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

Those look like an easy option. I just need to go over everything. Plus I need to wire up my x change drivers for the halos.

And we'll I found this today...

Not sure if it happened when I closed the hood or what. That may be a place where there is a good amount of bondo too but not sure.

Turned my good day into a bad one that's for sure. I'm afraid of water getting in there and really screwing things up.

 

My wife works at In-N-Out in Centerville, Utah, and this last week when she was working in the drive thru she complimented this guy on his sweet taco. And then she asked him if he's on TacomaWorld.. He said yes haha. Proud moment for me..

 

Painted my oem fender flares for fun. Thinking bumpers and grill next... With and without:

 

Would look dope with the bumpers and grille done, just don't forget the door handles. I didn't bother removing mine to paint, just tape and cover for overspray

 

Thanks for the tip! Definitely would have overlooked that. Waiting for the rain to let up so I can do the rest

 

Decided to change the plugs, wires and PCV valve. Valve covers have been leaking 154K so I tightened them up went to change the PCV Valve and the grommet crumbled and fell into Valve Cover. Didn't wan the pieces floating around in the oil so decide to pull Valve cover and replace the gasket while I was fishing the Grommet out of the head. Went down hill from there. Now I know why dealer want $550 to change the gaskets. Got one off and the spark plug tube grommets in the valve cover are so brittle the are hard to get out. So tomorrow I will go get a large Aluminum roasting pan to use for solvent and soak them for a while so I can replace the grommet. Will finish it up Monday. I am retired so I am not in a hurry. will get the Passenger side one done and install it and connect all the wiring then do the drivers side. 154K of heat and hot oil does not make it easy to take thing apart. Thank God I haven't got rid of my tools.

Tom

 

However I would absolutley recommend removing the grille and bumpers for paint

 

Honestly, id just remove the "flares". Our trucks come with useless ones. And damn does it look clean without them.

 

How I wish I could go flareless but I would have those ugly holes showing.

 

Yea i know. Same for Igor too. Shame they change the mounting of everything.

 

I think I'm going to paint my 00 flares and see how they look and then take them off for a while and see what I like more!

 

Don't you're flares mount on the outside? So you'll have holes showing..

 

Not on the 98-00! My 04 would have had holes but I wrecked remember...now I have this 2000 and they only use mounting holes in the fender well

 

Sounds like all of that stuff was overdue for replacing. Well worth it.

 

You need to fix your sig so we don't get confusilated.

 

I don't have any good wheelin pics yet...soon...

 

So does Monte... apparently he does have lockers now and Frank looks was different

 

Yah! It's been friggen ages he needs to get on his shit. Cmon Monte!

 

infant frank is a lot different from teen frank and now that puberty is over...well... Its all downhill from here.

 

Not all of our trucks came with useless ones