help me settle a convo with friends - is my 2nd gen T4R a truck?

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-28T04:04:39+00:00

Except ridgeline and avalanche. Those ain’t trucks. El Camino and ranchero are exceptions, because mullet factor

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-28T01:05:12+00:00

I also would have liked to sand blast it but I’m definitely on a budget and didn’t wanna piss my neighbors off anymore than I already was by running a grinder for 6 hours a day on the weekend

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T23:06:35+00:00

If it’s already broke you’re fine.

Fun story, me a buddies got super drunk and broke one of these style tvs in our backyard and it was crazy loud! We put an axe straight through the screen and it sounded like a bomb went off. Our neighbors weren’t very happy to say the least

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T22:43:09+00:00

Yes the bed is still in the process of getting a second fuel door. I’m planning on using a JK fuel door since it fits in a round hole. I just need to run to the junkyard to pick up some parts.

I can fill it from under the fender right now and if I fill the rear tank then it will also fill the front but if I only fill the front it won’t fill the rear. The rear will flow into the front tank since it sits a bit higher. There’s a little less than an inch between the top of the tank and the bed so it’s about as high up as I can get it.

I still need to weld the cable winch for the spare to the bracket beneath the tank so I can put the spare back under the bed.

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T16:07:52+00:00

I ain’t made out of money chief. This paint was $6 a can and I used 2 cans on this project

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T15:23:49+00:00

Exactly. I do 6-8 500 mile trips a year so being able to fill up at the cheaper stops across borders really helps. Saving .4 a gallon adds up with 50 gallons

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T15:22:05+00:00

Just got it good enough. Arizona doesn’t rust too fast so I still got another decade before there’s any real rust on it

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T12:29:58+00:00

Yea not fun but it gets the job done. Remember the respirator while you’re doing this stuff, rust in the lungs is no joke

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T12:28:18+00:00

Not really. I split my time between az and Bakersfield. Az diesel is about 5.80 now and last I checked in Bakersfield it was around 6.20

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T12:27:37+00:00

Yes. I plumbed in a sump to the bottom and hooked that into another sump on the main tank

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T12:27:11+00:00

Thanks! Just don’t look at the front half of the frame

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T12:26:58+00:00

Thanks!

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T12:23:09+00:00

It was definitely an impulse project. I had an extra week and wanted to do this. I picked up the fuel tank for a 12 pack. It’s just the rustoleum oil based paint and I just brushed it on. Definitely messy but pretty easy

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T12:21:59+00:00

Angle grinder and a wire wheel!

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T12:21:46+00:00

It’s off a 97 f350

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-27T02:05:43+00:00

I run KO2s on my f250 and love them. I don’t put a ton of miles on my truck but they’re usually pretty hard miles

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-21T11:30:14+00:00

True story:

In high school, me and a buddy were messing around and I said “Tanner, your moms a hoe” he replied back with “jokes on you my moms dead”.

His mom had passed away several years ago in a snorkeling incident in Hawaii. Needless to say I felt like an ass but no feelings were hurt.

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-18T03:20:08+00:00

My go to is always a napkin and electrical tape… sometimes I even use a receipt if it’s all I have close

K_navistar_k · 2022-06-17T15:34:58+00:00