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

I want to but it seems like a bitch... Is it worth it? Does it help your alignment?

 

It's a big job for sure. Main purpose is just replacing worn rubber bushings. Poly bushings have their pros and cons versus rubber.

Don't see how it would improve alignment unless it's going alongside replacing frozen cam bolts, or you have really bad bushings.

 

New bumper knocked out.

 

I see...well the ones on the truck now don't squeak yet...but I haven't broken its trail virginity yet. My 04 squeaked like a son of a bitch but thanks for the info did you use the jack to push them out if remember right?

 

Anyone one wanna donate to my truck money?!?

 

Bottle jack method kind of worked for me. Not what I would use if I did it again. Read up here if you want to attempt it:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/lca-bushings-oem-energy-suspension-whiteline.394935/

 

I will thanks!

 

Worked late tonight to try to get the truck kinda back to normal before frame replacement for a wheeling trip. Painted the sides of the bed that will be exposed when I cut the drop in liner, relocated the tailgate cables, tinted the ambers red, and painted the tailgate I've been doing body work on but unfortunately ran out of fuckin paint.





The cable relocation was done because of the tailgate hitting the bumper when weight was put on the tailgate. Fuck doing all that body work for it to get ruined again by something so stupid.

 

I washed it today, so I felt like I better take a cool picture of it before the stupid weather here in Utah decides to rain again.

 

Mocked up the fogs...


...and the backup lights.

 

Smacked the passenger corner of my front bumper into the side of a ditch.. Now the tire rubs when I turn at a specific angle left, time for a tube bumper?
Until then, anyone got ideas on how to bend it back, its pushed down and in, I think at the mounts..

 

Im trying something new. (these are a spare set)

 

What are the mounts under the BAMF bracket? The other yellow parts

 

Those are the BAMF drops for an LED.

 

Thought they were only for the 05s and up

 

Cut bed liner up for more space, made a better platform for high lift (thanks @JLink for that idea), and re mounted all my shit in the bed for a wheeling trip. Co2 is only ratchet strapped in right now lol.

 

I might do that with my bedliner. My sleeping platform is cattywhompus because of the curvature in the corners due to the bed liner.

 

It's basically a glorified bed mat now. Will def replace with real bed mat.

 

What'd you use for the tail lights? Red VHT Nite Shades?