Post by Don Solo on May 17, 2005 17:09:05 GMT -5
well, I started out with a great idea and a decent truck, and all I have left is my old webpage (I'm suprised that's still up!)
I never got around to any major modifications, I replaced the dash and put in a small radar screen to make it look at least a smidge more spacey, but last fall it died.
and I mean died.
In a week the carburator started up with the vapor lock problem (meaning it would stall out if I had to get somewhere on time), the alternator or starter went out, which drained the battery, which left it parked in the driveway where a tire went flat... oh, and sometime during all this the seatbelt retractor thingy broke so it was just kinda tied to fit
I got a new truck pretty quick and the little old one sat awaiting it's destiny. After months of considering fixing it, I finaly sold it two days ago. $800 ain't so bad for a 22 year old truck that doesn't run and has many problems if it did...
So my dream of a Y-Wing has died, and all I have to show for it is a few photoshopped pics and some driveway stains from it's hibernation.
But as they say... out of the ashes rises a phoenix, eh? My "new" truck is a white '97 Tacoma (see here and here - note the deathstar antenna ball
)
I don't want to take it as far as I planned for my first truck... but it definatly requies some... shall we say... special modifications?
At the very least, I'm getting some vinyl lettering in aurabesh for my callsign under the driver side window, possibly underscored by a few Imp logo killsigns. Not sure what else to add from there... but I definatly want to add more than my simple rear window homage.
I never got around to any major modifications, I replaced the dash and put in a small radar screen to make it look at least a smidge more spacey, but last fall it died.
and I mean died.
In a week the carburator started up with the vapor lock problem (meaning it would stall out if I had to get somewhere on time), the alternator or starter went out, which drained the battery, which left it parked in the driveway where a tire went flat... oh, and sometime during all this the seatbelt retractor thingy broke so it was just kinda tied to fit
I got a new truck pretty quick and the little old one sat awaiting it's destiny. After months of considering fixing it, I finaly sold it two days ago. $800 ain't so bad for a 22 year old truck that doesn't run and has many problems if it did...
So my dream of a Y-Wing has died, and all I have to show for it is a few photoshopped pics and some driveway stains from it's hibernation.
But as they say... out of the ashes rises a phoenix, eh? My "new" truck is a white '97 Tacoma (see here and here - note the deathstar antenna ball
)I don't want to take it as far as I planned for my first truck... but it definatly requies some... shall we say... special modifications?
At the very least, I'm getting some vinyl lettering in aurabesh for my callsign under the driver side window, possibly underscored by a few Imp logo killsigns. Not sure what else to add from there... but I definatly want to add more than my simple rear window homage.
