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

My 96 has the button. Wish it was manual to feel that satisfying clunk. As long as its working im fine with it.

 

Yea I figured when on the option it said for plate bumper and winch. Didn't get the chance to install them cause I got called into work but oh well least I can order my rear kit and don't have to worry about adjusting the springs later.

http://toyteclifts.3dcartstores.com...yota-34L-MP62-Supercharger-System_p_1554.html when did this happen? i thought trying to find a supercharger for the first gens would be insanely hard or expensive

 

lce had it available since last year.

 

I need to haul my extension ladder and long lengths of lumber up to my new digs in AZ, so I ordered a Van Tech ladder rack to go on top of my camper shell.
It's supposed to be delivered early next week

I'll be adding some aluminum Unistrut channel running along on each side of the rack bars for more rigidity, and a place to mount some solar panels for when I go off-roading or camping



Also, found out which neighbor's dog took a crap on my lawn again - lol

 

well thank god for that i wanted a supercharger

 

Got my custom sliders made and installed by @Shmellmopwho!

 

Woooo!! Thanks again for your support buddy!

 

Hurricane Creek today wish I could have brought the go pro to get some better pictures

 

Steering rack bushings. Nice little wrestling match.

 

youre in NC!!! we should go sometime when im home visiting!

 

You gonna take this thing off-road now or nah?

 

Nah, malls only.

But hopefully I'll do some more stuff with it.

 

Just don't mess up my rear bumper

 

Man, wish I could get my TG bumper to go on straight.

 

I just finished my relentless fab rock slider install. Man these are F'n heavy Duty And really heavy!! I had them welded up really nice.......Then media blasted, Sulfuric acid washed, Zinc paint primed and then finally a mil-spec hard semi-gloss black powder coat. I had the frame cleaned\rust removal before welding and repainted a flat black after! Now my short wife can walk to the rear tire easily while still being up on the truck!

 

Do you plan on actually wheeling? The first scratch on those sliders might be more traumatic than a scratch on sheet metal.
Maybe you need beat-up rusty sliders to protect those media-blasted, acid-washed, zinc-primed, powder-coated fancy sliders.

 

Just bolt on some magnesium skids to the bottom, protect the pretty "media-blasted, acid-washed, zinc-primed, powder-coated fancy sliders" and make sparks when they slide on the rocks!

 

Have any of you guys run the assembled 3rds/Clamshells from ECGS? I'm looking into that as an option, since I'm going to have to regear to 4.88 with my 35s and 5MT soon.

Also, I'm fairly confident that I can tackle the change-outs, but a few questions for the more experienced owners out there:

- Are there any issues (gotchas) to be aware of?
- Any annoying small parts required that could stop work?
- Any specialized tools?
- Would the ECGS bushing be worth doing, since I'll be in there anyway?

Thanks in advance, y'all!

 

My '03 with the push button has a satisfying clunk when 4x4 engages....
It also has a fairly loud whine when in low range, i should probably check the T-case fluid level.


I worked on my truck for the first time in a long time today, the drivers side window came off the track partially so I have had issues rolling the window up.
So I took apart the door and got everything back on the track and it works perfectly, I just have a spare part left over, it was just laying in the bottom of the door, hopefully not important.

 

Ummm, broke her