What Have You Done To Your 2nd Gen Tacoma Today?

No bumpers, and you've got a shell, perfect, gives me a decent idea how mine's going to end up looking.

 

Well, it's not so much what I did to my Tacoma but what I'm probably NOT going to be able to do for a while.
Got my bill for the minor flood I had in my house. Will be meeting my full deductible at $1,000.00. Still haven't even had the carpet fixed yet but everything's dry so I don't have to worry about mold.

Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster I just got my sliders from Relentless because that's probably the most significant mod I'll be doing for at least the next 6 months, goddamnit.

Oh well. Guess I'll stick to the cheaper mods for a while. Been wanting to do the rear diff breather and for about 50-60 bucks I can justify that one.

At least it's Friday and tomorrow I'm going to watch the Ducks try to make it to the finals... GO DUCKS!

 

Bummer man. Sorry to hear about the house, but glad to hear nothing major happened, or seems like nothing major happened.

 

Pro grille is on the way!!!!



Damn my wallet hurts this morning haha

 

Atta boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I just hope it gets here in one piece

 

Fingers and toes crossed for ya.

 

Pretty content with how the knobs turned out. Matches about 90% and I'm satisfied with it.

 

That's just called a multi tool.

 

Ill be installing my 5100's. along with dialing in the control knobs i just out in, they are a little loose. then i have to work on other trucks besides mine....... booooo

 

What goodies are under there?

 

Dakars in the back without the xtra leaf- may add it one day

*Edit didn't even see you said Dakars in your original post- yeah this is the exact setup you'll have then.

 

Re-gear to 4:56 and ARBs front and back. Mounted the compressor and air tank under the bed. Not happy with the mount, but I was in a hurry to get it ready for the gear install. I will be rebuilding the tank / compressor mount. Smith Off-Road and Performance did the gears. Great guys.

 

Ordered Clazzio seat covers today, once they get here and I install my suspension I am done with the truck for now (I am also waiting on the ebay climate control knobs).

List of things recently done to my truck (last few months):

Frame replaced (coated in fluid film)
Leaf springs replaced under TSB
Plugs and serpentine belt replaced
New steering rack
New rear shocks (5100s)
16" ATX Mojaves with 265/75 16 Hankook Dynapro ATMs
Replaced front and rear speakers (Rockford Fosgate Punch)
Fab Fours Rear Bumper
Replaced blower fan
Husky WeatherBeater Floor liners

To be installed in the next couple of weeks:

5100s up front with OME 884 coils
Deavers AAL
Clazzio black leather seat covers
ebay climate control knobs

 

BG, you have a link to the climate control knobs?? Thanks.

 

The most talked about thing on facebook these days, bought them for the hell of it, they were cheap enough.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-C-Air-Con...ash=item20ef452243:g:IGUAAOSw8cNUUE6a&vxp=mtr

 

How does it sound with the new speakers? I've been contemplating upgrading the sound system, wanting to get more bass without the sub. I have an access cab and don't want to loose the backseat.

 

Thanks.

 

It wasn't fun... my truck has 136k of new england salty roads so the castlenut and cotter pin on the outter tie rod mount was rusted solid. Ended up just zipping it off and praying that the threads weren't damaged in the process and it worked out mint. Used a punch to hammer out the material left in the cotter pin hole. Next was getting the axle out of the diff... that sucked - two 3ft pry bars later and dropping the IFS skid I got it out.

Then the tool included in the ECGS kit was a tight fit so I had to lightly hammer the insert in place to fit behind the bearing - extracted the bearing I noticed chunks of metal missing from the bearing from hammering the insert behind the bearing. Found the pieces with a magnet and cleaned up the mess. Used a big socket the same size as the new bushing to install - make sure you install it with the steel face outwards.

I used a four post lift - miserable. I suggest a 2-post if you have one or even a just jacking up just the driverside and doing it on the floor. Yes the pry-bar clearance would be a pain but at least you wouldn't be hunched over with the lift in the way.

Drain plug for the diff is stripped so I just topped the fluid off for now.

4hrs later after a rigorous test drive and checking for leaks I was done.

 

These are definitely an upgrade over stock, they aren't blowing my doors off but my drivers side front speaker was blown so I wanted to replace everything without spending a fortune, I have an older after market Pioneer head unit as well. For songs with a ton of base they aren't great but I am guessing an amp would help out there.