What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

I miss my 1st gen

 

What coilovers are those?

 

They are stock springs, I took them down to powder coaters

 

Took the lower skid off and the ifs is still stuck. Upon closer inspection I can just see a bolt holding on the ifs skid on the side that's stuck, the other side doesn't have a bolt here..




No idea how I'll get in there to remove it.

 

That truck was good times. Lots of money lol. One more picture then I'm done.


how it was right before I sold it.

 

That thing is sick!! Did it have a lift or just big tires!?? My truck used to be white. Well it's almost done, But I'm wrapping it flat black.

 

Nvm, after some banging n bashing i finally got it. Should have been easy to just feed a socket through the hole in the bottom of the skid, but well.. ya kno. Some of us get a little over zealous off road

 

Inspecting brakes and rotate tires get ready for snow run this Saturday

 

1st gens black always look good. flat black will be mean af. I had about 3 inches of lift with 285's on that truck

 

Holy sketchy brake line setup batman.

 

lol I was thinking the same thing

 

Don't have 2b fancy as long as it works

 

You know how you can bend a paperclip or a soda can top back and forth until it brakes? That's what's going to happen to that hard line that's just floating out of the caliper. It's not about being fancy it's about being correct and safe. You obviously wheel with your family I have seen the pictures, no way I would trust that death trap with the lives of my family. Good luck.


Edit. To be clear I suppose that setup would be "okay" but that hard line needs to be fixed to the axle so it cant move. When you flex that axle the braided line will pull on the hardline creating that paperclip effect. It will either pinch and freeze the wheel or shear off completely causing you to loose your brakes etc.

 

Actually not very hard to find a 5-speed 1st gen! Trust me lol

 

Why you sell it!?

 

because.... i don't know! it was a bad move

 

I have my eye on one now. Just a little higher priced than I was looking for

 

Story of my life lol! I found the perfect one lifted it with OME had some relentless armor and then I totaled it a week ago today and now I'm in search of one again! Best of luck with your search my friend!

 

thanks man! to you as well! and wow that's quite the damage. At least you're here and able to look for another one!