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

Thank you, needed more "info" to shut my brother in law up!!!! thanks brother

 

Until....

 

I die by launching off a hairpin turn at 40mph on a cliff side mountain road with adrenaline flowing and a big smile on my face. If I'm going out im going big.

AND IM TAKING MY 1ST GEN WITH ME!!!! Woooooo!!

 

We'd winch it back up the cliff and part it out so the TW vultures can pick at it down to the bones.

 

No way. I'm gonna make sure it's a firey death ball explosion type death.

Cremated in Frankenstien on the side of a mountain seems like an ideal grave to me.

So long as the mountain doesn't burn down too...

 

DIBS ON THE HEAT TREATED FRAME!!!

 

There is a nice sharp 180 turn on a trail we run often. I always get sideways on it. My son told me the other day that its too dangerous. I laughed and called him a weenie! Gotta raise them right!

 

Custom.

haha! Nice.

 

Bought a winch! Won't get to install it for a week or so though

 

What winch did you go with?

 

Superwinch LP8500...

https://www.superwinch.com/products/superwinch-winch-lp8500-12v-1585202-cheap-winch

Have a nice aluminum hawse already and a line on some synthetic rope so hopefully I can convert it before slapping it into the bumper. Same winch @ponethousand had.

 

Niiiiice Congrats.....always feels so good getting stuff for the rig!!!

 

Thanks! I'm pumped to try it out, had plenty of use for one the past year so I finally decided it was time

 

Get a in cab switch setup...I love mine!

EDIT I used this http://www.12voltguy.com/toyota-panels.html the one that replaces the useless clock

 

Well I certainly have the room for more switches but I'm curious what kind of situations the in cab switch comes in handy for. I'm still trying to figure out where I can mount the solenoid box that will still let me connect the controller easily.

 

When your buddy needs to be winched.....so you stay in the truck while he hooks the line to his truck and you simply flip the toggle and press the button

 

Sounds like a good enough reason to me, I'll have to see if it is easy to get the winch controller plug so I can make a switch harness. I know some winch companies use an XLR plug but this one on the Superwinch looks different.

 

I just extended the stock plug into the cab. This allows you to plug in the original controller and use it as in cab controls, for when you need to steer the truck and pull with the winch. Plus allows it so you can be out of the truck if for safety reasons...you shouldn't be in the truck while winching.

 

Talk to Mike

He's been great help for me

 

You hear that @Digiratus, I'll bring beer and we'll talk winches!