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

Okay, not all today, and I didn't do all the work myself, but in the last 3 days I had the hood and roof color sanded and buffed, had the base PreRunner grill shell painted. I washed, waxed, and treated the bumpers, headlights, and fender flares with Aerospace 303 protectant.

 

Its still an "in progress" build. It flexes like you wouldn't believe

1uz swap
Narrowed 14 bolts
Dual cases
Trussed and gusseted everything
Exocage
Bobbed bed

 

Changed my oil and filter with Amsoil 5W-30 synthetic oil and Amsoil EA oil filter.

Installed Fumoto F103N oil drain valve.

Reset the Maintenance light.

Greased the driveshaft with Mobile 1 Synthetic grease.

Rotated tires.

Checked brakes and all fluids.

 

Film. Has held up great over the span of 2+years.

 

Changed oil. Painted chrome surround. And added a more appealing (to me) grille.

 

Got my sliders 85% done!

Still have a little welding to do, my welder doesn't like extended periods of welding

 

Nice to finally come across a PM 2nd gen with a TRD Pro grill - that's my color and I've been waiting to see how it looked before pulling the trigger. I like it, still wrestling with whether or not I can get over the price!

Looks great.

 

did my ECGS bushing today. if anyone needs the remover, pay shipping both ways and you can use it.

 

Did the "fog light anytime" mod from this post: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cheap-free-mods.4838/#post-45430

And finally fixed that pesky overhead compass using this fix: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/overhead-compass-temp-fix.18497

 

The question for days was to drill or not to drill. Finally, I drilled. Antenna is in place and tuned.

 

Looks great! Where did you get/what paint did you use?

 

TXTaco13: Paint can be purchased from any retail automotive paint supplier like Finishmaster, PPG, or a local paint buisness. Just need the vin number. Paint code is 4T3. Used Dupont Chromamax.

 

Thanks. Someone on here said they were able to get their paint color in a spray can. I don't have a compressor/gun to shoot it with.

 

Dupli-color from Autozone. Pyrite Mica may be a special order. My local AZ's keep the popular colors like MGM in stock. You can get "good enough" results with a shaker can but if you have friend or connection to someone with a gun and compressor would be best. I sprayed two medium coats of clear from a Nason shaker can with a very small amount of orange peel. Also there is a sanding equasion involved in this project along with several other steps of using a good adhesion promotor and primer coats.

 

Got my Husky liners, still need to buy the rear. Excellent fit straight out of the box. They settled tight to the floor after a couple hours. Excellent product!

 

Get that first gen outta here. Your kind ain't welcome around here. Lol.

 

Don't knock the first gen....wish I still had my 99...that thing was a tank!

 

I think we all say this to ourselves and then buy regardless

my only regret about my first vehicle is that it wasn't a first gen. I however fixed that problem with my second

 

Threw in a knaack box