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

The head lights have to be the best investment on the truck. There totally worth it. And I made it. There is some pics of how in my build thread. I can post them on here give me a sec.

 

Just a bit of advice... the way you are pulling that boat is making the it fight against you... If I were you I would be behind that beast take that snatch block attach it to that back bumper or frame of the other truck then run your winch line through the snatch block the back to your truck... If you can't keep your truck still while pulling anchor your truck to a tree or another truck while you pull.... Do this and I'll promise that big beast will come right out...

FYI I'm a recovery NCO for the Army deal with this sort of thing all the time

 

The angle of the pulling line off that snatch block is making the vehicle they are pulling work against them

 

You would not believe the logs and stumps blocking that thing from the rear. Trust me, we've been all through pulling it from behind. Not a snowballs chance in hell. And if it decided to start cruising down that hill with me attached, hell no.

 

Here is how I made it...

I used stainless mesh that came off semi truck stacks...

I got the center part of the gril out, then cut out pieces of plastic from it, and jb welded then in there to fill the holes. Sanded it all smoot.

Then I sit the mesh behind it and jb welded it to the grill. The bedliner helped hide the un eveness of the jb weld.

Here is it with the bedliner

 

That's why you use a secondary anchor... But I know pulling a vehicle from the side with its wheels straight ain't helping you at all especially going uphill

 

I've had my latest Tacoma for two weeks now. I bought it used with 214,000 miles. 2WD 3.4 auto with TRD package. Trying to spruce it up a bit.

Today
Changed dash lighting to green. I didnt like how the center HVAC control looked with a green bulb in there so i put the stock bulb back in there. I'll need to order a white LED for that spot.
New OEM gas cap
Driver's door weather strip
Led 3rd brake light bulbs
Led Back up bulbs
Led Tag bulbs
Led ash tray bulb
Led cig lighter bulb
New Wet Okole seat covers going on in the morning.

Last weekend
Removed front Bull bumper
Removed side nurf bars
Clean engine compartment and underside of hood
Wash, Buff and wax
Removed seats and center console to vacuum carpet
Disassemble console and clean, replaced cup holder rubbers
2 oem head light housings
2 oem front turn signal housings
2 oem marker light housings
2 oem tag light housings
Aftermarket front grille
2 oem sun visors
New front rotors and pads
Clean and adjust rear brakes
New bed mat

Up next
2 rear window latches
2 oem rear window weather strip
2 oem rear tail lamp housings
Oem 3rd brake light lense
Drivers scuff plate
Oem passenger outside door handle
2 oem rack and pinion dust boots
Oem driver's scuff plate

 

Yeah we didn't have a secondary anchor and we thought we had the keys but we didn't so we couldn't turn the tires uphill. Just about everything was not in our favor.

 

Looks much better without the bullshit bar haha

 

Now that's a really bad day lol sorry to hear that

 

Ya ha it was just an all around shitty situation. I think we would have had a lot more luck if we were able to turn the tires uphill or even had a chainsaw to clear some shit out of the way.

 

Yea, I dont like non functional stuff on my rides.

 

Yea luckily when I normally have to recover a vehicle and need to use a winch I have a 60,000 lbs winch and two snatch blocks if I need it

 

I need to replace the brake master cylinder with a hydroboost setup, but the CumToy runs and drives!

 

So guys, hopefully I'll be selling my fourwheeler and have some cash. Not sure what will be next...

 

Builds pretty cool, how much prep work sis you put I before you rhinos lined the inside?

 

Is CumToy really the best possible name?

 

Yes, yes it is.

 

I scuffed up the stainless some with 120 grit I think. Then for the plastic I had to spray on this stuff called bulldog adhesion promoter, 3 coats.

 

My coworker came up with it and it stuck.