PM
Even the diamond is endangered unless somebody starts to produce OEM Toyota knuckle balls. Diamond cuts the balls off of stock yota axles. So in effect Diamond is contributing to the shortage of toyota front axles  :think:
If you still have control you aren't going fast enough

johnny_boy02

#12
March 06, 2007, 02:59:17 AM Last Edit: March 06, 2007, 04:27:42 PM by johnny_boy02
I think it will be a LONG time before there will be a shortage of Toyota axles. They are everywhere. What there is a shortage of is super cheap axles. But you cheapa$$s will just have to pull up your huggies and drop $300 for a axle.:) :gap:



Edit: To add smilely things so people dont misunderstand my tone and get bent out of shape.

Duffil

#13
March 06, 2007, 07:27:35 AM
hey, noobert, I ain't afraid to drop the cash.  Obviously you don't understand what this thread is about.  Go back to Pirate and tell it over there.

alwayzbroken

#14
March 06, 2007, 10:35:38 AM
Quote from: Duffil on March 06, 2007, 07:27:35 AM
hey, noobert, I ain't afraid to drop the cash.  Obviously you don't understand what this thread is about.  Go back to Pirate and tell it over there.

:laugh:
If you still have control you aren't going fast enough

johnny_boy02

#15
March 06, 2007, 04:24:40 PM
Quote from: Duffil on March 06, 2007, 07:27:35 AM
hey, noobert, I ain't afraid to drop the cash.  Obviously you don't understand what this thread is about.  Go back to Pirate and tell it over there.

Well arnt you the big guy!GO back to Pirate. Rabble rabble.....

You are sad cause no "good" trucks are made anymore, and you dont want build one of them silly buggys, but you want more extreme. I shed a little tear for you, life must be hard......:)

If you are willing to pay the price you have nothing to worry about. I dont see why you are sad, you can build a very hardcore truck and still stay 80-85% OEM. But im sure you know that.

alwayzbroken

#16
March 06, 2007, 06:02:08 PM
Quote from: johnny_boy02 on March 06, 2007, 04:24:40 PM
Well arnt you the big guy!GO back to Pirate. Rabble rabble.....

You are sad cause no "good" trucks are made anymore, and you dont want build one of them silly buggys, but you want more extreme. I shed a little tear for you, life must be hard......:)

If you are willing to pay the price you have nothing to worry about. I dont see why you are sad, you can build a very hardcore truck and still stay 80-85% OEM. But im sure you know that.

You still don't understand. It is about the realization that SOMEDAY the same parts we use now will be hard to find.
If you still have control you aren't going fast enough

brainlessfool

#17
March 06, 2007, 07:03:17 PM
Quote from: alwayzbroken on March 06, 2007, 06:02:08 PM
You still don't understand. It is about the realization that SOMEDAY the same parts we use now will be hard to find.

Some day? I can't find my :moon: with both hands now!
A good day working, that's just sick :reg:

jimbo74

#18
March 06, 2007, 07:08:48 PM
by someday, i will be too old to care.......
:usa:

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

~ John F. Kennedy ~

Duffil

#19
March 06, 2007, 09:02:57 PM
Quote from: alwayzbroken on March 06, 2007, 06:02:08 PM
You still don't understand. It is about the realization that SOMEDAY the same parts we use now will be hard to find.
thank you. 
Quote from: jimbo74 on March 06, 2007, 07:08:48 PM
by someday, i will be too old to care.......

you, sir, do not understand.  I don't think it will be that long.

AaronB

#20
March 06, 2007, 11:44:02 PM
I guess i'll just start stocking up on parts now! That way my kids kids will be rolling in Toys.
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johnny_boy02

#21
March 08, 2007, 07:03:17 PM
Quote from: alwayzbroken on March 06, 2007, 06:02:08 PM
You still don't understand. It is about the realization that SOMEDAY the same parts we use now will be hard to find.

No I get that. But that time is a long time away, so why worry. We will all prob be long gone.

alwayzbroken

#22
March 08, 2007, 07:21:01 PM
Quote from: johnny_boy02 on March 08, 2007, 07:03:17 PM
No I get that. But that time is a long time away, so why worry. We will all prob be long gone.

No, it won't be that long. 5 years ago Toyota axles were everywhere where I live. Now it takes a miracle to find one. I bet 5 years they will be hard to find, 10 years pretty much non existant in stock form.
If you still have control you aren't going fast enough

johnny_boy02

#23
March 08, 2007, 07:25:26 PM
Quote from: alwayzbroken on March 08, 2007, 07:21:01 PM
No, it won't be that long. 5 years ago Toyota axles were everywhere where I live. Now it takes a miracle to find one. I bet 5 years they will be hard to find, 10 years pretty much non existant in stock form.

Must be where you live. I have no problem finding them here. Hell you need one? I got 2. One semi built and one stock.

DTB

#24
March 08, 2007, 07:28:04 PM
Quote from: johnny_boy02 on March 08, 2007, 07:25:26 PM
Must be where you live. I have no problem finding them here. Hell you need one? I got 2. One semi built and one stock.
got em everywhere here too in missouri.....though theres only like 2 people in missouri with solid axle swaps.... sad to see them go to the scrapyard  :ha_ha:
RIP KYOTA
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alwayzbroken

#25
March 08, 2007, 07:35:29 PM
Where I live, the combination of my club consuming most of the local axles and people building Toyotas like crazy have pretty much exhausted the supply.
If you still have control you aren't going fast enough

brainlessfool

#26
March 08, 2007, 07:40:57 PM
it will happen every where, sooner or latter. just the way things work. if you don't think so, just live a bit longer and see.
A good day working, that's just sick :reg:

alwayzbroken

#27
March 08, 2007, 07:47:04 PM
Quote from: brainlessfool on March 08, 2007, 07:40:57 PM
it will happen every where, sooner or latter. just the way things work. if you don't think so, just live a bit longer and see.

Demolition derbies are a good example.
If you still have control you aren't going fast enough

Gittinit

#28
March 08, 2007, 08:14:04 PM
I see where you are coming from but..... Get over it that is life. This same thing has been hapening for years and it just seems to make the exhisting toy fronts, vw bugs, and 60's camaros more valueable. I am not gonna be resurecting some old rusted out jalopy only for it to end up sitting in the grage till the day I die. "Quit worrying about the thing you can't change and change the things you can"  Words to live by.
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alwayzbroken

#29
March 08, 2007, 08:34:05 PM
Quote from: gittinit on March 08, 2007, 08:14:04 PM
"Quit worrying about the thing you can't change and change the things you can"  Words to live by.

Good advice. I am going to change my situation by buying every Toyota axle I can find and stock pile them for my personal use.
If you still have control you aren't going fast enough
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