Jelly_Sheffield
Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.
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So I had planned to leave this until after the Landy... But unfortunately it failed it's MOT today.
Very nice bloke MOT-ing it, congratulated me on how well maintained the truck was, then followed up with:
"The chassis is in remarkable condition for one of these, apart from the rear fuel tank mount, it was paper thin, and I poked a hole in it with my finger, Sorry Mate.
You do your own work right? Looks like it will be a right dick to get at, I'll pop it up on the lift for you so you can see."
The weirdest thing about this whole exchange was that this was at a Halfords Autocenter, which generally get a bad rap for this kind of thing, but actually I can't grumble.
Got onto Toyota EPC and found the part number there and then, but unfortunately ringing Toyota the required bracket is on a critical list and they're waiting for new stock from Thailand, chap on the parts counter reckons it would be 2-3 months.
So I guess I'm fabricating one out of plate.
Annoyingly I put 50L of fancy V-Power Diesel in the truck last night to give it the best chance at passing emissions, which I will now need to siphon before I drop the tank.
Very nice bloke MOT-ing it, congratulated me on how well maintained the truck was, then followed up with:
"The chassis is in remarkable condition for one of these, apart from the rear fuel tank mount, it was paper thin, and I poked a hole in it with my finger, Sorry Mate.
You do your own work right? Looks like it will be a right dick to get at, I'll pop it up on the lift for you so you can see."
The weirdest thing about this whole exchange was that this was at a Halfords Autocenter, which generally get a bad rap for this kind of thing, but actually I can't grumble.
Got onto Toyota EPC and found the part number there and then, but unfortunately ringing Toyota the required bracket is on a critical list and they're waiting for new stock from Thailand, chap on the parts counter reckons it would be 2-3 months.
So I guess I'm fabricating one out of plate.
Annoyingly I put 50L of fancy V-Power Diesel in the truck last night to give it the best chance at passing emissions, which I will now need to siphon before I drop the tank.