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UPDATE : This vehicle was retired early in April of 2008 with only 86,000 miles on it repurchased by Toyota under the frame preforation 15 year extended warranty for $ 12,300.oo and an additional 2 X $ 1000.oo rebates and replaced by an identical 2008 . It had the original brakes . The tires / wheels & cap fit the new one .
ONE HARD WORKING LITTLE TRUCK !..............................and it's not too bad looking either...........................___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Biography : I purchased this Tacoma at Masif Toyota in Jefferson , Ohio in the Spring of 2002 . It had 22,000 milles on it then and has 60,000 miles now , two years later . It was a certified Toyota pre-owned vehicle had the balance of the balance of the 60,000 mile warranty . To date , not a single instance of warranty work been performed on it and it has the original brakes . The TRAILER is a 2004 CarMate 6 X 12 from Tom's Trailer Sales in Titusville , PA Purchased in late summer of 2003 Color : Black... Engine specifications : .............3RZ-FE , 2.7 Liter [164.7 cu in]Inline 4 cylinder DOHCamshafts , 16 valves [4 per/cyl] developing 175 Thundering Horse Power and every single one of them ponies has a burr under their saddle . [ SEE PHOTOS BELOW ] _
Drivetrain Specifications :
5 speed Stick/manual transmission , manual hubs , 4 : 10 gear ratio in the rear end
American/Racing-"Baja" Raw Aluminum wheels with 235 X 70 X 16 Dayton Timberline H/T street radial tires stay just legal barely inside fender wells , factory towing package w/7 pin round plug and A/M Pro Comp add-a-leafs springs
Tachs 2000 RPM @60MPH in 5 fh gear , gets 22.3 MPG alone
Averages 16 MPG hauling trailer in 4 th gear taching 3000 RPM @ 70 MPH
Exterior Specfications :
Blacked out front grill , Vent Shades widow visors and bug guard , 4 inch clear round Fog lamps mounted on 12 in centers and yellow oval driving lights on mounted 24 inch centers , Reese sytle 2 Inch trailer hitch , 4 Inch Chrome exhaust tip on factory tailpipe location , rear window tinted , Chromed chain link license plate frame rear step bumper DUAL RoadBlaster horns
Interior Specifications :
Tan and Grey interior with cloth bench seating ,Air Conditioning , Cobra ESD-9210 radar detector , Realistic TRC917 - CB Radio , Aiwa AM/FM reciever w/C-D player and pioneer speakers , SUNpro Super Tach II 2 5/8" Dia . white faced tachometer with a chrome bezel and lighted indicator swiches for auxillary lighting and a Bell electronic compass [continued below]
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DrawTite ActivatorII electronic brake control , CIPA #11960 extension mirrors
Performance modifications :
Modified factory airbox Custon made 3 Inch air intake , removed factory snorkel inside fenderwell
K & N drop-in replacement air filter element
Original CheryBomb 26 Inch long straight through glass packed muffler on the 2 Inch diameter factory exhaust with a 4" Chrome exhaust tip
Bosh Platinum + 4 sparkplugs
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2004 CarMate 600 Series , 6 ' X 12 ' extra tall , enclosed cargo trailer
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Trailer Specifications :Black paint
ALL Aluminum body built entirely above the frame , one piece roof , box is lined with 1/4 inch plywood and has a 3/4 Inch plywood floor
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4 Inch rectangular steel tube frame
Weight ; 1320 # , GVRW : 2990 # , 2 Inch coupler
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Single Dexter Torflex 3500 pound rated axel , w/o brakes , Goodyear 205 X 75 X 15 , "C" load range radial trailer tires on 5.5 inch wide White spoked steel wheels
4 foot A-frame tongue , platform height 19 inches
Aluminum roof bows welded into an intergal unit , fiberglass nose cap
Dual vertical hinged doors on rear , single vertical hinged 36 inch door on curb side
LED exterior lighting , two incandescent interior dome lights wired on a 4-flat plug
Aluminum front corners and 12 in of diamond plate on lower front
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Ohhhh.....What a Feeling ........T O Y - O - T A .....! ! !
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Two seat Sports car with a six foot trunk......
This vehicle is my daily driver , otherwise it get's used primarily to haul my 6 X 12 trailer from Philly to Erie , PA accross the mountains of PA and back again . In the Spring I use the truck for chasing Eastern Wild Turkey Gobblers all over the state . In the Summer we use it for camping ,in the Autumn I fish for Steelhead Trout , In the Winter I run 4 - 235 X 75 X 15 Glacier Grip Snow Tires with Tungsten studs on factory steel wheels to chase whitetailed deer , See Y'all in the WOODS !
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___________Air intake in place {after) ________________A FORD Part on my Taco ? {before }______
_______________ZZ-WHO ? ________________________SUNPro Super Tach II_______________
__________4 Inch Stainless Exhaust Tip _____________________Hood Scoop cut out___________
___________installing scoop________________________Newest Member of the Family________
THE TRAVEL TRALIER is a 1997 Sunline Saturn , T-17-A , 17 foot with a full bath , A/C and electric brakes that weighs 2986 # , realistically sleeps two adults and 2 children......or 2 small dogs
._____________Herman [passed away 12/20/04]___________________Fuzzy__________________
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Future modifications to include Oil Pressure , Water Temp and Volt gauges , a true Ram Air set-up with a Subaru hood scoop , a 160 degree thermostat and the elimination of the engine driven fan to be relaced with an electric thermostaticslly controled fan and the ECT and IAT modifacations
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Thank-you for viewing our page , Sincerely and respectfully , Rudy_robin
