The Little 2TRFE That Could..

[Greenbean]

If you could all it all over again and only get the V6 with your truck would you?

I ask because I'm right on the cusp of trading my RC 4x4 AT for an Access Cab 4x4 MT...

 

[jeverich]

If you could all it all over again and only get the V6 with your truck would you?

I ask because I'm right on the cusp of trading my RC 4x4 AT for an Access Cab 4x4 MT...

Hmmm...

A V6 would be nice occasionally, but it's really not required for my personal driving style. I don't go fast, and the I4 has all the torque that I need for off-road situations. That being said; I think it's an imperative to re-gear with the 2TRFE if you're adding larger tires.

 

[Greenbean]

10-4, Thanks for the feedback,

If I go Access Cab I wanna stay 4cyl, as much as I would love 3" of lift and some of them 255s I have to be realistic with my budget and also about to be married and hopefully a home owner soon!

 

[Greenbean]

Quick question for you...

When you swapped out your gears what did you do in the front diff?

Just re-gear or locker or ???

Thanks,

 

[jeverich]

Quick question for you...

When you swapped out your gears what did you do in the front diff?

Just re-gear or locker or ???

Thanks,

Just did a re-gear when I had the front differential open. Hemmed and hawed; but decided that my driving style doesn't really justify a front locker.

Regards,

Jake

 

[Greenbean]

Just did a re-gear when I had the front differential open. Hemmed and hawed; but decided that my driving style doesn't really justify a front locker.

Regards,

Jake

10-4, Appreciate ya keeping up with this build thread.

I am SO close to pulling the trigger on my trade and your truck has been a very good build to model after. For real. A very purposeful build and can get you there and back.

 

[jeverich]

Thanks! Yeah, I'm debating bringing it up to Kodiak for the summer - a boat has taken the forefront for the time being...

I like it.

It's basic. Doesn't have a bunch of "luxuries", and pales in comparison to the overall detail and expense of other builds on here - but it gets me where I need to be and back just fine.

 

[GregSplett]

I do not know what to say or feel after reading this entire thread this morning.

Great truck.

Great adventures exploring the pacific northwest.

My mixed up feelings stem from Through my twenties I was a deck hand on a trawler fishing cod and pollack and in my off time i built a 4 cylinder Nissan and used it to explore and fish the Olympic mountains.Nobody on the boat could believe that after a season I would go home and fish.The extent of my welding was 6013/7018 too.And getting shocked.Enginerring tried to pull me down but Royal Seafoods fought it.Left when American Seafoods bought us up and fired my bosens because of there race.We all gave them the finger.Best memories of my life.I found this build because of your comments over in recovery section.We love humping spectra gilson lines versus steel.Hated when they got buried though.The Gov. decommissioned the Snow king -Elizabeth Ann in an attempt to shrink the pollack fleet.

You be safe as you can out there.

 

[jeverich]

I do not know what to say or feel after reading this entire thread this morning.

Great truck.

Great adventures exploring the pacific northwest.

My mixed up feelings stem from Through my twenties I was a deck hand on a trawler fishing cod and pollack and in my off time i built a 4 cylinder Nissan and used it to explore and fish the Olympic mountains.Nobody on the boat could believe that after a season I would go home and fish.The extent of my welding was 6013/7018 too.And getting shocked.Enginerring tried to pull me down but Royal Seafoods fought it.Left when American Seafoods bought us up and fired my bosens because of there race.We all gave them the finger.Best memories of my life.I found this build because of your comments over in recovery section.We love humping spectra gilson lines versus steel.Hated when they got buried though.The Gov. decommissioned the Snow king -Elizabeth Ann in an attempt to shrink the pollack fleet.

You be safe as you can out there.

Truly is a small world. Honestly.

And I understand your mixed up feelings, pretty sure we might have some similar stories, too...

Yup, just put a new Gilson on the big Pullmaster - weather bound in town right now for a day or so. It's a great way to live, but a lot of time away from home. Especially away from my truck. I'm sure you know all about it. There's definitely times whether it's on the boat in heavy weather or sitting in town that all I want to to is go drive around Baker National Forest.

Thanks for the comments,

Jake

 

[jeverich]

Contemplating my next move with the rig.

Might bring it up to Kodiak Island for the summer - I'll be driving my other (bluer and slower) ride around the island for the summer. Might be a cool opportunity to take a little "mini vacation" on the way up the Alcan. I've never done that drive in the warmer months, and I think it could be quite fun with the RTT.

That being said, I've got about 60k miles on my suspension setup - which is hard to believe. Seriously.

For a drive that long, I'd like a "little" bit of comfort. Of course, as much as I can expect out of a 4 cylinder Toyota.

The BP51s from OME are looking very appealing, but I'm having some trouble finding details.

 

[GregSplett]

You stirred up some deep memories for sure.What you do is not a job it is a lifestyle.A life style where you are not always in control,mother nature is.Those times where mother nature was calling the shots and I was not sure if I was going to live or die put the biggest smile on my face.It is not something you can explain to those who have not experienced it.It always took a week or two to settle into life back home.You have to decompress.I always went straight to the woods.

I will always remember shopping for my truck.Wandering the dealers with enough in the bank to pay cash,wearing my Alaska tennis shoes and a old pair of sweats.The old saying you can not judge a book by its cover applied.Still makes me giggle.

People would tell me what hard work it was and I would say that it is not as physicle as it is mental.You want to go home so bad it hurts but you can't.things get bad.weather sucks.You can't find fish....you swear you are not coming back....but you do because in the long run you are addicted to the lifestyle.Forget about any real relationships.It rarely works and even if it does it just adds to the pain.

We had a secret cod rookery that could damn near fill the boat.We would shoot haul in one shot.Turn out the lights and hide as close to the island as we could.I wish I could tell ya where but I would be turning my back on a man who I trusted my life with.That is a love not many can understand.

Time to go.I will be following you here and may god bless!

 

[jeverich]

You stirred up some deep memories for sure.What you do is not a job it is a lifestyle.A life style where you are not always in control,mother nature is.Those times where mother nature was calling the shots and I was not sure if I was going to live or die put the biggest smile on my face.It is not something you can explain to those who have not experienced it.It always took a week or two to settle into life back home.You have to decompress.I always went straight to the woods.

I will always remember shopping for my truck.Wandering the dealers with enough in the bank to pay cash,wearing my Alaska tennis shoes and a old pair of sweats.The old saying you can not judge a book by its cover applied.Still makes me giggle.

People would tell me what hard work it was and I would say that it is not as physicle as it is mental.You want to go home so bad it hurts but you can't.things get bad.weather sucks.You can't find fish....you swear you are not coming back....but you do because in the long run you are addicted to the lifestyle.Forget about any real relationships.It rarely works and even if it does it just adds to the pain.

We had a secret cod rookery that could damn near fill the boat.We would shoot haul in one shot.Turn out the lights and hide as close to the island as we could.I wish I could tell ya where but I would be turning my back on a man who I trusted my life with.That is a love not many can understand.

Time to go.I will be following you here and may god bless!

Man; those are some pretty powerful words. And quite frankly, however hard it may be to acknowledge - I agree with it all. Fishing is all that I've ever done, aside from a short three month stint aboard a tugboat when I was 19. It's a weird thing, sometimes you want to go home so badly - and get the hell off the boat, but then you get there and are counting the days until you head out again. It's a twisted thing to admit when you'd rather spend a night in your bunk in **** weather than be stuck in traffic heading to Seattle.

It's taken me a while to admit to myself who I am; I hate that I love it sometimes - but I've made my peace with it. No one can understand it except for those that do or have lived it. Relationships can be a distraction - when I've got lives in my hands I can't afford to make bad judgement calls. I've got a label that I put underneath the autopilot that reads: "Don't be a cowboy, our lives are in your hands".

Don't need to know where those cod are, we don't fish the Bering Sea - just the Gulf. Just got a new school of pollock in the area of Katmai Bay - they're off the bottom in about 75 fa. - get spoiled, don't even have to put the net down to the bottom, take a lot of the stress out of towing.

- jake

 

[Laxaholic]

Hmm.. Don't try and pass someone on a two lane road unless you can see the oncoming traffic for at least a few miles.

I've done that move a couple of times, it's rather embarrassing and slightly dangerous to maneuver into the passing lane - only to find out you don't have any more "pep" left.

Don't be afraid to get into the higher RPM range with that engine.

I know my rig has a magic speed. 65 MPH. Gas mileage goes down drastically after that point. Maintain a constant speed as best you can, and I'd imagine you'll see 20's.

Bought the old 2.7 4runner, you were right! But it's great! Gotta love the 5speed.

Funny, after reading your conversation with the other fisherman...I understand exactly, except I come from a different life style on the water. Long distance sailing/delivery...The love/hate relationship is real. Want to leave so bad, because you feel youre missing something back home, but as the time to go home gets near...you never want to leave.

 

[Stoffregen Motorsports]

You really know how to have fun. I love seeing people actually use their rigs.

 

[Jeff H]

What year F150 springs are you running? Sourcing the early Chevy springs around here has been a challenge. Also, how do you like the OME shocks paired with them? I'm trying to decide what rear shocks to run with my OMD springs once built.