What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

I experimented with powder-coating. The rear wheel is a copper color. I just did one wheel to see if I would like it. Now I decided I'm going to buy all new wheels this summer.

 

Nice

 

Here's a close up of the wheel. It was fun to do, just too much work sandblasting.

 

Ahh. Looks pretty cool. Yea, sandblasting would be a pain

 

what paint did you use?

 

Getting alignment today. Yesterday, new front suspension.

 

I installed this yesterday. Pioneer AVIC 5100 NEX, with

$62 Crux SWRTY 61S Install New CAR Stereo in Select 2003-2013 Toyota Vehicles Toy

Crux SWRTY 61S (to keep the factory wiring intact, and retain the steering wheel controls.), and Scosche dash kit.

 

What are your alignment specs with the JBA UCAs?

 

What size and brand of tires do you have? Nice looking truck.

 

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Are you talking about my silver one or the MGM one that I quoted a picture of?

Quoted truck build: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-builds/362772-getaway-croms-build-pics.html

My silver truck has 265/75/16 cooper at3s, getting bigger next time around

 

Made this install today, instant noticeable gain of hp. Still waiting to see the mpg go up. Will post an update after next fill up

 

I dyno'd mine gained 10.7 HP and got like +5 mpg

 

Installed the LED map, dome, reverse, and license lights I got on Amazon. My truck is too old (manly) to have vanity lights but they did fit in the wife's focus.

 

More like Toyota is too cheap and made the tacoma super basic.

Plenty of other toyotas have vanity lights from before 2007.

Not that I care, less stupid crap I don't need, the better, like you said...manly.

 

Put a bed mat in, should have done this a long time ago. Picked it up from Autoanything for a great price.

 

Put on Ride Rite suspension, cut nerf bars and added bumperettes for new popup camper.

Old bars, bent up from hitting rocks.


Cut to fit. You can see the bar is bent up from hitting rocks.


Ride Rites.


I have a Jeep YJ and replaced the bumper years back; I kept the bumperettes. I put them on my bumper because the camper extends past the bumper. I also added some hard rubber to the bumperette in case I back into something. The D ring still works. You can see my camera and the ride rite air valve as well.



Bumperette from an angle. Oh, and before the camper I did major maintenance. Took off the armor and decided to make it easy to reinstall by cutting holes for wrenches.

 

There's an easy fix for that... *cough cough* sliders

 

Took her to Cleghorn off of the 138 in Southern California. Went down a trail I felt was questionable form the start but I had already hit the point of no return... IT was meant for something with either a higher clearance or a shorter wheel base... Put the first dent in the lower body>>>>>> (where sliders would work their magic) and will now be ordering from Relentless FAB. Either way had a blast and even had her teetering on two wheels. Great first time out in my TACO!

 

Pressure washed the leafs and under carriage. Lubed my Dakar leafs to stop the squeak and touch up paint my sliders.

 

Not all today, but this weekend... Got my windows tinted at 35%, tinted my third brake light, and installed billies at 1.75