Daily drivers?
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Re: Daily drivers?
Got mine in dec '06 , drove it down from k.c area, live near chicago,Had a couple of items that needed attention. had a bad torque converter, and a cracked exhaust manifold,that was a 2 day project, that was a PITA ! and a spark plug wire on the down pipe. been driving it everyday since.Just do regular maint. and don't do 10# boost launches at every light and you will be fine!
Got mine in dec '06 , drove it down from k.c area, live near chicago,Had a couple of items that needed attention. had a bad torque converter, and a cracked exhaust manifold,that was a 2 day project, that was a PITA ! and a spark plug wire on the down pipe. been driving it everyday since.Just do regular maint. and don't do 10# boost launches at every light and you will be fine!
SY2455
70's Veteran
Re: Daily drivers?
When I 1st got mine it had 53,450 Miles and was a daily driver for 2.5 years. Mileage at the end of the daily driver was 85,000. Anyway about 13 months into it I started getting this strange oil leak that was there sometime and sometime not. I finally found out where it was coming from. Pick up the o-ring kit for $5.00 at the stealership. The oil filter adapter large o-ring had 3 hard cracks in it and fell apart in my hands when I went to change it. It is now on the list to do every 50,000 miles.:tup:
NCTyphoon said:
When I 1st got mine it had 53,450 Miles and was a daily driver for 2.5 years. Mileage at the end of the daily driver was 85,000. Anyway about 13 months into it I started getting this strange oil leak that was there sometime and sometime not. I finally found out where it was coming from. Pick up the o-ring kit for $5.00 at the stealership. The oil filter adapter large o-ring had 3 hard cracks in it and fell apart in my hands when I went to change it. It is now on the list to do every 50,000 miles.:tup:
T-Bone
Active member
Re: Daily drivers?
Jimmy Mann daily drives his Ty and I would attest in front of the Supreme Court that he boost launches numerous times each day and has not had any issues since his most recent tranny rebuild 2 years ago. Waller got it right on and looking at Jimmy's truck rolling or sitting, you would think it had less than 50k miles on it.
turbox2 said:
Jimmy Mann daily drives his Ty and I would attest in front of the Supreme Court that he boost launches numerous times each day and has not had any issues since his most recent tranny rebuild 2 years ago. Waller got it right on and looking at Jimmy's truck rolling or sitting, you would think it had less than 50k miles on it.
warmpancakes
New member
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I only followed Jimmy for 5-6 miles he drives that truck like its a rental, his is proof that you can build these trucks right, My typhoon is sitting in the parking lot right :tup: now getting rained on :tdown:
T-Bone said:
I only followed Jimmy for 5-6 miles he drives that truck like its a rental, his is proof that you can build these trucks right, My typhoon is sitting in the parking lot right :tup: now getting rained on :tdown:
James Thomas
"NO CLASS"
Re: Daily drivers?
I think the old sying of "take care if it and it will take care of you" pretty much covers it. I DD my Ty and and there are of course a few maint. related little special things, but like all things in life if you abuse it.... it will get even with you plus interest!
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James
I think the old sying of "take care if it and it will take care of you" pretty much covers it. I DD my Ty and and there are of course a few maint. related little special things, but like all things in life if you abuse it.... it will get even with you plus interest!
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James
Bill Z
Donating Member
Re: Daily drivers?
I heard a saying on TV that works for me. ‘You know it is a great truck when you turn it on it returns the favor!’
My Typhoon just happens to be a salvage truck twice. I planed on it being a daily driver. I had to have the frame straightened and stuff fixed. Now, I can take it to local shows, it looks that good. What I love about this truck is that it just goes. It turns me on every day.
Yup, it does ware out. I had the engine and trans rebuilt, I replaced entire front suspension, but I had to do that to any used vehicle that I keep over 4 years.
I’ve had this truck for 6 years now, driving it daily and I love it.
That is my story - - - -
James Thomas said:
I heard a saying on TV that works for me. ‘You know it is a great truck when you turn it on it returns the favor!’
My Typhoon just happens to be a salvage truck twice. I planed on it being a daily driver. I had to have the frame straightened and stuff fixed. Now, I can take it to local shows, it looks that good. What I love about this truck is that it just goes. It turns me on every day.
Yup, it does ware out. I had the engine and trans rebuilt, I replaced entire front suspension, but I had to do that to any used vehicle that I keep over 4 years.
I’ve had this truck for 6 years now, driving it daily and I love it.
That is my story - - - -